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Capsule Stage Reviews: Close Up Space, Malcolm and Teresa, Road Show, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club

Capsule Stage Reviews: Close Up Space, Malcolm and Teresa, Road Show, Warrior Class

Drawn by Drunken Seven-Year-Olds

The five ugliest beer labels in Texas.

Does Dallas-Fort Worth Have the Worst Tippers in the State?

Last week, Eater alerted the great foodie masses to a website called Lousy Tippers that contains a pretty scary database of the nation's worst tippers. "There is a consequence," the site preaches ominously from its header. Call it the ultimate form of societal pressure to make sure you leave a grat ... More >>

The Five Weirdest Baby Names from the Most Popular Names of 2010

You're kid won't turn out like this.​The list of the top 100 baby names of 2010 is out and it is filled with many names you would expect. There are Biblical names like John and Luke and James. There are pop culture names like Bella and Zachary. There are even names that help you to rhyme your ... More >>

The Job Problem

Readers weigh in on "Intelligent Life."

FlashForward: Who Cares?

If FlashForward gets just a little cheesier, it'll qualify as full-on camp. It takes itself very seriously without having the engaging story to back up its self-obsession, and the fleeting attempts at characterization via humor come off as lame and lifeless. Short version: Lame, son. This week's " ... More >>

Texas Traveler: Oktoberfests

Photo by dave77459​The Texas Hill Country is full of place-names that make Texas Traveler yearn for her nth-generation German heritage. New Braunfels conjures up the scent of the bratwurst and sauerkraut my Moomaw used to make on weekend mornings (food which I loathed, by the way, until I turn ... More >>

Washington Ave. Revisited

Forget what I said about Catalan – Chris Shepherd is one of the top toques in Texas.

Kidnapped

Texan Larry Plake went out to one offshore oil job too many and ended up held for ransom in the Nigerian jungle.

Fish Frenzy at Tokyo One

Pile your plate with scads of sashimi at this new all-you-can-eat Japanese buffet

The Hard Sell

Local filmmaker Shane Carruth won Sundance's top honor. So...now what?

Draught Dodger

Ross Tossed

Perot inspired his legions to throw the hypocritical rascals out of politics. He just never thought he'd get the boot, too

See. Be Seen. Don't Eat.

As a jazz club, Sambuca is so-so. As a restaurant don't ask.

To Bloom Again

Quiet, intellectual John Bloom transformed himself through his alter ego, Joe Bob Briggs, into a drive-in-movie critic on TV. Now a new character is emerging: John Bloom himself.

Dish

Escargot A Go-Go

Gene Weaver always had a big idea. Selling snail dreams was to have been his last hurrah.

Food Fight

The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.