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The "Ag-Gag" War: Big Ag Declares War on Whistleblowers

Behind the scenes of the death match between Big Ag and undercover animal-rights activists.

Peeing Cat or Pooping Dog? Pet Psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick Can Tell You What's Up

Folks like Tori Spelling, Rosie O'Donnell and Ellen DeGeneres have received readings for their animals from pet psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick. It could be your turn during Fitzpatrick's debut "Pet Talk" workshop on Saturday, February 23, in Houston. Join world-renowned animal communicator Sonya Fitzpat ... More >>

Flogging Nemo

Pixar's grand fish tale needs no enhancement.

The Best Fathers Day Gift: 24 Hours Without Dubstep

This Sunday is a big day. For our dads, that is. It's Fathers Day, and whether we have daddy issues or not, we have to admit that we children put their dads through a lot. They helped change our diapers (hopefully, if not poor mom), they killed spiders for us (my dad still does), but best of all, th ... More >>

Goodtime Moonshine: 8 Brands Of Musician-Backed Booze

warmingglow.uproxx.comShirtless hillbillies, backyard stills, and Cletus from the Simpson = things we normally associate with moonshine.​Tuesday, representatives for Colt Ford announced the Georgia-born singer best known for 2010's Chicken and Biscuits would be the first country music star wit ... More >>

Pet Sounds

Animal psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick hears voices - the dog and cat kind.

Lil B's I'm Gay: Marketing Genius Or Just Offensive?

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: Bun B, A.D.D., Kiotti, Fat Tony, Delo, Brad Gilm ... More >>

The Next Big Thing from Ron Jeremy Isn't in His Pants

rondejeremy.com​No, it's not a joke. Ron Jeremy is taking his talents from the world of hard-core pornography to the realm of hard liquor with Ron de Jeremy, a new line of "adult rum" (not to be confused with all the rum you drank as a child). The adult film industry icon partnered up with 72 ... More >>

10 Music Stories We Wish We'd Ignored This Year

​We in the alternative media - not necessarily the Houston Press and/or Rocks Off, not all the time - enjoy calling out our mainstream brethren. Whether it's ten books that didn't make The New York Times' "Best of 2010" list, or "10 Stories Our Print Version Accidentally Overlooked," us "under ... More >>

The Week in TV: Ellen Degeneres Realizes American Idol Sucks

Rob Lowe will soon join the cast of Parks and Recreation.​The dog days are upon us, the networks are planning for fall, and there's always money in the banana stand. This was the week in TV Land: • The Television Critics Association summer press tour has been going on for the past few days ... More >>

Odd Pair: Watermelon and Loredona Riesling

​The only thing better than a cold slice of sweet, ripe, seedless watermelon is a slice of sweet, ripe, seedless watermelon paired with a nice, chilled glass of Riesling. Yes, summer has officially arrived. Alone, watermelon is a treat like no other - memories of backyard barbecues with the f ... More >>

Patrice O'Neal

Women know exactly where they stand with this comedian

Down on the Farm

The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights.

Idol Beat: The Hollywood Shuffle Begins...

​Here we are in Hollywood, kids! Yes, the dingy, tourist-ridden section of Los Angeles that's become a handy way to package and sell the myth of stardom to the unsuspecting. Hollywood is so quintessentially American that if it didn't exist we would make it up as a place to put our dreams. Noth ... More >>

American Idol: The Hollywood Shuffle Begins...

​Here we are in Hollywood, kids! Yes, the dingy, tourist-ridden section of Los Angeles that's become a handy way to package and sell the myth of stardom to the unsuspecting. Hollywood is so quintessentially American that if it didn't exist we would make it up as a place to put our dreams. Noth ... More >>

Idol Beat: The "Best of the Rest," Or So Fox Says

​Last night's American Idol was a clip show, plain and simple. Nothing else going on at all. Granted, every cattle-call audition episode can feel like a clip show, with an endless run of short, forgettable stories placed one after the other. But last night's installment didn't even pretend to ... More >>

American Idol: The "Best of the Rest," Or So Fox Says

​Last night's American Idol was a clip show, plain and simple. Nothing else going on at all. Granted, every cattle-call audition episode can feel like a clip show, with an endless run of short, forgettable stories placed one after the other. But last night's installment didn't even pretend to ... More >>

Idol Beat: How Low Can the Mile High City Go?

​Honestly, I found it hard to concentrate on American Idol knowing I was just an hour away from the return of Lost. Admittedly, sometimes it's hard to concentrate on the show under ordinary circumstances, so this was doubly trying. But I did my best, and I did it for you. By now, you know al ... More >>

American Idol: How Low Can the Mile High City Go?

​Honestly, I found it hard to concentrate on American Idol knowing I was just an hour away from the return of Lost. Admittedly, sometimes it's hard to concentrate on the show under ordinary circumstances, so this was doubly trying. But I did my best, and I did it for you. By now, you know al ... More >>

Idol Beat: Here We Go Again...

Last night's guest judge: a bobblehead doll Victoria Beckham​I've never watched a whole season of American Idol before, but that's a minor detail. Actually watching this show doesn't seem to be necessary to know as much about it as the most devoted fans: Amateur singers judges = quasi-drama. ... More >>

American Idol: It Begins

Last night's guest judge: a bobblehead doll Victoria Beckham​I've never watched a whole season of American Idol before, but that's a minor detail. Actually watching this show doesn't seem to be necessary to know as much about it as the most devoted fans: Amateur singers judges = quasi-drama. ... More >>

Who Do We Have to Blow Around Here to Get a Lady in Late Night?

Okay, fine. We can deal with not having a lady president (still), but with the recent overflow of testicle-wearing late night hosts, it got me thinking, why no late night lady hosts?Joan Rivers tried once and was ridiculed (and yeah, Joan isn't my favorite lady comedian of all time, but come on, ... More >>

Texans' Chester Pitts Vs. Idiotic Network Programmers

Chester Pitts, the offensive lineman for the Texans, took his shot at an obstacle course for a (really stupid-looking) network show called Wipeout.Pitts gets the crap beaten out of him, from the looks of this. (It's from the Ellen DeGeneres show, for some reason we don't really want to bother to k ... More >>

Houston-Born TV-Theme Composer W.G. "Snuffy" Walden Enjoys His Wonder Years

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Saturday: Dash Rip Rock at the Continental Club

A sort of swampy Supersuckers, New Orleans trio Dash Rip Rock - whose last album Hee Haw Hell was the rather ambitious cowpunk retelling of Dante's Inferno - have returned to more earthly concerns on the new Country Grilfriend (Abitian). That means, according to the liner notes, "songs [that] will b ... More >>

African Children’s Choir

Houston’s the latest stop for the Journey of Hope tour

Lousy Movie: 'Meet the Spartans'

Few laughs to be had in this lackluster parody

Sports talk radio stations fight for listeners in Houston

Jock Talk

Our top DVD picks for the week of October 11.

Hey, Jade

Meet Sappho, Wilde and even Ellen in the one-man show ICONS

Going Mental

Mindhunters is truly stupid fun

Undersea No Evil

Parents, take heart: Finding Nemo is better than the average Disney toon

Get It Straight

The road to Ellen was paved with the best of intentions

Emmy or Not to Emmy?

That's been the long, hard decision for TV academy chairman Bryce Zabel

Out of the Closets

Archiving Houston's queer history, one T-shirt at a time

Write On

The Love Letter is a sunny romance with roots in an earlier era

Reel Time

EDtv tries to upstage Truman on TV's impact

Warm! Fuzzy! Gay!

The Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival opens with a movie even breeders can love

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