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Thank Heaven: 7-Eleven Returning to Houston

I am barely old enough to remember 7-Eleven, which departed the Houston market in the 1980s following the Dallas-based company's financial decline in that decade, but I remember the stores being awesome. Since it left the southern part of the state, 7-Eleven has mushroomed into a multi-national cor ... More >>

The 12 Biggest Food News Stories of 2012: The Year In Twinkies, Go-Go Juice and Guy Fieri

From eating like cavemen to redneck sketti, we're taking a look back at some of the biggest food happenings of 2012. 12. Singapore Serves Mashed Potatoes...From A Vending Machine? The internet was abuzz when a photo of a mashed potato vending machine surfaced. Eventually, the viral picture was tr ... More >>

The Slurpees Are Back in Town

It's just an ICEE with a silly (okay, sillier) name!​Guess who just got back today? (I love Thin Lizzy; sue me.) Slurpees, that's who. While there hasn't been a 7-Eleven in the Houston city limits since the late '80s, fans of its famous Slurpee still exist. Although it's just a cleverly mar ... More >>

Flirting with Disaster

J.J. Abrams deploys humor and destruction in his super fun, super loud catastrophe flick Super 8.

There's Just Something About That Snoop Dogg

​Recently, Rocks Off's sister had a baby. That, of course, means that we were required to travel to the city where the child currently lives in, Corpus Christi, and comment on his specific attractiveness. Now, this is hardly an inconvenience; we were amped to see King Roman, the teeny tiny ha ... More >>

Teen Porn 101

If they're taking their laptops and cell phones to bed with them, it's probably not to do homework.

Year in Film: Rent a Wreck

For a former video store giant, not such a blockbuster decade.

Why Do Mexicans Take So Long To Warm Up Their Cars

The Year In Film

Judd Apatow's pretty good year and much more

ˇViva la Revolución!

A rogues' gallery of rock and rollers reflects upon the USA's big day

Keeping Up with the Jones

The Triple Crown thunders to the finish line

FOB Story

Sunil Thakkar's a plenty cool Indian-American. But he wants his socially pathetic Fresh-Off-the-Boat past to work mainstream cinema magic.

Spaced Out

Saturation coverage for another space shuttle crash

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Why does it bother people when toddlers still breast-feed? Could it be about sex?

Where Will They Be?

A look at the rock scene in 2020

Potent Project

Sheer suspense sends Blair Witch into legendary horror status

Killer

The bracing Licensed to Kill reveals the minds of hate criminals

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