For Kids Musician Andyroo, A Dire Diagnosis Was a Call to Action

Artist’s new record encourages children to take care of themselves ‘and our planet.’

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Andrew Karnavas has been a popular, well followed local singer-songwriter in Houston for years — both as the frontman for popular blues-rock outfit Runaway Sun, and more recently for his kids-music alter ego Andyroo and the Andyrooniverse, who released a new album last month.

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Houston Hip-Hop Superstar Graces ‘GQ’ Cover

After Simone Biles’ ‘Vogue’ turn, Travis Scott gets his cover glory, discusses efforts to reopen AstroWorld.

For the second time in as many months, a superstar from Houston has landed on the cover of a national fashion magazine. Hip-hop innovator and style leader Travis Scott appears on this month’s GQ, which calls the grungy-chic 29-year-old “one of the most potent culture movers of his generation” and “quietly one of the most influential people on the planet.”

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The Menil’s Reopening Plan

Covid shut its doors in March, but the Menil reopens with an artful vengeance next weekend.

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Installation view of Helen Frankenthaler, Hybrid Vigor, 1973. Photo by Paul Hester.

After six months of Covid-related closures, The Menil has announced its buildings will reopen on Saturday, Sept. 12.

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