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Coach Kevin Constantine Explains the Difference Between a Good Fight and a Bad Fight in Hockey

News of the Weird

GOP Party -- Not So Much

Ten Other Instances of "Sloppy Seconds"

Sean Avery of the NHL's Dallas Stars was suspended for an indefinite period by the NHL on Tuesday for comments he made in Calgary on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, he made a comment about several players dating his "sloppy seconds." And I know most of you in Houston would rather talk high school fo ... More >>

Prankster Punk

Chixdiggit make a mockery of everyone -- including themselves

Absolutely Super

Chixdiggit make a mockery of everyone -- including themselves

Among Friends

Buster Brown's financial disclosure includes an interesting omission -- and addition

W's First Post-Presidental Speech Is In The Houston Of Canada

Photo by RockiesGeorge W. Bush's office has announced his first public appearance since January 20, and it's in the place most people consider to be the Houston of the North -- Calgary.Calgary, and the surrounding province of Alberta, is oil land and politically conservative. Lots of oil execs shutt ... More >>

News of the Weird

Photo by RockiesGeorge W. Bush's office has announced his first public appearance since January 20, and it's in the place most people consider to be the Houston of the North -- Calgary.Calgary, and the surrounding province of Alberta, is oil land and politically conservative. Lots of oil execs shutt ... More >>

News of the Weird

Photo by RockiesGeorge W. Bush's office has announced his first public appearance since January 20, and it's in the place most people consider to be the Houston of the North -- Calgary.Calgary, and the surrounding province of Alberta, is oil land and politically conservative. Lots of oil execs shutt ... More >>

News of the Weird

Photo by RockiesGeorge W. Bush's office has announced his first public appearance since January 20, and it's in the place most people consider to be the Houston of the North -- Calgary.Calgary, and the surrounding province of Alberta, is oil land and politically conservative. Lots of oil execs shutt ... More >>

Life On The Rodeo Road: "The Steer Stopped And Run A Horn Through My Face"

Photo by Paul KnightName: Lee GravesAge: 37Hometown: Calgary, AlbertaEvent: Steer WrestlingI got into rodeo because I was raised around horses my whole life. I got involved with some neighbors who roped and stuff, and that's about it. I was playing a lot of hockey at the time, and I was probably lik ... More >>

Tonight: Women at Rudyard's

Women Women www.flemisheye.com Allegedly recorded on boomboxes, gathering in garage pop, tape loops, lo-fi folk and chiming math-rock, the eponymous debut from Calgary quartet Women is an unpredictable and untotalizable mess. Casual listeners drawn in by minor blog hit "Black Rice" will find ... More >>

News of the Weird

Women Women www.flemisheye.com Allegedly recorded on boomboxes, gathering in garage pop, tape loops, lo-fi folk and chiming math-rock, the eponymous debut from Calgary quartet Women is an unpredictable and untotalizable mess. Casual listeners drawn in by minor blog hit "Black Rice" will find ... More >>

News of the Weird

Women Women www.flemisheye.com Allegedly recorded on boomboxes, gathering in garage pop, tape loops, lo-fi folk and chiming math-rock, the eponymous debut from Calgary quartet Women is an unpredictable and untotalizable mess. Casual listeners drawn in by minor blog hit "Black Rice" will find ... More >>

Choking on the Pit?

Houston Symphony musicians rate the conductors who dare to replace Eschenbach on the podium

Swordplay? No Way!

When it comes to Renaissance weaponry, John Clements is deadly serious

Shout Out Out Out Out

Shout Out Out Out Out perform Tuesday, March 13, at The Mink, 3718 Main, 713-522-9985. 120 Days, Foreign Islands also perform.

Harvard and the Boogeyman

Will it be the Aeros' brawler or brainiac who gets to the NHL?

The Jizz Age

X-rated starlets bust through the fourth wall

Berry Busy

From pushcart to continental franchise, Berryhill's Hot Tamales is moving on up

After the Crash

When victims' rights advocate Pam Lychner and her daughters died on TWA Flight 800, her husband knew what he had to do: Find justice for Pam.

Being A Fan In Houston Basically Sucks, ESPN Reports

Photo by Bukowsky18ESPN has put together another one of its Best Fan Experience lists, where they rank ballparks, arenas and stadiums for atmosphere, convenience, team success, and other highly arbitrary and pseudo-scientific categories.Houston doesn't come out too well.The top three are the L ... More >>

Houston's Best (And Possibly Only) Olympic Luger Makes A Comeback

Photo courtesy Ruben Gonzalez​Ruben Gonzalez, a three-time Olympic luger, had already come out of retirement twice. It didn't take much to inspire him to do it again. Last year was the 20th anniversary of his first Olympics, the 1988 Calgary games. Which got him thinking: What if he could do it o ... More >>

Houston: From Moron Metropolis to Genius City In Two Short Months

​Two months ago, the Daily Beast ranked all American cities according to their estimation of each place's municipal IQ.They measured how many residents had bachelor's and graduate degrees, nonfiction book sales, the ration of institutions of higher education, and political engagement, as measured ... More >>

Tegan and Sara

​Two months ago, the Daily Beast ranked all American cities according to their estimation of each place's municipal IQ.They measured how many residents had bachelor's and graduate degrees, nonfiction book sales, the ration of institutions of higher education, and political engagement, as measured ... More >>

Houston One Of Top 20 Environmentally Green Cities In North America, Somehow

Not top 10 material yet​A new study of environmental practices in major cities in North America finds Houston ranked 16th, which is not that bad considering, you know, our air. The study, sponsored by the Siemens Corporation, used 31 criteria involving air, water supply, recycling and all th ... More >>