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Marilyn Monroe

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    NBC's Smash Just Might Be a Hit

    Smash, the newest hopeful for an NBC success, premiered last night, and the Peacock network may have a potential hit on their hands. The show attempts to capitalize on America's latest (returned) obsession with the musical genre and has brought in some heavy hitters to assist. That it's produced by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Five Tweets That Might Get You Busted by the TSA

    Most everyone gets that you can't shout "fire" in a movie theater or crack jokes about bombs on an airplane. This sort of thing will get you in a mess of trouble. But, apparently, jokes made on Twitter can also get you in trouble, particularly if you are a foreigner using slang we don't get in 'Meri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Pop Rocks: So Who Really Isn't Sexier Than Jennifer Aniston?

    You win this round, Aniston.​Men's Health magazine, which I'd always assumed was largely aimed at the gay population (much like Field & Stream), recently declared Jennifer Anison the "sexiest woman of all time:" Forget that "Sexiest Woman Alive" nonsense. Jennifer Aniston has just been named ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Material World: Music to Rock Your Cyber Monday with Video

    In the late '70s, there was a movie spoof on Friday the 13th called Saturday the 14th. It was about as dumb as you imagine it would be. Well, insert punchline here because Black Friday is over, but we are still smack dab in the middle of Cyber Monday, where instead of being stampeded by rampaging sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    12 Odd, Racy Thanksgiving Pin-Ups of Scantily Clad Women (Semi-NSFW)

    Is Thanksgiving the un-sexiest holiday ever? Maybe. Unless the possibility of drunken sex with your tipsy divorced aunt or uncle trips your trigger, of course. But America -- back when it really was America -- was not going to be dictated to by prudes trying to keep the hawtness out of the day. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    National Sandwich Day Is Thursday, November 3!

    Photo via karlializa.com​Fact: We love sandwiches. PB&J, BLT, grilled cheese, po-boy, Cuban, Reuben, cheese steak in Philly or muffaletta in New Orleans, single or multi-tiered, we can't get enough. We love them simple and oh so complicated, hot and cold, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    "Bela Lugosi": Town Monster's Unapologetic Festival Of Sin

    ​Rocks Off has done lot of playlists over the course of our writing career, but last week's birthday tribute to the one and only Bela Lugosi may be our favorite. Finding songs about the beloved horror icon not written by Bauhaus wasn't easy, and one of the deeper tracks we uncovered was an Ohi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Songs About A Blonde: Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe

    ​Marilyn Monroe is one of the first of many women that will completely floor any red-blooded man, gay or straight, at first glance. There is simply no way that those eyes, that smile, that shock of blonde hair, and that figure can leave you feeling devoid of emotion. Girls want to be her, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Songs To Soundtrack Your Rapture Experience

    ​This Saturday is the Rapture, that biblical calling home of all the saved and righteous Christians, living and dead, here on dirty, sinful Earth. Luckily, Craig's Hlist has been saved since, like, second grade, so you other guys who aren't are sort of screwed. Besides, when the Rapture rolls ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    “Stan VanDerBeek: The Culture Intercom”

    ​This Saturday is the Rapture, that biblical calling home of all the saved and righteous Christians, living and dead, here on dirty, sinful Earth. Luckily, Craig's Hlist has been saved since, like, second grade, so you other guys who aren't are sort of screwed. Besides, when the Rapture rolls ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    WHIP YOUR HAIR: Best Singles By The Children Of Rock & Rap Royalty

    ​Today is Julian Lennon's 48th birthday, born April 8, 1963, just as his father John was beginning the meteoric rise to godhead status with the Beatles. He wouldn't see his dad too terribly much as Beatlemania took over the world, something that both men struggled with as the years went on. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Lyrics That Make Terrible Facebook Status Updates

    DTF for sure.​Ever seen a nonsensical, irrelevant Britney Spears or Drake lyric on your Facebook news feed that made you cringe? We have - about 56, and the workday isn't even over yet. Some lyrics should stay on the radio and off the Facebook circuit. Perhaps instead of simply asking, "What' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2011

    Bus Stop

    DTF for sure.​Ever seen a nonsensical, irrelevant Britney Spears or Drake lyric on your Facebook news feed that made you cringe? We have - about 56, and the workday isn't even over yet. Some lyrics should stay on the radio and off the Facebook circuit. Perhaps instead of simply asking, "What' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    A Queer Carol

    DTF for sure.​Ever seen a nonsensical, irrelevant Britney Spears or Drake lyric on your Facebook news feed that made you cringe? We have - about 56, and the workday isn't even over yet. Some lyrics should stay on the radio and off the Facebook circuit. Perhaps instead of simply asking, "What' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Odd Pair: Sparking Pinot and Pringles

    ​Sparkling red wines are becoming more and more prevalent. I first became aware of them during a trip to Australia where I sampled delicious sparkling Shiraz. Stateside, I was lucky enough to find red bubbles on the wine lists of Houston's better restaurants. T'afia actually had a very lovely ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2010

    Some Like It Hot

    The hottest Hollywood trio of the time - Monroe, Curtis and Lemmon - made this a classic

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    See an authentic version of the show that made Carol Channing a star

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010
  • Music

    December 10, 2009

    Abstract Impressionism

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

  • Culture

    April 30, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Rigoletto, The Seven Year Itch

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

  • Culture

    April 23, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: The Seven Year Itch, "The Share of the Future", Rigoletto, Working

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

  • Culture

    April 16, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Little Women, The Seven Year Itch, Wizard of Oz, Working

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

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    The Seven Year Itch

    Marilyn isn’t the only sexy blond that ever made a man want to scratch

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    Horndogs, Don't Bother Rushing To That Kama Sutra-Based Yoga Class

    When Hair Balls heard that Jenny Yoga was hosting this weekend's Kama Sutra Dance Journey, where students could learn "dance movements directly culled from the Kama Sutra," our brain began to spin with images: a room full of dancers "penetrating the eye," "climbing the tree," doing "the gazelle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Michael Berry, Houston's Least-Likely Howard Stern Wanna-Be

    Anyone fortunate to be listening to "The Michael Berry" on KTRH 740 AM this past Friday night got to hear about an hour's worth of girl talk. No, Berry didn't change formats and start expressing his feminine side underneath his good ol' boy former city council member tandoori-chomping image. What we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    An Hour in Sunny 99.1's Holiday Hell

    Band Aid: Do they know it's Christmastime at all? Most people I know hate Sunny 99.1, but not me. And I should really hate it. Any radio station supported by the American Dental Association has to suck. But every time I listen to it, I either hear something so corny and half-baked that I can't tur ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 14, 2008

    Classic Cinema Comedies

    Miller Theatre screens The Thin Man, A Day at the Races and Some Like it Hot

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2007

    Get Lit: Doo Wop: The Music, The Times, The Era, by "Cousin Brucie" Morrow with Rich Maloof

    Miller Theatre screens The Thin Man, A Day at the Races and Some Like it Hot

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2007

    Get Lit: Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music, by Phil Ramone

    Miller Theatre screens The Thin Man, A Day at the Races and Some Like it Hot

  • Home Entertainment

    June 1, 2006

    Our top DVD picks for the week of May 30

    Miller Theatre screens The Thin Man, A Day at the Races and Some Like it Hot

  • Culture

    March 2, 2006

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    February 16, 2006

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 18, 2005

    Go, Shorties

    Twenty-one plays, 16 playwrights, scores of actors

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Twenty-one plays, 16 playwrights, scores of actors

  • Culture

    January 27, 2005

    After the Lecturing

    Simple moments in Arthur Miller's drama will move you

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Simple moments in Arthur Miller's drama will move you

  • Culture

    November 11, 2004

    Reich-eous Dude

    Illuminata's new production is as counterculture as its hero

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2004

    Flashy Dance

    Get some style with substance at Suchu Dance's Roseburn

  • Culture

    June 3, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2004

    The Kings of Queens

    The Kinsey Sicks quartet busts into Houston

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2004

    So You Wanna Be an Actor?

    Here's a chance for your big break

  • Culture

    August 14, 2003

    Trivial Pursuit

    Real drama needs more than Judy and Marilyn memories

  • Calendar

    July 24, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Real drama needs more than Judy and Marilyn memories

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2003

    ArrowFest

    You'll laugh and cry at this rock tragicomedy

  • Culture

    June 13, 2002

    Inanimate Objects

    Beast falls flat in the move from film to stage

  • Culture

    May 31, 2001

    Second to None

    Trey McIntyre gets the Houston Ballet crowd hooked on a feeling

  • Calendar

    January 25, 2001

    Pop Goes the Menil

    More than just soup cans

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2000

    Elvis Is Dead!

    More than just soup cans

  • Calendar

    March 4, 1999

    Night & Day

    March 4 - 10, 1999

  • Dining

    April 28, 1994

    Hot plate

    March 4 - 10, 1999

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