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  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Wine Fair Cy Fair: A Celebration of Wine, Beer and Food to Take Place this Saturday in Cypress

    There seems to be an unwritten rule that all top-notch food-and-drink festivals have to take place inside the loop. Lucky for us, the folks at Food and Vine Time Productions are slowly changing the rules; little by little, they've taken praiseworthy food-and-wine festivals to Houston suburbs that tr ... More >>

  • Music

    March 1, 2012

    Shearwater

    There seems to be an unwritten rule that all top-notch food-and-drink festivals have to take place inside the loop. Lucky for us, the folks at Food and Vine Time Productions are slowly changing the rules; little by little, they've taken praiseworthy food-and-wine festivals to Houston suburbs that tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Top 5 Everyday Exotic Dinners

    Jules:stonesoup​Unless I'm feeling particularly inspired, throwing a party or testing out recipes for a blog post, on a daily basis I often fall into the same old pasta, chicken, whatever rotation. There's only so many nights, however, that a person can stand the same old boring thing before o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Get Ready: The Five Best Post-Apocalypse Books Not Written by Stephen King

    It was the `70s, man​The Rapture, as has been reported, is coming tomorrow morning. About this there is no doubt, according to some of the most influential and knowledgeable billboards in the nation. Being bright-side-of-life kinda people, we've offered five terrific results to come from the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Apollo 13: The Theater Show

    This is a trailer for Apollo 13: Mission Control, posted on NASA's Buzzroom blog today. The show is not a NASA production, it's an interactive theater piece that, as far as we can tell, is done in New Zealand and Australia. The show's website says: To transport you to Houston, Texas, the theatre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Wine of the Week: Intipalka 2009 Ica Valley Tannat

    ​It wasn't so much the origin of this wine that interested me- it's the last of three samples from Peru reviewed for Wine of the Week. But the varietal, Tannat, is something that I've never tried before on its own. Tannat is a red grape that was originally grown in the Madiran appellation in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2010

    The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

    ​It wasn't so much the origin of this wine that interested me- it's the last of three samples from Peru reviewed for Wine of the Week. But the varietal, Tannat, is something that I've never tried before on its own. Tannat is a red grape that was originally grown in the Madiran appellation in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2010

    Manhattan Short Film Festival

    You've got one day to see some of the world's best short films

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Remember Pharoah's Six Foot Giant?

    Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or not, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but should? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. Pharoah Six Foot Giant (Beat Box Records, 1997) ​Pharaoh is/was the intense-eyed, angry, middl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Pop Rocks: I'm Shocked, Shocked To Discover Britney Spears Was Lip-Synching

    ​To think, I almost found myself agreeing with John Mayer.His response to the simmering Britney Spears lip-synching scandal -- mocking those who expressed outrage at the fact Spears was faking it during her concert in Perth, Australia last weekend -- would appear to be dead-on. One could even take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Listology: Before They Split Town, GTRS Pick Their Favorite Make-Out Songs

    ​Houston loses another band after this weekend, as Pavementesque indie-shoegazers GTRS relocates to the more touring-friendly enviorns of Asheville, N.C., where they plan to open a recording studio. Sigh. We're sure they'll come back to visit, and on tour, so let's just say so long and not goodbye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    This Week in Deliciousness

    Golden-brown is the proper tone for any loaf of sourdough / Hollywood starlet.​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where today we're bitterly sniffling at the fact that everyone else from the office is at the Austin City Limits festival. It's cool! There's lots of fun ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    Exterminated

    Houston's grindcore provocateurs (and HPMA nemises) Insect Warfare reunite for a brief U.K. tour.

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    This Week's No Reservations

    In this week's episode of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain traveled to Melbourne, Australia. Despite Crocodile Dundee stereotypes of Australia, Melbourne is actually a thriving cultural capital with ethnically diverse cuisines - "like San Francisco, but without the fog." Surprisingly, it was Bourda ... More >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2009

    Shacking Up

    A brief oral history of legendary Houston garage-punks Sugar Shack.

  • Music

    June 11, 2009

    O Pioneers!!!: Neon Creeps

    A brief oral history of legendary Houston garage-punks Sugar Shack.

  • Music

    April 30, 2009

    Flight of the Conchords

    A brief oral history of legendary Houston garage-punks Sugar Shack.

  • Music

    February 19, 2009

    Missy Higgins

    A brief oral history of legendary Houston garage-punks Sugar Shack.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Mail Call: Heartless Bastards, Riverboat Gamblers, Steve Forbert, Thursday and More

    Pick of the Litter Cambria HarkeyHeartless Bastards (Austin/Cincinnati), The Mountain (Fat Possum) PR Says: "The record delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have always loved - but also brings in this amazing expansion into their sound with pedal steel, mandolin, banjo and st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Butthole Surfers Pt. 2: Ex-Manager Tom Bunch on Managing the Band (Officially and Otherwise), the "Ranch" in Dripping Springs, the Rough Trade Bankruptcy, pioughd and Steering BHS to the Majors

    Pick of the Litter Cambria HarkeyHeartless Bastards (Austin/Cincinnati), The Mountain (Fat Possum) PR Says: "The record delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have always loved - but also brings in this amazing expansion into their sound with pedal steel, mandolin, banjo and st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Turning the Screw: Hollywood F.L.O.S.S., LL Cool J, The Kanye West, Lil' Wayne, Russell Crowe (!?), MF Doom, Beyonce and More

    Pick of the Litter Cambria HarkeyHeartless Bastards (Austin/Cincinnati), The Mountain (Fat Possum) PR Says: "The record delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have always loved - but also brings in this amazing expansion into their sound with pedal steel, mandolin, banjo and st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Turning the Screw: Chamillionaire, Z-Ro, Suge Knight, KRS-One, Snoop, Lil’ Kim, Yung Berg and More

    Pick of the Litter Cambria HarkeyHeartless Bastards (Austin/Cincinnati), The Mountain (Fat Possum) PR Says: "The record delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have always loved - but also brings in this amazing expansion into their sound with pedal steel, mandolin, banjo and st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    Q&A with John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants

    Pick of the Litter Cambria HarkeyHeartless Bastards (Austin/Cincinnati), The Mountain (Fat Possum) PR Says: "The record delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have always loved - but also brings in this amazing expansion into their sound with pedal steel, mandolin, banjo and st ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 29, 2007

    Rafael Espinal: Five Wines That Will Blow Your Mind

    Pick of the Litter Cambria HarkeyHeartless Bastards (Austin/Cincinnati), The Mountain (Fat Possum) PR Says: "The record delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have always loved - but also brings in this amazing expansion into their sound with pedal steel, mandolin, banjo and st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    One Small Step for Billboard, One Giant Debut for the Eagles

    Pick of the Litter Cambria HarkeyHeartless Bastards (Austin/Cincinnati), The Mountain (Fat Possum) PR Says: "The record delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have always loved - but also brings in this amazing expansion into their sound with pedal steel, mandolin, banjo and st ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 4, 2007

    5 Wines That'll Blow Your Mind

    Pick of the Litter Cambria HarkeyHeartless Bastards (Austin/Cincinnati), The Mountain (Fat Possum) PR Says: "The record delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have always loved - but also brings in this amazing expansion into their sound with pedal steel, mandolin, banjo and st ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 12, 2007

    Art Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Culture

    June 28, 2007

    Art Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Culture

    June 21, 2007

    Art Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2007

    Start Your Engines

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Music

    December 28, 2006

    The Drones

    Gala Mill

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2006
  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    Booking It

    These travel narratives are as much about the teller as the terrain

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2005

    Dish-cotheque

    HUSH's "Silver Studio" party gets Deep

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2005

    More than Music

    Hollywood goes Texan at the South By Southwest Film Festival and Conference

  • Music

    December 16, 2004

    Rotation

    Hollywood goes Texan at the South By Southwest Film Festival and Conference

  • Music

    October 30, 2003

    Change Is Good

    Howie Day has filled out his sound, and so far he's still filling clubs

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2003

    Chickens Beware

    A new exhibit at Moody Gardens will give you the willies

  • Music

    February 27, 2003

    Simon Bruce

    Friday, February 28

  • Film

    December 26, 2002

    Quiet as a Rabbit

    Phillip Noyce's return to his roots is a film of power, if few words

  • Calendar

    June 27, 2002

    Gay Ride

    The Pride Parade comes out like a light

  • Culture

    June 7, 2001

    The Great Escape

    Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

  • News

    August 12, 1999

    News of the Weird

    Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

  • Culture

    March 11, 1999

    Style and Story

    Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    News of the Weird

    Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

  • Calendar

    November 5, 1998

    Cat Stats

    Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Dirty But Honest

    Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

  • Film

    January 2, 1997

    Lost Keys

    Shine strikes a few false notes in its delicate tale of salvation

  • Dining

    May 25, 1995

    Diner's Notebook

    Restaurant Stew

  • Film

    June 16, 1994

    Surfing Safari

    Bruce Brown goes back to the beach to hang ten, again

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