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  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Taped Live Brit Plays Come to Sundance Houston in High Def

    It's like a tour of the British theater scene on the cheap. Sundance Cinemas is bringing four taped performances of the National Theatre of London to downtown Houston starting in January and running through April. And even in a city like Houston with its extensive theater scene, Sundance Cinemas ex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Santa's Kicking Some Hitler Ass, Kids: Christmas Ads For WWII War Bonds

    ​Nothing says "Christmas" like killing people. Boys and girls hoping for fire trucks or dolls in World War II sometimes had to settle for war bonds, if their parents acted like these ads told them to. "Yes, Bobby, you asked Santa for a Joe DiMaggio baseball bat, but Santa has to teach the Hu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Upcoming: Dropkick Murphys, Glen Campbell, Il Divo, Red Fang, Dax Riggs

    "The 15th Annual Townes Van Zandt Wake": Sun., Jan. 1. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (413 20th St., Galveston), 413 20th St., Galveston, Galveston. Adrian Bourgeois, Street Violence, Art Institute: Tue., Dec. 13. Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk, Houston. Band Of Skulls: Fri., March 16. Fitzgerald's, 2 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2011

    “Valentin Gertsman — 30 Years in Art”

    "The 15th Annual Townes Van Zandt Wake": Sun., Jan. 1. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (413 20th St., Galveston), 413 20th St., Galveston, Galveston. Adrian Bourgeois, Street Violence, Art Institute: Tue., Dec. 13. Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk, Houston. Band Of Skulls: Fri., March 16. Fitzgerald's, 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Jersey Shore: The 5 Most Pompous, Snobbish Things in The New York Times' Travel Piece

    Jersey loves you too, Alessandra.​As Texans, we know a lot about media condescension from New York and Washington. For me, growing up in New Jersey, I became inured pretty early to being looked down on by the big city across the river. But snobbish pomposity was taken to new heights in The N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Walter's Appears To Be Moving By Month's End

    ​According to the above poster for the Saxton Fox/Art Institute/Satin Hooks show, which was posted on Hands Up Houston earlier this afternoon, Walter's on Washington appears to be moving before the end of the month. The new location, 1120 Naylor, is just north of I-10, in the same industrial ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2011

    Battleship Potemkin

    ​According to the above poster for the Saxton Fox/Art Institute/Satin Hooks show, which was posted on Hands Up Houston earlier this afternoon, Walter's on Washington appears to be moving before the end of the month. The new location, 1120 Naylor, is just north of I-10, in the same industrial ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Big 12 Title Game -- Loser Leaves Town

    The Big 12 says goodbye to corn hats​It's probably appropriate that the most recognizable non-player/non-coach on the sidelines at the Big 12 Championship Game Saturday night was WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross because the final Oklahoma-Nebraska matchup (at least for the foreseeable futur ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 8, 2010

    Simple Plan

    Chef Randy Evans's idea for a "seasonal kitchen" at Haven mostly succeeds.

  • Film

    May 6, 2010

    Built to Last

    Iron Man 2 will lead to 3 and probably 4, but that doesn't mean it's good.

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    Queen of Spades

    Love is never a sure bet

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Names In the News Ask Collective Soul's 7even Year Itch: Collective Soul's Greatest Hits 1994-2001

    ​Rocks Off enjoys reading The New York Times on Sundays. It's one of the few things in our topsy-turvy lives we can count on. However, several stories in this past Sunday's paper gave us serious cause for concern. The best way to help these people, we figured, was to take their problems to Georgia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    The Tomball Area Dominates Texas Monthly's Worst Legislators List

    Texas Monthly's eagerly anticipated list of Best & Worst Legislators is out, and one thing is clear: Tomball and its environs are a sticking cesspit of ineptitude and hackery.Two of the top ten bad legislators on the list (a list which is generally accepted to be nonpartisan) are from the town n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    The Sister Cities Of Houston: A Critical Appraisal, Part Two

    With the recent addition of Karachi, Pakistan, Houston now is a sister to 18 other cities around the world. Hair Balls is on the case - we studied all of them so you wouldn't have to. See the first half here.Sister: Luanda, AngolaHow we are sisterly: Houston's only African sister is yet another sea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    Campaign Finance Shenanigans -- Maybe Fiction, Maybe Not

    With the recent news of Barack Obama's record-breaking $750 million campaign fundraising efforts, it's an interesting time to release a novel about greed and deception in the field of political moneymaking. Especially if you, the author, were part of the team that helped secure Obama's three-quarter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    A Modest Proposal: Train the Homeless to Be Better at Being Homeless

    With the recent news of Barack Obama's record-breaking $750 million campaign fundraising efforts, it's an interesting time to release a novel about greed and deception in the field of political moneymaking. Especially if you, the author, were part of the team that helped secure Obama's three-quarter ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 31, 2008

    Capsule Art Reviews: "AES+F," "Andreas Nottebohm: Into the Light," "Claire Ankenman: Slices," "Contemporary Conversations: Robert Ryman, 1976," "Howard Sherman: In my mind, you're inflatable"

    With the recent news of Barack Obama's record-breaking $750 million campaign fundraising efforts, it's an interesting time to release a novel about greed and deception in the field of political moneymaking. Especially if you, the author, were part of the team that helped secure Obama's three-quarter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    Last Night: Regina Spektor at Warehouse Live

    With the recent news of Barack Obama's record-breaking $750 million campaign fundraising efforts, it's an interesting time to release a novel about greed and deception in the field of political moneymaking. Especially if you, the author, were part of the team that helped secure Obama's three-quarter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    Get Lit: Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Greatest Trips, by National Geographic

    With the recent news of Barack Obama's record-breaking $750 million campaign fundraising efforts, it's an interesting time to release a novel about greed and deception in the field of political moneymaking. Especially if you, the author, were part of the team that helped secure Obama's three-quarter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2007

    Get Lit: Stalin’s Ghost, by Martin Cruz Smith

    With the recent news of Barack Obama's record-breaking $750 million campaign fundraising efforts, it's an interesting time to release a novel about greed and deception in the field of political moneymaking. Especially if you, the author, were part of the team that helped secure Obama's three-quarter ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2007

    Houston Symphony Opening Night Concert

    All Russian, all the time

  • Film

    August 2, 2007

    The Bourne Ultimatum

    Amnesiac-spy trilogy culminates in a thrilling Ultimatum

  • Culture

    May 10, 2007

    Stage Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Music

    September 14, 2006

    Ready for Some Football?

    The Houston Symphony sure is

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    Motorcycle Madness

    Two-wheeled tours of H-town, East Texas and the Hill Country

  • Film

    June 17, 2004

    Playing On Fear

    Spielberg and Hanks spawn a daring new genre: the post-9/11 comedy

  • Calendar

    August 7, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Spielberg and Hanks spawn a daring new genre: the post-9/11 comedy

  • Film

    January 31, 2002

    Nicole's Birthday Bomb

    A kinky Kidman can't save this sophomoric stinker about a Russian bride

  • Music

    November 22, 2001

    Dallas Domination

    The Metroplex schools Houston when it comes to the indie scene

  • Film

    January 11, 2001

    Foregone Conclusion

    Even those who don't remember the Cuban missile crisis will know how it ends, long before Days does

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    The Russians Are Melting

    You want oligarchs? We got oligarchs!

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2000

    Gold Russian

    Kremlin Gold

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2000

    Who's Training Who?

    Kremlin Gold

  • News

    May 20, 1999

    News Hostage

    Kremlin Gold

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    News of the Weird

    Kremlin Gold

  • Dining

    November 19, 1998

    Dish

    Kremlin Gold

  • Culture

    August 13, 1998

    Masterful Moonlit Lake

    Outdoor performance brings out the best in Houston Ballet

  • Film

    August 6, 1998

    Dark Red Star

    A boy and a Bolshevik bop steal The Thief

  • Calendar

    August 14, 1997

    Press Picks

    A boy and a Bolshevik bop steal The Thief

  • Film

    May 8, 1997

    Missing the Marx

    Children of the Revolution and Commandments could've been great black comedies

  • Culture

    April 24, 1997

    Mussorgsky Unplugged

    HGO goes back to the original for a moving Boris Godunov

  • Calendar

    April 17, 1997

    Press Picks

    HGO goes back to the original for a moving Boris Godunov

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

    HGO goes back to the original for a moving Boris Godunov

  • Calendar

    November 14, 1996

    Press Picks

    HGO goes back to the original for a moving Boris Godunov

  • Film

    April 11, 1996

    World of Film

    Smaller, and with shorts, WorldFest/Houston cranks up its projectors

  • Music

    December 21, 1995

    Post-Cold War Crazies

    Smaller, and with shorts, WorldFest/Houston cranks up its projectors

  • Music

    July 13, 1995

    Rotations

    Smaller, and with shorts, WorldFest/Houston cranks up its projectors

  • Film

    April 20, 1995

    Red Summer

    Smaller, and with shorts, WorldFest/Houston cranks up its projectors

  • Calendar

    July 28, 1994

    Press Picks

    Smaller, and with shorts, WorldFest/Houston cranks up its projectors

  • Calendar

    May 26, 1994

    Press Picks

    Smaller, and with shorts, WorldFest/Houston cranks up its projectors

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