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houstonpress.com Newsletter
December 14, 2000
http://www.houstonpress.com
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Only two more issues until 2000 ends.  Scary, huh? Well, at least you can 
read these stories to keep your mind off of it.

A band of men terrorize the folks of Montrose, all for a couple of bucks in 
loot.
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/feature.html/page1.html?newslett
er

Houston record label Rap-A-Lot comes back with a vengence with 4 new releases.
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/music2.html

In Cafe, Robb Walsh separates the Creoles from the Cajuns.
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/cafe.html?newsletter

And if you haven't made plan for New Year's Eve, Houston Press Romance is 
sponsoring a shindig on that fateful night.  Who knows? You might start off 
your new year with a new mate.
http://romance.houstonpress.com/events/our_events/index.html

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NEWS & FEATURES
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/news_toc.html?newsletter

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 The Big Score
 A roving band of young men took to the streets of Montrose, committing more 
than 20 armed robberies in one week, police say. One guy was shot. No one was 
killed. A lot of people were terrified. Most times, the robbers' "loot" was a 
couple of bucks.
 By Wendy Grossman
 
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/feature.html/page1.html?newslett
er

 In God's Country
 William Dembski thought Baylor University would be the perfect place to 
investigate a scientific alternative to Darwinism. Little did he realize he 
would be crucified for his cause.
 By Lauren Kern
 
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/feature2.html/page1.html?newslet
ter

 Takedown
 Two Rice students had everything going for them -- until their pranks 
progressed into hard-core crime
 By Samantha Liskow
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/news.html?newsletter

 Tough on Drugs
 Prisons are filled with users who pick jail over probation and treatment. 
Welcome to Round 42 of the war on drugs.
 By Margaret Downing
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/downing.html?newsletter

 The Art of Seduction
 Actors, like lovers, understand that a kiss is sometimes just a kiss
 By Lisa Gray
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/gray.html?newsletter

 Broken and Battered
 How the twist ending left M. Night Shyamalan twisting in the breeze
 By Robert Wilonsky
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/stuff.html?newsletter

 Bet You Can't Vote for Just One!
 Why did so many Houston Hispanics punch twice for president?
 By Tim Fleck
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/insider.html?newsletter

 Letters
 Mono-Poly Wars, Donald's Demise, Holy Hypocrisy

 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/letters.html?newsletter

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NIGHT & DAY
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/nightday_toc.html?newsletter

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 Twas the Raves Before Christmas...
 On Dancer and Prancer
 By Craig D. Lindsey
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/calendar.html?newsletter

 Annie, Get Your Makeover
 Broadway gets politically correct
 By Dylan Otto Krider
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/calendar2.html?newsletter

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CAFE
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/cafe_toc.html?newsletter

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 Creole Country
 Cajun, New Orleans Creole and African-French Creole are three distinct 
cuisines.
 By Robb Walsh
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/cafe.html?newsletter

 Please Pass the Carcinogens
 Some advice for those who fret about naturally occurring toxins in holiday 
meals: Stuff it
 By George Alexander
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/skewer.html?newsletter

 Have a Little Lamb
 Tio Pepe
 By Melanie Knight
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/plate.html?newsletter

 Stirred and Shaken
 Black Lab's hot toddy
 By Robb Walsh
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/stirred.html?newsletter

 Clean Your Plate
 Speaking off the toque: Ruth Meric
 By George Alexander
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/toque.html?newsletter

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MUSIC
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/music_toc.html?newsletter

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 Bucking the Trend
 Former Houstonian Chris Cagle hits the charts at a time when Nashville 
prefers not to see new faces
 By Aaron Howard
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/music.html?newsletter

 The Empire Strikes Back
 The once-proud Rap-A-Lot rediscovers its fury with four new releases
 By Craig D.Lindsey
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/music2.html?newsletter

 Label Proof
 Austin's Spankers seem to add new fans daily. And none of them can figure 
out what the band does.
 By Rob Patterson
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/music3.html?newsletter

 Rap It Up
 Rave organizers turn to hip-hoppers to entrance the kids
 By Craig D.Lindsey
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/nightfly.html?newsletter

 Poe
 Haunted (Atlantic)
 By Chris Smith
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/rotation.html?newsletter

 Soular Slide
 Too Tasty for Color TV (Soular Slide)
 By Chris Smith
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/localrotation.html?newsletter

 Playbill
 Mark Towns Benefit Concert
 By Paul J.MacArthur
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/playbill.html?newsletter

 Playbill
 Jill Scott
 By Craig D.Lindsey
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/playbill2.html?newsletter

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FILM
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/film_toc.html?newsletter

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 The Theater Shopping Network
 Apparently What Women Want is a feature-length commercial
 By Robert Wilonsky
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/film.html?newsletter

 Jonesing for a New Groove
 Disney's Emperor takes its cues from the Da Vinci of Warner Bros. animation
 By M.V. Moorhead
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/film2.html?newsletter

 Sex for Dummies
 Quills director behaves as if he were still making films for a puritanical 
age
 By Gregory Weinkauf
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/film3.html?newsletter

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ARTS & THEATER
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/arts_toc.html?newsletter

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 Ease on Down the Aisle
 The Wiz's audience-friendly antics make the '70s-era musical accessible to 
everyone
 By Lee Williams
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/theater.html?newsletter

 Please, Release Me
 A show of unlikables
 By Lee Williams
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/theater2.html?newsletter

 Cy for Him
 The reverence surrounding Twombly's sculpture exhibit at the Menil inspires 
little more than weariness
 By Kelly Klaasmeyer
 http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2000-12-14/art.html?newsletter

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