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SEE AND BE SEEN IN 2022 | JOEY Uptown: Where the beautiful gather
By Jim Ayres I am not the demographic imagined by the creators of the JOEY Uptown chain when its first Texas location recently opened at The Galleria. No, that demographic
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An island by any other name
ByForest Riggs Spring has arrived on Galveston Island and once again, the island waits with open arms. Countless books have chronicled the island’s rich history. The early struggles and historic
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Why isn’t Cher in the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame?
By Nancy Ford The war raging in Ukraine. Texas families are being attacked for protecting their transgender kids. Women’s autonomy over their own bodies is being eroded at record speed.
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As a Woman
By Bridgette Picou As a woman, I know what it feels like to be invisible. As a Black woman, that feeling is sometimes intensified. It gets juxtaposed with occasionally being the
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‘The Princess Diaries’ debunked
By Randall Jobe “I have never dreamed of being a Princess. I have not longed for Prince Charming. I have and I do long for something resembling happily ever after.
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‘Queer Eye’ star Antoni Porowski joins the cast of ‘Spoiler Alert’
By Romeo San Vicente The latest project starring Jim Parsons, “Spoiler Alert,†has been in development for over three years now, which by Hollywood standards isn’t all that long,
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Jonathan Van Ness Gets Curious
| The ‘Queer Eye’ grooming expert’s new Netflix show explores everything from bugs to being nonbinary By Chris Azzopardi Before I talk to Jonathan Van Ness about their new Netflix
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50th Anniversary of Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park features artist Daryl Thetford
The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA) has announced the Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park 2022 featured artist is Daryl Thetford, a mixed media artist from Chattanooga, TN. Thetford, along
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Mardi Gras & colds season
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Brrrrrrr! While I’m writing this, it is cold! Will probably be 80 degrees tomorrow. No wonder we catch colds. I’ve got some yummy recipes for you that
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PFLAG Houston resumes in-person meetings
By Janice Anderson The time has come! PFLAG Houston is meeting in person in March. It has been two Marches since our last in-person meeting. The feeling of community we