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    January 13, 2012

    The Best and Worst Foods To Hand Out During the Marathon

    This Sunday thousands of runners will be pounding the streets of Houston and at some point during their x-hour runs, they might want a little snack. Officials will be handing out water and Endurance Formula Gatorade (the official energy drink of the Chevron Houston Marathon), but some extra treats i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Top 5 Seasonal Commercial Holiday Snacks

    Photo by Joanna O'LearyThe Breakfast of Champion...Elves.​Choosing my favorite commercial Halloween snacks was pure pleasure. Compiling a similar Top Five for the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Festivus season was fun but pretty darn overwhelming. Nearly every brand offers a holiday shape/color/fl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Odd Pair: Chocolate Pop-Tarts and Brachetto d'Acqui

    ​Yes, toast-able breakfast pastries and wine. It's come to that. I am not certain why Pop-Tarts have had an unlikely resurgence in my weekly food routine, but they have, and usually as a late night snack. That way I get the maximum amount of damage from the carbohydrate and sugar content. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Five Foods Experiencing Identity Confusion

    My general food philosophy: if I want a corn muffin, I eat a corn muffin. If I want oysters, I eat oysters. But I guess I'm in the minority because judging from supermarket shelves, many people want corn muffins...that taste like oysters. There's a glut of products trying to be something they're no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    Dreyer's Limited-Edition Root Beer Float Ice Cream

    ​I usually mock products self-consciously designed to taste like a completely different food medium, e.g., Blueberry Muffin Pop-Tarts. (Are people so conflicted that they can't decide between blueberry muffin and a regular Pop-Tart?). But once again, the phrase "limited edition" led to me to ... More >>

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    March 25, 2010

    Welcome to Arizona

    Judge who helped BP went on junket party on their tab.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    HISD Superintendent Terry Grier Sings The Banana Song

    Photos by Margaret Downing​Not since the days of former superintendent Billy Reagan has the Houston media had a chance to sit down in a media roundtable with the superintendent of the Houston ISD, but Tuesday morning Superintendent Terry Grier rejuvenated the discarded tradition and invited the Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    HISD Superintendent Terry Grier Sings The Banana Song

    Photos by Margaret Downing​Not since the days of former superintendent Billy Reagan has the Houston media had a chance to sit down in a media roundtable with the superintendent of the Houston ISD, but Tuesday morning Superintendent Terry Grier rejuvenated the discarded tradition and invited ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    New Kellogg's Commercial Suggests You Give Your Child Diabetes For The Summer

    Photo by Katharine ShilcuttThe infamous sandwich itselfThe crack marketing team at Kellogg's recognized that with summer quickly approaching, a warm Pop-Tart fresh out of the toaster isn't necessarily appealing to people in warmer climates. As a means of keeping the toaster pastry relevant during th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 14, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Photo by Katharine ShilcuttThe infamous sandwich itselfThe crack marketing team at Kellogg's recognized that with summer quickly approaching, a warm Pop-Tart fresh out of the toaster isn't necessarily appealing to people in warmer climates. As a means of keeping the toaster pastry relevant during th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 30, 2003

    Take Your Grant And...

    William Pope.L shoves controversial ideas into the limelight

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    September 26, 2002

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    Graustark Laundry

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    In Search of the Sleuth

    Edmund J. Pankau trades on his hard-boiled private-eye image to attract clients and speaking engagements. To find out more about him, we resort to some Sam Spade work of our own.

  • Music

    June 15, 2000

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