Toledo

Steroids and Roger Clemens: Another Lie Uncovered

Train In Vain?

Main street's light rail is on it's way, and boosters hope to see passengers lining up for a ride

Cutout Bin: Nick DiFonzo's New Column

Main street's light rail is on it's way, and boosters hope to see passengers lining up for a ride

Sing, Muse, the Wrath of Ma Rainey

More than just a blue period, Ma Rainey sings -- and boasts and celebrates and laments -- the tale of a culture

!Quermos Rock!

The chords are the same, but the lyrics are en espanol. The rockeros like it, yes they do.

The Song Remains the Same

The Smithereens don't have a hot new angle, only solid old sounds

Attack of the Puppet People

Bobbindoctrin makes one thing perfectly clear -- puppets aren't just for kids anymore.

Unconventional Wisdom

In Four Days in September, the political is personal

The Good Fight

In Four Days in September, the political is personal

News of the Weird

In Four Days in September, the political is personal

Killer Weed

The life-suffocating Salvinia molesta has entered Texas waterways. It's green, fast and deadly.

In Need: Signal to Noise

Houston experimental-music journal needs a hand

Rocket Science: Daryl Morey Brings Hard-Core Statistical Analysis to the NBA

Houston's pro basketball team pins (at least a part of ) its hopes on a brainiac GM

Who Played Ya?

An Online Casting Call Seeks A New Biggie Smalls

The Derailers

Friday, June 23, at Blanco's, 3406 West Alabama, 713-439-0072

Bois and Grrls

Genderqueer: Straight or gay, these kids refuse to play dress-up by the rules

Ghoul and the Gang

Where to take your crew this Halloween weekend

Know Your Astros! Quiz

Where to take your crew this Halloween weekend

Last Rites

Ghouls and grief along the Columbia debris trail

Last Rites

Ghouls and grief along the Columbia debris trail

Brutal Beauty

The wretched fight their way to redemption in the awesome Amores Perros

Reeling

Bass kills and lesions on fish worry Sam Rayburn anglers. So does the state's plan to lower the lake's pollution standards.

Lost Legends

Tary Owens helped rescue the early roots of Texas music. Then those songs saved Owens from himself.

Five Reasons Why Notre Dame Will Win The BCS And UT Won't: Part 6

​Catch up on previous posts through the links last week.It was a difficult week to gauge the relative strength of the Longhorns and Irish, since both teams had a bye week. The Irish had what is known as a "real" bye week; the Longhorns played Colorado, which is the same thing. (For you non-Buffs f ... More >>

Juggalos Never Cease To Be Entertaining

Marc Brubaker Two Juggalos at ICP's most recent Houston show, October 2009 at Warehouse Live.​ Tomorrow night, Houston-area fans of Insane Clown Posse will descend on Walter's on Washington for one of the periodic "Gathering of the Juggalos." We'll have a full report on the Faygo-doused eve ... More >>

Doctor Challenges Mayor Parker to Become Vegan, As If She's Not Busy With Anything Else

More, Parker. More.​Hey, Mayor Parker! Drop those bacon-wrapped Cheetos. In fact, drop everything, and become a vegan. You're not doing anything else, are you? So supposes Dr. Neal Barnard, a nutritionist who's coming all the way from D.C. to fix Houston's lardy lifestyle with legumes. As p ... More >>

Tasting Notes: This Week in Wine Blogs

Photo by Jeremy Parzen.We just love it when Amy Corron Power, left with husband Joe, does "un-Amy-like" things!​Another Wine Blog: Love born in the blogosphere. It's a beautiful thing. A few weeks ago, when I shared a glass of stinky, delicious Cortese (from Piedmont) with tandem wine blogger ... More >>