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A missionary’s position

Rosemary Benitez and her Shades of Love

In News By Sarah Fisch
On a recent white-hot afternoon, I cornered Rosemary Benitez in a quiet spot in her couples-friendly, family-owned adult boutique, Shades of Love. The shop is feminine, colorful, and cozy despite the occasionally lurid merch packaging — a perfect setting for a chat about gender relations, Texas politics, sexual liberation, spirituality, the recent Fifth Circuit ruling legalizing sex toys in Texas, and the rigors of running a successful ... [MORE]

Obama and McCain on Hutto: who’s on the fence?
Mashup
By PATTY DELGADO
As the race to the White House enters its most crucial lap, one labor activist is looking to the candidates to explain why there are children behind bars in Texas. While Jaime Martinez, founder o ...

Hey, you can’t say that!
News
By Patty Delgado
The First Amendment is not an umbrella law that protects all speech. There are many places and times that the Constitution will not protect what you want to say, when and where you want to say it. ...

Eastern promises
News
By Jennifer Herrera
Struggling for generations in the shadow of the downtown skyline, San Antonio’s East Side has seen its share of ups-and-downs. The good: The AT&T Center, home to the Spurs and a major venue for al ...

What price art?
The QueQue
By The San Antonio Current News Team
Unfortunate son The heat, they say, can make you crazy. (That’s not exactly how “they” say it, but the technical med terms will drive your already steamin’ grey matter right into meltdown). Maybe t ...

Coulda been a contender
The Say-Town Lowdown
By Gregg Barrios
“What do you care what a bunch of bloodthirsty, screaming people think of you? They pay a few lousy bucks hoping to see a man get killed. To hell with them! Think of yourself. Get your money and get o ...