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Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Dinner

"Gulf of America"? Don't Stop There! Five More Equally Sane Name Changes Needed

A Mississippi lawmaker has completely and utterly disgraced Texas politicians by being the first to introduce legislation to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. And not because, as Stephen Colbert once put it when he made the same suggestion, "we broke it, we bought it." ... More >>

Troma's Lloyd Kaufman to Present Two New Movies at the Alamo Drafthouse Saturday Night

Lloyd Kaufman,the co-founder of Troma Entertainment (source of such legendary films as The Toxic Avenger and Surf Nazis Must Die), will be at the Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park this Saturday night to present two of the studio's newest films. The first is Father's Day, based on the urban legend of the ... More >>

11 Odd & Occasionally Ugly Snow Globes Of Texas

A snow globe that makes sense​When you think "Texas," you don't necessarily think "snow," unless your mind is drawn to fatal and tragic accidents during Super Bowls in cities that should never have them. But snow globes are an important aspect of the souvenir trade, so whether the places in q ... More >>

Houston Beer Week Beer Dinner and Brewer Q&A

A snow globe that makes sense​When you think "Texas," you don't necessarily think "snow," unless your mind is drawn to fatal and tragic accidents during Super Bowls in cities that should never have them. But snow globes are an important aspect of the souvenir trade, so whether the places in q ... More >>

You In Color: The Black Angels' Christian Bland Talks Film Scores

Photo By Craig HlavatyThe Black Angels' Alex Maas at Free Press Summerfest in June​Tomorrow night the Black Angels hit Houston for the third time in about a year, with a gig over at Fitzgerald's with fellow retro-doomers Dead Meadow and Spindrift. The last time the Angels were in Houston it wa ... More >>

Blue Velvet25th Anniversary Screening

Photo By Craig HlavatyThe Black Angels' Alex Maas at Free Press Summerfest in June​Tomorrow night the Black Angels hit Houston for the third time in about a year, with a gig over at Fitzgerald's with fellow retro-doomers Dead Meadow and Spindrift. The last time the Angels were in Houston it wa ... More >>

Upcoming Events

Photo by Katharine ShilcuttYou can even pose outside a mockup of Air Force One with a Secret Service dummy at the TAFR cookoff.​Last year, the Texas Association of First Responders (TAFR) Wild Game Cookoff at Sam Houston Race Park was by far the best barbecue cookoff I attended all year. With ... More >>

Last Night: Ozzy Osbourne At Toyota Center

Photos by Groovehouse​Ozzy Osbourne Toyota Center January 18, 2011 See pics from last night's show, featuring Ozzy and opener Slash, in our slideshow. For metal fans like Aftermath, Ozzy Osbourne's now 42-year-long career represents a platinum standard of evil cool. You start with Black Sabb ... More >>

The Five Worst Houston-Area High School Team Names

Clear eyes. Full heart. Can't lose...unless you got a name like this.​When you live in Texas, you realize that certain things are sacred whether you like them or not. The Alamo, good barbeque and football are at the top of the list and when it comes to football, nothing is more sacred round these ... More >>

Houstonian vs. Food: 5 Challenges for Local Eaters

The Mega Mel Burger.​Katharine Shilcutt's recent account of four guys and a 15-pound burger at French Press Café inspired me to see what great feats of eating the Bayou City has to offer those on a quest to stretch their stomach lining. Here are five of the greater Houston area's best eating ... More >>

Julian Castro, San Antonio Mayor, Annointed Great Hispanic Hope By The New York Times

Can you become governor of Texas when your Mom hates the Alamo?​The cover story from this week's upcoming New York Times Magazine is available online, and it's a love letter to 35-year-old San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, tabbing him as an official Hispanic to Watch, including talk of the Governor ... More >>

Another Visit To Past Turkeys of the Year

​Do you remember The Alamo? Of course you don't. It was a terrible movie.But boy, did it get a lot of hype here in Texas. Papers did stories, Texas Monthly gave it a cover, and the American public gave it the finger.Which led to its inclusion as a 2004 Turkey of the Year, one in a string of years ... More >>

Crypticon Countdown: Troma's Lloyd Kaufman On The Toxic Avenger And His Yale Classmate George W. Bush

​The legendary Lloyd Kaufman is the co-founder of Troma Studios, and directed classics such as The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke 'Em High, and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, which will be screening this weekend at Crypticon Houston. Hair Balls asked the legendary actor, author and Yale g ... More >>

Trails to Terror

2008 Halloween Guide

Trails to Terror

2008 Halloween Guide

Houston Halloween Guide 2008

Trails to Terror

Superman

In the age of limitless special effects, Richard Donner’s superhero flick could teach youngsters a thing or two about character.

$13 at Prince’s Hamburgers

In the age of limitless special effects, Richard Donner’s superhero flick could teach youngsters a thing or two about character.

Turkeys of the Year: Honor Roll

Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, Tom DeLay, Janet Jackson and Tom DeLay again

2007 Halloween Guide

Haunted houses, parties, festivals and other trails to terror

2007 Halloween Guide

Trails to Terror

Trails to Terror

2007 Halloween Guide

Mexican-American Culture

Special Houston-Seattle Edition

This Calls for a Heineken

Special Houston-Seattle Edition

Talking Turkey

Time again to honor the best in Houston

Screen Playing

Hollywood mixes and mingles at the Austin Film Festival

Best New Effort to Inject Culture into Houston

Hollywood mixes and mingles at the Austin Film Festival

Sudden Impact

What could be safer than dropping your kid off at the movies? A lot of things, as it turns out.

Messin' with Texas

The Alamo gets what it always needed: a happy ending

Tales of the Alamo

A Houstonian dies 150 times for the cause

Crash Course

A stuntman is mightily impressed by Houston's rail crashes

Best Austin Import

Alamo Drafthouse

Fire, Work with Me

Fun on the Fourth

Pimpin' Ain't Easy

Tension mounts at the Chronicle

Film Buff

The naked truth about why Houston isn’t the third coast

Pulling Stunts

Oscar Carles likes crashing cars

Dust to Dust

Once more, a man calls upon the troops to save The Alamo, before it's gone forever

Three from Texas

With a spate of independent movies, the state once again leaves its mark on film

Texas Chainsaw Documentary

A Rice professor uncovers Leatherface's dark secret

Juicy Stuff

Ames gets sued; the Juice -- Brutal and O.J.-- take to vinyl

Dancing Fool

Swinging and swaying at the Forties Follies

Fork in the Road

Swinging and swaying at the Forties Follies