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Murder, music, and more
By Randall Jobe Final performances: The Alley Theatre presents Constellationsby Nick Payne. One couple. Infinite possibilities. Science and romance collide in this spellbinding play that imagines when boy meets girl.
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Jury nullification
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, my friends! It’s been a crazy place to live on this globe lately! There are so many people that have been and continue to be
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PFLAG Houston moves general meetings to Montrose Center
By Janice Anderson The PFLAG Houston General meeting, held on second Sundays, is moving from St. Paul’s Methodist Church to the Montrose Center, 401 Branard Street, Houston 77006. We have
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Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds talks about ‘real things’
By Vic Gerami Dan Reynolds is best known for being the lead singer and frontman of the Grammy award, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards-winning band, Imagine Dragons. The
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In Wine There’s Truth, and Gays
| Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch talk gay wine buddies, LGBTQ fans and Amy’s ‘soft butch’ style By Chris Azzopardi Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch are as thrilled as I
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Move drag shows, hook-ups and vodka aside. There are more important things
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: There is so much more to being gay than watching untalented drag queens (RuPaul’s Drag Race, among other places), finding fresh meat on Grindr or sitting
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Problems in the Bedroom? It may be all about that base
By Johnny Trlica “Are you tired, rundown, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all your problems is in this little bottle, Vitameatavegamin.†Lucille
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Delightful dinner and dessert dishes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hey, guys and gals. I think we may have skipped spring and gone straight to summer. I’m not looking forward to sweating my @&$ off. I think
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Taste Bar + Kitchen | Houston’s Most Decadent Restaurant
By Jim Ayres Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not at Waffle House anymore! Well, if you, Dorothy, Toto or anyone else stumbles upon Taste Bar + Kitchen, a new restaurant in
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4 Powerful LGBTQ Exhibits to Catch This Spring
By Mikey Rox Punch up your post-brunch weekend activities with these exhibits of cultural and LGBTQ significance. 1. Superfine! Art Fair, New York, N.Y. Superfine! NYC moves this year’s everyman
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Britney’s back One More Time
By Romeo San Vicente We are always rooting for Britney Spears. We know that right now, as of this column, her personal life has hit a bit of a rough
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Hunkering down once again
By Forest Riggs With the onset of summer, which so far has been beautiful, comes the annual threat and fear of the “big one.†Yes, it’s hurricane season and for