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  • Film

    May 17, 2012

    What to Expect When You're Expecting

    The narrow world view of the parent trap.

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2011

    Kathy Reichs: Flash and Bones

    The narrow world view of the parent trap.

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Shuttle Atlantis' Souvenir Load: 22,000 Flags, 10,000 Patches, A Very Small Painting And More

    Atlantis: Last chance for souvenirs​If you're making the last-ever trip on the space shuttle, you want to make it count. And if the list put together by collectSPACE.com is any indication, this last flight is taking along enough souvenirs to outfit a small army. Almost all the items are put ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    The World's Busiest Breakfast at Frank's Grill

    It's been said before, but it bears repeating: Grabbing a seat at the counter of Frank's Grill (1915 Mangum, 713-682-8221) and watching the men work the hot griddle like a NASCAR pit crew is one of the finest ways to spend a weekend morning. "Look at them go!" crowed my breakfast companion in won ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Atoning for the [Cinematic] Sins of the Father

    A poor *black* kid? They'll never buy it.​That rumbling you heard yesterday was the muted "harrumph"-ing of thousands of American film journalists after news of the Will Smith/Jay-Z Annie reboot was confirmed: Overbrook Entertainment has formally announced a partnership with Jay-Z for future ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    NASCAR License Plates: Let the Rednecking Begin

    A Nascar team is sponsored by the show "24"?​For years you've been giggling at drivers from other states with NASCAR vanity plates. Now you can do it to your fellow Texans. Yet another "Like/Don't Like" poll has come from Myplates.com, the private company that has taken over the vanity-plates bus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Guy Fieri Leaves His Mark

    ​I was recently at T-Bone Tom's in Kemah eating the amazing house-made smoked sausage and those awesome armadillo eggs, when I noticed that on the wall by our table was a spray-painted stencil of Guy Fieri's signature, along with a picture of him shaking the owner's hand. It was funny, and so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2009

    ACL 2009 Day One: In Which Rocks Off's Black Heart Is Melted And We Meet Vinnie Testaverde

    With another ACL comes another chance for us to sharpen our snarkening knifes and go out hunting the wilds of Zilker Park searching for only the best in surreal public displays and the fancifully misguided and miscalculated public faux-pas. On with the show! ​These two chill-ass dudes made us wish ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Aftermath: Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

    Photos by Kim Douglass What is this place? Where it's OK to wear tank tops that cut off mid-abdomen with a pair of Daisy Dukes and a straw cowboy hat? And is that Bret Michaels eating nachos? A place like this could make any outsider feel like Alice only instead of a wonderland, they may be at a NAS ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Monster Jam: Absurdly Huge Trucks to Crush Cars This Weekend, Unprovoked

    Ballz is losing confidence in the upcoming third Batman installment. Many people might see this as Super Bowl weekend, but I know that, for some reason, there are many of you out there who see this Saturday as being the most important day of the weekend. That's because it's the Monster Jam at Reli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Monster Jam: Absurdly Huge Trucks to Crush Cars This Weekend, Unprovoked

    Ballz is losing confidence in the upcoming third Batman installment. Many people might see this as Super Bowl weekend, but I know that, for some reason, there are many of you out there who see this Saturday as being the most important day of the weekend. That's because it's the Monster Jam at Reli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2008

    Top Ten Sports Moments of 2008

    10. Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 to become the first woman to win a major (NASCAR, Indy, Formula One) auto race. 9. Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine won his 300th game, then retired at the end of the season, to just about cement his selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame in five ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2008

    Top Ten Sports Moments of 2008

    10. Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 to become the first woman to win a major (NASCAR, Indy, Formula One) auto race. 9. Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine won his 300th game, then retired at the end of the season, to just about cement his selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame in five ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    The Famous And Not-So-Famous Of HISD's "Prominent Alumni" List

    You probably don't realize it, but the Houston school district's website has a page dedicated to prominent alumni, listed by high school.Unfortunately, many of the "prominent" alumni are politicians, especially current and former HISD board members. Any definition of "prominent" that includes HISD b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2008

    A Dream Team for Barack Obama

    You probably don't realize it, but the Houston school district's website has a page dedicated to prominent alumni, listed by high school.Unfortunately, many of the "prominent" alumni are politicians, especially current and former HISD board members. Any definition of "prominent" that includes HISD b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2008

    Stephen Hunter

    The fifth Bob Lee Swagger novel shoves it all in there

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008
  • Calendar

    December 27, 2007

    Alonzo Bodden

    A comedian makes cracks about his own discomfort

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    The Astrodome Speaks...

    A comedian makes cracks about his own discomfort

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Big State, Big Ideas

    A comedian makes cracks about his own discomfort

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2007

    Re: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: Roller Derby All Star Competition

    A comedian makes cracks about his own discomfort

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    Popping My Roller Derby Cherry

    A comedian makes cracks about his own discomfort

  • Dining

    June 28, 2007

    THE SHILOH CLUB

    JOLLY RANCHER

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2007
  • Calendar

    April 19, 2007

    Grand Prix of Houston

    NASCAR can’t monopolize 200-mile-per-hour excitement

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2007

    Get Your Motor Running

    NASCAR can’t monopolize 200-mile-per-hour excitement

  • Home Entertainment

    December 14, 2006

    Farce of a Champion

    NASCAR can’t monopolize 200-mile-per-hour excitement

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    No Parking Zone?

    An inner-loop park is still on the endangered list

  • Home Entertainment

    August 31, 2006

    Road Rage

    In FlatOut 2, life is a highway strewn with carnage

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2006

    Are You Ready for Some Fútbol?

    In FlatOut 2, life is a highway strewn with carnage

  • Dining

    June 8, 2006

    Starburst

    The Velvet Melvin

  • Film

    May 18, 2006

    Shell Game

    Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2006

    Vroom with a View

    Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2006

    Jetsetters Invited

    Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything

  • Home Entertainment

    April 13, 2006

    Cowboy Up

    We just can't quit this countrified Karaoke

  • Music

    November 3, 2005

    Redneck Renaissance

    Gretchen Wilson’s return to town makes us wonder, What’s really behind all these songs about Wal-Mart, cheap beer and NASCAR?

  • News

    July 14, 2005

    Mean Streets

    NASCAR has nothing on Houston freeways

  • News

    June 9, 2005

    On Their Backs

    Sugar Land spreads its legs

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2005

    Gravity Games

    Future racing stars gun it at the Greater Houston Soapbox Derby

  • News

    September 16, 2004

    Bash-Free Zone

    Is the Texas Book Festival protecting George W.?

  • Music

    August 26, 2004

    Rock and Roll Dream Team

    Forget the office-football draft, dude. Here's a far cooler way to waste your time and your employer's money.

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2004

    The Bull Market

    Young bucks ride for a shot at the big time

  • Film

    December 4, 2003

    White Dork Down

    Silly Caucasian boy Tom Cruise likes to play with Samurai swords

  • Music

    October 23, 2003

    The New Constitution/Stroller

    On 4 (Audello) / Six Inches off the Ground (Compadre)

  • Music

    June 27, 2002

    Popsy

    Thursday, June 27 and Sunday, June 30

  • Music

    May 17, 2001

    Reptomania

    The Austin Lounge Lizards steal hearts and minds by feasting on sacred cows

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Austin Lounge Lizards

    Never an Adult Moment (Sugar Hill)

  • Culture

    May 18, 2000

    Contemplative Spaces

    Four artists work out their issues in intimate gallery shows

  • Calendar

    November 25, 1999

    Crash Course

    Four artists work out their issues in intimate gallery shows

  • Music

    July 22, 1999

    Amplified

    Local Music News

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