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No Karen, bearded drag queens are not too lazy to shave
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Drag shows have changed since the days of the Fabulous Four: Naomi Sims, Donna Day, Mr. Tiffany Jones, Hot Chocolate and later joined by Tasha Kohl.
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Impeachment looms over Iowa caucuses
By Colby Etherton With little time to go until the Iowa caucuses, it’s hard not to feel agitated if you’re Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Amy Klobuchar. The three senators
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Warm up with cookies, chowder, and crescent rolls
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hellurrrrr to all our readers. What a beginning to our New Year! Catch me when things slow down. So far we really haven’t had a
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Madrid’s Wild Cuisine
| Has Houston Gone MAD? By Jim Ayres Tucked into the darker, backside of River Oaks District, the asylum awaits. Once inside, you need a minute to prepare yourself. The
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5 Retail Replacements That Should Satisfy Your Urge to Splurge
By Mikey Rox If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to live better but spend less, consider these retail replacement tips that accomplish just that. 1. Private Label Organic
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I’m a Beautiful Black Queen Living With HIV, Not Stigma
By Porchia Dees I am a Beautiful Black Queen Living with HIV. It has taken a long time for me to come to terms with that statement because the concepts
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Tan France and Alexa Chung are Next in Fashion
By Romeo San Vicente Maybe you still watch Project Runway, maybe you don’t. But even if you’ve abandoned the long-running design competition, it’s quite likely you’re watching Netflix’s highly emotional
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Flying arrows, flinging beads, and fleeing sin
By Forest Riggs It is finally here — the time of the year when everyone goes crazy, especially on Galveston Island! After another year of planning, legal battles, and tremendous
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Presidents, King, and other things
By Randall Jobe The Music Box Theater presents 2019 Year in Review, looking back over the year with a montage of some of their best and audience favorites. Through Feb.
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Take another little piece of my heart
By Nancy Ford Normally the visage of a flying, diapered baby with a penchant for archery would be alarming. But not on Valentine’s Day! Yes, yes, those of us who