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Gimme the Loot: NYCDIY

The sweet small pleasures of Gimme the Loot.

The Rocks Off 100: Felipe Galvan Of Los Skarnales

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Los Skarnales frontman Felipe Galvan is q ... More >>

The Best Action Director Working Today

John Hyams is dedicated to the abstract and the ass-kicking.

Defying Ambiguity: Jandek & 5 Other Curious Cult Musicians

As a musician, there are many reasons behind choosing to remain an ambiguous character in the public eye as opposed to taking in all of the public attention one can. Choosing to remain ambiguous or elusive is sometimes a decidedly defiant statement, sometimes even a backwards-marketing tool, or is s ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: And Then There Were None, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Smokey Joe's Cafe

Canned Champagne: For All Your Picnic Needs

​Alright, so Sofia Mini isn't technically champagne. It's a sparkling Blanc de Blancs from California made with a blend of Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscat grapes. But for the purposes of this post, as well as ease of description, I like to call it champagne in a can. Last year, I did ... More >>

Lost at the Chateau Marmont

From party girl to Oscar winner, Sofia Coppola's journey to Somewhere.

DeAndre Wright, R&B Star On The Rise

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to sheaserrano@gmail.com. ​Sometimes when you meet ... More >>

FAIR-y Tales: Bookworms

White-nationalist reads in the United States and Europe reflect anti-migrant hatred in a grim economy.

An American in Mexico

Readers respond to "Over The Line"

Wine of the Week: Coppola Sofia Blanc de Blancs

​What does Francis Ford Coppola do well other than direct movies? You guessed it, you little oenophile/movie geek, you. Yes, Coppola makes some damn delicious wines in addition to creating some of the most iconic American movies ever to grace the silver screen. This canned concoction, however, ... More >>

Le conseguenze dell’amore

Paolo Sorrentino's Italian comedy examines lives unlived

Capsule Stage Reviews: Arms and the Man, The Man Who Saved New Orleans, The Odd Couple, Taking Flight

Capsule Stage Reviews: Arms and the Man, Dryope and Iole, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Capsule Stage Reviews: Arms and the Man, How I Learned to Drive, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mrs. Warren's Profession

Capsule Stage Reviews: Arms and the Man, How I Learned to Drive, The Light in the Piazza, The Sins of Sor Juana

Capsule Stage Reviews: The Apostle, Arms and the Man, Black Comedy, The Light in the Piazza

Best Films of 2008

Looking back at Che, The Dark Knight, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Wall-E and many others, and looking ahead to 2009

The United Nations of Food at Phoenicia Specialty Foods

Tito & Tarantula

The Color Purple

Thank You, Oprah!

A World Tour of Honey

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Booking It

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

Boy Meets Whirl

A lost lad longs for life

Film Buff

The naked truth about why Houston isn’t the third coast

The Pitch

In 1988, Ron Shelton made Bull Durham. In 2002, it couldn't be done.

Universal Circus

Dralion brings the world together underneath the big top

Music Awards 2001

A preview of this year's show

Embraceable Ewe

Skewers

For the Love of Sauerkraut

Somehow a restaurant from the Black Forest finds its way to Midtown

News of the Weird

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.

Workers of the World, Unite in Song!

East Side Story explores Soviet musicals. Yes, musicals.

Press Picks

Garbage In, Garbage Out

A former employee calls into question BFI's freshly scrubbed image

World of Film

Smaller, and with shorts, WorldFest/Houston cranks up its projectors

Playing It for Laughs

The Alley's Arms and the Man has Shaw's humor, but not his tears