Norman Rockwell

Capsule Art Reviews: "Ben Tecumseh DeSoto: ZENtrospective," "Dieter Balzer: Objects," "Dog Park," "Flyaway: New Work by Aaron Parazette," "Glass Graphica," "Texas Eclectic"

Capsule Art Reviews: "Dog Park," "Emily Sloan: Enlight," "Glass Graphica" "James Turrell: Holograms," "Lillian Warren: Wait With Me," "Michael Petry: Bad Restoration"

My Five Favorite Works of Art Featuring Food

I generally enjoy museums even if I don't always understand or fully appreciate what I'm (supposed to be) seeing. The problem comes when I start seeing repeated representations of food and drink. Even if I've just eaten a giant baguette slathered with pate (as was the case when I went to the Louvre ... More >>

Edgar Dale Whitt: Serious Charges For Patriarch of One Very Creepy, Tragic and Disturbed West Texas Family

The press release from Howard County Sheriff Stan Parker opens with a wholesome slice of Norman Rockwell Americana, with an officer responding to a report of a child riding his bike in the dark. When questioned, the seven-year-old boy told police he was running away from home. And we've all either ... More >>

''Personalities and Provocateurs''

Taming Creatures

World War I gets the Spielberg treatment in War Horse.

Dan Shea, The Man Who Sued the Pope, Sounds Off on Joe Paterno

Penn State and the Catholic Church​Bella figura can mean many things, but at its core is presentation...how one looks, how one comports oneself, how one makes the best possible impression in all things. That such a concept is hardwired into the Italian psyche is no surprise: what else could be ... More >>

Manischewitz, a Kiddush Cup Full of Memories

It had been years since I'd tasted Manischewitz Concord Grape Wine: Last week, at my cousins's Rosh Hashanah celebration, we passed around a kiddush cup of Manischewitz and said the traditional blessing as we welcomed the Jewish New Year. When we sat down for our luncheon of Russian-style braised b ... More >>

Blue Velvet25th Anniversary Screening

Recipe: The Pioneer Woman's Perfect Pot Roast

​There's something about Sundays that makes me want to roast a large animal and serve it Norman Rockwell-style to a table filled with friends. And I guess if I were more confident in my culinary skills, this fantasy would become reality, maybe even routine. But, alas, I've always been a more c ... More >>

"The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture"

The famed Western artist had a funny side

"The Hosek Collection of American Art"

Web exclusive!

Hispanics Delivered by Border Midwives Are Having Trouble Getting U.S. Passports

Post-9/11 worries target South Texas

You're Gonna Miss Me

“Red Velvet”

Rudolph Projects fills FotoFest with disturbing domestic-themed images

"Core Artists-in-Residence Exhibition," "Working It Out: Studio Program Residents," "Artadia at DiverseWorks...Reprised: The Artadia Awardees"

Three exhibitions showcase works by prize-winning artists

Art Capsule Reviews

A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

Capsule Reviews

A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

Striking Three

A photo exhibition at the MFAH has some real standouts

Jazz and Oysters

The cocktail lounge at Tommy's is the perfect antidote for Norman Rockwell holidays

Roots Redux

Dan Colehour's Midwestern musings get their day in the Texas sun

Carrie Newcomer

Thursday, November 10, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

Crowe Flies Home

Elizabethtown is a mess -- not that its director should care

Heavenly Crooning

The Honky Tonk Angels takes a trip through divine country

Best Artist

Family Man

Christopher Titus turns dysfunctional into comical

Bogotá's Best Birds

Don't cook tonight! The first of a three-part series on summer takeout

Getting Wilder

Theophilus North discovers that adventure is everywhere

I'm Not Dreaming of a White Christmas

No snow and no Bing for Racket

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Revolution's Face

The ROCK offers the prospect of racial unity in church

Right at Home

Local artists show off their work at Lawndale's annual Big Show

Tis' The Season For Holiday Events

Events calendar

A Snooze Runs Through It

Redford's Bagger Vance substitutes pretty for powerful

What, Them Worry?

As Mad celebrates its 400th issue, its editors wonder how to stay funny in a world gone mad

Hear Them Tweet

The Dixie Chicks get spunky

Amplified

All People Considered

Study in Green

People love Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light. Is that a problem?

Swingin' Back

Two plays reach for that old-time musical magic

Night & Day

December 24 - 30, 1998

Boys in the Bond

The Mighty mixes myth and reality for a fresh fable

Imprints of the Eras

After-School Limbo

Middle schoolers are often left to their own devices

The Wild Side, Circa 1954

Going All the Way freshens an overworked decade

Closet Case

In & Out goes both ways -- funny and funnier

The Art of Darkness

Paintings of racist images have made UH alumnus Michael Ray Charles a star in the art world. Some say his Sambos and pickaninnies have a healing power. But others claim all they do is hurt.

In The Rough

In its quest for a Municipal golf course, Lake jackson learned a valuable lesson: Never buy land without checking it out first. Unfortunately, the lesson came six years too late.

Frank-ly Speaking

The MFA's focus on Frank Freed tells us a lot about the art world, but not much about art

Press Picks

Press Picks