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All I want for Christmas
By Nancy Ford Happy holidays, and hearty ho-ho-ho to you and yours! What is it about this time of year that makes us — well, OK, me — giddier than
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Jingle Scrooge, jingle drag, jingle oh-so-gay
By Randall Jobe The Alley Theatre kicks off its 2018-19 season with Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s comedy classic of unrequited love, gender-bending hijinks and quick wit. Directed by Jonathan Mascone, this
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Have yourself a ‘Grand’ little holiday season
By Forest Riggs Galveston is full of wonderful things to visit and experience, especially during the holidays. It seems there is always something going on and a huge chunk of
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Todd Haynes and Mark Ruffalo go after DuPont
By Romeo San Vicente Three-time Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight) will leave his Hulk responsibilities alone long enough to star in the latest movie from Todd Haynes. Socially conscious
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11 Items In Your Attic That Might Be Worth Big Bucks
By Mikey Rox Attic treasures are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Many of us are living more efficiently with less clutter lying around the house and barely any
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PFLAG Houston’s holiday party to benefit Tony’s Place
By Linda Bratsen Are you ready for some delicious food and great fellowship? We would love to have you join us on Sunday, December 2, 2018 for our annual holiday
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Why can’t you overdose on cannabis?
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, everybody! Let’s take a quick trip into some brain science today! No, I’m not a brain scientist or anything like that, but it sure is
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A Star Is Reborn
| Kathy Griffin talks Trump (obviously) – but also, the celeb stories of 2018 we’ve so desperately needed her commentary on By Chris Azzopardi Kathy Griffin’s priorities shifted after, well,
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Dems ride a blue wave (or the GOP’s horrible, no good, very bad day)
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: The mid-term elections are behind us and we have good news to report: No more political ads on TV! Well, yes, that is good news but
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Recipes for pre-holiday home cooking
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) I’ve already said it many times. Can you believe we are already in the holiday season? Paula’s gonna have to do overtime on her most profitable