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Bloody Tide: How Puerto Rico Affects the U.S.

As Puerto Rico is battered by a wave of drugs and brazen murders, Houston and other continental U.S. cities feel the blowback.

Oscar's Feast of Appetizers

Gorge on this year's Oscar-nominated short films.

2012 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (Documentary)

Houston's Al Green & Some Dude Named George Clooney Arrested In Sudan Protest

U.S. Rep Al Green of Houston got arrested today for protesting outside the Sudanese Embassy in D.C., but few people took note. That's because among the other people arrested were George Clooney, who you might have heard of. The orchestrated arrests were part of Clooney's campaign to raise interest ... More >>

Person of Interest: Lone "Wolf and Cub"

Tension is growing between Reese and Finch, those partners in crimestopping. In the beginning, the ex-CIA operative's needling of his nerdy OCD boss seemed almost good-natured, but as Finch continues to deflect Reese's inquiries about The Machine, the latter has moved into full-scale investigation m ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Why the Long Face? Eight Famous Horses We'd Like to Eat

Were you thinking horse meat was going to stay off the menu in American restaurants indefinitely? Neigh: Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a five-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be u ... More >>

Pop Rocks: The "Mane" Course -- Eight Famous Horses We'd Like To Eat

Were you thinking horse meat was going to stay off the menu in American restaurants indefinitely? Neigh: Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up a ... More >>

Texas To Put Humans to Sleep With Animal Drug

Texas' execution-bound inmates will soon know what it's like to be put to sleep.​Pretty soon, in-deep-doo-doo Texans will be able to exit the planet in the same style as deaf, blind and arthritic-ridden Fidos and Fluffys. As was recently reported by the Wall Street Journal, the state of Texas ... More >>

Happy Hour Scene: Boondocks

Boondocks, pictured more crowded than during happy hour​ The Place: Boondocks 1417 Westheimer 713-522-8500 The Hours: 5 to 8 p.m. daily The Deals: $1 wells and $2.50 for any draft The Scene: Boondocks has earned a dirty reputation, thanks in part to a long stretch of routine closing time fi ... More >>

Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Examiner: I wasn't the only one to be surprised by how good Hasta la Pasta's en ... More >>

State Rep. Leo Berman Sponsoring Secession Rally

Why does Leo Berman hate America?​State Rep. Leo Berman of Tyler has already gained notoriety for introducing a birther bill in the legislature, but he's not done yet. Now he's sponsoring a rally on the capitol steps that is calling for Texas to secede from the United States. The announcemen ... More >>

Carlos

Aquatico: Feds Make An Example Of Sugar Land Company For NOT Hiring An Immigrant

Hire those immigrants, dammit!​When the Department of Justice puts out a press release about a local employer getting penalized over immigration issues, it's usually because the company has been hiring illegal aliens.Not so with Sugar Land's Aquatico Pool Managment: The DOJ announced today they ha ... More >>

From Sudan To Houston To The Fashion Runway

Todd Parker of STP Images​The supermodel Alek Wek, a refugee from Sudan who had been resettled in London, was discovered by a talent scout at a market. Louice Ali was working his summer job last month when his break came. Born in Khartoum, Ali fled war-torn Sudan with his family just after middle ... More >>

Spoken Word Workshop with Bill Milligan

Web exclusive!

“4 Scenarios”

Themes of self-identity and belonging are examined in the new Rudolph Projects/ArtScan Gallery exhibit

Inside Africa: Three Hidden Wars

Journalist and former detainee Paul Salopek talks about the wars in Africa

“Darfur: How Photojournalists Respond”

Eight photographers focus on genocide in the Sudan

Indie Rock Rediscovers the Motherland

Kinky Afro

Radio Houstoned: African Children’s Choir on a Journey of Hope

African Children’s Choir

Houston’s the latest stop for the Journey of Hope tour

Inprints Brown Reading Series

The Year In Film

Judd Apatow's pretty good year and much more

“A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City”

Interactive exhibit presented by Doctor’s without Borders

“Lizards & Snakes: Alive!”

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is squeamish for squamates

Thanks to a Slick Move, Houston-based Weatherford Keeps Drilling in Sudan

Monkey Business

Primates -- destined for laboratory research -- are being brought into a compound in Houston so carefully and quietly that no one knows they're here

The Plane Truth

Houston minister Dr. K.A. Paul flies around the globe using Jesus to pull in worldwide donations -- unfortunately spending more money on jet fuel than orphans

Capsule Reviews

A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

A History of Violence

FotoFest tackles yet another theme, with mixed results

Diaspora Jammin'

The best underground black music from the United States, Brazil, the UK, the Caribbean and Africa

Blade Runners

Hotel Rwanda finds hope amid the horrors of tribal genocide

It's a Shame About Ray

SEAL Appeal

Antoine Fuqua and Bruce Willis lend nobility to brutes

Letter Perfect

A Sudanese refugee gets the best holiday greetings: Her family is safe

Lost & Found

One year ago, the Lost Boys of Sudan came to Houston in search of America, a future, safety and an education simple things that got somewhat complicated in the translation

Political Shark Alert!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into City Hall's waters...

GOP Inc.

How "Scary" Gary Polland turned his party apparatus into a political slot machine

Letters 06-29-2000

District 25's Rudy Giuliani

Sudan campaigns for Congress amid connubial carnage

Cambodian Queen

Yani Keo flies under the radar of most Houstonians. But if you're a refugee or an Asian-American leader, you know how important she is.