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2013 Stories by Jef With One F

• P.L.X.T.X. Explores an Inner Scream on Selective Mutism

  published Apr 19, 2013

  Do not download Bradley Munoz's, better know as P.L.X.T.X., album Selective Mutism. In fact, don't call it an album at all, because that is in no way what it is. Munoz's insistence on sending me a ph... More >>

• The Rocks Off 100: Robin Kirby, Silk and Sandpaper Songwriter

  published Apr 18, 2013

  Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're i... More >>

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  The Rest of the Best: Top 10 Places for Video Games in Houston

  published Apr 18, 2013

  Gamers of one form or another have long since become the majority of Americans. Some 60 percent of people play everything from Candy Crush on their iPhones to console adventures to puzzle games on the... More >>

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  10 Things That Would Have Made BioShock Infinite Perfect

  published Apr 17, 2013

  The honeymoon is over, and while I still say that BioShock Infinite is not only the game of the year, but probably of several years to come, The Brother With One F and I sat down and honestly critique... More >>

• 100 Creatives 2013: Patrick Renner: Sculptor of the Abstract and the Esoteric

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Who: Patrick Renner is a sculptor specializing in geometrical and architectural creations, mostly from recycled colored wood. He began his career with LEGO as a boy, but developed his talent with wood... More >>

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  Top 10 Zack Morris-Inspired Items on Etsy

  published Apr 16, 2013

  I was a passionate fan of both Good Morning, Miss Bliss and Saved by the Bell. Especially the latter, and it's all because of the fact that lead character Zack Morris was a crazed, megalomaniacal psyc... More >>

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  Doctor Who: A Copy of a Copy of a Copy

  published Apr 15, 2013

  In general I am a big fan of Mark Gatiss's writing. I'm actually reading his Second Doctor novel The Roundheads now. It's very likely that when Steven Moffat hangs up his hat as showrunner, it's Gatis... More >>

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  The Buyer's Guide to Badass Toilet Paper Holders

  published Apr 15, 2013

  Nothing quite defines us like our bathrooms, and no one wants to be defined by a pedestrian toilet paper holder. No, it should be worthy of attending to the cleanliness of our marvelous selves. Get ou... More >>

• 100 Creatives 2013: Tomas Glass, Abstract Artist and True Blood Musician

  published Apr 12, 2013

  Who: Tomas Glass is an artist and musician gaining some serious ground here in Houston. His visual work is mostly abstract, focusing on a series of off-balanced geometric shapes that tend to hover jus... More >>

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  The Easiest Way You Can Make the Internet a Better, Less Misogynistic Place

  published Apr 12, 2013

  This video kicks more ass than magnetic boots in a room full of Cybermen. Just in case you're in a place where watching videos isn't an option, we have a young guy and a girl who is clearly passed o... More >>

• Same-Sex Marriage: The Video Game Boss Battle the Right Cannot Win

  published Apr 11, 2013

  I tend to think of things in video-game terms. That's understandable since I get paid to review and cover the video-game industry, but sometimes I find that there are certain aspects of modern life th... More >>

• April Kickstarter Round-Up: Let's Build a Freakin' TARDIS!

  published Apr 11, 2013

  Once a month we'll be bringing you a look at some of the local Kickstarter campaigns in order to let you know what's getting ready to be unleashed through the help of small investors. Chesstache: ... More >>

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  The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Places to Buy Comics

  published Apr 11, 2013

  Houston is quickly becoming a hub of geek society. Sure, you can find all kinds of high art to explore, but some of us just want a safe place to play Friday Night Magic and find out what Deadpool is u... More >>

• 5 Franchises That Need LEGO Video Games

  published Apr 10, 2013

  I'm a pretty hardcore gamer. I logged more than 200 hours on Xenoblade before grudgingly beating the game. I like massive environments, compelling drama, epic repercussions of adventures, and just in ... More >>

• Westheimer Babylon

  published April 11, 2013

  Gothtopia Not long back, I had the opportunity to explore the origin of the name of my favorite Houston club, Numbers. My source... More >>

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  Five Songs That Name-Drop the Astrodome

  published Apr 09, 2013

  On this day in 1965, what was then called the Harris County Domed Stadium opened to the public. These days the Astrodome sits mournfully overlooking the empty lot that was Six Flags Astroworld, a test... More >>

• Happy Birthday Izzy Stradlin, Forgotten Guns N' Roses Lead Vocalist

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Today is the 51st birthday of Izzy Stradlin, who most simply remember as the rhythm guitarist in Guns N' Roses. But if that's all you know about him, it's really sad, because a lot of what made GN'R t... More >>

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  Doctor Who: Quantum Immortality

  published Apr 08, 2013

  As Amy Pond said, "Okay, kid. This is where it gets complicated." There's a thought experiment in quantum physics birthed from the observation that inside an atom some particles appear to be moving i... More >>

• Top Five Video-Game Concept Albums

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Video games are art now. The president said it and everything, so you know it's legit. That makes me very happy, because I do believe that games represent a specific medium of artistic expression. Any... More >>

• Game Demo of the Week: Injustice: Gods Among Us

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Game: Injustice: Gods Among Us Platform: PS3/Xbox/Wii U Publisher/Developer: Warner Bros/NeatherRealm Genre: Fighter Release Date: April 16 There has never really been a great DC Universe fight... More >>

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  Seven Popular Myths and Urban Legends About Numbers

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Not long back I had the opportunity to explore the origin of the name of my favorite Houston club, Numbers. My source explained to me that the name originated from a late '70s slang term indicating a ... More >>

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  Doctor Who: All You Need to Know About The Great Intelligence

  published Apr 03, 2013

  I can safely assume that all my fellow Whovians have seen "The Bells of St. John" by now, and most of us are all up in a tizzy over the fact that we still know almost nothing about new companion Clara... More >>

• 5 Reasons It's Time for Kratos to Hang It Up

  published Apr 03, 2013

  I gave a somewhat lackluster review to God of War: Ascension when I first played it, and frankly, beating the title only reinforced my poor opinion of the game. Fond as I am of Kratos and his endless,... More >>

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  Top 10 Musicians Who Have Written Children's Books

  published Apr 02, 2013

  Today is International Children's Book Day, celebrated every April 2 on the birthday of Little Mermaid author Hans Christian Andersen. It's a day to honor the joy of reading to your children (which I ... More >>

• Best Comics of March: Lovecraft and the Horror of Growing Up

  published Apr 02, 2013

  Once a month, the amazing staff at 8th Dimension Comics selects a pile of the best new releases for us to peruse and judge. Hair Shirt This month I eschewed single issues to focus on a trio of bril... More >>