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ACL Pix: More Scenes from Zilker

Sex in the Suburbs

In The Ice Storm, promiscuity seems merely pathetic

2007 Music Year in Review

In The Ice Storm, promiscuity seems merely pathetic

Dance of the Penguin

That whole talking animal genre? Let's be done with it

Clan Ferdinand

It takes a true Scotsman to get to the bottom of this whole Franz Ferdinand thing

Something Missing

Liev Schreiber adapts a best-selling novel, without the best results

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Liev Schreiber adapts a best-selling novel, without the best results

Suburban Outfitters

Life and style outside the Loop are examined in "Fashioning Arcadia"

Color Bind

What's black and white and red all over? Sin City, pal.

Dancing Queen

The Martha Graham Dance Company defines modern movement

From Major to Minor

Why the best films of 2004 look like indies but aren't

Forget Me Not

Inside the Spotless Mind is a big and beating heart

Letters

Inside the Spotless Mind is a big and beating heart

Bow Down

The Return of the King rules

Enough's Enough

The Spy Kids go 3-D, but where are Mom and Dad?

Orc Chops

The action's much meatier in Jackson's second Rings film

In the Baggins

We're off to see the wonderful wizards of The Lord of the Rings

Dog Breath

Adaptation of Willie Morris's childhood memoir has too many fleas

Thingamabob vs. Machine

Shane Acker creates an animated postapocalyptic hellscape in 9. WALL-E would never get out alive.

Artist of the Week: Time Travelers and Staunch Futurama Defenders Holy Fiction

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. ​ Occasionally, you'll h ... More >>

Manchester United: Five Reasons To Hate Them

Yeah, yeah -- tradition yadda, yadda, yadda​Manchester United F.C. will be making their first trip to Houston as they play the MLS All-Stars at Reliant Stadium Wednesday. As one of soccer's most successful and most recognizable clubs, Man U is the sole reason why a record-sellout crowd is expected ... More >>

Idol Beat: The Doom That Came To Haley

May the best...oh, who am I kidding?​Two hours. We're down to three contestants and the program last night lingered for two freaking hours. It's hard to blame Fox. NBC is coming up on the outside with The Voice, ABC has a slew of new programs debuting in the fall (a reboot of Charlie's Angels ... More >>

World AIDS Day: Artists Who Have Contributed to the Cause

​Today is World AIDS Day. The theme this year is "Getting to Zero," focusing on zero AIDS related deaths. In hopes of achieving this goal, there has been many a celebrity to endorse AIDS awareness and various charities around the world. Quite a few musicians have used their celebrity status ... More >>

Happy 99th Birthday, Richard Nixon: Great Pop Culture Nixons

​Today Richard Nixon would have turned 99 years old, though he passed on to the big country club in the sky back in April 1994, at the age of 81. His wife Pat passed on the year previous, and Nixon was active until the end of his life, still making appearances and granting interviews, as the s ... More >>