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  • The Texas A&M Aggies practice in preparation for theCotton Bowl against theOklahoma Sooners.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish play Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
    Photo courtesy of Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

  • "It's always been country western and it's always been gay," says bar managerHarwood. "It's gone through several owners, but it really hasn't changed."
  • Decades before "Brokeback Mountain," Houston's own Brazos River Bottom provideda glimpse of gay cowboy grit.
  • In comparison to the strobe lights and stardust of the Fairview strip, theBottom offers a decadent dose of authenticity.

  • Agave is ground using an old stone grinder.
  • Anvil Bar & Refuge founder, owner and mixologist Bobby Heugel.
    Photo by Katharine Shilcutt/Flickr
  • Heugel traveled to Mexico as part of his work for the Tequila InterchangeProject.
  • Heugel says the perspective on tequila as something you shoot is changing.People are beginning to demand superior margaritas and fresh juices.
  • An agave plant takes eight to 12 years to reach maturity. The distillation ofimmature agave plants contributes to tequila's declining quality.

  • Megalodon sharks are as legendary as some mythical creatures. You'll be able tosee the jaw of a real one reconstructed at HMNS.
  • Or perhaps a triceratops fossil is more to your liking. And not like this one.The new one at HMNS will be mummified. Get ready to see skin.
  • Russian jewels anyone?

  • Our original, unedited, uncut plan. Now available on DVD HD.
    Art by Steven Thomson and Caroline Gallay
  • We've moved past the idea of bunk beds to a more mature ...
    Photo by Anthony Rathbun
  • Kissing Booth addition.

  • Ivy Castle-Rush, left, as Jess, Philip Lehl as Joe and Drake Simpson as Bill inHorse Head Theatre's production of "Fault Lines" by Stephen Belber
    Photo by Anthony Rathbun
  • A play set in a bar is best done in a real bar. The Brewery Tap is one ofHouston's oldest pubs located in the historic Magnolia Brewing Building.
    Photo by Travis Johns
  • Custom-made souvenir Horse Head pint glasses are good for happy hour specials atThe Brewery Tap during the run of "Fault Lines."
  • James Stenhouse of "Action Hero" in "A Western," coming up in Austin's Fuse BoxFestival on April 24
    Photo by Gemma Paintin
  • Greg Dean and Sean Patrick Judge in Stagger Lee's production of "The Caretaker"at Khon's
    Photo by Matthew Carter
  • The original poster for Sarah Irwin and Edie Scott's performance of "One TooMany" at Warren's in the mid-1980s
  • Sarah Irwin in "One Too Many Bar Fly" at Warren's
    Photo by Edie Scott

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