We're only days away from what's become known as America's biggest secular holiday -- the Super Bowl.This year's match-up is underwhelming, to say the least: the Pittsburgh Steelers should beat the Arizona Cardinals easily enough.But the atmosphere surrounding The Game has long become bigger than The Game Itself.Which makes it even more stunning to think that, 35 years ago, the biggest game on earth was played amongst the leafy confines of the Rice University neighborhood.
The Super Bowl is about more than just gorging ourselves on lite beer
and fatty foods before calling in sick to work on Monday: it's about
terrorism, and transsexualism, and the dread that comes from knowing
your bookie is going to have your legs broken because Whisenhunt called
for a meaningless 4th-quarter field goal, allowing Arizona to beat the
spread. The following movies address some of these cherished big-game
themes.5. Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
The big game Hunter S. Thompson was s
Amid the past two weeks of Michael Jackson worship, the details of his drug use were slowly leaked out. The man had done enough painkillers and random legal narcotics that would make all-star druggies like Keith Richards and Lemmy Kilmister shudder and cower away.
It's funny that this small and sprightly man, who enchanted everyone with his dancing and vocalizations, would be a walking pharmacy. In hindsight his erratic, yet meticulous behavior can now be chalked up to hard partying and narcissi
Photo by joe_stephens_3​Swamplot confirms what we've been thinking for a while: The Hollywood Video store, in that nice old theater near Westheimer & Montrose, is not long for this world. Employees are telling customers the place is closing, and the marquee out front is being dismantled.Video stores are closing all over the place, of course; Netflix and Ruko make it pretty damn easy to find and rent any movie you like without the hassle of leaving the house. The Montrose Blockbuster store
