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Barack Obama and Me
It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator
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Mescaline on the Mexican Border
Texas is the only state in the country where peyote is sold legally. Really.
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A Prison Cover-up During Hurricane Rita
For days after the storm, inmates in Beaumont lived without A/C, electricity or hot meals. Press releases kept saying everything inside was fine. Guards and prisoners agree — that was nothing but B.S.
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Little Bitty Burger Barn
"It's okay to be little bitty in the big city" is an apt slogan for this new burger joint, where sliders rule
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Ghost Town CFS: Carriage House Cafe
Step back in time — to a spooky old carriage barn with a monster chicken-fried steak
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Barack Obama and Me (253)
It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator
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A Prison Cover-up During Hurricane Rita (21)
For days after the storm, inmates in Beaumont lived without A/C, electricity or hot meals. Press releases kept saying everything inside was fine. Guards and prisoners agree — that was nothing but B.S.
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Save Lobo: A Siberian Husky Mix is Sentenced to Die (28)
Why? Because he's big and intimidating and because one family complained about him over and over again
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Are You Hot Enough for Citizen Lounge? (7)
All This Useless Beauty
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HoustonHipHop.com Relaunch Party (5)
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"CSI: The Experience"
Exhibit inspired by CBS series puts you behind the evidence
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Lisa Landolt and Jo Barrett
Two law-school-grads-turned-chick-lit-authors show us amore might be the death of us yet
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Michael Winslow
The man with ten thousand noises comes to Houston
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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade
Watch downtown turn into cowpoke heaven
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Free First Sundays: Family Flicks
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston hosts four kid-friendly films
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Over the Weekend: Fotos, Dogs and Sausage. And Hannah Montana Too.
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Last Night: The Slits and Friends at Numbers
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Spring Training: Pain, Pain and Ball Girls
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Jameson’s Rarest Vintage Reserve at $250 a Bottle
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B-Boy HoDown 4th International Hip Hop Festival
This five-day festival features MC, DJ, break-dancing and graffiti battles
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: December 13, 2007The talent showcased at the B-Boy HoDown 4th International Hip Hop Festival might have you thinking twice about busting a move. Renowned dancers from all over the world are stopping in town for the competition, which features crew, tag-team and solo battles in traditional break-dancing and other styles such as popping, locking, whacking, uprock and house. Everyone is welcome to sign up for a chance to win the cash prizes, but unless you’ve had a few years practicing nonstop like many of these guys and gals, we recommend you reverse Young MC’s advice — just stand there, don’t bust a move. Graffitti and MC battles will also be a part of today’s preliminary events as the competition heats up for tomorrow’s finals.
Other events include a screening of the documentary Mural Kings followed by a panel discussion on the public perception of graffiti at Rice University Cinema and the art exhibit “Love Movements” at the Community Arts Collective. Those looking for a noncompetitive chance to get down can head over to Friday’s festival kick-off party, which includes a DJ exhibition with performances by former members of the X-Ecutioners and Ill Insanity featuring renowned turntablists DJ Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and DJ Precision, among others.
This event, along with all other festival happenings, will be recorded for a DVD to be released internationally. Keep this in mind, especially if you plan on getting your drink and your dance on. Today’s action starts at 9 p.m. Meridian, 1503 Chartres. Thursday, December 13, through Sunday, December 16. For a complete schedule and tickets, visit www.bboyhodown.com. $10 to $50.
Dec. 14-16, 2007
