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  • Culture

    April 19, 2012

    Why Do Mexicans Paint Murals on Lowriders?

    [¡Ask a Mexican!!] And why do they love scratch-off Lotto tickets?

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Tasting Notes: This Week in Wine Blogs

    Vintage Texas: Top Texas wine authority Russ Kane chronicles the bankruptcy filing and botched sale of one of the state's leading wineries, CapRock, in Lubbock. According to his report, New Mexico winery Gruet has been ordered to pay $4 million for a breach of contract after bidding in a bankruptcy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    This Week in Deliciousness: New Mex to Tex-Mex, the Monte Cristo & More

    Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we're growing out our summer mustaches so that we can carry around the savory scent of any crawfish boils we attend for at least a week. Speaking of weeks, we started this one off right with a look at how New Mexican cuisine compare ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Top 10 Local Covers Of Famous Songs

    A good cover song must reach a perfect balance between innovation and preserving the original's appeal. There have been some really great covers from Houston's music scene, and we wanted to pay tribute to them.

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Librotraficante: Texas' Banned-Books Caravan Finishes Up In Arizona

    The Librotraficante made it back to Houston late last night, ending a generally successful caravan designed to bring attention to Arizona's noxious law prohibiting Mexican American Studies and to promote minority literature. A final event in Tucson, Arizona was held Friday and was sold out, Librotr ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 1, 2012

    Banning Books in Arizona

    The Librotraficante made it back to Houston late last night, ending a generally successful caravan designed to bring attention to Arizona's noxious law prohibiting Mexican American Studies and to promote minority literature. A final event in Tucson, Arizona was held Friday and was sold out, Librotr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Free the Books: Librotraficante Caravan Heads to Arizona to Create "Underground Libraries"

    Goin' to Arizona​The folks at Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say are taking action against Arizona's attempt to eliminate Mexican-American studies in its schools. If Arizona is taking Hispanic-culture books out of its schools, they will bring Hispanic-culture books to Arizona. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Balaclavas Sets Out On The Road Again For The Decadent West Coast

    Photos by Allison WagonerBalaclavas last July at the Mink​There are tiny bone chips in my right elbow because of a curb in Austin, my inability to maneuver a children's bicycle down a steep hill, and inherent humanity. Back at SXSW '09 on the way to see Balaclavas play their showcase, I smashe ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 10, 2011
  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    The Motor Courts & Motels Of Texas: 10 Uninviting Or Odd Postcards

    Home away from home​Motor courts were all the rage in Texas back before the days of where chain motels became as common as Starbucks in a city. You were never quite sure what you were going to get -- tiny rooms with paper-thin walls and barely functioning a/c and plumbing, or nice-enough-for- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Football! Weekend's Best Bets (No, Really!)

    I realized something in the last 48 hours. I am a big fan of the Boston Red Sox, which means by sports fan definition, I should be on suicide watch right now. I mean, "my team" just pulled off the biggest September choke in MLB history with a soul-crushing ninth inning loss. The thing is, I'm not e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Texans-Saints, Etc. -- 4 Winners, 4 Losers

    Big winner: James Casey​The easy fall back after Sunday's 40-33 to the New Orleans Saints is to say "Same ol' Texans," and in a way, I understand. Red zone issues, fourth quarter brain farts (23 points allowed), the untimely turnover, same ol' Texans. But I choose to look at the glass half f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Sopapillas at Taco Cabana

    ​Last Tuesday, Taco Cabana gave away free sopapillas. "Free what?!" asked a man at the next table, when the manager offered to bring him an order. No wonder Taco Cabana was giving them away; how can you sell something if customers don't know what it is? I wouldn't have a clue, either, excep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Get Your Tinfoil Hat, Consortium of Genius Is Coming

    Artwork courtesy of consortiumofgenius.com​Rocks Off loves extreme personalities. Whether it's the serene, spiritual symphony that is Tyagaraja, or the pre-frontal lobe melting experience that is Tubby Chubcakes we just can't get enough of people who go screaming over the edge of normalcy like ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 24, 2011

    Ash Wednesday

    Artwork courtesy of consortiumofgenius.com​Rocks Off loves extreme personalities. Whether it's the serene, spiritual symphony that is Tyagaraja, or the pre-frontal lobe melting experience that is Tubby Chubcakes we just can't get enough of people who go screaming over the edge of normalcy like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Garden Fresh: Green Hot Chile Peppers

    ​The hard part of moving to Houston from Albuquerque was getting cut off from an endless supply of Hatch green chiles, the best peppers in America, or so I thought. Like Chuy's, nearly every restaurant in New Mexico has a pepper item, and I once saw a tray of green chile brownies disappear in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Slim Thug Requests "Sympathy P*ssy" After Flight Diverted

    Marco Torres​Guess who was on the Continental Airlines flight from San Jose to Houston that was diverted to Albuquerque, N.M., this morning because of a "disruptive passenger"? That's right, the Boss of All Bosses, Slim Thug. Guess how we know? That's right, Twitter. Apparently the passenge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    EPA Gives Houston Big Grant To Boost Electric Cars And (Non-Electric) Bikes

    Dollars for clean-air initiatives​The Environmental Protection Agency has just announced it's giving a $423,000 grant to Houston to help the city boost its electric-car program.The city already has about two dozen charging stations downtown for the vehicles, and now can add more and also improve b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race

    ​, Food Network, as we all know, has edged away from actual cooking shows and toward entertaining shows having something to do with food--Iron Chef America, Cupcake Wars, Chopped and, now, The Great Food Truck Race. GFTRwhich premiered Sunday night, seems promisingly unique in two ways: It bui ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 31, 2009

    SPECIAL YEAR-END EDICION

    ​, Food Network, as we all know, has edged away from actual cooking shows and toward entertaining shows having something to do with food--Iron Chef America, Cupcake Wars, Chopped and, now, The Great Food Truck Race. GFTRwhich premiered Sunday night, seems promisingly unique in two ways: It bui ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 28, 2009

    Advanced Mexican Studies

    Where are all the professionals and college degrees?

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    The Sleaziness Of The Door-To-Door Magazine-Subscriptions Industry Continues

    On March 30, Grand Prairie police say, a magazine subscription salesman knocked on the door of a 78-year-old woman, raped her, poured rubbing alcohol on her chest, and set her on fire. The question right now is not "How did this happen?" but "When and where will it happen again?" Police quickly arre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2008

    Turning the Screw: Fela Kuti, Jay-Z, Left Eye, Lil Wayne, Ed McMahon, Ciara, DMX and More

    On March 30, Grand Prairie police say, a magazine subscription salesman knocked on the door of a 78-year-old woman, raped her, poured rubbing alcohol on her chest, and set her on fire. The question right now is not "How did this happen?" but "When and where will it happen again?" Police quickly arre ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    Doña Rosita’s Jalapeno Kitchen and “Perspectivas: A Window into Their World”

    A one-woman show and an art exhibit share the spotlight as part of the 2008 Texas Sor Juana Festival

  • Culture

    April 10, 2008

    TAX TIME!

    SPECIAL DÍA DE LOS IMPUESTOS EDITION

  • Culture

    December 6, 2007
  • Culture

    October 25, 2007
  • Blogs

    July 19, 2007

    Walking to Los Angeles

    Mexican-American Culture

  • News

    November 30, 2006

    Missing them Margs

    Mexican-American Culture

  • Film

    August 10, 2006

    Little Miss Sunshine

    "What's Wrong with America" indie comedy reveals what's wrong with indie comedies

  • Year End

    December 23, 2004

    Trend-Spotting

    In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote

  • Film

    August 26, 2004

    Screenplay Zero

    Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley struggle through floundering frights

  • Music

    June 10, 2004

    Playbill

    Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley struggle through floundering frights

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    Letters

    Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley struggle through floundering frights

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    Stocking Stuffers

    Homeless pols, rail guardian angels and drugs for City Council

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Return of the Boogie Man

    Can the Texas Ten "MoveOn" without him?

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2003

    A Lil' Car Show

    See tricked-out cars and hip-hop stars courtesy of Sucka Free

  • Music

    February 27, 2003

    The Eyeliners

    Saturday, March 1

  • News

    February 20, 2003

    Off to the Front

    Plus: Peacemakers, Crying for Space

  • News

    December 26, 2002

    It's a SNAP

    Plus: Over Troubled Waters, Season of Discontent, Rump Roast

  • Calendar

    August 1, 2002

    Spread the Word

    The Houston Poetry Slam Team goes national

  • News

    April 25, 2002

    Tut TUTS

    Plus: Amazing Grace, Moonbeamed, Time Warp

  • News

    January 17, 2002

    Bad Breath

    Plus: Courting the Vote, Taking Aim

  • Calendar

    February 8, 2001

    Please Pass the Puccini

    Gianni Schicchi makes the menu at the Rice Hotel

  • Music

    August 31, 2000

    Makeup Punk

    Three young fems and one aggressive 'tude, the Eyeliners prove to be more than cosmetic

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Home Court Advantage

    The Rockets rack up frequent flyer miles.

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    News of the Weird

    The Rockets rack up frequent flyer miles.

  • Calendar

    October 8, 1998

    Night & Day

    October 8 - 14, 1998

  • Dining

    September 17, 1998

    Dish

    October 8 - 14, 1998

  • News

    August 24, 1995

    Party Pooper

    The Democratic chairman takes a power struggle personally

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