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True Confessions?

True Confessions?

Seventeen years ago, Charles Raby said he killed an old lady. Now he's not so sure.

By Mike Giglio

Incoming

Houston's Craziest Headline?

Does a headline that draws attention to a story always have to be politically correct?

Music >

Music

Apostle of Hustle

Apostle of Hustle

Fat Tony attempts to embrace hip-hop's material pleasures while keeping his music pure.

By Dusti Rhodes

Noise

One to Grow On

What we'd like to see happen in Houston music this year.

By Chris Gray

Nightfly

Federal Reserve

This downtown bar is modest in everything but its whiskey selection.

By Shea Serrano

Chatter

Looking for Trouble

Jemina Pearl breaks free of Be Your Own Pet on Break It Up.

By Ray Cummings

Restaurants >

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Duck Fat: the New Butter

Duck Fat: the New Butter

Is the theme of the awesome Branch Water Tavern "fatty foods for lean times"?

By Robb Walsh

Hot Plate

Ceviche Challenge at Yelapa Playa Mexicana

By Paul Galvani

Stirred and Shaken

BYZANTIO'S MOTITO

By Glenn Livet

Dish

Fins Seafood Sushi & Grill

By Paul Galvani

Select a Cuisine

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Movies >

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My Blue (Screen) Heaven

My Blue (Screen) Heaven

Thanks to the magic of 3-D CGI, Peter Jackson makes a one-dimensional Lovely Bones.

By J. Hoberman

The Book of Eli

Crazy Heart

Youth in Revolt

Leap Year

A Single Man

Nine

It's Complicated

Broken Embraces

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Arts & Entertainment >

Art

Bright Stars

"Bright" Stars

The MFAH hosts a masterfully curated show of works by 12 Korean artists.

By Kelly Klaasmeyer

Artbeat

Capsule Art Reviews: "Body in Fragments", "Exit Art Portfolio Collection", "Perspectives 168: Anna Krachey, Jessica Mallios, and Adam Schreiber", "Recent Accessions in Design"

By Kelly Klaasmeyer and Troy Schulze

Ask a Mexican

Amnesty and "Native" Americans

By Gustavo Arellano

Theater

Lessons from La Divina

The passion of Maria Callas thrills in Main Street Theater's Master Class.

By Lee Williams

Encore

Capsule Stage Reviews: A Chorus Line, Rent, Wonder of the World

By D.L. Groover and Lee Williams
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    Thanks to lax enforcement by TCEQ, plants along the Houston Ship Channel launch tons of toxic gases into our air, and face little penalty even when they exceed pollution limits over and over again.
  • Weed Takes Root
    Marijuana's steady creep toward legalization nationwide.
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    The troubled people whom Houston police officers hate to see headed their way.
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National Features >

  • Village Voice

    It Takes a Village

    Is New York City really safer than it's been since 1964? Ask these kids on the Lower East Side.

    By Graham Rayman

  • Dallas Observer

    Unhooked

    Tired of arresting prostitutes, cops in Dallas are trying to reform them instead.

    By Megan Feldman

  • Miami New Times

    Where Have All the Queers Gone?

    After a series of hate crimes, Miami Beach is no longer the nation's gay playground.

    By Natalie O'Neill