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  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    AG Sues to Preserve Galveston's Fort Crockett

    ​Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed a suit on behalf of Texas's state historical officer, asking a judge to order the owners of Fort Crockett to fix the buildings and not demolish them. The state is asking for a temporary restraining order against Max Bowen Enterprises and Juan Hijo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Five Presidents Who Could Kick Chuck Norris's Ass

    Abe Lincoln: Let's get rrrrready to rrrrumble​In our continuing series of scholarly meditations on the United States Presidency, we now bring you a list of five presidents who could kick the crap out of Chuck Norris. Of note: only one of the top five served after 1908, although two honorable m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Pearl & Johnny B's BBQ: A Little Bit of Crockett in Houston

    Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​"We've been open since February 5," said Pearlie Thompson with a smile as she rang me up last Saturday afternoon. "But it's been kind of quiet." Thompson runs Pearl & Johnny B's BBQ, a little gem out of my fondest slow-smoked dreams, that's just off the main food ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2011

    “Texas! The Exhibition”

    Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​"We've been open since February 5," said Pearlie Thompson with a smile as she rang me up last Saturday afternoon. "But it's been kind of quiet." Thompson runs Pearl & Johnny B's BBQ, a little gem out of my fondest slow-smoked dreams, that's just off the main food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    The Cutters Slice Off Mink Show Before Japanese Tour

    ​The Cutters have a lot on their plates this month. Rocks Off had the pleasure of spending last Thursday night with four-fifths of the group while they practiced for their tonight's show at the Mink, an upcoming weeklong tour in Japan, and CD release, all to be completed by the end of the mont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Upcoming: Avett Brothers, David Allan Coe, Moody Blues, Etc.

    ​Adema: Wed., Jan. 12. Scout Bar Clear Lake. Against Me!, Cheap Girls, Fences: Tue., Jan. 25. Warehouse Live. Andy Bell (DJ Set): Sat., Jan. 15. Numbers. Avett Brothers: Thu., April 14. Verizon Wireless Theater. Big Freedia: Fri., Feb. 11. Fitzgerald's. Brent Nettles & The Texas Tea Part ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Old Man Interrupts Lovers In His Garage; Ends Up In Jail

    ​ UPDATE: San Antonio's Channel 5 reports that the mystery female tenant is Moore's approximately 40-year-old daughter. It's like a modern-day Texas version of one of the Canterbury Tales...Old men cling to younger women at their own peril.Septuagenarian William Moore awoke in the wee hours of ... More >>

  • Film

    December 10, 2009

    Maniac Cop

    New Orleans as breeding ground for one Bad Lieutenant.

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    To NOLA, with Love

    Musicians from far and wide are "Bringing Back the Big Easy"

  • News

    August 18, 2005

    Letters

    Musicians from far and wide are "Bringing Back the Big Easy"

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    We Know What You Should Do This Summer

    Your guide to beaches, water parks, day trips, festivals and more

  • News

    May 5, 2005
  • Film

    April 8, 2004

    Messin' with Texas

    The Alamo gets what it always needed: a happy ending

  • News

    January 1, 2004

    Crash Course

    A stuntman is mightily impressed by Houston's rail crashes

  • Music

    December 4, 2003

    A Kinky Kind of Campaign?

    Friedman may be just the one to muss up Guv Goodhair's re-election plan

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Weekend Getaway

    Neal's Lodges, Concan

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Place to Hike

    Big Thicket National Preserve

  • Calendar

    August 30, 2001

    Kitschy-Cool

    Wallace Saage shares his knickknacks and bric-a-brac with the art crowd

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    Letters

    Davy and Mike, ExCEPtion to the Rule, Heat's On

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    Knowing Right from Wrong

    Did Johnny Penry's abusive childhood prevent him from developing a moral compass that might have stopped him from murdering Pam Carpenter? Or is he just another cold, calculating killer?

  • Music

    August 24, 2000

    Mornings with Woody

    Slaid Cleaves "collaborates" with the father of folk music, while blazing his own trail

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    Fade to Black

    The wasted life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell

  • Music

    May 6, 1999

    Rotation

    The wasted life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell

  • Calendar

    February 25, 1999

    His and Hers

    The wasted life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell

  • Calendar

    January 28, 1999

    School Ties

    The wasted life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell

  • Film

    August 21, 1997

    Peace and Lite

    In Box of Moonlight, John Turturro finds himself ... in a too-precious movie

  • News

    October 31, 1996

    Texas Chainsaw Documentary

    A Rice professor uncovers Leatherface's dark secret

  • Calendar

    September 14, 1995

    Press Picks

    A Rice professor uncovers Leatherface's dark secret

  • News

    January 5, 1995

    Letters

    A Rice professor uncovers Leatherface's dark secret

  • News

    December 16, 1993

    Mickey and Minnie, the Robber Barons

    A Rice professor uncovers Leatherface's dark secret

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