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Rockshow: Paul McCartney's First Marathon, But Not His Last

Rockshow Paul McCartney and Wings Eagle Vision, 139 mins., $29.98 DVD/$34.98 Blu-ray According to rollingstone.com, the act that owned last weekend's Bonnaroo Festival was not some hirsute jam band, plaintive female singer-songwriter, or preppy indie-rockers, but a guy that much of the world has l ... More >>

New Bike Law Quiz!

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New Bicycle Laws for Houston? Take Our Quiz!

In a long-overdue move, the City of Houston has passed an ordinance intended to make the roads safer for bicyclists and other non-car users of the road. How enforceable it is, we'll find out. Until then, it's important to arm yourself with KNOWLEDGE!!, and the best way to do it is by taking our six ... More >>

Riddle: How Is Dubstep Like Picasso?

Although dozens of EDM subgenres are brain candy to me, I haven't personally given in to the auditory assault that is dubstep (mostly... maybe). However, I'm here to say that there is actual science to appreciate behind the work of Skrillex and many others. If you think about it, many people argue ... More >>

Republicans, Cubans and Idiots

Capsule Art Reviews: "Bo Joseph: Empire of Spoils," "David Aylsworth: The Reverses Wiped Away," "Endearing the Line," "The Graphic Arts of Hans Erni," "HJ Bott: Rhythm and Rhetoric," "Jason Yates: All We Ever Wanted Was Everything," "Source Material: Wor

Capsule Art reviews: "Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst," "Endearing the Line," "Five Houses," "The Graphic Arts of Hans Erni," "Round 36"

The Unexpected Man

Capsule Art Reviews: "A Crack in Everything," "Bridge 11: Lia Cook," "Hate Expo," "Love Man"

Despicable Me: Win Free Preview Passes, And See The Five Most Despicable Movie Characters

Despicable Me, starring the voice of Steve Carrell, tells the tale of someone who's very despicable. Truly despicable.On the other hand, the character meets up with a couple of cute kids, and it's a cartoon, so we're guessing there's some redemption in the end.There's no redemption for the following ... More >>

Alley Offers An Intriguing 2010-11 Season

No, not THIS Amadeus​The Alley Theatre is mounting some ambitious, big-name productions for the 2010-11 season, according to an announcement released today.Among the shows will be Amadeus, the popular Mozart play that hasn't been done here in a long while; the Pulitzer-Prize winning August: Osage ... More >>

Paul Hope Goes From Brit to Heartland Americana in Man From Nebraska at Stages

Photo by Margaret DowningPaul Hope, the man from Nebraska​Paul Hope was brought up Baptist and says his father is a lot like Ken Carpenter, the character Hope plays in Man From Nebraska, now being shown at Stages Repertory Theatre.The veteran Houston actor -- he used to be with Theatre Under the S ... More >>

Y'all Musta Forgot: Big Pokey's Hardest Pit In The Litter

Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or not, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but should? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. Big Pokey Hardest Pit In the Litter (Chevis Entertainment, 1999) ​Big Pokey mostly existed in the fr ... More >>

Food Fight: Battle Banh Bot Chien

​Let's face it: You don't want to listen to me ramble on about banh bot chien, do you? If you know what it is, you love it with the kind of passion and devotion usually reserved for the Virgin Mary or rare G.I. Joe figures still in their original packaging. If you don't know what it is, famili ... More >>

Welcome to the War

Javier de Villota's bold re-creation of a marketplace massacre in Sarajevo is installed at the Station.

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

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

"Lo-Fi No-Brow Folk Show: New Works"

ArtStorm showcases two local, folk-inspired artists

Some Country for Old Men: Shine a Light

Seniors Scorsese and the Stones together again

Last Night: Ben Kweller at Walter’s on Washington

Don't Believe the Hype

Despite a nonexistent marketing campaign, Cuarón's latest is not to be missed

Capsule Reviews

A picture of our critics' opinions on local exhibits

"Power" Players

A Pack of Mutts

The lone wolves of 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?

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Dancing Queen

The Martha Graham Dance Company defines modern movement

Village Voices

Irving Penn's iconic, never-before-seen photos of Africa make an exclusive stop at the MFAH

Mary Gauthier

Thursday, April 15

Silence Broken

A smuggled film screens at the Iranian Film Festival

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The More Things Change

How far has "modern" come since the Roaring Twenties? Thoroughly Modern Millie takes a look way back

Modern Art 101

Keep it real at the MoMA exhibit

Manet, Monet, Money

The Museum of Fine Arts tries to draw in the crowds with a "Season of Impressionism"

She Knows Where She's Going

Sigrid Sandstrom's work follows the fantastical landscapes of the mind

Return of the Living Dead

Joseph Paul Jernigan's journey from death row inmate to 3-D computer model

Luby's Has a Chef?

From haute cuisine to the LuAnn Platter, star chefs are moving on down the food chain

As Good As He Gets

Jade Scorpion showcases Woody Allen at his satirical best

Natural Plastic

Harnischfeger unites Japanese aesthetic with a pop-cultural sensibility

Double Dribbling

Ed Harris's biopic on Jackson Pollock coasts on the merits of its tormented subject

Color Commentary

Perry House Gets Real

Senior Fling

Guinevere gives a new twist to old-young romance

Out-of-Steppers

Steve Martin misses the spark in this remake

Rotation

Night & Day

August 27 - September 2, 1998

Night & Day

April 23 - 29, 1998

Restoration Man

When a church finds itself in need of a little resurrecting, who is it likely to turn to? Antonio Loro, Houston's conservator of the sacred.

Press Picks

Press Picks

The Joy of Color, the Ecstasy of Form

A re-evaluation of Matisse as decadent sensualist -- brought to us via the Cone Collection at the MFA