Inmate Terry Banks broke out of jail in Missouri, prison guard Lynette Barnett by his side. They disappeared for seven weeks - until the law caught up with them in a Victoria County, Texas, trailer park.
A reporter, a photographer and canoeist Tom Helm paddle from the Galleria to Galveston Bay by canoe and kayak, finding beauty, danger and urban debris in equal measure
Allegedly, more people use Facebook than e-mail, and during the last several months, Twitter became a verb. But for Corporate America, that could cause some problems, according to Houston attorney Chris Schaeper. "Twenty years ago, you might be having beers with an old frat buddy from college and have a conversation you probably shouldn't have, but who's going to find out?" Schaeper tells Hair Balls. "With Twitter, now there's a track record. It's out there forever."The problem lies in all those
Spider-Man geeks, rejoice!! You may not only get to live out your fantasy -- being Peter Parker and his alter ego -- but you can be a Broadway star!!
Or, on the other hand, you can participate in a huge publicity stunt.
They're making a musical out of Spiderman, complete with a new (to us, anyway) hyphen in the name. (Hey, a little research shows he's always had the hyphen. Who knew?)
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark has music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge, otherwise known as the two U2 dude
Photos by Katharine Shilcutt
Whimsical cakes take the stage at the Buffalo Market's bakeryH-E-B is opening yet another new concept store in Houston, after finding success here with Central Market, H-E-B Pantry, Mi Tienda and the vast new 129,000-square-foot H-E-B at Bunker Hill and I-10. Buffalo Market, so called for its location along Buffalo Speedway at Bissonnet, will have its grand opening tomorrow -- August 5 -- at 6 a.m. after nearly five years in the making.
The wine
