HOUSTON TO HOST WORLD’S FIRST MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE PRIVATE PRISON INDUSTRY
Instead of being discouraged by his deportation, the plucky, enterprising Jesús Cruz found inspiration in his captivity.…
2nd Ward – A Bicycle Opera
The sounds might entice the cyclist to ride faster, slower, stop, turn in circles, or pause beneath the shade of a tree for listening.…
A Former Teacher Speaks
Students need to feel they’re in a loving, safe environment when they’re at school, where the adults care about them, respect them, and have high expectations for them. …
El Viento Viene, El Viento Se Va — La Frontera @ HCCC
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft has the dubious distinction of being one…
Eye Candy À Gogo at the Texas Contemporary Art Fair
Nobody wanted to define "contemporaneity" during set-up for the fourth annual Texas Contemporary Art Fair at the George R. Brown Convention Center---it was hard enough trying to get people to pronounce the word.…
Walking While Black in River Oaks
Bulelwa Bam left the River Oaks home where she was a guest to catch the Westheimer bus. She didn't make it very far before she was stopped by River Oaks Police. The officer was unable to comprehend that Ms. Bam was a guest and not a domestic worker.…
Subversion at Inversion
You might have noticed that the Inversion Coffee House has taken down the large format photograph of their namesake public art piece, Dean Ruck and Dan Havel's world-famous Inversion.…
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Beating the [Anti-] War Drum
If the US government has 40+ years of "failed policies and strategies" then so does the US anti-war movement.…
You Better Sit Again, Citizen
The video shows camouflage-clad police officers piled into the BearCat. It shows up. They get out. They start shooting things. At one point it pokes a hole into a building and injects tear gas. And it was all set to AC/DC’s "Thunderstruck."…
A Compendium of Analyses on the Ferguson Uprising
A summary (with links) of some of the best analyses and responses to the uprising in Ferguson, Missouri.…
Pizza Chef Says No To Burgers
The whole tragedy could have been avoided if Singh or Bohemeo's owners had taken a cue from Jolly Olde England, where the ever-innovative Pizza Hut has crafted a cheeseburger pizza. …
TIMELINE: HOW THE US SPARKED A REFUGEE CRISIS ON THE BORDER
Since the 1950s, U.S. policies have left a legacy of chaos and brutality in Central America. It's these conditions the children are escaping. …
