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Thieves' Bazaar: Medicare Fraud

Hospitals, doctors and dealers have made Medicare the nation's sweetest crime. The feds are now trying to shutter the door.

Top 10 Coolest Cars under $25,000

Believe it or not, the average transaction price for new cars is more than $30,000 these days. That's a lot of money. But just because you're on a budget doesn't mean you have to settle for something boring. What you drive says a lot about you, and your average economy car doesn't say much at all. ... More >>

Tales From The Gilded Age: Auto Dealer Pays $25k to Put HOUSTON on His Hunting Truck's License Plate

There are those moments when you think you've seen every cliché there is to see and then the owner of a car dealership in Houston pays $25,000 for the right to put the word HOUSTON on his hunting truck and you're right back to square one. That's what happened on Friday when the Great License Plate ... More >>

Champagne Cliffs Notes: The Best Bubblies to Buy for New Year's Eve

The weather outside was frightful when I rolled up to the mothership Spec's on Smith Street one afternoon last week. But it wasn't half as scary as the demolition derby that was unfolding in the parking lot there, between the old school Caddys, the C-Class Benzes, and the obligatory and ubiquitous ... More >>

DYNAMO Second Vanity Plate to Be Auctioned Off in 2013

A couple weeks back, we learned that the Great Plate Auction of 2013 would feature HOUSTON as its primary vanity license plate for auction. We also learned that Dallas had a similar auction last year and sold FERRARI for $15,000. Of course that is what Dallas did. The second of ten plates to be auc ... More >>

Want HOUSTON as Your Custom License Plate? Prepare to Pony Up

The state of Texas over the past few years has created all kinds of business, school, sports team and charity-themed license plates. I even suggested some businesses that might consider nabbing a plate of their own a while back. But, what if you want to take your personalized plate even further? Her ... More >>

There's a Bandsaw, Drill Press and Rotovape. Where Am I? The Kitchen, of Course

Read our reviews of volume 1, volume 2, volume 3, volume 4, and volume 5 of The Modernist Cuisine cookbook series. The Modernist Cuisine cookbook series changed the face of culinary writing, winning many deserved awards and making a lot of money with its $600 price tag. The six volumes demanded ye ... More >>

30th Annual Houston Auto Show

Sexy Food: A Beginner's Guide

Candlelight. Yeahhh...now some music. Bawawawchikkawawaaa...let's rhyme 'love' with 'above,' and 'rain' with 'again.' Yeah, nice. Now some body chocolates and champagne. Ohhhh...now a Build a Bear and some face-to-face action followed by catching up on your DVR back catalog. Valentine's Day: Wha ... More >>

Albert Haynesworth Is Proud of Hurting Matt Schaub

"You know me. I love to hit Schaub." -- Tampa Bay defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth We've talked so much about the effect that Matt Schaub's injury could have on the remainder of the Texans' 2011 season (and rightfully so), we haven't even really talked about how it happened. And until Albert H ... More >>

High-rise Robbery

Stealing from the rich to...oh, whatever. Funny is the message in Tower Heist.

Night of the Living Dead

A former funeral home anchors Houston's next nightlife nexus.

Pop Rocks: The 5 Prayers We Didn't Hear at Perry's Rally

Rick Perry has forgotten the riddle of steel.​As you may be aware, Governor Rick Perry held a prayer rally last Saturday at Reliant Stadium. Dubbed "The Response" (and redubbed "Prayerapalooza" by some, or "Reliant's Preseason Concession Test Run" by us just now), the event attracted some 30,0 ... More >>

Saturday Night: Roky Moon & BOLT! At Fitzgerald's

Photos by Jim Bricker​Roky Moon & BOLT! CD release Fitzgerald's July 30, 2011 11:54 p.m.: Question: What the fuck good is a smartphone if it dies every 14 minutes? 11:54:15: Oh, sorry. Some info: We're here at the album release party for American Honey, the second album from Houston's brilli ... More >>

Eight Rejected Shuttle Designs: From Space Zeppelins to Flying Boxes to Cool Deltas

Everyone's got an idea.​The space shuttle isn't the most graceful design ever (although it can look great in such pictures as the first one here): it's a bit boxy, more akin to an 18-wheeler than a Ferrari. But the idea of a reusable space vehicle presents unique challenges, and NASA had plen ... More >>

Walk on the Wild Side

One tour unites three very different faces of glam-rock.

Top 5 Celebrities Who Tried to Go All NASCAR...and Failed

Kyle Busch: Qualified to break traffic speeding laws.​If you're going to travel at more than 80 miles an hour over the limit, you should probably be a professional speedster and not a celebrity with run-of-the-mill driving know-how. On Tuesday, Kyle Busch, a championship-winning NASCAR driver ... More >>

Remember Doughbeezy's Reggie Bush and Kool-Aid?

Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or not, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but should? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. ​Doughbeezy Reggie Bush and Kool-Aid (Self-released, 2010) Doughbeezy is, at the moment, one ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Remake My Day III (John Hughes Edition)

They wouldn't dare...​We've done this on Pop Rocks a few times already, not that it's made any difference. All those upcoming crimes against cinema -- from The Birds to Fright Night to Escape From New York -- are all due to be released in the next few years (Fright Night this summer). And ther ... More >>

Hotel California

Celebrity living has its downside in Somewhere.

Lost at the Chateau Marmont

From party girl to Oscar winner, Sofia Coppola's journey to Somewhere.

Teflon Man

Now playing in River Oaks, Gary Ross has stayed one step ahead of trouble and judgments across the country.

Meat, Cheese, Cupcakes and Sake at 13 Celsius

​Late last Tuesday we stopped off at 13 Celsius in Midtown for a glass of wine and a snack. We love the small array of food there -- mostly meat and cheese with a few panini. We settled on a glass of Tempranillo and a combination of Manchego, duck rillette and, of course, San Daniele prosciutt ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: A Christmas Carol, Miracle on 34th Street, The Nerd, The Nutcracker, O Little Town of Bagels, Teacakes, and Hamburger Bun, Panto Sleeping Beauty

Abstract Impressionism

Newest River Oaks nightspot Red Room Lounge is as posh as its surroundings.

Capsule Stage Reviews: The Last Night of Ballyhoo, The Nerd,The Nutcracker, Panto Sleeping Beauty, The Story of My Life

Capsule Stage Reviews: A Christmas Carol, the Musical, Miracle on 34th Street, The Nerd, The Story of My Life

Rock the Bayou Preview: Bret Michaels Talks About Wrecking His Ferrari, C.C. DeVille, the "Bang Bus" and More

2008 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

A preview of the 60 bands and five DJs that are taking over downtown this weekend

We Hear He's Rolling to Houston Tomorrow Morning to Buy Some Aerosmith Tickets

Midnight in the Garden of PS3

Camping out at Best Buy with gamers -- and entrepreneurs

Ridin' Cupcake

The Scooter Scene

Brotherly Love

New Super Mario Bros. scores by plumbing old ideas

Wize Guys

Here's your chance to get rich quick -- or lose your shirt, in which case, GlobalTec disavows all responsibility for, well, anything

It's Been Reel

John Pierson brings film culture to Fiji

Speed Racers

Every kid wants an ultra-fast sport bike -- until the day he dies

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The Good Doctor

Michael Brown made it big in the hand clinic business. But as his wife discovered, there was a much darker side to this dynamic surgeon.

Eyes Half Open

Cameron Crowe takes Jerry Maguire on a dizzy trip through dreamland

Sacred Blues

Blues 2 Joy writes a new testament for the devil's music

Going, Going, Gone

Someone take the wheel, 'cause the filmmakers don't know where they're headed

Art Car Outs

There's some fury over a jury deciding who gets in the parade

$tocks and Bonding

Boiler Room steams with the stark greed of go-for-brokers

Night & Day

April 15-21, 1999

Falling in Love

Barnett Garrison had a way with women. And women had their way with Barnett Garrison.

Courtship, River Oaks Style

High-powered attorney Earle Lilly was Linda Sarofim Lowe's divorce lawyer, then her lover. Now he's left her, and she wants her $6 million in attorney fees and her Mercedes back.

Dish

Holy Warrior

God loves evander Holyfield. Everyone else is betting on Tyson.

Watch out, stock market,, here come the SOES BANDITS

And they're ready to make money the old-fashioned way: By outsmarting the big guys.

Taste of Russia

Yakov's Deli proves there is more to the bear than borscht (though the borscht ain't bad)