Prince Charles

Best-Selling Single Of All Time "Candle In The Wind 1997" Turns 15 Years Old

Re-written in the wake of his friend Princess Diana's car accident death on August 31, 1997, Elton John's "Candle In The Wind" was merely a maudlin tribute to Marilyn Monroe before tragedy struck. Diana died from her wounds in a Paris road tunnel crash, along with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, and the d ... More >>

Jeremiah Clarke: Why You Shouldn't Play "Trumpet Voluntary" at Your Wedding

Today is the 337th birthday of composer and organist Jeremiah Clarke. You have heard his most famous work dozens of times in your life and never really thought about it. Clarke composed the "Prince of Denmark March," which is usually called "Trumpet Voluntary." Due to a mix up in a famous songbook, ... More >>

Zigga Zig Ah: 10 Girl-Powered Facts About The Spice Girls

​Today, November 4, marks 15 years since the Spice Girls first album, Spice, was released. Closing out 1996 with a titanic dose of girl power, the album would go on to sell almost 24 million copies and spawn countless imitators like B*Witched, All Saints, and later on, the Pussycat Dolls. Ob ... More >>

Garden Fresh: Five Hot Weather Plants

​Once the temp hits 96, in the shade, most garden crops won't set fruit. The peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers already growing will continue to do so, but few new ones will appear. That's when I turn my attention to things that grow in pots, which can be easily watered and moved to shadier spo ... More >>

(Not The) Royal Wedding Playlist

​Planning a wedding is a real pain in the ass. Rocks Off knows, because we (and our fiancée) were forced by geographic and financial issues to do 99 percent of the legwork for our own nuptials. There's the usual stuff like reception location, whether you're going to make up your own vows, and ... More >>

The Royal Wedding: Five Ominous Signs In Their Astrological Charts

The official photo of engagement happiness​Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting married this week, as you might have heard. The happy couple will be literally following in the footsteps of Prince Charles and Diana, and we all know how well that turned out. What do things look like f ... More >>

Garden Fresh: The Cucumber

​Sick of the Royal Wedding? Not me. Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton don't seem to give a damn themselves, which spares us the fairytale nightmare that doomed his mother. Furthermore, Prince Charles is the new Godfather of organic agriculture, so he gets auto-props from this ... More >>

Pop Rocks: The Black Hole of Infotainment

Jesus christ...​I wonder sometimes if we're approaching the singularity in entertainment reporting. A "singularity," as we all know, is the point in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density and zero volume. If we define "density" as "number of stories and/or article ... More >>

Like the Obamas Wanted to Go to Your Stupid Royal Wedding Anyway

The invite the Obamas -- and you -- didn't receive​Despite having cast off the shackles of the British monarchy over 230 years ago, our great nation has yet to free itself of the embarrassingly colonial obsession with all matters concerning the Royal Family. A cursory scan of Google News yest ... More >>

A Royal Pain In The Ass

​And I was still suffering residual boredom from the last one. I have to give our media credit; unemployment still hovering around 10%, cholera spreading to the Dominican Republic from Haiti, and terror threats abroad, and every morning news show has devoted a good 20 minutes of programming e ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Ronnie Killen of Killen's Steakhouse

​We caught up with Certified Executive Chef Ronnie Killen of Pearland's Killen's Steakhouse to discuss what it was like interviewing with the White House and the reason for a steakhouse in Pearland, of all places. EOW: I understand that back in 2005, you were one of the finalists vying to be ... More >>

Kick 'em While They're Down: The Worst Songs Ever Recorded For Charity

Please take this thing away from me. Please.​ When Rocks Off received an email touting Sting's new MySpace charity video for the Prince of Wales' Rainforest Project, we almost chipped a fingernail hurriedly clicking on the link, which promised oodles of celebrities such as Olivia Newton-John, Rich ... More >>

Get Lit: The Diana Chronicles, by Tina Brown

Kinky's Got His Mojo Workin'

A Texas wild man enlists his Appalachian counterpart in his crusade

David vs. Goliath

Scenes from the Starbucks trial

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

New Releases Reviewed

Geri Halliwell, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott

Disconnected

Jim Edwards quickly built a long-distance-dialing empire. But he couldn't keep the distress calls on hold. Then the line went dead.

Playing It for Laughs

The Alley's Arms and the Man has Shaw's humor, but not his tears

All About Elyse

After years of making Mayor Bob presentable, Houston's First Lady is ready to get serious. Seriously.

Tea at the di Portanovas'

What excess comes with riches? A tea party reveals all -- almost