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Art Attack
1:00 pm
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Gloriously Silly Spamalot: Think Monty Python Goes to Broadway The set-up: A show this downright, deliciously silly is the drug-of-choice for legions of Pythonmaniacs, who still exist decades after the British TV troupe's demise and who can still quote wh... More >>
Hair Balls
12:00 pm
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
New Azerbaijan Cultural Center Shows Why Baku was the Houston of the Soviet Union Irada Akhoundova remembers when the Soviet military rumbled outside her house. It was late 1991, post-perestroika, pre-independence, and Akhoundova, a principal in one of the schools of the Azerb... More >>
Rocks Off
12:00 pm
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
UPDATED: Tera Melos, TTNG and LIMB at Fitzgerald's, 5/16/2013 UPDATE: Rocks Off incorrectly identified the former By the End of Tonight member now performng as LIMB as Jeff Wilson, not James Templeton. Our apologies to LIMB. Tera Melos, TTNG, LIMB Fitzger... More >>
Hair Balls
11:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Three Men Accused of Beating Pregnant Woman; Newborn in Critical Condition Harris County Sheriff's Department announced Thursday they had arrested two men and one juvenile accused of beating a pregnant woman after breaking into her home in northwest Harris County. The wo... More >>
Art Attack
11:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
The Top Five Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Pam Ann:Cockpit, the Houston Press BrewFest 2013 and More Thankfully ameliorating the perils of modern flight with her Mad Men-era attendant's cap and saber-sharp punch lines, that gorgeous standup stew from Australia jets back into Houston this Friday w... More >>
Art Attack
10:30 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Surprise! Abercrombie & Fitch is for Douchebags So this week everyone got really upset at the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, after a seven-year-old Salon article surfaced in which he stated the only customers he's interested in se... More >>
Hair Balls
10:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
The Final Countdown: Galveston County Puts Up Massive Countdown Clocks/Billboards for Hurricane Season 3...2...1...HUNKER! Along the Gulf Coast, most of us are keenly aware of the approach of hurricane season each year. Even if we don't know the exact date it starts (June 1), we know that the adv... More >>
Art Attack
10:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Summer TV Club: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Welcome to the Hellmouth" Due to the massive amount of season finales going on in TV land, a place where most of us writers at Art Attack live, we came up with the idea to watch (rewatch) an older show and report back on o... More >>
Art Attack
9:30 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Reviews For The Easily Distracted: Star Trek Into Darkness Title: Star Trek Into Darkness Do They Boldy Go Where No Man One Has Gone Before? "Boldly" isn't really the problem. Rating Using Random Objects Relevant To The Film: Three-and-a-half Denebian S... More >>
Hair Balls
9:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Anti-abortion group accuses Dr. Douglas Karpen of late-term abortions, authorities investigating It seems that Philadelphia might not be the only city in the United States with its very own late-term abortion doctor. That's right folks, Houston may have its very own version of Dr. Kermit Gos... More >>
Art Attack
9:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Close Up Space: A Comedy With Somber Tones About a Father and Daughter When Molly Smith Metzler was a senior in college she took a course in playwriting, setting her on a new "hard" path. The "hard" comes from what she says are the demands of writing a play. "You... More >>
Hair Balls
8:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
UPDATED Crush Video Case: Feds Drop Remaining Charges Federal prosecutors have dropped the two remaining obscenity charges against alleged animal crush video producers Ashley Richards and Brent Justice and filed a notice of appeal on five counts pre... More >>
Eating Our Words
8:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
The 5 Best Things to Eat or Drink This Weekend: Beers and Bowls for Charity, BrewFest and a Curry Crawl Beers for Boston at The Railyard All weekend 4200 San Felipe The Railyard (the bar which famously replaced the old Roll-In Saloon) is hosting a mini tap-takeover and charity event to support vict... More >>
Hair Balls
7:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Bo Don't Know Shifts: Astros Manager's Defensive Shifts Rankle Pitcher There's been a lot of nonsense coming out of the Houston Astros this week. Primarily the nonsense around the Houston Area Women's Center and a canceled gala that instead of being handled quietly ... More >>
Rocks Off
7:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Top Five Totally Legit Porn-Star Music Videos So apparently actor Jonah Falcon is packin' heat in his pants. No, we're not talking about the kind of heat that the NRA and Ted Nugent endorse -- this is not that kind of blog. We mean packing h... More >>
Hair Balls
6:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Johnny Manziel Hits Batting Practice Home Run At Petco Park (w/ VIDEO) In the game of "Bucket List," Johnny Manziel is officially running up the score on all of us. Over the weekend, the Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winning quarterback capped off a round at Pebble Beach... More >>
Eating Our Words
6:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Openings & Closings: The Bar Beat Gets Busy While Sushi Spots Shutter Weeks like this one make it hard to believe I'm actually leaving this post next Friday, because what a whirlwind of activity we've seen in the last seven days. First is news of four exciting new ... More >>
Hair Balls
2:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Weather Sucks: Thank God We Only Have Hurricanes to Deal with in Houston "It's already here! - Twister Overnight in north Texas, a rash of tornadoes killed at least six people and injured many more. There could be another outbreak of twisters tonight as dry, cool air... More >>
Rocks Off
1:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
HPMA Nomination Ballot Is Going, Going... Only One Week Left Hard to believe it's already been almost two weeks since we put up the 2013 Houston Press Music Awards nomination ballot. This year has not been a slow one, that's for sure. But now there is off... More >>
Hair Balls
12:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
The Ryan Express: Astros to Name Nolan Ryan's Son, Reid, as Team President The Astros desperately want Nolan Ryan as part of their organization. Today, it appears as if they might get as close as they have been in a while. Multiple sources are reporting the Astros will a... More >>
Rocks Off
12:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
The 5 Most Disappointing Goth Albums: Nine Inch Nails, With Teeth All this week we're going to look back over albums from undeniable goth icons and talk about their failures. In 1999, Trent Reznor released The Fragile, which if not his greatest album... nah, y... More >>
Eating Our Words
9:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Breakfast in a Mug: 90-Second Blueberry Muffin It's fair to say I've become obsessed with microwavable desserts in a mug. I've made some fudgey 60-Second Brownies, a gooey Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie and a Crumb-Topped Mug Coffee Cake. No... More >>
Eating Our Words
8:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Whataburger Ketchup Now Available by the Bottle Thanks to H-E-B Texans love their homegrown restaurants and grocery stores, and the affinity that people feel for San Antonio-based H-E-B is easily matched (if not surpassed) by the cult of Whataburger. The best ... More >>
Eating Our Words
7:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
5 Houston-Area Barbecue Joints Top Texas Monthly List of 50 Best BBQ Spots The last time Texas Monthly released its list of the 50 best barbecue joints in Texas was 2008. During that five-year interim, a lot has changed. Namely, the Austin-based magazine now boasts its... More >>
Eating Our Words
6:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Top 10 Restaurants in Downtown Houston New restaurants and bars are opening in downtown Houston faster than we can keep up, thanks to a renaissance around the Market Square Park area that's bringing new life to downtown's north side. ... More >>
Feature
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Open Season: Do Laws Against Animal Crushing Videos Violate Free Speech? Never mind what you see; it's what you hear that gets you first. A shrill whine from the cat, no doubt frustrated by the fact that its rear paws... More >>
Cafe
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Getting Your Ital-Mex Fusion Fix at Bellissimo Take a virtual tour of Bellissimo in this week's slideshow. You know that tired old bumblebee metaphor people trot out when they're trying to... More >>
Theater
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Warrior Class: Hitting the Stage A Republican assemblyman from New York, Julius Weishan Lee, Chinese-American, has given an inspirational talk that has gone viral and brought him... More >>
Theater
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Facing the Blunt Force Drama of Race The title of David Mamet's last successful play is a four-letter word. Race. Surprise? Mamet is the Shakespeare of the scatological, the poet of... More >>
Film
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Star Trek Heads into Darkness and Familiar Territory 'Who are you?" pleads a doomed man as Benedict Cumberbatch looms into his first close-up in Star Trek Into Darkness. The answer is Khan. And... More >>

From the Print Edition

Open Season: Do Laws Against Animal Crushing Videos Violate Free Speech? Open Season: Do Laws Against Animal Crushing Videos Violate Free Speech?

Never mind what you see; it's what you hear that gets you first. A shrill whine from the cat, no doubt frustrated by the fact that its rear paws are duct-taped… More >>

New Bike Law Quiz!

Highlights from Hair Balls Spaced City In a long-overdue move, the city of Houston has passed an ordinance intended to make the roads safer for bicyclists and other non-car users of the… More >>

Sterling High School: Keeping It All Together Sterling High School: Keeping It All Together

A call comes in over the walkie-talkies "There are students who can't get into the school. The gates are locked." School receptionist Cherlyn Pinkney immediately goes into action, calling out… More >>

Pot Not

Highlights from Hair Balls Crime College footballer with weed — you're thinking Mack Brown's Longhorns, right? Forget it — we're talking Aggies. Former Aggies. Former Aggies like quarterback Reggie McNeal, currently a Canadian… More >>

Rick Perry: Mum's The Word Rick Perry: Mum's The Word

The excitement was palpable as Governor Rick Perry strode into the House chamber just over two years ago to make his State of the State speech. Months before the four-term Republican… More >>

WorldFest Profiling

FILM Our sister blog Art Attack had a story too good not to use. So we're using it. Last month marked the end of the 46th annual WorldFest. The film festival, third-oldest… More >>

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