David Sedaris

Houston's Top 5 Large Music Venues

5. TOYOTA CENTER Aeros, Rockets and concerts. Oh my! Houston's Toyota Center is built to impress and hosts big-time, all-star performances, ranging from Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga to Metallica and Tool. When it isn't a sporting event, the venue's playing surfaces are removed, giving way to an extra ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Panto Mother Goose, Sanders Family Christmas, The Santaland Diaries, The White Christmas Album: A Beatles Holiday

Capsule Stage Reviews: It's a Wonderful Life, The Santaland Diaries, The Snow Queen, Sylvia

The Santaland Diaries

Capsule Stage Reviews: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Cinderella, Fruitcakes, The Santaland Diaries

Capsule Stage Reviews: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, A Christmas Story — A Ghost Story of Christmas, Fruitcakes, The Nutcracker, The Santaland Diaries

Gifts Galore

Wrapping up Houston's holiday shows.

First Look at The Capitol at St. Germain

Photos courtesy of FacebookMy camera died on me, but at least The Capitol has some great photos for use on its Facebook page.​I had a date with two friends to see the Santaland Diaries at the Alley last week, and suggested checking out the new live music venue/restaurant next to the Flying Sau ... More >>

Conroe Native Courtney Smith Crashes Rock-Lit Boys Club

​Introducing music journalism's latest female-penned release, Courtney E. Smith's Record Collecting for Girls. Following suit with like-minded veteran writers like Sara Marcus and Jessica Hopper, Smith's first book boldly tackles the music memoir, a literary genre historically saturated with ... More >>

David Sedaris

Home Cooking with Amy Sedaris

It's late in the afternoon and it's almost Friday. You deserve a break. Take one while watching Jerri Blank humorist Amy Sedaris shove hot dogs onto a rake. Sedaris is known for her acting roles in television shows like Strangers with Candy as much as she's known for being author David Sedaris's ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: A Fertle Holiday, Panto Pinocchio, Santaland Diaries

Capsule Stage Reviews: Burn the Floor, A Christmas Carol, Cinderella, A Fertle Holiday, The Nutcracker, Plaid Tidings, Santaland Diaries

Capsule Stage Reviews: Bluefinger: The Fall and Rise of Herman Brood, A Christmas Carol, Cinderella, A Fertle Holiday, The Nutcracker, Reckless, Santaland Diaries

Christmas Cookies on Stage

Houston's theater scene offers a tasty sampler of holiday treats.

Lamar's eLibrary

Goodbye paper books, hello Facebook.

The Santaland Diaries

Should Houston Increase Its SXSW Footprint?

www.visithoustontexas.com​ What can the City of Houston do to promote H-town as a musical, cultural and artsy-fartsy tourist destination to the thousands of people who attend SXSW in Austin each year? That's the question posed by Jim Moran, a multi-decade veteran of the music/film/interactive fest ... More >>

David Sedaris

Humorist reads from his latest creature comforts

Santaland Diaries

The Alley Theatre offers up a humorous look at the reality behind the magic of Macy's Christmas wonderland display

Chipp Kidd

Meet one of the “greatest living graphic designers” (according to Domy Books’ Russell Etchen)

Capsule Stage Reviews: A Christmas Carol, A Fertle Holiday, The Nutcracker, Panto Cinderella, Santaland Diaries, Twelve Ways of Christmas

Capsule Stage Reviews: But Not Goodbye, A Fertle Holiday, The Gifts of Christmas, The Nutcracker, Panto Cinderella, Santaland Diaries, Spirits to Enforce, Twelve Ways of Christmas

The Season Brings a Mixed Bag of Christmas Shows

All Wrapped Up

The Santaland Diaries

Move Over Scrooge: The Alley Theatre’s Todd Waite is the new humbug in town

David Sedaris

Humorist returns on the heels of his latest release, When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Get Lit: The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy, by Robert Leleux

David Sedaris

Acclaimed humorist heads to Houston

Get Lit: Sedaris, by Kevin Kopelson

Grab Some Grub

It's time to get messy

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Strange Days

Theater LaB and Atomic Cafe take us from a Squeamish religious sect to drinks with cannibals

Naked Brunch