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Holidays are alive in Houston theaters
By Randall Jobe Here’s a holiday shopping tip: This might be an ideal time to support some of the smaller theaters that are constantly struggling financially. Some of them are
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John Duff Spreads His Wings
| Out performer on why ‘iconic’ is overused, being understood and Paula Abdul calling him ‘strange’ By Chris Azzopardi In his 2018 debut music video “Girly,†singer-songwriter-director John Duff is
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An expected runoff and unexpected death
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Two of the biggest stories of the past couple of weeks involve a city election and the unexpected death of a trans activist. In a perfect
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7 Ways to Go Vegan Without Actually Going ‘Vegan’
By Mikey Rox Want to be more eco-conscious but draw the line at eliminating animal products from your diet? Here are seven ways to live a semi-vegan lifestyle without going
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Warm and tasty fall fare
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Greetings to everyone. It appears fall is finally here. And I’m trying to figure out where this year has gone. It literally passed me by. It
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DISCOVERING DELIVERY: Too busy to Eat?
By Jim Ayres Anyone who’s ever known me, and many who don’t, know my lament by heart. I am tied to my desk during July, August, and September. The third
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Rally, boys! Rally!
By Forest Riggs My, how time flies! It seems like just yesterday that the Island was in the midst of an unending heat wave that kept all but the devoted
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Holiday productions in town
By Randall Jobe Haul out the holly, the elves, the Scrooges and all the holiday productions Houston has to offer. Broadway at the Hobby Center presents Dear Evan Hansen, the
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Annie, Eve, and Rose
By Nancy Ford If ever I was a contestant on Jeopardy, and the category was “FLOTUS Factsâ€, and the clue was “The first lesbian First Lady of the United States,â€
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Billy Porter joins Camila Cabello for new ‘Cinderella’
By Romeo San Vicente If this bit of news were a ballroom walk-off, the category would probably be “Fairy Godmother Realness,†and Billy Porter would take home the trophy. His
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We lost a warrior
By Rena McCain “It doesn’t matter what you believe; it only matters how you behave.†—The Kingpin, Thorne Peters The Kingpen, Thorne Peters, was a warrior for the plant, cannabis.
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Adam Does Adam
| Glam-pop performer talks creative freedom, LGBTQ music evolution and his full-circle Cher moment By Chris Azzopardi At this point, American Idol is a mere footnote in Adam Lambert’s undaunted,