By Johnny Trlica  Just over ten years ago he entered a talent night contest. “So, You Think You Can Drag†hosted by Kofi was a regular feature at Meteor. The Montrose club is just a memory now, but Serena Spellman is still showing the world who can drag, and in March won the Miss Island
April 5 through April 27 at MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theatre Center Houston) 3400 Main St. “LOVE ME OR KILL ME†Written by the most notorious playwright of the late 20th century, CLEANSED is perhaps the most ambitious, longing, redemptive play in Catastrophic history. In a former university, society’s “undesirables†are subjected to a series
By Colby Etherton President Biden and former president Trump have officially garnered enough delegates from their respective party primaries to be their parties’ presumptive nominees, meaning that what we’ve known for years has been set in stone: their impending rematch.  Paradoxically, there is a plethora of polling out there that suggests that the majority of
Spring has arrived on Galveston Island and once again, the island waits with open arms. By Forest Riggs Countless books have chronicled the island’s rich history. The early struggles and historic roles of the island have been recorded and told in volumes of works. Reading any one these works can easily draw the reader into
| Ashmal Ali and Rehman Bhatti are the only same-sex couple on the series By Chris Azzopardi Polyamory has officially reached the zeitgeist. Beyond the queer community, where it has, perhaps, lived more openly for some time now, it is represented prominently in a recent issue of New York magazine in a way that can
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Having worked nearly thirty years in a psychiatric hospital by no means makes me an expert in psychology, but living to a ripe old age, I know crazy when I see it. The Alabama Supreme Court receives the Jack Nicholson in The Shining Award for the craziest ruling of the year
By Jose Martinez In the wake of Colorado’s legalization of cannabis, Oscar Servin embarked on a bold venture, leaving behind college and a conventional job to pursue his passion. His journey took him through the trenches of the cannabis industry, where he juggled multiple jobs while absorbing every nuance of the trade. The turning point
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) This issue’s recipes are all about easy (like me)! And one of the easiest spring recipes to make is a baked ham. Naturally, ham is a given. For Christmas, I baked a glazed ham that everyone went crazy over. Many have asked for my glaze recipe. So here it is, and
By Jim Ayres I’m writing you a love letter, of sorts. To tell you I love your food and service.  But I’m also writing with love in my heart to get something off my chest. Or my butt, if I’m honest.  You see, Kâu Ba, those brightly colored, low to the ground, heavy, hard to
The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA) has announced the Bayou City Art Festival featured artist for the Spring Festival is Karina Llergo, a mixed media artist from Chicago that strives to capture the dynamic energy of the human body and its soulful essence of transforming figures into fluid entities, incorporating dance, air and water to
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