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James Caronna Redeemed In "The Devil Made a Home"

I'm going to rip this Band-Aid right off... back when I first was introduced to singer-songwriter James Caronna I didn't think very highly of him at all. I thought his work was unoriginal, uninspiring, and just in general not worth bothering with; "Brand X Daniel Powter" was my comparison. Still, I ... More >>

After 44 Years, Hollywood Is Finally Smart Enough to Make a Judy Blume Movie

Tiger Eyes is a breath of fresh air—and an opportunity

Judge Rules That Gang Members -- Including Piggy and Law Dog -- Barred From Public Space

It seems a simple solution. Gangs have turned certain swaths of Houston into no-man's lands, shuttering businesses, keeping otherwise law-abiding citizens cowed in their houses. These gangsters -- these Crips, these Bloods, these members of Most Wanted -- have turned otherwise placid neighborhoods i ... More >>

Park City's Breakouts

The movies to know from Sundance - and the year ahead.

Rocks Off's Something Wicked Mini-Guide: The Experiment

BY CHRIS GRAY AND CORY GARCIA Of the dozens of electronic-music artists from all over the world playing Saturday's Something Wicked Festival at Sam Houston Race Park, the ones at "The Experiment" area bear should not be overlooked for one simple reason: They live here. Rewind: Rocks Off's Somethi ... More >>

White Ghost Shivers' Naughty Vaudeville Returns to the Duck

If the recently retired Asylum Street Spankers were "God's Favorite Band," their fellow Austinites White Ghost Shivers are more like friends of the devil. Or most likely to violate some Blue Law somewhere. They're naughty, but nice. The seven-piece Shivers can't be onstage without you looking aroun ... More >>

Prometheus

It boasts impressive horror, but its ideas? Not so much.

Capsule Stage Reviews: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Endgame, The Seagull

9 Notable Texas Deaths of 2011: Football, Gay Rights & Fodder for JFK Conspiracists

Texas gives to the world, and eventually the people who do the giving die. Such was the case in 2011, when at least nine notable Texans joined the Choir Invisible, the Great Majority, the dead. Without them, there would no Weed-Eaters, and perhaps the greatest college football/politician scandal ev ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Kaiser Lashkari of Himalaya Restaurant

Photo by Mandy OaklanderKaiser Lashkari, owner and chef of Himalaya Restaurant​In a special Diwali version of Chef Chat, we visit Kaiser Lashkari of Himalaya Restaurant, a North Indian and Pakistani refuge in the Mahatma Gandhi district. The chef and owner, a colorful character, is 11 tables d ... More >>

Ordinary Smart People

Intelligence goes soft in this more obvious than smart rom-com

Announcing the Winner of Our Astros Marketing Slogan Contest…

Weekend Music: Does Humpty Hump Still Like His Oatmeal Lumpy?

Get Lit: For You: Original Stories and Photographs by Bruce Springsteen’s Legendary Fans, edited by Lawrence Kirsch

The Brave One

Leaping thugs in a single bound, our Brave leading lady takes back the night

Old Man's Still Got It

Peter O'Toole gets randy with this starring role, his first in years

Low-Rent Scoundrels

This Broadway show is a fun piece of fluff

Road Trip

How a mid-list band spent six weeks in an RV, fueled by chili

Faded Love

Our correspondent finds his attempts to help rebuffed by evacuees