Cruises

Drenched in Blog I: John Mayer Topless

An Ike Miracle: Bayport Cruise Terminal To Actually Be Used

The Love Barge

Redemption Thong

Salma's shorts get top billing in an otherwise unwatchable caper

Best Astro

Salma's shorts get top billing in an otherwise unwatchable caper

Masters and Commanders

A cruise is a great way to take a break — as long as you're not belowdecks

Bile on the Isle

The wild fight between an entrepreneur and the Galveston port for loot from cruise-ship lots

Brother, Where Art Thou?

A hot historic painting gets a cool Crawl reception

Bridging the Gap

Birders and the port are new buds seeking to block the proposed toll span at Bolivar

Are You There, Ethel?

The creators of The Last Session bring The Big Voice to Stages

Tough Sailing

Unread evidence and claims of shredding send a cruise suit into the shoals

Access Denied

Once the handicapped come aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines, they may never leave -- no matter how badly they want to

Science for Hire

The Mad Science Group educates kids with rock music and science

Who Do We Have to Blow Around Here to Get a Lady in Late Night?

Okay, fine. We can deal with not having a lady president (still), but with the recent overflow of testicle-wearing late night hosts, it got me thinking, why no late night lady hosts?Joan Rivers tried once and was ridiculed (and yeah, Joan isn't my favorite lady comedian of all time, but come on, ... More >>

I Wanna Be Your Dog: Michael Vick's Entrance Music

Keith Allison​The mystery of whether or not Michael Vick would be picked up by an NFL team was solved pretty handily last week, when the Philadelphia Eagles signed him as a backup for Donovan McNabb. The Eagles were able to look past Vick's history of...questionable behavior because they need a re ... More >>

The Agony of the Ecstasy

​The Carnival cruise ship Ecstasy, based out of Galveston, was in the news again today: Cruise ship guests recalled Thursday their wild ride when the captain of the Carnival Ecstasy made an emergency maneuver to avoid an adrift buoy, causing the ship to list to one side. Guests and equipment ... More >>

Won't You Let Me Take You On A/Sea Cruise

​If I was ever planning on taking a cruise again (and I'm not), I'd have serious doubts about buying tickets on any Carnival ship: Thousands of passengers on a towed cruise ship will disembark in San Diego, California, Thursday with their own tales from a three-day ordeal that left them witho ... More >>

The Black Lips

​If I was ever planning on taking a cruise again (and I'm not), I'd have serious doubts about buying tickets on any Carnival ship: Thousands of passengers on a towed cruise ship will disembark in San Diego, California, Thursday with their own tales from a three-day ordeal that left them witho ... More >>

Bloodsport and Oxtopus on Last Night's Top Chef: Texas

I am proud to report that the above photo is now the one of the first search results for "Asian Leghorn."​...aaaaaand we're back! Last week, I drank heavily and recapped the first episode of Top Chef: Texas. Check that recap to familiarize yourself with the dumb names I've made up for nearly e ... More >>

Sunday Afternoon: Maroon 5 On A Cruise Ship And In Concert

Photos By Craig Hlavaty"What do you think, Adam?"​Yesterday morning I found myself in Galveston boarding Carnival's brand-new cruiser, the Magic, for a presser with Maroon 5, who are currently burning up radio and the iTunes with their hit single "Moves Like Jagger". The band is helping promot ... More >>