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April 26, 2012
Wine Fair Cy Fair: A Celebration of Wine, Beer and Food to Take Place this Saturday in Cypress
There seems to be an unwritten rule that all top-notch food-and-drink festivals have to take place inside the loop. Lucky for us, the folks at Food and Vine Time Productions are slowly changing the rules; little by little, they've taken praiseworthy food-and-wine festivals to Houston suburbs that tr ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
Friday Night: Mt. Eden At Rich's
Mt. Eden Rich's April 20, 2012 Friday, Mt. Eden, a music duo from New Zealand that is not Flight of the Concords, played a show at Rich's. And they were very good. At least, I suspect that they were, and that's the probably closest anyone can get to conclusively arguing an opinion one way or the ot ... More >>
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March 22, 2012
The Naked and Famous
Mt. Eden Rich's April 20, 2012 Friday, Mt. Eden, a music duo from New Zealand that is not Flight of the Concords, played a show at Rich's. And they were very good. At least, I suspect that they were, and that's the probably closest anyone can get to conclusively arguing an opinion one way or the ot ... More >>
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March 15, 2012
When Are Food Knock-offs Distasteful?
If your Girl Scout Cookie of choice is the Samoa, then you might be happy to know that these goodies are NOT only available through green-uniformed girl children and for $3-4 a pop. Keebler offers a nearly identical version called "Coconut Dreams," which are available year-round and often on sale ( ... More >>
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February 24, 2012
Project Runway All-Stars: The United Nations Challenge
This week on PRAS: Kara's departure has the designers chattering about who does and does not "deserve" to be an All-Star, and the design gang visits the United Nations where they are assigned a challenge based on and inspired by international flags. Anyone else want to see the challenge where the de ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
Shanti: Music's Top 10 Yoga Enthusiasts
This weekend, the Texas Yoga Conference hits town at the University of Houston Recreation and Wellness Center. It's like a big party where everyone practices yoga and learns or improves yoga techniques. At the end of the weekend, there will be musical performances by the Desert Dwellers, Tyagaraja, ... More >>
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October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween: The 10 Most Disturbing Food-Related Scenes in Horror Movies
Um...you've got a little something...just...right there on your chin. Yeah. Right there. And...kinda on your shirt, too.Note: This is a repost of a popular Halloween post from last year. Trick or treat... There are a lot of taboos around what we eat as human beings, and even taboos around ho ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Ben & Jerry Whip Out Their Schweddy Balls: Five Other Pervy Food Names
sheknows.comNeat. Good times. Ben & Jerry have exposed their newest, limited-batch flavor "Schweddy Balls" based on the mock-NPR SNL sketch starring Alec Baldwin because "It's never too early to start celebrating the holiday season." (Wasn't it just Labor Day?) According to the company sit ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
Glasnost
sheknows.comNeat. Good times. Ben & Jerry have exposed their newest, limited-batch flavor "Schweddy Balls" based on the mock-NPR SNL sketch starring Alec Baldwin because "It's never too early to start celebrating the holiday season." (Wasn't it just Labor Day?) According to the company sit ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Brew Blog: Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest
Fresh Hops!From the outside, it looks like any other semi-rundown convenience store, sure to pedal in porno, smokes, over-priced half gallons of milk, and brown-bag clad 40s. It kind of looks like that from the inside, too, I guess, but we're getting off-track. The point is that D&Q is quite ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Iggy Pop, the Bordeaux Connoisseur: The Funniest Food Requests on Riders
ITO EN, you're all that I wanted in a tea.The next time someone calls you a picky eater, direct them to Weezer's backstage rider for their 2010 tour. Weezer demands that both regular and Canadian bacon be available for breakfast, that there be almond butter but no peanut butter, that there m ... More >>
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June 2, 2011
Sick Puppies
With Cult To Follow and Dmitri's Rail, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-5483 or www.warehouselive.com.
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May 31, 2011
Wine of the Week: Cat Piss in Your Wine? No, That's Jalapeño
Of all the "aromatic" white grapes in the world, there is probably none more distinctive than Sauvignon Blanc. In France, it can be steely and intensely fragrant, as in Sancerre where it often takes on a cat piss (more properly called "tom cat") note on the nose. In Bordeaux, Sauvignon Blan ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Get Ready: The Five Best Post-Apocalypse Books Not Written by Stephen King
It was the `70s, manThe Rapture, as has been reported, is coming tomorrow morning. About this there is no doubt, according to some of the most influential and knowledgeable billboards in the nation. Being bright-side-of-life kinda people, we've offered five terrific results to come from the ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Cowgirl Diaries: Tana Renick -- Tames Wild Manes by Day, Wild Mares by Night
Mandy OaklanderTana Renick, barrel racerTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will sp ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Wine of the Week: Chasing Venus 2010 Malborough Appellation Sauvignon Blanc
With the recent burst of spring-like weather earlier this week, it just felt wrong to open up another heavy red, so instead, I picked a tingly New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from a selection of samples I've received lately. It was a nice change up from all the red wine I've been drinking latel ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
2nd Annual United Nations Association Film Festival
With the recent burst of spring-like weather earlier this week, it just felt wrong to open up another heavy red, so instead, I picked a tingly New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from a selection of samples I've received lately. It was a nice change up from all the red wine I've been drinking latel ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Ralphie May's New Year's Eve Show
With the recent burst of spring-like weather earlier this week, it just felt wrong to open up another heavy red, so instead, I picked a tingly New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from a selection of samples I've received lately. It was a nice change up from all the red wine I've been drinking latel ... More >>
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December 7, 2010
Marfa Lights Solved!! It's A Giant Bird!!
Headin' for Marfa, no doubtYou may have thought that the mystery of the Marfa Lights had been pretty much settled with scientific research showing that the eerie illuminations are just far-off car headlights bouncing off thermal layers. WRONG. Now comes a creationist scientist who has a new ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Cougars Focus On The Cougars
Cougars seek to go 1-0 this weekendThe Houston Cougars don't focus on the big picture. They're not looking at having three games left in the season, or two games left in conference. They're not focusing on bowl eligibility. All that matters is Saturday night and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane ( ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
The 10 Most Disturbing Food-Related Scenes in Horror Movies: Happy Halloween!
Um...you've got a little something...just...right there on your chin. Yeah. Right there. And...kinda on your shirt, too.There are a lot of taboos around what we eat as human beings, and even taboos around how we eat what we do. Eating human flesh to survive because you're trapped in the Andes ... More >>
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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 >>
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October 4, 2010
Space Beer: Coming Soon to a Galaxy Near You
crunchgear.comTo travel in space while drinking a beer. Another American dream realized.STEP 1: Design a spacecraft fit for commercial space flight. Check. STEP 2: Build a fleet of such vehicles; brand yourself as the means for the common (extremely wealthy) man to see the universe. Check. ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Manhattan Short Film Festival
You've got one day to see some of the world's best short films
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September 13, 2010
Ingredient of the Week: Chayote
Thiago Gama OliveiraWhat is it? This squash with an ugly mug is used widely in Central and South American cuisine. It has a very mild flavor, starchy flesh and can be eaten raw or cooked. Fun fact: In Australia, the chayote is known as choko. It was rumored that chokos were used in place of ... More >>
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September 9, 2010
Eating Skippy (Not the Peanut Butter)
If you eat veal and lamb, what's stopping you from eating a joey?After dinner at A Ly (11360 Bellaire Boulevard) last night, a pertinent topic arose in conversation amongst a few of my dining companions: What determines what we classify as food? As Dr. Ricky pointed out after our meal, it's c ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
“A5: The Annual Affordable Australian Aboriginal Art Fair”
Coming from the land down under
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June 11, 2010
World Cup 2010: These Teams Will Make It Out Of The Group Stage. Guaranteed
Now THAT was a USA World Cup squadThe 2010 edition of the FIFA World Cup is finally here. Thirty-two teams made it to the big dance to see just who is the best in the world. Realistically though, only a handful of teams have a shot of winning the cup. It's all going to come down to matchups ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #30 Elysian Fields Lamb and Mushy Peas at Tony's
Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Norah Jones, Miranda Lambert Top Lilith Houston Lineup
If you missed Norah Jones Wednesday or Miranda Lambert a couple weeks back, don't worry - they'll both be back when the revived Lilith Fair hits the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion August 16. Also scheduled for Houston are Dixie Chicks Emily Robison and Martie Maguire's new band, Court Yard Houn ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Mother’s Day Brunch at Tokyo One
Taste the goodness of Japan at this celebration for mom
Blogs
March 26, 2010
Taylor Swift Madness at the South Regional Semis in Houston
Yesterday was media day at the South Regional, and while the players and coaches got used to the Reliant Stadium court set-up, and while fans got a sneak-peek of just how bad the seating and sight lines actually are, we media got busy coming up with the story lines that will guide you fans th ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Rocks Off's Rodeo Concert Guide: Keith "That's Not A Knife" Urban
Date: March 16 Name: Keith Urban AKA: "The Betty Ford Center Presents..." Genre: Aussie country Best Known Song(s): "Somebody Like You," "You'll Think of Me," "No Really, I Loved Days of Thunder" Key Demographic: Women looking for concrete proof that they can change their man, people who mistakenl ... More >>
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November 5, 2009
"International Discoveries II"
Foto Fest has global vision
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October 29, 2009
Lohengrin
This is opera worth getting out early for
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September 17, 2009
"Ancient Lands/Modern Landscapes: Aboriginal Paintings from Sandover River Country"
Web exclusive
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June 18, 2009
Under the Sea 3D
Web exclusive!
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January 29, 2009
Taste of Australia
Web exclusive!
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December 25, 2008
Muriel’s Wedding
Web exclusive!
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December 25, 2008
“Tempo: Photography by Lorena Guillen Vaschetti”
The Argentinean photographer shows us less is more
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November 6, 2008
“Gelam Nguzu Kazi—Dugong My Son”
Museum of Printing History presents Pacific prints
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October 4, 2007
5 Wines That'll Blow Your Mind
Museum of Printing History presents Pacific prints
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September 20, 2007
“Lizards & Snakes: Alive!”
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is squeamish for squamates
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July 27, 2006
On Your Top Eight?
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is squeamish for squamates
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July 27, 2006
That's Intensive
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March 30, 2006
Infused Beats
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March 16, 2006
South By Fun Land
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is squeamish for squamates
Dining
September 27, 2001
For a Good Time, Call…
Diners at Garson can now feast on Persian food without being hit on
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June 7, 2001
A Matter of Grape Concern
Ibiza makes for a pleasant escape
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August 26, 1999
Maori Madness
A Houston sculptor replicates preserved tribal heads and offends New Zealand
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