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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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Top Chef: Texas Is Now Set in Canada, Because Why Not

    ​This week's episode of Top Chef: Texas has left Texas entirely, never to return (at least for this season). It has, instead, gone to almost literally the polar opposite of Texas: British Columbia, Canada. On Top Chef: Texas. Which was funded with $400,000 of our tax dollars (much more if you coun ... More >>

  • News

    January 12, 2012

    SOPA & GoDaddy Explained

    ​This week's episode of Top Chef: Texas has left Texas entirely, never to return (at least for this season). It has, instead, gone to almost literally the polar opposite of Texas: British Columbia, Canada. On Top Chef: Texas. Which was funded with $400,000 of our tax dollars (much more if you coun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Happy Hour Scene: Maple Leaf Pub

    ​The Place: The Maple Leaf Pub 514 Elgin 713-520-6464 http://www.themapleleafpub.com The Deals: $3 wells; $2.50 pints of Miller Lite and Bud Light; various other weekly and daily specials, including cheap shots of the day and $3 martinis on Mondays, which also feature bingo. The Hours: 3 to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Buy American, Buy Toyota

    ​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Whiskeys of the World: Cocktail Class at Anvil Bar & Refuge

    Whiskey: basically the same as vodka.​"You're not going to like this," says Bobby Heugel, pausing for effect while an expectant crowd giggles semi-nervously. "When it comes down to it, whiskey is the same thing as vodka." The crowd laughs, unsure of exactly what to make of this statement. "And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Cowboy Diaries: Tyson Durfey -- Roped Sedated Calves At Age Four

    Mandy OaklanderTyson Durfey, Tie-down roper​​True cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls w ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2010

    Return to Sender

    What Would Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like If the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Road Trip: Kountry Bakery

    ​The American interstate highway system was designed for many purposes: to link metropolitan areas as directly as possible; to aid in military transport in case of war; and to connect to major border crossings with Canada and Mexico (just to name a few). Nothing could be finer if your sole pur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Pop Rocks: What We Learned From The Olympics

    Another edition of the Winter Games has come and gone, and while the last two weeks have been marked by triumph (the first American medals in Nordic Combined) as well as tragedy (Nickelback's closing ceremony performance), it's time to contemplate the important lessons we'll take away from Vancouve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Aftermath: Fun Fun Fun Fest In Austin Day 2 - Metallagher, Street Dogs, Lucero, Crystal Castles, Gorilla Biscuits, Danzig

    Photos by Marc Brubaker/ Click here for a slideshowNice to see you too, Metallagher.​ Day two of Fun Fun Fun Fest began with a slow and steady rain shower that turned into an all-day headliner. As we walked the ground and felt the rain soak into our clothes we started getting ACL flashbacks. Befor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Vote With a Bullet: Songs for an Otherwise Ho-Hum Election Day

    ​ The run-up to the 2009 elections has been quite a letdown compared to the fascinating and occasionally surreal 2008 campaigns. Obviously, there's nothing that can compare to last year's Presidential contests, and the local mayoral race has been less than compelling. We were going to present this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Stirred and Shaken: Hugo's Malinche

    Photo by Daniel Kramer​Last week, I found myself sitting in my car angling the a/c vents so they would shoot down my shorts. What can I say, it's effing hot. When it's this blazing and you don't have a pool, your outdoor options are few: (a) fill your trash can with ice and hop in like you jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    While You Weren't Tweeting: Now With More Harry Potter

    C'mon, 'fess up. You spent early last week camped out in front of the Angelika in your Hogwarts uniform, awaiting the arrival of the new Harry Potter movie in theatres. Then you spent the rest of the week basking in the afterglow of Daniel Radcliffe's smoldering gaze, and engaging in heated discuss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Artist of the Week: BetterLuck

    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 introducingliston@gmail.com.For some reason, back in 20 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    What If They Gave A Horse Show And Nobody Came?

    The Kantemirov family calls its famous Russian circus, which has toured all over the world for the last 62 years, a "celebration of life and of man's love for horses, demonstrating the harmony between mankind and nature."So when the troupe needed a city to host its first show in the United States, H ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    42nd WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival

    Watch, learn, do at this worldwide indie competition

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    The Surprising Rise of Sweet Potato Fries

    Watch, learn, do at this worldwide indie competition

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    Lonesome Onry and Mean: Meet Lena Anderssen

    Watch, learn, do at this worldwide indie competition

  • Music

    June 19, 2008

    Russian Circles, with Daughters

    Watch, learn, do at this worldwide indie competition

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Sex and Death: Gulf Coast Oyster Roundup

    Watch, learn, do at this worldwide indie competition

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    $13 at Goldenroom Thai Restaurant

    Watch, learn, do at this worldwide indie competition

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    $13 at Goldenroom Thai Restaurant

    Watch, learn, do at this worldwide indie competition

  • Music

    April 5, 2007

    K-os

    K-os performs Thursday, April 5, at the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717.

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    Yppah

    You Are Beautiful At All Times

  • Dining

    December 28, 2006

    Half Shell Face-Off

    Compare East Coast oysters to Gulf Coast oysters and see what you think

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2006

    Here Comes "Trouble"

    Roll up to Everyone's Art Car Parade

  • Home Entertainment

    February 16, 2006

    Torino It Off

    This horrible Winter Olympics game doesn't even medal

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2005

    He's So Klute

    Tom Withers drops his drum 'n' bass on Clark's

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2004

    Get Riddim

    Bounce to the Dancehall Reggae Jam

  • Music

    July 17, 2003
  • News

    May 29, 2003

    Film Buff

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

  • Music

    December 26, 2002

    Black Gold

    A gusher lay beneath the surface, but you had to drill deep

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2002

    The Most Extreme Sport of All

    Bike messengers converge in Houston for some extreme competition

  • Music

    January 31, 2002

    Cross Canadian Ragweed

    Friday, February 1

  • Calendar

    January 17, 2002

    Universal Circus

    Dralion brings the world together underneath the big top

  • Music

    July 26, 2001

    Playbill

    The Cult

  • News

    March 9, 2000
  • Film

    July 1, 1999
  • News

    January 7, 1999
  • Film

    April 16, 1998

    One Little, Two Little, 40 Little Indies

    Worldfest-Houston offers movies you won't otherwise see

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Conference Kudos and Crud

    Worldfest-Houston offers movies you won't otherwise see

  • Film

    December 25, 1997

    Paying the Piper

    Atom Egoyan asks who's to blame for a tragedy. But he offers no answers.

  • Music

    December 25, 1997

    Canadian Born, but Texas Proud

    Fred Eaglesmith descends from the Great White North with a unique American vision

  • Film

    April 11, 1996

    World of Film

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

  • News

    September 14, 1995

    Letters

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

  • Music

    August 24, 1995

    Bittersweet Pill

    Alanis Morissette has jumped from kiddie crushes to adult angst

  • News

    August 24, 1995

    Letters

    Alanis Morissette has jumped from kiddie crushes to adult angst

  • Music

    August 3, 1995

    Northern Exposure

    Canada's favorites, The Tragically Hip, try to conquer the lower 48 without violence

  • News

    July 6, 1995

    Letters

    Canada's favorites, The Tragically Hip, try to conquer the lower 48 without violence

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