It would be easy enough to describe Blindspotting as the movie du jour, the current dope film to see based on its sharp social analysis of gentrification and cultural appropriation. Yet the stars and writers of the film, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, both lifetime friends, have been trying to get this film made for years. Blindspotting takes place in modern day Oakland. Collin (Diggs), on the... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/tense-line-an-interview-with-blindspotting-creators-daveed-diggs-and-rafael-casal/
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I arrived at the mall with a very important mission. I was searching for a black maxi skirt I needed to wear to an upcoming event. The problem was it was the middle of spring. Besides the fact that no one anywhere was still selling anything black, clothes shopping for myself has become one of […] The post Sticks and Stones :: A Few Thoughts About the Power of Words appeared first on Houston Moms Blog. from https://houston.citymomsblog.com/sticks-and-stones-a-few-thoughts-about-the-power-of-words/ Over the past year or so, artists Alex Goss and Shana Hoehn have spent quite a bit of time talking about starting up a new exhibition space. Their idea was to create an organic space where new works could be created and presented with no formal parameters holding them back. In the spring of this year, their idea for their new space finally reached fruition through the birth of Moonmist. Moonmist... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/houstons-favorite-backyard-gallery-has-a-cool-new-exhibition/ Recently Free Press Houston reported on a trio of concertgoers at White Oak Music Hall who attended wearing various white supremacy apparel. James McCarty, “Crusty” Chuck Prudhomme and Amanda Moen (vocalist, Saint Crusher) showed up in white vests and patches with various white pride slogans and showing allegiance to Good Night Left Side, a movement with ties to neo-Nazis. They were confronted by... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/accused-white-oak-music-hall-white-supremacists-respond/ Sometimes when making small talk, I go along and feign my distaste at our scorching Houston summers. I actually love the summer, but it’s fun to have a common enemy, especially one so blistering and relentless. I always feel somewhat guilty afterwards for betraying my favorite season. That’s right, HELL is my favorite season. Summertime […] The post Hello Stranger! Summertime is Sibling Time appeared first on Houston Moms Blog. from https://houston.citymomsblog.com/hello-stranger-summertime-is-sibling-time/ It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, for Houston foodies it is! This year, Houston Restaurant Weeks runs from August 1st – September 3rd. What started as just one week is now a full month where dozens of restaurants in our area offer special menus at set prices with proceeds going to the Houston Food […] The post 10 Kid Friendly Stops for Houston Restaurant Weeks 2018 appeared first on Houston Moms Blog. from https://houston.citymomsblog.com/10-kid-friendly-stops-for-houston-restaurant-weeks-2018/ Join us as we Hop Around Houston with our title sponsor Next Level Urgent Care! Next stop in our summer play date series… >>> The Learning Sphere -Pediatric Speech Therapy and We Rock the Spectrum-Memorial <<< The Learning Sphere – Pediatric Speech Therapy in conjunction with We Rock the Spectrum will offer a Tips, Tools, and Play Date. The Speech […] The post Hop Around Houston with The Learning Sphere – Pediatric Speech Therapy & We Rock the Spectrum {Summer 2018 Play Date Series} appeared first on Houston Moms Blog. from https://houston.citymomsblog.com/hop-around-houston-learning-sphere-summer-2018-play-date-series/ Take a house built in the 1940s, originally located in Santa Fe, Texas, and move it to Sam Houston Park, located on the west edge of downtown Houston, adjacent to Eleanor Tinsley Park. (Santa Fe, Texas incidentally was the location of a school shooting in May of this year although that calamity has nothing to do with this art installation.) Take apart the internal and outer structure of the house... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/the-havel-ruck-guys-have-just-completed-another-cool-home-dissection/ For people who don’t live on a steady diet of political news and ramen noodles, the various planks in a party platform, particularly a state party platform, can seem like a list of demands from an unhinged hijacker. Sorry Green Party of Texas, but removing all U.S. troops from foreign bases just ain’t gonna happen. Since state party platforms often vacillate between pie-in-the-sky statements of... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/texas-gop-calls-for-repeal-of-17th-amendment-again/ White supremacists received a very cold welcome at White Oak Music Hall on Sunday, July 22. At least, as cold as a thrown beer according to James McDowell II, lead vocalist and guitarist of Gen Why, who described the incident on his Facebook page: “I see three…THREE fucking white denim vests with ‘good night left side’ on the back in 3 piece biker style patches, on the front “white... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/white-supremacists-need-to-stay-the-hell-out-of-the-houston-music-scene/ |
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