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  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Springboard South: A Peculiar New Festival Arises At Citycentre

    Springboard South Music Festival Citycentre May 6, 2012 An interesting experiment unfolded this weekend at Citycentre. The Springboard South music festival was the brainchild of Barry Coffing, a music and film industry vet who's the director for the Houston chapter of the National Association of Re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    In Memory of the Astrodome: 13 Awesome Derrick Dolls Pictures, from When Cheerleaders Were Cheerleaders

    Everyone got a big piece of Astrodome nostalgia yesterday, after the media was granted a tour of the dusty, dilapidated old stadium. It put us in mind of the glory days of the Dome, when cheerleaders had hair that reached to the skies and embodied everything that the phrase "Fashions of the `70s a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Top 10 Vintage Things We Miss About Football

    ​Tear-away jerseys, the XFL and concussion-causing headhunters aren't things we miss about football. We pine for these ten items. 10. Uniforms That Don't Suck This mostly applies to college football, where repeat offenders Oregon were joined by Georgia, Ohio State, Maryland and Syracuse (pi ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 21, 2011

    Big Nudes

    Helmut Newton's large-scale photographs of women exude power.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    The 10 Worst Things Texas Has Given To The Modern World

    It's not nature's way, it's Houston's​If we were to list all the great, terrific things Texas, Our Texas has given to civilization, we would be here all day. (Two words: Jessica Simpson.) Unfortunately, Texas has also gifted America and the world with some things the world and America would n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    36 Years Ago Today, Rice Stadium: They Don't Make Super Bowls Like That Anymore

    A tweet from Rice University reminds us that today is the 36th anniversary of Super Bowl VIII, played at Rice Stadium. That's right -- Super Bowl madness in the middle of that cushy neighborhood. Hard to believe. But check out the first two minutes or so of the above video to get a taste of what t ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    Houston's 10 Best Sports Moments*

    *And the 5 most heartbreaking...

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Dim Sum Seafood Specials

    Photo by Robb Walsh​It's the seafood that makes the weekend dim sum service at Fung's Kitchen special. Tender baby conch in curry, and succulent clams in black bean sauce were among the seafood delicacies available at the dim sum steam table this weekend. You have to get up from the table and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Marcia Brady…TMI!

    Photo by Robb Walsh​It's the seafood that makes the weekend dim sum service at Fung's Kitchen special. Tender baby conch in curry, and succulent clams in black bean sauce were among the seafood delicacies available at the dim sum steam table this weekend. You have to get up from the table and ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 11, 2008

    Steak, Wine and Pie at Dharma Cafe

    Photo by Robb Walsh​It's the seafood that makes the weekend dim sum service at Fung's Kitchen special. Tender baby conch in curry, and succulent clams in black bean sauce were among the seafood delicacies available at the dim sum steam table this weekend. You have to get up from the table and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    Deborah Colton Moves Her Gallery Away From Big, Ugly Heads

    Photo by Robb Walsh​It's the seafood that makes the weekend dim sum service at Fung's Kitchen special. Tender baby conch in curry, and succulent clams in black bean sauce were among the seafood delicacies available at the dim sum steam table this weekend. You have to get up from the table and ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 10, 2008

    Voice: Tastes Great, Less Filling

    The food at Voice in the Hotel Icon is fabulous. Too bad the place is such a rip.

  • News

    November 16, 2006

    ¡Viva la Margarita!

    The drink that changed the way we eat

  • Music

    February 24, 2005

    Last Night at the Alamo

    A Grammy party at a local theater turns into quiz night down at the local pub

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    Dome of Doom

    Can the county's rehab plans save the Astrodome from demolition?

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2004

    Touchdown the Aisle

    A new line of wedding dresses helps brides tackle their football-lovin' hubbies-to-be

  • Dining

    July 18, 2002

    Dog Days

    How to find a real Chicago hot dog without flying to O'Hare

  • Dining

    July 5, 2001

    Stirred and Shaken

    The Houstonian's George Herbert Walker Bush martini

  • News

    October 19, 2000

    Blocking Shots

    We pay for the arena; they'll finance the campaign

  • Film

    September 14, 2000

    Unusual Punishment

    Filmmakers transform Dostoyevsky's novel into the latest suburban tragedy

  • Dining

    August 3, 2000

    Astroturf in a Glass

    Midori Margarita

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    Image Augmentation

    Plastic surgeon Franklin Rose saves his best makeover for himself

  • Culture

    December 3, 1998

    Shelf Life

    Plastic surgeon Franklin Rose saves his best makeover for himself

  • Culture

    June 11, 1998

    Art Is Dead. Let's Have a Drink.

    At DiverseWorks, Dave Hickey asks what's wrong with bad taste

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

    At DiverseWorks, Dave Hickey asks what's wrong with bad taste

  • Calendar

    November 20, 1997

    Press Picks

    At DiverseWorks, Dave Hickey asks what's wrong with bad taste

  • Music

    July 10, 1997

    Bite This!

    Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

  • News

    March 20, 1997

    Rules of the Game

    Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

  • Calendar

    February 20, 1997

    Press Picks

    Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

    Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

  • News

    March 2, 1995

    All About Elyse

    After years of making Mayor Bob presentable, Houston's First Lady is ready to get serious. Seriously.

  • Music

    March 2, 1995

    Rotation

    After years of making Mayor Bob presentable, Houston's First Lady is ready to get serious. Seriously.

  • Film

    February 23, 1995

    The Brady Bomb

    Growing up with the Bunch wasn't meant to be this ugly

  • News

    January 27, 1994

    Wanna Buy a RoboDome?

    The city's sports tycoons maneuver for inside position, and the questions mount: Who needs it? Why? At what cost?

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