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February 6, 2012
The 10 Most Iconic John Williams Scores Ever
Today John Williams turns 80 years old, and the prolific composer has packed in a lot of work in the past five decades as one of the most iconic movie music makers to lead an orchestra. No doubt you have been enthralled, enraptured and enfrightened (not a word) by his collaborations with George Luca ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Top 5 Pop Literary Lexicons
When you get right down to it, the concept of books about books is a little weird. After all, if you'd read the book in question, what could you have possibly missed that required another book to explain to you? Well, it turns out a lot. Sometimes you're dealing with a huge series that is so full o ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
Saturday Night: Roky Moon & BOLT! At Fitzgerald's
Photos by Jim BrickerRoky 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 >>
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July 19, 2011
What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen Deathly Hallows Part 2 Yet?
"You can't wait until the 2nd week...grosses will drop 60%!"Well, that was quick: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" set another debut mark Monday by racking up $481.5 million in worldwide receipts, a media report said Monday. The film -- the last of eight "Potter" installments - ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Six People Who Should Have Never Tried To Rap
The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Rappers And R&B Stars Who Would Make Great Tween Authors
Beanie Sigel will NOT be asked to illustrate 50's book.So did you hear the one where 50 Cent writes a young-adult book about bullying called Playground? No, this one is not a joke. Apparently, 50 wants to explores his inner tween and examine the negative effects of bullying on young people be ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Pop Rocks: Twilight vs. Harry Potter And 9 Other Geek Throwdowns
Still the only crossover I'd pay to see.Anyone watch the MTV Movie Awards? Anyone? I didn't think so, mostly because I suspect the majority of Hair Balls/Art Attack readers are over the age of 12. And while I have no intention of revisiting the whole "'Music?"Television line of jokes, I did ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
English Desserts for the Royal Wedding
Flickr user: Allerina & Glen MacLartyBanoffee PieWell, ladies, the jig is up. It's official; none of us will be the future queen of England. As the world waits with bated breath to see what Kate Middleton will wear, whether anyone will make a faux pas, and how much better Prince Harry will lo ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
App of the Week: Are We Over-Sharing?
Imagine DeNiro's stalker fan character with an iPhone.Normally, each week we'd reserve this space for some awesome mobile app or cool website that would help improve your mobile experience. This week, instead of an app, we have a question: are we, as a society, over-sharing? When skimming ov ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Weasley Brothers Coming to Houston: Ummm, Yay?
The Weasleys: One's Fred, one's GeorgeComicpalooza has announced a new bunch of guests for its Memorial Day Weekend event, and the biggest news is that they include some Harry Potter stars!! Well, co-stars. Actually, let's just say they're characters. But they do show up in every film!! Th ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Harry Potter Fans Take on Bullying
Is this a wizard-movie poster or an indie-rock publicity shot?Say what you will about fervent Harry Potter fans who are above legal drinking age, but many of them want to use the characters and plotlines in JK Rowling's series to make the world a better place.While they're counting down the month ... More >>
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November 25, 2010
Five Musicians Who Would Make Kick-Ass Parade Balloons
howstuffworks.tlc.comRocks Off does not go to actual parades because we'll be damned if we'll waste clean pants on something that doesn't involve booze or Harry Potter, but we always make sure to catch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the teletube. We are, however, getting a little sick ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Harry Potter: Wizard Rock's Greatest Hits
For the past few years, a genre centered around J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe has been growing on the Internet and elsewhere. We don't think anyone involved in it is older than 25, but that's okay. Sometimes sheer youthful enthusiasm can make up for the songwriting being a little green ... More >>
Film
November 18, 2010
The End Is Near
In Harry Potter finale the kids are not alright
Blogs
October 13, 2010
Top Five Non-Alcoholic Beers
Lukas VermeerThere's non-alcoholic beer in here somewhere. The city's beer nerds are all excited for Houston Beer Week. But for some random reason, this brew celebration has just made me crave my favorite non-alcoholic "beers." Here are my Top Five: 5. Birch Beer. Earlier this year I blogged ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
A Second Chance at The Chocolate Bar
I quickly forgave The Chocolate Bar for my mediocre slice of Really Rocky Road Cake. It wasn't hard. I'm far too much of a cocoa-crazed fiend to spurn the town's only establishment solely dedicated to my drug. As some readers pointed out, I probably should have immediately returned the cak ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
To Get You In The Mood For Summer Movie Season, The Worst Blockbusters Of The '00s
For better or worse, the summer movie season kicks off this weekend with the release of Iron Man 2 (which I believe is a Black Sabbath documentary).It's the time of year when temperatures rise and IQs drop as folks looking for relief from the sweltering heat seek shelter in air-conditioned theate ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
Geeks Who Drink: The Quiz that Must Not Be Named
Muggles to the back of the line
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March 4, 2010
Bullies and the Name Game
Muggles to the back of the line
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December 24, 2009
Year in Film: Three Critics' Top Three
Muggles to the back of the line
Blogs
December 4, 2009
Win A Free Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince DVD By Answering A Few Not-So-Simple Questions
As the release of the sixth Harry Potter DVD -- Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince -- comes closer, it seems like the perfect time to review your Harry Potter knowledge.Sure, you know the name of Ron's pet rat and his true identity, but are you a true Potter aficionado? Try yourself on the qu ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Last Clue For Our Harry Potter Trivia Test: The Non-"Dumbledore Is Gay" Edition
This is it -- the last day before our freakin' difficult Harry Potter trivia quiz which could get you a free DVD of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.Of course, the actual contest will be posted tomorrow at 6 p.m., at which time all of Houston will be blanketed by six feet of snow, if the we ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
More Help For Our Hard-Core Harry Potter Trivia Contest
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes out on DVD Tuesday, and we here at the Houston Press are giving them away.Well, we're not actually giving them away -- we're making you earn them.At 6 p.m. Friday we'll be posting one hard-ass Harry Potter trivia quiz, and the first three people to sen ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Here's Some Help In Winning A Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince DVD
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes out in DVD a week from today, and we are giving away three of them to only the most devoted Potter fans.We've asked a local expert to work up a 20-question quiz. Now, we've read all the books and seen all the movies, so we expected to do somewhat all r ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Pop Rocks: Sell Me On New Moon
I'm going to step away from the sarcasm for a minute and present you with an honest overture that will hopefully foster understanding and goodwill between yours truly and certain segments of the Hair Balls readership. To wit: can somebody -- anybody -- tell me what tell me what the big deal is a ... More >>
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September 8, 2009
And So It Begins: Do You Know Where Your Children Are? (Updated With Speech Analysis)
It's too late, parents....Unless you filled out the proper paperwork offering definitive proof you're a right-wing radical blinded by Fox News, your kid is being subjected to the amazing hypnotic power of Barack Obama at this moment.You can watch here, if you dare.Will you recognize your kids when t ... More >>
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April 16, 2009
InPrint: Bill Bryson
The author of I’m a Stranger Here Myself pays a visit to Houston
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March 5, 2009
Paranormal Signing Night
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December 18, 2008
Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008
A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should ... More >>
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March 13, 2008
Lisa Lampanelli
A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should ... More >>
Home Entertainment
September 27, 2007
Special Delivery
A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should ... More >>
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August 16, 2007
The Remus Lupins
Accio music!
News
July 26, 2007
Junior High Kid Goes Big-Time, Zero Tolerance
She's glad her 15 minutes are up
Blogs
July 25, 2007
Harry Potter and the Sisters of Mercy, or Goth Like Me
She's glad her 15 minutes are up
Blogs
July 21, 2007
Harry Hallowed Potter
She's glad her 15 minutes are up
Calendar
July 19, 2007
Jim Dale Reading
The voice of Harry Potter stops off in Houston
Blogs
July 2, 2007
Maybe the East Germans Can Help
The voice of Harry Potter stops off in Houston
Blogs
May 14, 2007
Wooing Lord Voldemort
The voice of Harry Potter stops off in Houston
Music
December 28, 2006
Touchdown Harry!
A new look at nerd trivia
Music
August 10, 2006
Don't Be a Squibb
Take the whole damn family out to see Harry and the Potters
Calendar
July 27, 2006
Hogwarts Holiday
Take the whole damn family out to see Harry and the Potters
Home Entertainment
July 13, 2006
Turning Japanese
Like the anime, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja is goofy fun
Film
November 17, 2005
Fire Flies
The fourth Harry Potter rushes through its paces
Calendar
July 14, 2005
Where's Harry?
Nab the new Potter book at these parties around town
Film
June 3, 2004
Harry Goes Scary
The Prisoner of Azkaban takes a Sirius-ly dark turn
News
July 3, 2003
It's My Party
Not everyone was celebrating Juneteenth in Harris County
Calendar
June 19, 2003
Sleepy Muggles
The Blue Willow Bookshop hosts a Harry Potter read-a-thon
Film
November 14, 2002
Wonder Boy
Harry Potter's second adventure delights exactly like the first
Film
November 15, 2001
The Magic Touch
The big-screen Harry Potter lives up to its considerable hype
News
July 13, 2000
Midnight Fire
When kids and parents press for the hottest book ever, Potter's world turns Harried
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