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  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    UK Papers Explain Strange Concept of "Basketball" & "March Madness" to Their Readers

    President Obama took UK Prime Minister David Cameron to a play-in game for March Madness last night. As a result, newspapers in the UK had to explain just what the hell was going on. Basketball isn't big there -- it was the first time Cameron had ever seen a game -- so results were, well, scattered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Principal Lauren Topek Yanked From Shadowbriar Elementary By HISD

    Photo courtesy of Edwin HumerezAntonia Rivas ​ Lauren Topek, who we wrote about three weeks ago in a column about the death of the school's custodian, Antonia Rivas, is out as principal of Shadowbriar Elementary, effective immediately, Houston ISD announced today. In a letter sent home to pa ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2012

    A Little Respect

    Antonia Rivas did her job in HISD until she died. Now her children want some notice to be paid.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Executive Entertainers: America's Most Musical Presidents

    Big-money supporters were treated to the first indelible moment in Barack Obama's reelection campaign last Thursday when the President crooned the opening lyric from Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" from the stage of the Apollo Theater in Harlem. It was just the sort of off-the-cuff instance that c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Terry Grier Says Please, Please Mr. Postman

    ​Houston ISD Superintendent Terry Grier has been busy writing letters, in one responding to state Senator Mario Gallegos, who has questioned whether some people are making money through Apollo 20 who shouldn't be, and a second and more immediate one to counter today's Houston Chronicle banner ... More >>

  • Music

    May 26, 2011

    Pit Crew

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. prefer the Beach Boys to NASCAR.

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2011

    Babushka

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. prefer the Beach Boys to NASCAR.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Famous Triple Doubles (NBA and Otherwise)

    The Jim Rome triple double: He's Big O-esque​Ah, the triple double. The semi-elusive NBA statistic whereby an NBA player gets double figures in a game in three performance categories (points, rebounds, assists are usually the big three, but steals and blocked shots are sometimes allowed in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Kendrick Alridge: Pretends to be Rice Student Just to Debate Conservatives

    Kendrick Alridge, Rice wanna-be​Kendrick Alridge saw that the Rice Young Democrats were going to debate the Rice Conservative Forum, so he signed up to be on the lefties' team. One problem: He wasn't a Rice student. Or, to be more exact in terms of what he was telling other students, he wasn' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Top 10 Musical U.S. Presidents

    "The future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music." - Gerald Ford gwu.eduWhen else are we going to use this picture?​Today is President's Day, and if you'll think back to high-school U.S. History, you'll remember that potential Commande ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Apollo 20 Picks Up 11 Elementaries, But Not Without a Fight

    Board reluctantly endorses Grier's plan​It took three sets of votes, but in the end Houston ISD trustees in a 5-4 vote gave Superintendent Terry Grier the go-ahead on his proposal to expand the Apollo 20 program to 11 elementary schools next year. The debate was long, with passionate argument ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Mexican Pop Singer Fights Rape Allegations, Racism

    ​The latest chapter in Mexican pop singer Kalimba's life saddens us for a number of reasons, but the possibility of never hearing his music again is not one of them. If you haven't heard, while recording his latest album in El Paso, Kalimba was held by the U.S. Border Patrol on suspicion of ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    FAIR-y Tales: Mexican Macro-economics

    ​The latest chapter in Mexican pop singer Kalimba's life saddens us for a number of reasons, but the possibility of never hearing his music again is not one of them. If you haven't heard, while recording his latest album in El Paso, Kalimba was held by the U.S. Border Patrol on suspicion of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    "Peter Sacks: Recent Paintings"

    ​The latest chapter in Mexican pop singer Kalimba's life saddens us for a number of reasons, but the possibility of never hearing his music again is not one of them. If you haven't heard, while recording his latest album in El Paso, Kalimba was held by the U.S. Border Patrol on suspicion of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Elizabeth Warren: Obama's New Consumer Watchdog Is A (UH) Cougar

    Elizabeth Warren is making the UH hand sign, you just can't see it​President Obama announced today that he's naming Elizabeth Warren to be his high-profile consumer advocate dealing with banks, finance companies and credit-card issues.She is so hardcore that he had to appoint her as an adviser rat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Rice University Residential College Guarantee: Not All Students Get What They Pay For

    Photo by SkinnyOrangeCatRice: Getting crowded in here​Note to incoming Rice University undergrads (and their parents) expecting the full "residential college" experience: Be sure to read everything that you get on Rice letterhead.One of the universities' primary selling points is its residential c ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 24, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Mud, On the Town, Waiting in the Wings, Wayside Motor Inn

    Photo by SkinnyOrangeCatRice: Getting crowded in here​Note to incoming Rice University undergrads (and their parents) expecting the full "residential college" experience: Be sure to read everything that you get on Rice letterhead.One of the universities' primary selling points is its residential c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Turning the Screw: Chamillionaire, Kid Cudi & Jay-Z, Mike Epps, The Kanye, T.I., Chris Brown, DJ AM, Slim Thug, etc.

    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: Chamillionaire, "Good Morning" Wire To Wire Despite what you initially want to think about Cham's new s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    Ali Sethi: The Wish Maker

    The Pakistani author finds truth in fiction

  • News

    March 12, 2009

    Quanell Critics, Harvard Law and Extreme Recycling

    Highlights From The Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Harvard, Meet The Polk County Poh-leece

    Photo courtesy Polk CountyA couple of students from Harvard Law School recently got a taste of the Polk County Sheriff's Office and spent some time in the county jail after going out on assignment for their internships at a Houston legal clinic. The students had driven to Livingston to interview a P ... More >>

  • News

    February 19, 2009

    Calorie Restrictors Stay Hungry in Hopes of Living Longer

    An SMU biologist searches to unlock the secrets to the fountain of youth

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Artist of the Week: Soulbrotha

    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. Sitting in the ornate ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    Tale of the 12-Year-Old

    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. Sitting in the ornate ... More >>

  • News

    December 25, 2008
  • Blogs

    August 31, 2007
  • Film

    June 7, 2007

    The Torturer Talks

    Chatting with Hostel Part II writer-director Eli Roth.

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2007

    One Giant Leap Backward for Womankind?

    Chatting with Hostel Part II writer-director Eli Roth.

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Randall Bramblett

    Chatting with Hostel Part II writer-director Eli Roth.

  • Culture

    September 21, 2006

    Why do Mexicans put Tweety Bird stickers on their cars?

    Chatting with Hostel Part II writer-director Eli Roth.

  • Culture

    June 15, 2006
  • Music

    June 8, 2006

    Murder Inc.

    Not many musicians have health insurance, but Murder by Death does

  • Home Entertainment

    June 1, 2006

    Jesus Wept

    Anybody got a good anagram for "crap"?

  • News

    March 2, 2006

    The Also-Rans

    The schools who could have been contenders

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Rivers Runs Dry

    Weezer's sullen front man trades good songwriting for meditation. Such a pity, indeed.

  • Culture

    April 7, 2005

    Truth Be Damned

    The intriguing yet unsatisfying play The Story takes on race, class, sex and politics

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2005

    Run for the Money

    Catch the million-dollar babies at the TSU Relays

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2005

    Kicking It

    WAKA lets you do it playground-style

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2004

    Shel Shocked

    Silverstein knew how to get nasty

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    Letters

    Silverstein knew how to get nasty

  • Dining

    April 20, 2000

    Stargazing

    Star Pizza

  • Music

    October 21, 1999

    American Dream

    Just a man and his guitar, Martin Sexton covers a lot of ground live

  • Film

    September 30, 1999

    Senior Fling

    Guinevere gives a new twist to old-young romance

  • Calendar

    July 9, 1998

    Night & Day

    July 9 - 15, 1998

  • Culture

    March 5, 1998

    Not Wasted on the Young

    July 9 - 15, 1998

  • News

    March 20, 1997

    The Angelides Affair

    A dispute over research fraud has split the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, and could jeopardize the way universities police scientific misconduct

  • Music

    February 1, 1996

    Moon Men

    Luna may be vague about what it wants to say, but it's memorable in how it says it

  • Calendar

    February 23, 1995

    Press Picks

    Luna may be vague about what it wants to say, but it's memorable in how it says it

  • Culture

    September 15, 1994

    Conversation Piece

    The Alley's All in the Timing examines the pains and pleasures of language

  • Calendar

    June 23, 1994

    Press Picks

    The Alley's All in the Timing examines the pains and pleasures of language

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