Subject: Charlotte

• Break the Chain

  April 17, 2007

• John Royal's NFL Picks: Week Two

  September 14, 2007

• Still the Same: John Royal on the Houston Texans

  October 1, 2007

• Solidarity, Baby

  October 23, 2007

• Rockets-Hawks: Where 20 in a Row Happens

  March 13, 2008

• Get Lit: Buckingham Palace Gardens, by Anne Perry

  April 16, 2008

• Everything Old Is New Again

  Darby's flashes back to a gentler time

  August 26, 1999

• Hell Just Froze Over

  Houston's first female hockey team gives new meaning to the term "body check"

  June 8, 2000

• The Time of Their Lives

  May 11, 1995

• Good Sense

  December 14, 1995

• Stadia Watch

  June 6, 1996

• Cut & Run

  June 20, 1996

• The Insider

  August 1, 1996

• Unpromised Land

  October 17, 1996

• Press Picks

  November 21, 1996

• Rockets Fast Break: Adelman Stresses Consistency at Point

  To Rockets coach Rick Adelman, consistency trumps contrast. When fans initially heard the Rafer Alston trade Thursday afternoon, much of the immediate reaction was negative. In addition to questioning the team going forward without an experienced starting point guard, many wondered why the team would trade away Alston's size for Kyle Lowry, another 6-foot jitterbug of comparable height and style of play to Brooks. According to Adelman, that's exactly the idea.

  February 21, 2009

• Rockets-Bobcats: Yao-Artest Form Improved Dynamic Duo

  At some point during the will he, won't he saga of Tracy McGrady's ongoing knee problems, the heart and identity of the Rockets shifted from a Yao Ming and McGrady-led team to one led by Yao and Ron Artest. So far, the Rockets seem all the better for it. Artest scored 26 points on five three-pointers while Yao added 19 points and seven rebounds, leading to a 99-78 win over Charlotte on Sunday evening at Toyota Center. It's the Rockets' (35-21) fourth consecutive victory, three of which have co

  February 23, 2009

• Good Night

  February 4, 1999

• News Hostage

  September 16, 1999

• Rockets-Bobcats: Yao-Artest Form Improved Dynamic Duo

  At some point during the will he, won't he saga of Tracy McGrady's ongoing knee problems, the heart and identity of the Rockets shifted from a Yao Ming and McGrady-led team to one led by Yao and Ron Artest. So far, the Rockets seem all the better for it. Artest scored 26 points on five three-pointers while Yao added 19 points and seven rebounds, leading to a 99-78 win over Charlotte on Sunday evening at Toyota Center. It's the Rockets' (35-21) fourth consecutive victory, three of which have co

  February 23, 2009

• Rockets Fast Break: Adelman Stresses Consistency at Point

  To Rockets coach Rick Adelman, consistency trumps contrast. When fans initially heard the Rafer Alston trade Thursday afternoon, much of the immediate reaction was negative. In addition to questioning the team going forward without an experienced starting point guard, many wondered why the team would trade away Alston's size for Kyle Lowry, another 6-foot jitterbug of comparable height and style of play to Brooks. According to Adelman, that's exactly the idea.

  February 21, 2009

• Anthony Hamilton

  December 4, 2008

• Cheap Sex and the City: The Movie

  May 29, 2008

• A Killer Nanny

  Charlotte Foster wanted a male nanny who’d play sports with her sons. She got an escaped murderer.

  March 6, 2003

• Economic Development, the Houston Chronicle, Frivolous Lawsuits and Bad Travel Agents

  June 14, 2007

• The Music Men

  Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune.

  February 1, 2007

• The Music Men

  Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune.

  January 25, 2007

• Whip Smart

  The new Castlevania lives up to its legacy.

  January 11, 2007

• The Great Unknown

  Music, the Squidbillies and a personal ecosystem

  January 11, 2007

• Pot o' Gold

  Riches await Houston theatergoers

  January 4, 2007

• Gooooaaaal!

  A few locals are afflicted with World Cup mania; also: Chango Jackson, KPFT and what touring bands really think of Houston

  June 8, 2006

• What Ever Happened to Lady Jane?

  Fonda's humiliation is only one reason this Monster is such a dog

  May 12, 2005

• Love Bites

  Mosquitos meld the Big Apple and Brazil

  January 22, 2004

• That '60s Show

  Oliver Beene goes against fake millionaires and phony idols

  March 6, 2003

• Iron Men

  Recent releases document the Maiden voyage

  February 6, 2003

• 'Tis a Foine, Foine Loife

  In the holiday insta-classic Evelyn, Pierce Brosnan forms a family bond

  December 19, 2002

• Evening the Odds

  In three decades, women jockeys have made tremendous strides. But in the male-dominated world of horse racing, equality remains elusive.

  November 29, 2001

• Safe Sex

  Gay romantic comedy doesn't take advantage of its flashback structure

  August 30, 2001

• Golden Room with No View

  Merchant Ivory's lush take on Henry James needs a few more turns of the screw

  May 17, 2001

• Air Sic

  In cargo holds or plane cabins, critters are taking more than flights of fancy

  May 17, 2001

• Spin Sisters

  Women are staking their claim in the boys' club known as the DJ booth

  February 8, 2001

• Meet Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Jones

  Some Houstonians say monogamy doesn't work for them. They don't cheat. They don't swing. They do have more than one spouse at a time. And the whole family knows about it.

  November 30, 2000

• Almost Famous

  Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.

  September 21, 2000

• What So Proudly We Hail

  Sure, The Patriot is mawkish nationalism disguised as summer entertainment, but we'll wave the flag anyway

  June 29, 2000

• Swine To Watch Out For: Five Bad Movie Pigs

  News about the potential swine flu outbreak has veered from grim to cautiously optimistic and back again over the last few days, with much emphasis given to the pigs themselves. Should massive reprisals against our bacon-generating friends be necessary, here's some movie material to get you in the mood.5. Porky Pig -- Warner Bros. gag reel (unknown) Long-simmering rage at his perpetual second banana status and humiliating speech defect finally boils over in this shocking clip. Hide your childr

  April 29, 2009

• Continental Airlines: Work Hard, Fly Right -- Unless You're A Kid

  For the second time in a week, Houston's Continental Airlines has admitted they sent an unaccompanied minor passenger to the wrong destination.One 10-year-old girl who was trying to get from Boston to Cleveland ended up in Newark. (The only time ending up in Newark is "not so bad" is when you were intending to go to Cleveland.) A, 8-year-old girl trying to get to Charlotte from Houston ended up in Fayetteville. Not Fayetteville, North Carolina -- which would have been close, at least -- but Faye

  June 17, 2009

• Game Time: The Horrible Turn Of The Texans' Owen Daniels

  ​(I want you all to watch in amazement while I introduce you to the literary technique known as the "shplegue". This stands for "shameless plug that turns into a segue." Watch and learn...)I'm not sure how many of you have seen the web-based tragicomedy Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, but this coming Monday at the River Oaks Theater is the world premiere of the unofficial prequel Horrible Turn, starring yours truly as Police Commissioner Tommy O'Chimina (and by "starring", I mean I'm in the m

  November 3, 2009