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Top 10 Musicians Who Have Written Children's Books

Today is International Children's Book Day, celebrated every April 2 on the birthday of Little Mermaid author Hans Christian Andersen. It's a day to honor the joy of reading to your children (which I do with Lovecraft because, well, I'm kind of a bad person), and some wonderful musicians have gotten ... More >>

Last Night: Riff Raff at Fitzgerald's

Riff Raff, Fat Tony, D-Risha etc. Fitzgerald's March 21, 2013 Thursday night at Fitzgerald's was Riff Raff's homecoming show. Sort of. Sure, he's originally from Houston. The story goes that he got his start hawking his CDs at area malls. It's more accurate to say, though, that Riff Raff has no hom ... More >>

Top 10 Restaurants in River Oaks

The last time we tackled the Top 10 restaurants in River Oaks, Tony Mandola's was still open in what is now Brasserie 19's spot in the River Oaks Shopping Center. Needless to say, things have changed a bit in three years. And in spite of its ritzy exterior, River Oaks still has plenty of inexpensive ... More >>

Dr. Seuss-ical Celebration

Taylor Momsen Likes It Loud and Rough

5 Songs For International Children's Literature Day

Founded in 1967 and meant to coincide with the April 2 birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, the legendary Danish author of classic children's tales like The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and the Ugly Duckling, International Children's Literature Day is a celebration of books meant to encourage young p ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Dinner with Friends, Proposals, Seussical the Musical, Whatever Happened to the Villa Real?

Pop Rocks: And Now, Your Least Anticipated Movies of 2012

The end of the year is always a nice time for going to the theater. Studios are desperate to cram anything they want for "awards consideration" into the final two weeks of December, leading to a larger than usual number of thoughtful, well-made films available for your holiday viewing pleasure. Yea ... More >>

Pop Rocks: The Least Anticipated Movies of 2012

The end of the year is always a nice time for going to the theater. Studios are desperate to cram anything they want for "awards consideration" into the final two weeks of December, leading to a larger than usual number of thoughtful, well-made films available for your holiday viewing pleasure. Yea ... More >>

Three to See

Robert Pruitt, Gabriel Dawe and Tierney Malone are killing it in their respective local shows.

Upcoming Events

Americas: So long, and thanks for all the dish.​It's been a long time coming, but Americas on Post Oak Boulevard is finally closing after 20 years. And while it will indeed be sad to lose its iconic dining room -- which I've always fondly thought of as "Dr. Seuss on acid" -- the restaurant is ... More >>

Dr. Seuss' Top Five Hip-Hop Disciples

​In honor of Dr. Seuss' 106th birthday last week (March 2), Rocks Off's present to you is the most Seussical rappers of all time, MCs who excel at the art of poetic rhyming and whimsical wordplay. Their rhymes constantly remind us that Dr. Seuss could have been a platinum rapper in this lifeti ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 3: Joe Apa of Rudz

​After chatting at Rudyard's and sampling some food and beer (see the rest of our conversation here and here), chef Joe Apa and I took an impromptu road trip to Conroe's Southern Star Brewery. Immediately, we were in awe of this grass-roots operation. It's a total craft brewery. Tall fermentin ... More >>

A Toast to the New Year

​Whether you want to provide a memorable evening for your friends and family or try to impress a New Year's date, nothing classes up a joint like well-spoken, thoughtful toast. Especially if you came up with that toast yourself. Of course, not all of us have the talent and skill of Robert Bur ... More >>

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Top Five Food-Themed Children's Books

​With a glut of adult food memoirs on the market, it's easy to forget that some children's book rank among the best culinary literature. Here are my Top Five Food-Themed Children's Books. 5. Stone Soup (Marcia Brown). A wonderful lesson in collective cooking, Stone Soup recounts how visiting ... More >>

A Work By Brooke Bartholomew Of Friendswood May Be The Face Of Google For A Day

Courtesy Google"Repairing All the World's Breaks"​ Your Google searches may soon start with artwork from a Friendswood eighth-grader.Brooke Bartholomew is one of 40 finalists out of 33,000 contestants, and she's getting a free trip to Google's New York headquarters out of the deal.You want her to ... More >>

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Stop, thief!

Pop Rocks: Tips For Strip-Mining Our Childhoods

​Spike Jonze's live-action version of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are led the box office this weekend, grossing over $32 million. Last month, another children's book adaptation, Sony Pictures' version of Judi and Ron Barrett's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, scored similar numbers f ... More >>

Capsule Art Reviews: "Amy Blakemore: Photographs 1988-2008", "The Paramilitary Show", "Adela Andea: The Green™ cyber web"

T-Pain, Thr33 Ringz

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Drawing Swords: War in American Political Cartoons

Lucy Shelton Caswell examines the images in “One-Man Army” and “Dr. Seuss Wants You!”

Beau Chamberlain

Whimsical wonderlands of a Seussical nature

"Dr. Seuss Wants You!"

The creator of Horton Hears a Who also spent time drawing anti-Nazi political cartoons during

Speed Racer Is a Fast Track to Nowhere

It's anime on overdrive in the Wachowski brothers' souped-up, tricked-out flick

Strange Brew

This Canadian cult classic sets Hamlet in a brewery

Not so Bad: "Horton Hears a Who!

After the unspeakable Grinch, Horton is a surprisingly strong Seuss adaptation

Red Basil Thai Fusion Cuisine

New York Thai

Our top DVD picks for the week of August 22

Trail of Tears

Prey should be called Dances with Tedium

New Year's Resolutions for Houston

We have a lot to forgive – and forget – about 2005; here's hoping local celebs do better next year

Cool Cat

See the adult side of Theodor Geisel's alter ego in "The Art of Dr. Seuss"

Good Vibrations

Haunted by dildos, The Nightfly buzzes through a home sex-toy sales party

The Route to Rote

Jessica Stockholder has been pumping out fascinating work for years. So what's new?

Whos at Main Street?

Seussical's cast -- and it sparkles with whimsy, joy and tenderness

What Was That?

Horton hears a Who in Seussical

A Colorful Education

Students line up for geometry

Dirty Dancing

Dancepatheatre courts controversy

James McMurtry

Saturday, May 4

Coke and a Smile

Ambitious Blow explores the highs and lows of the '70s cocaine trade

Sex for Dummies

Quills director behaves as if he were still making films for a puritanical age

We'll All Cry Boo-Hoo

Ron Howard's cuddly new Grinch puzzles our puzzler till our puzzler's puzzled out

I'm Crushing Your Head!

The Kids in the Hall

Child's Plays

Cures for the summertime blues

Holiday Gestures

Press Picks

Frill a Minute

Press Picks

Having Some Nasty Fun

Too Much Joy cowers in the mouth of adulthood

Hat Trick

Fear of a Black Hat is no Spinal Tap -- but it comes close