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Barbarians in the Ivory Tower

America's for-profit colleges offer education only a con man (or a congressman) could love.

Save Yourself: The 10 Worst Online Retailers

Ads like this are the only reason to visit AmericanApparel.com...if you like that sort of thing​It's frustrating enough to shop for friends and family members during the holidays. Do I get my 80-year-old aunt a gift card to Kroger or H-E-B? Decisions, decisions. Unfortunately, some online mer ... More >>

Dig This: Back To Back, Black Congress, dUNETX, Frants, and Ghost Mountain

The current volume of local music is staggering. New Houston bands are born daily, and all too often pass away just as quickly. Rocks Off wants to help you (and ourselves) keep up. Houston may have gotten colder, but that's just an excuse to hunker down with those headphones, discover some local m ... More >>

Toys R Us Fights Hooters-Like Restaurant Opening Next To It In Tyler

No breasts, please​The noble breastaurant concept has come under fire in Tyler, where a Toys R Us is seeking a judge's help in preventing a Hooters-like company from opening a location next to their store. Why, the waitresses there wear tight sleeveless t-shirts and tight shorts!! Young child ... More >>

Saturday Night: Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds At Jones Hall

​The Houston Symphony feat. Susan Calloway Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy Jones Hall July 16, 2011 Rocks Off scrambled like a mad bastard last year in order to catch Final Fantasy Distant Worlds at the Houston Symphony. This year, we were only marginally better prepared, but no less ... More >>

Lee Harvey Oswald's Coffin For Sale: Christmas Shopping DONE!

Photo courtesy Nate D. Sanders AuctionsOswald's coffin could be under YOUR Christmas tree​Forget trying to fight the crowds at Ikea or Toys R Us. Lee Harvey Oswald's coffin is for sale!! No, don't be so ghoulish -- you don't get the one he's buried in now. This coffin is the utterly unghoulis ... More >>

Game Time: Tiger, Why Can't You Be More Like Jeter?

​I have very few sports allegiances that drive me to either end of the emotional spectrum, especially professionally. Honestly, in the business that I'm in, I think it actually helps me think and assess things clearer than if I had a diehard rooting interest.Sure, I root for the Houston teams, a ... More >>

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 >>

When Black Friday Comes, I'll Stand Down By The Door: Tips On Surviving

​If the excessive Black Friday advertising has you overwhelmed, don't fret, we're here to help.  We've been scrutinizing the quadrillion press releases and ads that have been bombarding us in e-mails, on TV, in last Sunday's paper and in any other existing media form you can think of to come ... More >>

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A Touch Of Old Times Square At Notsuoh

UFOs Definitively, Absolutely Proven To Have Visited Houston

Priscilla Slade and the TSU Three

Spurred on by a fellow student's death, Oliver Brown, William Hudson and Justin Jordan ran a gauntlet on their way to bring down a president

Fred Claus

Vince Vaughn tries to attract a different set of underage babies with Fred Claus

High Spirits

The haunted (or is it?) history of 3700 Main

A Legendary Outing

Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.

That's Just Silly

Fantômas

Suspended Animation

Teruya's Bag

The junk art at DiverseWorks is food for thought

Wicket Games

Captive Market

Companies complain that they can't compete against convict labor

Purple Performer

"Barney's Colorful World" brings the whole world to Houston

Mr. Mom

Eddie Murphy plays Daddy, once more, just be "Cos"

Small World

Radio Disney provides a safe haven for little ears, and guilty pleasures for the rest of us

When In Doubt...

Classic gifts

Aping an Icon

Tim Burton monkeys around with the original Planet of the Apes, but is it evolution?

The Santa Express

He was the perfect St. Nicholas. If he could just move faster.

Oh, Ken! Oh, Aladdin!

Just how old should a doll be before it's allowed to have sex?

Stupid Is As Stupid Does

The Art Guys prove naturals at acting dumb

Letters