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Openings & Closings: What the Hell Happened This Week, Houston?

Seriously, guys. What the living hell. This has been one of the craziest weeks for openings and closings that I can recall in a long time. So when I say prepare for a ton of news ahead, I mean it. The biggest news of an already huge news week was word that Bobby Heugel and company are the new opera ... More >>

Visit Your Own Hometown: Houston's Top 10 Hotel Bars

There are distinct advantages to drinking in hotel bars, even at hotels in the city where you live. There is always wi-fi available. The bartender doesn't care if you nurse or linger over your drink; most people are just biding time between meetings or flights anyway. You'll meet interesting people ... More >>

Gothic Council: Is Batman Goth?

Yeah yeah yeah, The Avengers is awesome. Let's not forget that the Dark Knight Rises will soon be here! I have always been keen to claim Batman as a goth icon, but I thought I'd get clearance from the Gothic Council before I committed myself. Joining us this week is fashion designer Batty, webmistr ... More >>

Pop Rocks: How Does The Lion King Stand Up Among Recent Disney Releases?

Hail to the king...of the box office.​Box office analysts were a bit puzzled by the haul taken in by The Lion King 3D last weekend. The 1994 film was given the three-dimensional treatment and released to the tune of almost $30 million, beating both Contagion and fellow openers Drive ($11 milli ... More >>

Upcoming Events

​First and foremost, mark your calendar now for June 30, the night of our first annual Houston Web Awards with special guest Fat Tony among other presenters such as the crew of Technology Bytes and the fabulous Houston Roller Derby girls. Nominations are closed, but we will be presenting awar ... More >>

What Does Batman Have To Do With "Jingle Bells"?

somethingawful.com​Jingle Bells! Batman smells Robin laid an egg. Batmobile lost a wheel And the Joker got away. Everyone has heard this parody of "Jingle Bells." In fact, for a couple of years Rocks off had recited this version so many times that when called upon to sing the original ve ... More >>

Dining Out on Thanksgiving? Here's What's Open

May your Thanksgiving feature freakishly large pumpkins and terrifyingly huge turkeys to eat with your enormous silverware.​Not everyone in the city celebrates Thanksgiving, and that should come as no surprise given our increasingly diverse tapestry of residents (something for which Eating Our ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 3: Adam West of Monarch

Beef carpaccio. ​Houston has a new chef in town. Adam West is new to the area, and he's enjoying cooking up some amazing dishes for us natives over at the Hotel ZaZa. He's trying to turn Monarch into a destination restaurant, instead of just being part of the hotel. As such, he just finished a ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 2: Adam West of Monarch

The patio at Monarch.​Yesterday we spoke with Adam West, the new chef at Hotel Zaza's restaurant Monarch, about his culinary background and the changes he's made to the menu. Today we continue our chat. Eating Our Words: We know this is a tough question, but can you categorize your cuisine? ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Adam West of Monarch

​Eating Our Words recently sat down with Adam West, the newly appointed chef of the Monarch at Hotel ZaZa, on a gorgeous afternoon to talk about his culinary background and how it feels to cook for sitcom stars. Eating Our Words: Hi Adam. We hear that you have only been in Houston for a short ... More >>

Riddle Me This: Who Will Be The Next Batman Villain?

And now we'll never know...​Forget all that talk about natural disasters and midterm elections, yesterday we finally got some really important news: The Dark Knight Rises. That's the title director Christopher Nolan is running with for his third go-round with the Batman franchise he successf ... More >>

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