When we look at Christmas on TV, we always see falling snow, people going to Christmas Tree farms, people wearing fluffy coats and people drinking steaming cups of hot chocolate. Put on a fluffy coat and drink a hot chocolate in the Houston weather and you might as well sign yourself up for a potential heat stroke....
A handcrafted Raggedy Ann Doll was what Diane Hendricks gave to her husband Bill Hendricks. She told him to deliver the doll to an organization that could give it to a child in need on Christmas day. Her husband couldn’t find a place that provided this service. That is when he decided that he would fulfill that...
Is Black Friday even worth it? I’ll admit, I’m not a huge fan of Black Friday and I really don’t get the point of it. I’d much rather spend Thursday night eating my weight in Thanksgiving food and passing out than worry about getting to the mall or waiting in line for hours to get the best deal. You can type the...
In the land of Gods, monsters, midterms and deadlines, there is an enormous amount of stress that inhabits a college campus and torments students on the daily. Some choose to get a hobby, others indulge in recreational drugs and alcohol and the rest relieve themselves of tension through casual sex. Most of the time...
Over the past decade, music festivals across the U.S. have begun hosting “official aftershows” as a part of their weekend experience. Despite admission generally not being included with the purchase price of a weekend wristband, aftershows have become an essential part of the overall festival experience, drawing not...
Upon viewing a live premiere of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Halloween night, a question was brought to my mind. Despite its powerful cult following and enjoyable performance, why is it specifically Halloween when most people tend to watch it? At first sight, there really is nothing horrific about it (unless you...
Everyone is familiar with Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. — but few people know what’s going on right outside the “happiest place on earth.” With his movie “The Florida Project,” director Sean Baker takes the audience to a place that couldn’t be a larger contrast to the world-famous amusement park populated by mice,...
Voodoo Fest, a three-day music and arts festival, hosted in City Park, New Orleans opened its gates Friday afternoon to a crowd of anxious fans wanting to claim their front-row spot for Galantis and Kendrick Lamar — two of the headliners of that evening. With fall weather finally settling in along the gulf, and music...
Tis’ the season to fall into binge watching and what better way to get into the spooky spirit than by spending hours watching some spooky shows. Here are my top ten show recommendations for achieving the ultimate level of spookiness. 10. Lore “Lore” is a horror anthology series that recounts common folklore stories from...
The concept of marriage in the 21st century has been deconstructed, revolutionized and revamped for society to assemble their own ideas of what a marriage should be. Initially, my idea of what people marry for was one-sided and horizontal when in fact this topic is more multifaceted than that. When examining the idea...
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