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  • News

    April 12, 2012

    Fantasy Land

    A green amusement park was supposed to bring prosperity to New Caney, but so far, only a few have profited. And it still exists only on paper.

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Terrell Owens' Downward Spiral (w/ VIDEO of his workout)

    Finding fitness, if not a job​"I definitely feel there are some teams out there that are interested." -- Terrell Owens after his workout on Tuesday "Just because they weren't there doesn't mean they weren't interested. I can guarantee that all 32 teams were interested." -- Owens' agent Drew ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Idol Beat: American Idiots

    Spoiler alert: the smug one wins.​Thanks to Shea Serrano for taking the bullet yesterday. After what felt like eons, the 10th season of American Idol lurched to its inevitable anticlimax last night. It was as especially torturous affair, stretching well over two hours and mixing performances ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Pop Rocks: Like You Didn't See That Nicolas Cage Thing Coming

    This is still better than he looked in The Wicker Man.​Nicolas Cage was arrested in New Orleans last Friday for domestic abuse, disturbing the peace, and public drunkenness (or as we call it in my house, The Wife's Undergrad Spring Break Trifecta). Let me repeat that: Cage was arrested in New ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    MasterMinds 2011

    Foodways Texas is among our three winning arts groups.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Johnny Romano Skate Jam: World's Largest Skatebording Charity Event

    Photos by Taylor Turner​Every year Southside Skate Park brings together fans and amateur and professional skateboarders from all over the country to raise money for a good cause. South Shore Distribution hosted the 14th Annual Johnny Romano Skate Jam at Southside Skate Park Saturday, November ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Texas Represents In The Most Important Bikini Contest To Take Place In The Bahamas Over The Weekend

    Photos by Son LamTexas showing why it's a world-class state​Son Lam, who photographs lots of stuff for us, was in the Bahamas over the weekend. (We, on the other hand, weren't.) While there he ran across the finals of the Swimsuit USA International Model Search, and his journalistic instincts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, Shoots Hoops With Yates

    Photos by Paul KnightSecretary of Education Arne Duncan made an appearance at Sam Houston High School.​Arne Duncan, the federal Secretary of Education, had to cut his trip to north Houston's Sam Houston High School a bit short, because there were more pressing matters. Duncan was headed to the Thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    iFest Aftermath: A Whirlwind Afternoon With Zydepunks, Some Cha-Chas, Taj Weekes And Dave Alvin's Guilty Women

    Jason WolterZydepunks​ There was a moment as Aftermath was walking through the Caribbean Market section of iFest Saturday when we had the most visceral of flashbacks -- stepping off a Carnival cruise boat at the rip old age of 14 in Nassau, Bahamas, and being inundated by tourist-baiting marketeer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Sailing Away With Songs Of The Caribbean

    ​A couple of years ago She Said was in Oslo, Norway, where she saw an exhibit by artist Tacita Dean chronicling the mysterious voyage of Donald Crowhurst. Dean found and photographed the Teignmouth Electron, the boat Crowhurst apparently abandoned, and collected newspaper articles from the circum ... More >>

  • News

    August 6, 2009

    A Darker Look at Che's Revolution

    After Guevara destroyed his family and his fortune, Gustavo Villoldo hunted the revolutionary leader to his grave.

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    RIP Gary Kurfirst

    Stop Making Sense Music-business legend Gary Kurfirst passed away from undisclosed causes while on vacation in Nassau, the Bahamas, January 13. A venue owner, talent manager, film producer and label founder, Kurfirst opened New York City's Village Theater, later known as the Fillmore East, in 1967 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

    Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry ... More >>

  • News

    May 15, 2008

    Big Boobs Revisited

    Former ambassador Arthur Schechter prevails in his court case, wins more than $3.5 million

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Drenched in Blog I: John Mayer Topless

    Former ambassador Arthur Schechter prevails in his court case, wins more than $3.5 million

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    Big Boobs

    Attorneys Arthur Schechter and Gary Pitts are in a nasty fight over breast implant cases

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    Big Boobs: Breast Implant Lawsuits Aren’t Always Pretty

    Attorneys Arthur Schechter and Gary Pitts are in a nasty fight over breast implant cases

  • Culture

    May 31, 2007

    The Halle "Universe"

    The MFAH's Latin American Art Department has yet another hit show

  • Film

    November 16, 2006

    Royale Flush

    The Bond franchise takes a gamble on a new guy, and comes up aces

  • News

    July 28, 2005

    One Dead Guinea Pig

    A bad reaction to a drug trial sparks an investigation into Houston's Fabre Clinic and its founder

  • Dining

    August 19, 2004

    Sushi Pudding

    You can bank on the salmon and chili tapioca at the Hotel Icon's Bank Jean-Georges

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2004

    Wax Fantastic

    Electro-phenom DJ Keoki spins by Numbers

  • Dining

    June 10, 2004

    All the Way to the Bank

    What does it take to get a celebrity chef to put his name on a Houston restaurant?

  • News

    February 12, 2004

    Ship Wrecked

    A Houston firm certified the oil tanker Prestige as good to go. It broke apart in the Atlantic, causing the worst environmental disaster in Spanish history.

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    Masters and Commanders

    A cruise is a great way to take a break — as long as you're not belowdecks

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2003

    Pulling Stunts

    Oscar Carles likes crashing cars

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2003

    Save the Dome

    Teaching kids to keep their heads

  • News

    December 5, 2002

    If You See Them, Say Hello!

    Defeated candidates face different lifestyles

  • Music

    October 24, 2002

    The Gord Is My Shepherd

    For the Canadian multitudes and the American few, the Tragically Hip offer up secular gospel and quasi-religious concerts

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Tales of Rail

    Metro's incoming chairman loves to tell stories. Can Houstonians cotton to his next one?

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Tough Sailing

    Unread evidence and claims of shredding send a cruise suit into the shoals

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Access Denied

    Once the handicapped come aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines, they may never leave -- no matter how badly they want to

  • Dining

    March 1, 2001

    Stay Out of the Kitchen

    Catch the fish before it gets to the kitchen

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Payback Time

    The latest victims of death merchant Davis will recoup their losses - when he's dead

  • News

    May 11, 2000

    A Dying Race

    Houston boasts some of the biggest track legends in the world. Who cares? They do.

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    News Hostage

    Houston boasts some of the biggest track legends in the world. Who cares? They do.

  • Music

    August 19, 1999

    Girls to Women

    Houston's Destiny's Child scales pop chart, meets fans

  • Dining

    August 27, 1998

    Don't Worry, Be Happy

    Our intrepid critic goes to the relaxed land of The Sundance Grill and gets some very good food

  • News

    July 9, 1998

    GOP Lay-Ups

    Enron fuels Republican soft money machine

  • News

    July 9, 1998

    The Party Boys

    Politics pulls out the hard "soft" cash, Houston-style

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Trading with the Enemy

    Houston oil companies maintain their profitable ties to Libya, in roundabout ways

  • Film

    February 13, 1997

    Power Outage

    Eastwood crawls over the hill and into the sunset

  • Music

    January 23, 1997

    Static

    Eastwood crawls over the hill and into the sunset

  • News

    September 5, 1996

    Pretty Babies

    Inside the Miss American Rodeo Pageant: A tale of big hair, big money and little girls

  • News

    December 28, 1995

    After him, the deluge

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

  • Music

    May 4, 1995

    Belly, Going Up

    A meeting in Rhode Island helps lead to a new King

  • News

    December 9, 1993

    Snow Job

    Why would the U.S. ship dozens of snowmobiles to the Caribbean?

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