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Revolution! Scholars and Artists Rethinking Political Action
Revolution! Scholars and Artists Rethinking Political Action will be held from 9 – 11 April 2020 in Houston, Texas. Performances, presentations, workshops, panels, and visual art will be key parts of this multi-day conference that seeks to develop new, collaborative ways to renew and engage communities.
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Arch Record 2011 Design Vanguard Awards
Every year Architectural Records publishes a special magazine that focuses on the best designs of the year. (Who doesn’t want to vacation in India in this SOM designed hotel? Cocktail please!) This year’s “Design Vanguard” issue had a few really cool designs. Here are my faves. Johnsen Schmaling Architects (Milwaukee) “Composer’s House” – Designed for […]
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Can it get any sexier? Robin Thicke’s Love After War
Sometimes you just need some sweet lovin’ music — the kind you listen to when you’re getting ready to go out to dinner with your man or to listen to while sipping cocktails. (Get your head out of the gutter!) Music can sometimes just make you feel sexy without it being sexual. So if […]
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Battle of The Nutcrackers: On Ovation December 12th
Yes, boys and girls, once upon a time I was a little girl named Clara. A girl who had a bad dream and woke up being attacked my little mice soldiers and a big rat king. Thank my lucky stars — I had a Nutcracker Prince to save me from my turmoil. Being raised a […]
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The Art House is Back: Welcome to Houston, Sundance!
Houston has had a fractured relationship with art house cinema. At our best, we had three theatres to choose from: Greenway Cinema, River Oaks Cinema, or the Angelika. After Greenway closed and the Angelika could not renegotiate their lease with the owners of Bayou Place, it closed, as well. Much to my dismay, River Oaks’ […]
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It’s not too late to head over to the Winter Street Holiday Art Market – open today from 11:00 – 4:00. Went there last night as part of Art Crawl Houston and it was shopping nirvana. In my challenge to buy work appropriate clothes at White House Black Market that don’t make me feel old, […]
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Do “Stupid” People Have More Fun? Twilight Breaking Dawn
I am not a Twilight fan. In fact, I went to see Twilight with LL and it was the single most horrible movie I had ever seen. You remember the scene where Edward and Bella are all golden glittery holding hands in a meadow full of lilacs? I was cracking up thinking, people like this? […]
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My post yesterday on Haikus has put me in a Japanese state of mind. Japan Fashion week was only a few weeks ago and so I thought I would share some photos of fashion designers Gwen Stefani insists on including in her song lyrics but whose clothes you can barely find in the US. Below are pieces […]
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After living in NYC and Miami, both of which have fantastic art scenes, I am proud to say that my little home town rivals any big city when it comes to art. Even better, with a reasonable cost of living and lots of space, many working artists call Houston their home because they have the resources […]
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So today, want to introduce you to Jimmy Branly – jazz percussionist out in California who DC has me falling in love with. Here he is with Rebeca Mauleon. And here he is in workshop at Shepherd University performing my favorite Cuban bolero “Obsesion”
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KR and I went to see “Friends With Benefits” last night. Of course, JT was fantastic and Mila Kunis (who normally annoys me) was actually pretty good herself. Rom-coms are usually unyieldingly sappy and for that I love and loathe them simultaneously. (Yes I have Bridget Jones, 27 Dresses, and The Devil Wears Prada on DVD.) But for […]
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