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Houston's Megan Thee Stallion reveals her true story in new documentary

While Megan Thee Stallion will be doing her sixth annual Hottieween party in Chicago this Halloween, you can also catch her as herself — no costumes or fake personas — on Amazon Prime Video that same day.

The Houston rap goddess has gotten together with the streamer for Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words, which will stream globally on Thursday, October 31.

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Megan Thee Stallion stars in a new documentary.

Megan Thee Stallion documentary poster The documentary drops on October 31. Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video

A collaboration between Amazon MGM Studios, Time Studios, and Roc Nation Productions, this documentary offers unprecedented access to the multi-faceted woman behind the persona. Follow her journey on the road to stardom as she tenaciously navigates fame, grief, pressure, and success. Words unpacks Megan’s most vulnerable moments in a powerful way that allows fans to meet the real Megan Pete.

Releasing her own documentary is the latest in several achievements the hip-hop diva has been racking up this year. In June, she dropped her third studio album Megan, debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 and became the rapper's fifth top-ten album on the chart. She eventually headlined her first concert tour, aptly titled the Hot Girl Summer Tour, which included two sold out performances at Toyota Center — complete with guest appearances by Houston hip hop legends such as Bun B and Z-Ro. She also hosted the MTV Video Music Awards last month.

Words is co-produced and directed by Nneka Onuorah, who made her directorial debut in 2015 with The Same Difference, a documentary on gender roles in the Black lesbian community. In 2022, she received an Emmy for directing the reality show Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, another Amazon Prime project featuring a Houston-bred star.

I feel so honored to work with Amazon MGM Studios, Roc Nation, and TIME Studios to share Megan’s story,” Onuorah said in a statement. “Her raw and beautiful spirit really shines through in the film. She is a champion for all women who deserve their truth to be heard.”

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a beautiful mind

Houston Health Museum's new exhibit shines a light on dyslexia

Sarah Sudhoff created "The Reading Brain" in honor of her son.

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"The Reading Brain" replicates neuron activity in a dyslexic brian while reading

No, "The Reading Brain" isn't the title of a B-horror film from the 1960s. It's a brand new installation at the Houston Health Museum that explores dyslexia.

The piece was created by Houston-based artist Sarah Sudhoff, in partnership with Dr. Guinevere Eden, Director of the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University. Hanging from the ceiling of the Health Museum, it uses light-up colored circles to represent the frontal lobe activity of a dyslexic person while reading. MRI scans of dyslexic brains formed the foundation of the light activity. Sudhoff's own son has dyslexia, and she had to adapt her homeschooling of him to account for his neurodivergence. As much as 20 percent of the American population is dyslexic.

"The Reading Brain" grew out of a similar exhibit at the DoSeum in San Antonio. "Beautiful Minds: Dyslexia and the Creative Advantage" challenged visitors to see dyslexia not as a learning disability but as simply a different way some human brains work. The exhibit featured videos, stories, and art work by dyslexic individuals that show how they succeed and create, as well as a selection of brain puzzles used to teach dyslexic people.

“Even though your brain works differently, it still lights up and is beautiful to watch, a wonderful machine you have. It just means you have to navigate and pivot a little differently,” Sudhoff said.

Sudhoff's innovative bridge between science and art is a permanent part of the Health Museum's MindWorks exhibit. Like "The Reading Brain," MindWorks maps out thinking processes through light and hands-on activities. The exhibit will close on January 5, meaning visitors have a very short time to see Sudhoff's piece.

The Health Museum is a hidden gem in Museum District located a block away from the Children's Museum. It houses a variety of exhibits about the human body, such as a giant plastic colon that kids love to run through. Since opening in 1969, the museum has helped Houstonians and visitors from around the world learn about the way the body works as well well as public health protocols. As the only Smithsonian Affiliate Museum in the Houston Museum District, it has a high educational pedigree despite it's colorful and often whimsical offerings.

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