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A new show at McClain Gallery tackles the subject of outer space, but don't expect on-the-nose pieces that reference the planets or extraterrestrials.
"Celestial" features only eight works -- considerably fewer than you'd expect from a show at the g...
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Juliancolton A great beach bag is a summer staple. Packing for the beach means being prepared so you don't have to run back to the car or your hotel room to resupply. A beach bag of the proper size means you will always have everything you need -...
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BioShock . What it is is another build by Imagine Rigney, who wowed us some time back by creating the massive undersea metropolis from the first two BioShock games, Rapture. Rigney has shown time and time again that his abilities as a LEGO craftsma...
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The Totally Sweet 90s: From Clear Cola to Furby, and Grunge to "Whatever", the Toys, Tastes, and Trends That Defined a Decade , which is a very long title. I am an '80s child but spent my formative years in the '90s and have recently taken to using p...
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Vincent Fink has been a graphic designer ever since he left the Art Institute of Houston in 2005. He found a nice high-paying job doing what he loved, but a cruel and verbally abusive production manager inspired him to strike out on his own. Now he h...
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Rocky Porno Video Show , Twin Cheeks and a hot but ridiculous Scooby Doo title that has Bree Olson as Daphne. Watching every single one of them has left me asking, "Exactly what is in the water in East Houston that I paid money to be experiencing...
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No Pryor Restraint , the new comprehensive box set, is the proof. At $90, the set is pricey, but absolutely worth it. Outrageous, courageous, streetwise, smart, raw, even base, Pryor was phenomenal when he was standing in front of a mike or a came...
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The rumor mill had been churning over the past few weeks on whether Dan Harmon, the creator of Community , would be returning after being given the boot last season. Harmon Tweeted about it a few weeks ago but NBC hadn't put anything down on paper. ...
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Charlaine Harris recently wrapped up the Sookie Stackhouse books with Dead Ever After , and True Blood returns to us this Sunday. If I was a betting man, I would say that this is likely to be the last season of the show. The storyline has gotten a...
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Of course the big revelation from "The Name of the Doctor" was not the birth name of the Time Lord, or even that his name was really all that big a secret. No, the real mystery was that somewhere along The Doctor's timeline is an incarnation that ren...
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Once a month we'll be bringing you a look at some of the local Kickstarter campaigns in order to let you know what's getting ready to be unleashed through the help of small investors.
Omni: Move Naturally in Your Favorite Game
Ever sin...
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Craft enthusiasts in Houston, you have a new destination, and it's called The Tinderbox.
The shop joined the restaurants and bars of Mid-Main this past April, and is described as half-handcrafted emporium and half- artisan craft studio and workshop ...
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Remember when you were in school and summer vacation would end and you'd spend the next few weeks trying to re-remember everything from the previous year because you'd spent the last three months systematically emptying your mind of all knowledge? Be...
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As with every Game of Thrones season finale, it always feels like a bit of a letdown after the events of the penultimate episode. That seemed true this season more than ever, as news of the "Red Wedding" begins to filter throughout Westeros.
After...
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Part of it is his humility, uber-Americanism, and classic look. More of it is that he has all the powers that anyone person could want with absolutely no drawbacks. He can fly, he's super strong, he's damn near invincible, he shoot eye lasers, and he...
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by Lynn Lane Macduff (David Matranga) battles the increasingly violent and corrupt Macbeth (Philip Lehl)
The set-up:
In Stark Naked Theatre Company's season finale, Macbeth, real-life couple and co-directors Philip Lehl and Kim Tobin tackle...
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Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. Before I begin dissecting my own interpretation of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and why Hollywood will never make a cinematic masterpiece from the source material, I'd like t...
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Punch up your standard summertime wardrobe of short shorts and white tee with a selection from fashion brand Fotini's Spring/Summer 2013 collection of fun, flirty, feminine dresses -- perfect for Southern gals looking to make this summer a fashionabl...
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The Setup:
June 7 marked the beginning of Suchu's three-weekend run of BOSK , Jennifer Wood's latest dance theater creation. Filled with bunnies, deer and alligators, BOSK is a zany whirlwind of a black comedy, emphasis on comedy.
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The scene was right out of a Kodak commercial: My ridiculously adorable bull terrier frolicked in the waves of the Gulf of Mexico at twilight, an enormous doggy smile plastered on her face. I just had to take a picture of this perfect moment on my ph...
Eternal Egypt Lives on in the Hall of Ancient Egypt
Macbeth: Real Life Couple Tackle Shakespeare's Most Murderous Married Tag-Team
A Bloody Good Show: Theatre Southwest Takes on Dracula
