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Denmark

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    I Hate Hamlet

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008
  • Film

    May 26, 2005

    Home Fires Burning

    A soldier returns a changed man in the gripping Danish drama Brothers

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Tuesday Morning Quarterbacking: Post-Denmark, Pro-Texans, Really Jetlagged Edition

    You're not going to believe this, but last week, I wrote a post in which I predicted the Texans would defeat the Browns. But I headed back out for Europe, and things got lost in the shuffle, so that post never ran. But trust me, I actually did write that the Texans were going to defeat the Cle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    MySpaced Out: Finland Twangs!

    Frida Hyvönen We all know Helsinki rocks; that's a given. But to pigeonhole the Finnish music scene as nothing but one huge population of Laika and the Cosmonauts headbangers would be a mistake. While Finland certainly stands shoulder to shoulder with Sweden and Denmark when it comes to steroidal ... More >>

  • Film

    November 12, 1998

    Great Dane Dogma

    Denmark collective debuts with the bitter comedy Celebration

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2008

    Holy Dirt

    Talento Bilingüe de Houston plays host to a one-man show about life in small-town America

  • Dining

    March 13, 2008

    Tiny Boxwood's Cafe, Voice at Hotel Icon and Cafe Zol

    Talento Bilingüe de Houston plays host to a one-man show about life in small-town America

  • Music

    January 17, 2008

    MySpaced Out

    Our social-network scout sizes up some all-female Scandinavian bands

  • Calendar

    July 26, 2007

    Daniel Silva

    Secret Servant pairs spies and extremists

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    Teen Bands

    From Doo Doo Butter to The Dimes, kids leave cover songs and garages behind

  • Calendar

    April 6, 2006

    Jesus Is tha Bomb

    From Doo Doo Butter to The Dimes, kids leave cover songs and garages behind

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2006

    A Heavy Salad

    From Doo Doo Butter to The Dimes, kids leave cover songs and garages behind

  • Calendar

    July 19, 2007

    The Spy in the Mes

    Polka just got a whole lot cooler

  • Culture

    January 18, 2007

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Music

    November 16, 2006

    Joel Gilbert/Mickey Jones

    Bob Dylan: 1966 World Tour -- The Home Movies

  • Culture

    August 4, 2005

    Guilty Gertrude

    At the Shakespeare Festival, Hamlet gets weird

  • Film

    December 2, 2004

    Boy Meets Whirl

    A lost lad longs for life

  • Music

    October 23, 2003

    Junior Senior

    Friday, October 24

  • News

    October 9, 2003

    Catching Elevators

    Dr. Hitoshi Nikaidoh stepped on a St. Joseph Hospital elevator and died. His death was gruesome and horrifying. But it wasn't unique.

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2002

    The Most Extreme Sport of All

    Bike messengers converge in Houston for some extreme competition

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Romancing the Bones

    Danish psychobilly band Nekromantix lampoons America with twangy satire

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Deli

    Nielsen's Delicatessen

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2001

    Viking Makeover

    There's more to Viking culture than just pillaging and plundering

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Turning the Screw: Slim Thug, Bun B, H.I.S.D., The Kanye, C-Murder, Jim Jones, Hot Boyz, Jaime Foxx/Miley Cyrus, Trae and More

    Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "I'm Back," Slim Thug feat. Devin The Dude Wire To Wire Bun B spoke with The Source TV recently. And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Tonight: Volbeat at Warehouse Live

    Photo by Andreas BondingEvery time us Yanks think we've got the market cornered on strangeness, along come those darn Europeans to show us how much we still have to learn. It's most entertaining when they do it by re-interpreting classic American concepts such as gangsters, country music and punk ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Cafe Zol Gets a Makeover

    Photo by J.C. Reid​When Cafe Zol opened in early 2008 in the old Crostini location on Shepherd near Westheimer, the menu was billed as "Scandinavian tapas." Houston food cognoscenti responded with head scratching and mixed reviews, wondering if there really needed to be a challenger to the loc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    ACL Fest Preview: Five Outdoor Music Festivals That Could Have Gone a Lot Better

    The 2009 Austin City Limits Festival kicks off Friday, and many of you are no doubt devising parking strategies and grappling with various permutations of 'How will I make it from the [a] set at [b] stage in time to catch [x]'s set at the [y] stage?' It's a serious dilemma, as ACL always puts toget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2009

    ACL 2009 Day Two: Aftermath

    Photo by Mark C. Austin​Was it something we said or did? Aftermath openly gushed about how great the weather was on Friday and how it seemed that maybe, just maybe, we were going to finally attend an Austin City Limits (ACL) that didn't consist of heat and dust. Well, it seems that the powers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    This Week in Deliciousness

    Hi there, Minsa! Take your seat next to Sun Maid raisins and Land-O-Lakes butter in the "Totally Bangable Food Mascots" section.​ Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we're waiting until there's a public health care option to organize our Inappropriately Fried Fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Cocio Mudslides

    ​We all love free samples, right? True, sometimes they make you want to throw that flimsy little toothpick right back at the poor old lady who made you put a gummy piece of "beef" stroganoff in your mouth. But other times, things turn out rather well, and you end up discovering something new a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    World Cup 2010: These Teams Will Make It Out Of The Group Stage. Guaranteed

    Now THAT was a USA World Cup squad​The 2010 edition of the FIFA World Cup is finally here. Thirty-two teams made it to the big dance to see just who is the best in the world. Realistically though, only a handful of teams have a shot of winning the cup. It's all going to come down to matchups ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    Artist Talk and Slideshow with Ron Regé, Jr.

    Comic book artist waxes philosophical on a big screen

  • Music

    July 8, 2010

    Nekromantix

    Comic book artist waxes philosophical on a big screen

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    What Does Katy Perry Taste Like?

    ​Last week when we gave Kesha a bloggardly shellacking, we compared her and other female pop stars of her ilk to burritos. You may remember we said she was a gas-station burrito and Miley Cyrus was a Big Mac wrap. It was either a stroke of genius or the starved ramblings of a music writer subs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    What Does Katy Perry Taste Like?

    ​Last week when we gave Kesha a bloggardly shellacking, we compared her and other female pop stars of her ilk to burritos. You may remember we said she was a gas-station burrito and Miley Cyrus was a Big Mac wrap. It was either a stroke of genius or the starved ramblings of a music writer subs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Royal Wedding: The Five Hottest Royal Brides In History

    Hair Balls was positively ecstatic to learn that Prince William is getting hitched to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton. Although the wedding isn't planned until 2011, we're already worrying over what to wear, and what to get the happy couple (we're pretty sure they'll register at Target). But in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    First Look at Piola

    Photos courtesy of Piola because I also managed to forget my camera last night on top of everything else.​Between a dead car battery and an inhaler emergency (thanks for nothing, Walgreen's) last night, I didn't make it to Piola (3201 Louisiana, 713-524-8222) either on time or in my typical ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    10 Trivia Pursuit Questions Whose Answers Have Changed Since 1982: Can You Get Them?

    Your old answers are WRONG, grandpa​You may be playing board games as a way to ease through the holidays with family and friends. Back in 1982, everyone was playing Trivia Pursuit. Everyone. Some of the answers back then, of course, are no longer valid. And there are people who track this. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    "Comeback" Albums Nobody Is Really Asking For

    Marc BrubakerLimp Bizkit flexes their "Gold Cobra" at Buzzfeest XXIV, May 2010​Mark your calendars, fellow music lovers. June 28 will be a sales matchup that'll make 50 Cent and Kanye's 2007 album release square-off look like a playground brawl. The contenders are Limp Bizkit and Taking Back S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Upcoming Events

    Photo by Katharine ShilcuttYou can even pose outside a mockup of Air Force One with a Secret Service dummy at the TAFR cookoff.​Last year, the Texas Association of First Responders (TAFR) Wild Game Cookoff at Sam Houston Race Park was by far the best barbecue cookoff I attended all year. With ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2011

    Mink Changes Owners, Management Nearly Overnight

    Allison WagonerHouston's The Energy at The Mink, July 2011​White Mystery wasn't just the name of the band playing The Mink on Saturday night. There was a palpable feeling of tension and "weirdness," as one person put it, at the Midtown venue as word continued to spread across the Houston indie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Soren Pedersen of Sorrel Urban Bistro, On Culinary School in Denmark

    Photo by Mai PhamExecutive Chef Soren Pedersen of Sorrel Urban Bistro​In late July, Sorrel Urban Bistro opened in the old Ziggy's Healthy Grille space at Greenbriar and West Alabama. In the open kitchen, Chef Soren Pedersen can be seen every day, turning out some of the most beautifully plated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Upcoming Events: Monsters (and Mikkels) of Beer

    ​Those of you already looking forward to the annual Monsters of Beer festival on November 12 now have something equally cool to look forward to: Night After Monsters at Whole Foods Montrose on Sunday, November 13. While the Monsters festival is only $35, Night After Monsters is a little more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Memoir From Early AC/DC bassist Mark Evans Sheds Light On Band's Beginnings

    ​Get Lit: Dirty Deeds - My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC By Mark Evans 288 pp., $19.95, Bazillion Points Books The Thunder from Down Under that is AC/DC has been blasting eardrums for nearly four decades, continuing to move millions of records and tour huge arenas worldwide. And though the li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Jeremiah Clarke: Why You Shouldn't Play "Trumpet Voluntary" at Your Wedding

    ​Today is the 337th birthday of composer and organist Jeremiah Clarke. You have heard his most famous work dozens of times in your life and never really thought about it. Clarke composed the "Prince of Denmark March," which is usually called "Trumpet Voluntary." Due to a mix up in a famous son ... More >>

  • Articles

    December 22, 2011

    The Film Issue: 10+

    ​Today is the 337th birthday of composer and organist Jeremiah Clarke. You have heard his most famous work dozens of times in your life and never really thought about it. Clarke composed the "Prince of Denmark March," which is usually called "Trumpet Voluntary." Due to a mix up in a famous son ... More >>

  • Articles

    December 22, 2011

    The Film Issue: Team Margaret

    ​Today is the 337th birthday of composer and organist Jeremiah Clarke. You have heard his most famous work dozens of times in your life and never really thought about it. Clarke composed the "Prince of Denmark March," which is usually called "Trumpet Voluntary." Due to a mix up in a famous son ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 22, 2011

    The Film Issue

    Looking back on the year in movies, and what's coming in 2012.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The Tyranny of Choice: Top 5 Single-Dish Restaurants I Want to See in 2012

    2012 is your year, JELL-O.​I was happy to read Katharine's Shilcutt's piece on the single-dish restaurant trend for several reasons. First, I generally love the idea of specialty shops and sometimes long for the days when grocery shopping meant going to the butcher, then the cheese-monger, the ... More >>

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