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• Sunday Comic: The Adventures of Pizza and Myrtle

  May 12, 2013

  By Carlos Aguilar
  

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• Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: Scapin

  May 12, 2013

  By Bryan Rindfuss
  

  The word “zany” comes from Zanni, notorious tricksters introduced in 16th-century commedia del’arte. Among the Zanni family is Scapin, a playful servant who lives up to his name by escaping from the sticky situations he orchestrates. First staged in Paris in 1671, Molière’s comedy Scapin’s Deceits presents the title character as a pompous liar...
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• Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: Little Shop of Horrors

  May 11, 2013

  By Bryan Rindfuss
  

  Before he founded New World Pictures in 1970, Oscar-winning Hollywood rebel Roger Corman was launching actors’ careers (including those of Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, and Robert De Niro) and influencing big-time directors (such as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Ron Howard) as the king of B movies. Arguably the most influential of Corman’s...
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• Tim Duncan Shines in Spurs’ Game Three Win

  May 11, 2013

  By Mike Seely
  

  Isn’t it amazing what happens when the San Antonio Spurs decide to run their offense through Tim Duncan and move the ball? Actually, it’s not; it’s utterly fucking predictable. Unless they’re facing the ghosts of Bill Russell’s Celtics, the Spurs are going to win. And win they did Friday night in Oakland by a score of...
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• Spotlight on Southtown: Jack of All Trades

  May 10, 2013

  By Susan Varghese
  

  It’s 8:00 a.m. at Sam Houston High School and the words, ‘hello,’ sleepily escape from peoples’ mouths.  The quiet energy barely has time to settle before a firecracker comes flying in; it’s Jack Schneider. Shaggy blonde hair unbrushed, Casio watch broken – but still useful for his timed meditations – Schneider nonchalantly rolls his...
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• Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: Sweet and Tender Hooligans & Mariachi Mystery Tour

  May 10, 2013

  By Bryan Rindfuss
  

  The spring portion of the Pearl’s Échale! Latino Music Estyles series wraps up Friday with a playful bill pairing two tribute bands. Formed in 1992, L.A.’s Sweet and Tender Hooligans sell themselves as “the ultimate tribute to Morrissey and The Smiths.” Fronted by Jose “The Mexican Morrissey” Maldonado, the quintet records Spanish versions of...
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• Addams Family 2.0 at the Majestic

  May 9, 2013

  By Thomas Jenkins
  

  We might think of the Addams Family as, say, creepy and ooky, but the one thing that doesn’t come to mind is syrupy. That quality, I’m afraid, is what sinks the touring production currently at the Majestic, the end result of four years of desperate tinkering, including different versions mounted in Chicago and on...
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• The Webbys Swell Again: Part 1

  May 9, 2013

  By Joy-Marie Scott
  

  SURF is a new column featuring transcendent, collaborative practices of art and tech on the Web. Nowadays, professing you don’t own a television lacks punch if you own a computer. That said, my DVR has been collecting dust since the Webbys announced winners last week. How do you sum up the Webbys? My favorite...
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