Today's News

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Newspaper Film Reviews

January 21, 2005 MOVIE REVIEW | 'HEAD-ON' Two Misplaced Souls Decide They Might as Well Live By MANOHLA DARGIS Birol Unel and his bride, Sibel Kekilli, in "Head-On," a German film set among immigrants in the gritty reaches of working-class Hamburg. Article

Jan. 21, 2005, 11:09AM 'Sideways' puts vino in cinematic spotlight By MICHAEL LONSFORD Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Article

Jan. 20, 2005, 6:26PM Fear and Trembling is light and intense By A.O. SCOTT New York Times The Cinema Guild Amelie (Sylvie Testud) serves tea in Fear and Trembling. Article

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Gay And Lesbian News

If We Crash -- I Will Survive! Gay guys and lesbian gals like to go down, but they'll be going up -- in style! -- if Houstonian Guy Felder has his way. He and a friend are starting an air charter service called Fabulair, which aims to be to gays what HootersAir is to pathetic businessmen. The idea started out as an e-mail spoof, but Felder (VP of marketing and officer of On-the-Ground Fabulousness) became convinced it could really work. "We want to have the perception of a fun airline," says the 26-year-old University of Houston student. "We're not intending to fly bordellos…Our flights are not going to be sex orgies; there will be no drugs, none of that." There will be drag-queen fashion shows, mid-flight seat switches and movies like Mommie Dearest. (Gee, couldn't they have named the thing Stereotype Airlines?) Details are still being worked out -- which is entrepreneur-speak for "Believe it when you see it" -- but Felder hopes to start offering flights by August. "We want to make getting there half the fun," he says. You are now free to move about the cabin…girlfriend!

Jan. 21, 2005, 10:41AM Video with SpongeBob alarms Christian group Reuters News Service Chronicle file SpongeBob SquarePants in his Nickelodeon Channel television show. Article

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Houston News

January 21, 2005
Moving In on New York Laps
By MICHAEL BRICK

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Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times
Eric S. Langan, a Texan who owns the Rick's Cabaret chain, has bought the Paradise Club in Manhattan.



David J. Phillips/Associated Press
A dancer at Rick's in Houston, where hospitality is stressed.

January 21, 2005 Clemens to Become Highest Paid Pitcher Ever By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Article

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Computers January 20, 2005 STATE OF THE ART New Ways to Manage Your Photos By DAVID POGUE Correction - Tools in the free program Picasa 2 from Google for Windows 98 and later include a button called "I'm Feeling Lucky." Transformed - IPhoto 5 is part of Apple's iLife '05 suite ($80; free with every new Mac). It displays changes on the photo, in real time. Article

When Bloggers Make News As Their Clout Increases, Web Diarists Are Asking: Just What Are the Rules? By JESSICA MINTZ Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL January 21, 2005; Page B1 Article

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