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  • Culture

    January 12, 2012

    Reel Time

    McClain Gallery mounts a fascinating, evocative installation by Jeff Shore and Jon Fisher.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    A Cooler Coke: Hata Original Ramune Soda

    Anything with opening instructions this detailed must be delicious!​Back in middle school, a bunch of my peers got deeply, dorkily involved in Japanese pop culture. Cartoons, toys, various scholastic accessories; if it was Japanese, it was cool. I never really got the appeal, finding many of t ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 8, 2011

    Not So Spectacular

    This CAMH show features plenty of good work, but not much connects it together.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Five More Wacky Tour Riders (We Totally Didn't Make Up)

    ​In case you haven't seen it yet, the Foo Fighters' rider for their upcoming tour (still no Houston show) in support of their fantastic album Wasting Light is the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best darn tour rider we've ever seen. It' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Finding a New Voice

    Coca-Cola braised beef cheek and cassoulet.​"I just picked up a knife for the first time today about an hour ago," an exasperated but happy-looking Greg Lowry gushed yesterday evening at Voice. The new chef at the downtown restaurant in the sumptuous lobby of the Hotel Icon has been spending h ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 11, 2010

    Capsule Art Reviews: "2010 School of Art Annual Student Exhibition," "Maurizio Cattelan"

    Coca-Cola braised beef cheek and cassoulet.​"I just picked up a knife for the first time today about an hour ago," an exasperated but happy-looking Greg Lowry gushed yesterday evening at Voice. The new chef at the downtown restaurant in the sumptuous lobby of the Hotel Icon has been spending h ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 4, 2010

    Capsule Art Reviews: "2010 School of Art Annual Student Exhibition", "Francesca Fuchs", "McKay Otto", "Ron Hoover — A Retrospective: 1972-2006"

    Coca-Cola braised beef cheek and cassoulet.​"I just picked up a knife for the first time today about an hour ago," an exasperated but happy-looking Greg Lowry gushed yesterday evening at Voice. The new chef at the downtown restaurant in the sumptuous lobby of the Hotel Icon has been spending h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Last Call For Art: Circus Stars, Greek Cinema And Zombies

    ​Today's your last chance to see Cirque Mechanics' Birdhouse Factory. An international cast of circus stars formerly with Cirque de Soleil, the Moscow Circus and Pickle Family Circus, Cirque Mechanics include contortionists, acrobats, clowns, and dancers.The Birdhouse Factory story is a simple ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    January 4, 2007

    A Legendary Outing

    Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.

  • Film

    September 28, 2006

    Playtime

    Throwaway gags and mad obsessions energize The Science of Sleep

  • News

    March 23, 2006

    Letter to the Editor

    Throwaway gags and mad obsessions energize The Science of Sleep

  • Home Entertainment

    February 16, 2006

    Grind It Out with Pam

    Throwaway gags and mad obsessions energize The Science of Sleep

  • Film

    February 9, 2006

    Dead Funny

    Final Destination 3 stares death in the face -- and laughs

  • Culture

    December 22, 2005

    Wit Love

    Danny Yahav-Brown's creative investigations will draw you in

  • Culture

    October 27, 2005

    Dark Star

    Quebecois artist Diane Landry blows into Rice Gallery

  • Film

    May 12, 2005

    Going Mental

    Mindhunters is truly stupid fun

  • Film

    March 10, 2005

    Talkin' 'Bot Love

    Like Big Fish for little kids, Robots works hard to please everyone

  • Film

    December 23, 2004

    Focking Wonderful

    Streisand and Hoffman save a family -- and a movie, too

  • Film

    June 17, 2004

    Feels Like 80 Days

    Jackie Chan takes a long trip without going anyplace new

  • Culture

    June 26, 2003

    Thinking Inside the Box

    A visual and musical collaboration offers a cool, dark refuge in tiny spaces

  • Film

    January 30, 2003

    Dead Again

    There's fresh meat for the reaper in Final Destination 2

  • Film

    November 3, 1994

    Enema of the People

    There's fresh meat for the reaper in Final Destination 2

  • Culture

    September 8, 1994

    Going One-On-One With God

    Illuminati muses on the Almighty and basketball, with mixed results

  • News

    June 30, 1994

    Food Fight

    The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.

  • News

    March 31, 1994

    Once More, The Vision Thing

    Is "Imagine Houston" fit for the future, or just for a bumper sticker?

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