Sex and the City

Sundance Film Fest USA: Bachelorette

Oscar Categories That We Wish Existed

By now you have all seen this year's Oscar nominations, released yesterday, in Beverly Hills, California. Nine films were nominated for Best Picture, including Hugo, Moneyball, War Horse, The Artist, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Midnight in Paris and The Tree of Life. Fun stuff, espe ... More >>

New Judd Apatow-Produced, Lena Dunham HBO Show Girls Slated for April

Tease - StruggleWhen you hear that there will be a new HBO show about a twentysomething woman trying to make it as a writer in New York City with her best girlfriends, do you a) roll your eyes, think "I'm a male" and get back to reading Matt Taibbi or b) roll your eyes, think "I am not a type! I am ... More >>

Food Trend Prediction: The Giant Cupcake

A few weeks ago, Katharine Shilcutt issued predictions for 2012 Houston food trends. Commenters wrote in with their own suggestions, including one from Stacy Zane: I was just in NY and saw that Doughnut Plant. But something else I saw was Baked by Melissa - quarter-sized cupcakes! I know the last ... More >>

DVDs & Blu-rays: The I Don't Care How She Does It Edition

I Don't Know How She Does It stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear and Pierce Brosnan; Douglas McGrath directs. The Setup: Sarah Jessica Parker plays Kate Reddy, a woman trying to juggle a demanding job and busy home life, pleasing her boss, husband and two kids all at the same time. Pierce Br ... More >>

The 10 Most Popular Art Attack Posts of 2011

Looking back at the most popular posts this year on Art Attack is almost like looking back at the memes and pop culture memories that shaped 2011. A cultural zeitgeist, if you will. We'll always remember the time we found out Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't the good guy action hero we grew up with, and ... More >>

Similar But Not the Same: 5 Pairs of Movies That Are Pretty Much the Same Thing

​Friends With Benefits opens July 22, and more annoying than the fact that some studio executive probably said, "You know who I want to see in a movie? Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis!" is the fact that this movie comes out a brief six months after No Strings Attached, which is basically the ... More >>

Bartender Chat: Shawn Outlaw of Simone on Sunset

​Simone on Sunset is fully loaded with approximately 35 off-the-beaten-path beers (no, you won't find a Miller Light here), all the usual-suspect spirits, and a few hard-to-come-by bottles, such as the Ransom Old Tom Gin that Katharine Shilcutt recently enjoyed here. Whether you're out for a ... More >>

15 Gets You 20: Rock & Roll Jailbait Through The Years

theprettyreckless.com​Friday night, The Pretty Reckless (above) pulls into town for a gig at House of Blues. The band, led by Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen, is known largely for the 17-year-old singer's penchant for wearing something resembling lingerie, chain-smoking and basically being a te ... More >>

Father's Day: Five Very Bad Gift Ideas

Gifts even worse than another tie​Father's Day is fast approaching, and you probably haven't given much thought to your gift. We know you.To be sure, most fathers would gladly settle for Peace & Quiet once the kids are out of the weirdly-shaped homemade-paper-clip-holder stage, but most people ... More >>

Recipe: The Florateani

​Whenever summer hits, I find myself changing up the kind of drinks I'm imbibing. In the winter, I can tolerate heavier drinks like whiskey cokes and Cuba Libres, but in the summer, I enjoy things a little lighter and sweeter. I explained all of this to expert drink maker Brant Miller and as ... More >>

Bryan Callen

This former MadTV series regular just wants a few of life's finer things - like a pet monkey and a giant

4 Summer-Movie Soundtracks We Already Hate

​Last week, we told you of some upcoming summer-movie soundtracks that look like they're going to be fantastic. If positivity is your thing, go read that article. This one is going to be all about the upcoming soundtracks that make us wince so hard it feels like someone's chopping our balls with a ... More >>

Sex and the City 2 Midnight Screening

Get out your Manolo Blahniks

Strange Snacks

​If you were ever a fan of Sex and the City, you may recall the episode from season four in which the women recount their "secret single behavior" -- the things each of them did when their boyfriends, lovers or husbands weren't around. Carrie admitted that her "SSS" was standing around in the ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Why 2010 Is Going To Suck, Pt. 1

I know I'm not the only person who feels like high-fiving everyone at the end of the holiday season, heady with the triumph of having survived another two weeks of forced jocularity, awkward family moments, bad TV, and worse music. The new year, with it's promise of fresh opportunities to screw up a ... More >>

Late Night Scene: Gotham Pizza

​There's a scene in an early Sex and the City episode (yeah, I went there) where a guy frequents a particular restaurant with a girl he's embarrassed to date because he knows no one will see them there. If anyone could use a similar place in Houston for a late weekend bite, look no further tha ... More >>

Top 5 Cocktails Guys Can't Order In Public

You're a man. You like beer. In fact, hurray, beer! But just because you are a virile male doesn't mean that you can't glance over at the girl holding a beverage with a delightful fruit skewer and think, "Gee, that looks fun and refreshing, I'll order that next!" Right? Wrong! There are certain cock ... More >>

Buyer Beware of Confessions of a Shopaholic

Bush and this movie agree: Go shopping! (Wait, don't.)

We're just not that into He's Just Not That Into You

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dating

Greg Behrendt

The co-author of He's Just Not That Into You doles out advice and jokes

Royally Screwed: The Duchess

Lady Georgiana Spencer, cheated in life and in casting

Summer Film Series — 100 Years of Gay History

Step Aside, Dame Edna

Kit Kittredge Is As American as Overpriced Dolls

All it takes to cure the Depression is a little Miss Sunshine

Cheap Sex and the City: The Movie

Despite the labels and levity, it's a poor-woman's knockoff

The Station Agent

Peter Dinklage leads a cast of oddball, damaged characters

Hollywoodland

Showbiz noir investigates TV Superman's real-life tragedy

Cruella de Vogue

The Devil Wears Prada slaps the latest duds on an infamous fashion editor

Lord of the Cover Bands

Lonnie Posey rules the retread roost

Blessed Are the Buttmunches

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 1

Letters

Sole Sister

The Alley Theatre's Bad Dates is a shoe-in

Downtown Cubs

Tilman's tigers are on the prowl

Shallow Pop

Bernie Mac needs three more hits. He won't likely find one here.

Rock and Roll Dream Team

Forget the office-football draft, dude. Here's a far cooler way to waste your time and your employer's money.

Shark Bait

Open Water delivers more flaws than jaws

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Best Place for Cocktails

The Social

Raw Deal

Jenny from the Crock

Don't be fooled by the rocks that she's got, J.Lo's just a Maid in Manhattan

Best Place for a Last Date

Jillian's

Best Designer Boutique

Tootsies

Stirred and Shaken

El Tiempo's Cuba Libre

Cold Comfort

Though their usefulness melted away long ago, icehouses continue to float to the surface

Almost Famous

Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.