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Late Summer 2018 in Galveston: A whole lot of drag and comedy going on
ByForest Riggs Hot July is about gone and hotter August is upon us. Originally name Sextilis by Romulus in 753 B.C., the month of August was eventually was renamed by
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“IT Chapter Two” features Xavier Dolan and also that Murder-Clown
By Romeo San Vicente Do you arthouse? If so, then you already know that Xavier Dolan, the wunderkind director-actor from Montreal, is responsible for an ever-growing body of queer-themed films
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Cannabis Open Carry Walks presents Cannafest 2018
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, all you lovely people! I would like to take this opportunity to announce the coming of Cannafest 2018! Cannabis Open Carry Walks (COCW) is hosting.
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‘Mama Mia’, singer comes out and other top stories
By Johnny Trlica Is it too early to start thinking about another World Series title? As we enter the dog days of summer, our Astros are just one of two
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Creep of the Week: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
By D’Anne Witkowski There’s been a lot of talk about “civility†lately which was triggered by the owner of a restaurant asking a woman who is known worldwide for lying
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Sherlock Holmes, Johnny Cash and The Almighty
By Randall Jobe Bayou City Theatre Company presents Kill Move Paradise, an interactive theatrical experience set in Purgatory. Four black men prematurely ripped from Earth by police brutality are imbued
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Postino: An instant success story
By Jim Ayres  So many people have told me how much they love Postino, a new wine café in the Heights Mercantile development on Yale, just north of 6th Street.
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Shakin’ the Blue Flamingo
By Randall Jobe | A conversation with Houston playwright Gwen Flager This summer, Queensbury Theatre presents Shakin’ the Blue Flamingo, written by Gwen Flager and directed by Claire Hart-Palumbo. In
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Sweet and savory summer recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, STAR readers. Paula was quite the talk of the block recently. The neighbors got to see something they obviously had never seen before. (No, not my
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Trans Singer Shea Diamond Moved Prisoners With Her Music While In Jail. Now, the World.
By Chris Azzopardi | ‘The world wasn’t ready for Einstein and his theories either’ Even in prison, Shea Diamond was a star. The concrete floor her stage, the men her