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    April 26, 2012

    State and EPA Battle Over Fracking, Flaming Well Water

    When Steve Lipsky blamed fracking for turning his water well into a flamethrower, he set off an epic battle between the EPA and Texas.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    100 Creatives 2012: Viswa Subbaraman

    When Viswa Subbaraman was an undergraduate at Duke University, he had no idea where he would end up. He had played trombone and violin, but music as a career to him did not seem like an option. He had come from a family of doctors and was planning on becoming one himself -- that was, until his sopho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Rice Researchers: Lack of Copy Protection Decreases Music Piracy

    A joint study between marketing professors from Rice University and Duke University has revealed that music industry efforts to reduce piracy through placing copy restrictions -- referred to as Digital Rights Management or DRM -- may actually serve to increase the very theft they wish to prevent. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Rappers: What Are Your Final Four Picks This Year?

    Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't a national holiday, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. Photo illustration by John Seaborn Gray​This Week's Panel: Uzoy, Eskabel, Renzo, Kyle Hubbard, D-Risha and J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Houston: Least-Generous City (When it Comes to Free Stuff on Craigslist)

    These kids are obviously not from Houston​Houston is many things, but one thing it apparently isn't is one of those hippie, commune-type places where people dig the vibe of being generous with things they no longer want. In short, we are not Portland or Seattle. Or Detroit, for that matter. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Forbes Says Houston Is The Best City For Young Professionals, So It Must Be, Right?

    Better than Boston or San Francisco!​The online Forbes empire never tires of putting together lists that rank American cities in any number of categories, all in the vain hope that media in the city named number one will write about -- DAMN! Fell for it again!!Okay, we'll give them an item, since ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 11, 2010

    The Art of Cool

    The CAMH features a fascinating, talented and not easily categorized artist.

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Turning the Screw: Bun B, Cham, The Box, Trae, Jay'Ton, Lloyd Banks, Kid-n-Play, Kurupt, NBA Jam, Diddy, 9th Wonder, Snoop, RZA 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: "On To the Next Year," Bun B Yikes. Bonus Verse of the Week: "All You Know," Happy Perez ft. Chamillion ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2008

    Terrorists Have Won: Andy Giuliani Kicked off Duke Golf Team

    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: "On To the Next Year," Bun B Yikes. Bonus Verse of the Week: "All You Know," Happy Perez ft. Chamillion ... More >>

  • News

    January 17, 2008

    Chuck Rosenthal, Nan Goldin and Soulja Boy

    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: "On To the Next Year," Bun B Yikes. Bonus Verse of the Week: "All You Know," Happy Perez ft. Chamillion ... More >>

  • News

    November 1, 2007

    Shane Battier by the Numbers

    Beyond stats, there's stats

  • Film

    August 30, 2007

    The 11th Hour

    The ice caps are melting, the ozone depleting and Leo's charisma? An endangered species.

  • News

    March 2, 2006

    These Kids Go to the Best Public High School in Houston

    This week: Our first- through fifth-place finishers

  • News

    December 29, 2005

    Podnography

    And you thought those audio files were only used for music

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    Overstimulated

    How taking a Parkinson's disease wonder drug apparently makes some people want to gamble and have sex all the time

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2005

    Black-Hearted

    How taking a Parkinson's disease wonder drug apparently makes some people want to gamble and have sex all the time

  • News

    December 12, 2002

    Rice Freeze

    Market losses force a temporary hiring ban at the university

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    The Kopper Caper

    Enron's secret domestic-partner benefits program

  • Dining

    November 22, 2001

    The Bambi Syndrome

    Texas is overrun with native whitetails, so why do restaurants have to buy their venison from game farms?

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