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  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    The Five Most Stressful Places to Christmas-Shop in Houston

    Christmas shopping -- you either get into it or you don't. Since we tend to hate any kind of shopping, period, we don't especially look forward to the holiday season. It's bad almost everywhere you go, but some places in town turn the stress and frustration and annoyance up a notch or two or eight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    From Hayes Carll To Cults: Rocks Off's Top 50 Albums Of The Year

    It's that time of year again when we add our two cents to the cyber-orgy that are year-end best-of lists. Music blog Paste and British mag Q threw down with their top 50 earlier this week, so why not Rocks Off? These things just keep starting earlier and earlier each year, like the holiday shopping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Musicians Can Wait: Black Friday More About Flat Screens Than Instruments

    Back in college -- yes, in the stone age -- I worked for a musical instrument store on the north side of Houston. Over the years, there were busy days where I just stood behind the counter while a line of people handed me guitars to buy without the hint of a sales push and there were days we sat in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    10 Things You Need To Grab At Black Friday Record Store Day

    While your other shopping contemporaries are slashing each others' throats at Walmart and Best Buy for $20 plasma televisions and six Blu-Ray players for $5 on Black Friday next week, why not sleep in and head up to your favorite local record store and fight other music nerds for limited edition vin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Walmart vs Best Buy: Rice Studies Why Walmart's Kicking Butt

    Best Buy might become the next Blockbuster, Rice researchers say​Walmart is going to kick Best Buy's ass this holiday shopping season, and researchers at Rice say they know why. And the stunning answer is.....prices. Though they maintained equivalent levels of overall customer satisfaction ( ... More >>

  • Music

    November 25, 2010

    Venomous Maximus

    Best Buy might become the next Blockbuster, Rice researchers say​Walmart is going to kick Best Buy's ass this holiday shopping season, and researchers at Rice say they know why. And the stunning answer is.....prices. Though they maintained equivalent levels of overall customer satisfaction ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Avoid The Cyber Monday Crowds By Shopping At These Sites

    Today is Cyber Monday, a special day drummed up by the National Retail Federation to trick people into thinking there's some special reason people should shop online today, as opposed to yesterday. Or two weeks from now. The Federation's idea was to drive people to www.CyberMonday.com, which f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    A Christmas Carol

    The Alley Theatre scares the humbug out of Scrooge (and you)

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Dessert Gallery's New Digs

    Photos by J.C. ReidYou're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. That's the conundrum faced by owners of successful and long-running restaurants when deciding if they should "update" their establishment. If you change too much, you face a possible mutiny by loyal customers. If you don't ch ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 4, 2008

    “New Forms: Rethinking Crafts”

    Is it art? Is it kitsch? CAC says it’s both

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    A Black Friday Soundtrack

    It's become a tradition. You spend two days cooking, slaving over a hot stove, sweating into the family green bean casserole, making gallons upon gallons of iced tea for assorted loved and loathed ones. But instead of taking the next day off to go comatose and let the fullness subside, what do yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Zombies Will Feed The Poor!

    It's become a tradition. You spend two days cooking, slaving over a hot stove, sweating into the family green bean casserole, making gallons upon gallons of iced tea for assorted loved and loathed ones. But instead of taking the next day off to go comatose and let the fullness subside, what do yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2008

    New Location for El Bolillo Panaderia

    It's become a tradition. You spend two days cooking, slaving over a hot stove, sweating into the family green bean casserole, making gallons upon gallons of iced tea for assorted loved and loathed ones. But instead of taking the next day off to go comatose and let the fullness subside, what do yo ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    September 7, 2006

    Grateful Dead

    Dead Rising's zombies will eat your brain -- and your free time

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Vintage Clothing

    Dead Rising's zombies will eat your brain -- and your free time

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    September 25, 2003
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    September 25, 2003
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    September 25, 2003

    Best Atmosphere

    Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse

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    September 25, 2003

    Best Ravioli

    Romano's Pizza

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Citizen

    Ed Wulfe

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    September 26, 2002
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    September 20, 2001
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    September 20, 2001

    Best Thrift Store

    Value Village

  • Dining

    March 9, 2000

    Dish

    Out of Left Field

  • News

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    Serial Killers On-line

    Victim advocates condemn sales of murder-related items

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    One's a Goner

    Not even 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week can last forever

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