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UPDATED (with Video): University of St. Thomas Evacuated After Bomb Threats; No Bombs Found

UPDATE: An HPD officer on the scene told reporters that it was more than likely "a hoax." Video from St. Thomas HPD press conference after the jump. Original post: The University of St. Thomas was evacuated this morning after receiving two bomb threats, but Houston police have not found any bombs. ... More >>

''Sacred Spaces of Texas''

ROCO UST Chamber Music Series

Capsule Stage Reviews: Big Range Dance Festival, Death of a Salesman, It's Only Life, The Taming of the Shrew,

Comment of the Day: Houston's Great Colleges And Universities

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

An Ideal Husband

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2nd Annual United Nations Association Film Festival

Macbeth

Get ready for Halloween with Shakespeare's classic tale of witches and ghosts

Rick Santorum Coming To Houston To Rebut JFK, Constitution

Rick Sanotrum -- defined as "a deep thinker" by UST, as something else by Dan Savage​Fifty years ago, then-presidential candidate JFK delivered a historic speech on the separation of church and state to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association. As the first Catholic candidate for president,&nbs ... More >>

Reflections from the 4th International Music Festival 2010 in San Miguel & Mexico City: Echos de una Nacion

Carlos Prieto - yes, the Carlos Prieto - stops in Houston for a Baroque music festival

Lombrices (Worms)

Die in vain

Ruben Dario Ical, 51 (a/k/a Myra Ical), Bayou Body Count No. 17

​At first, Houston police thought they had a dead woman on their hands. After all, the body, which was found Monday in a field just a few blocks east of the University of St. Thomas, was wearing a blouse.It was an honest mistake, we're sure.Turns out, the body belonged to 51-year-old Ruben Dario ... More >>

Upcoming Events

No Holds Barred Chili Cook-Off​This weekend is full of food events, whether you want to travel or stay close to home. The annual Texas Renaissance Festival is in full swing already, with more turkey legs and steins of ale than you can swing a mace at. But if that's not your thing, we've got a few ... More >>

Festa Italiana

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie...it's time to mangi

Houston 101: Where Howard Hughes Learned To Be Kinky And Germophobic

​Some Houstonians -- mostly University of St. Thomas grads -- know that Howard Hughes lived for a while as a teen at 3921 Yoakum, now a campus building called the Hughes House. It's home to the theology and archeology departments.But before that Hughes and his family lived in the Beaconsfield ... More >>

Evidence of Supernatural Design in Contemporary Big Bang Cosmology

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Global Climate Change: In Search of the Science

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Best Buddies Get Together At St. Thomas

Photo by Thomas RundleAlthough Robert doesn't speak except for the occasional drawn-out yes or no, he draws back his head covered in wispy white hair, his eyes light up and his mouth opens up in a gap-toothed grin expressing excitement. He lives in the Center, an assisted-living facility for people ... More >>

Music by Living American/Houston Composers

Enjoy new works by Paul English, Reynaldo Ochoa, Arthur Gottschalk and others

The Bank Robbery Record Has Been Broken!

Last year was a banner year for bank robberies in Houston, more than doubling the number from the year before.But last year's record has already tumbled, and we've still got a month to go.Doing their best to help in that effort are the robbers who keep hitting the IBC branch bank at 3939 Montrose, n ... More >>

The Emperor’s New Clothes

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"World Day Against The Death Penalty" Passes Quietly In Houston

All Local Universities Closed in Anticipation of Edouard

Doña Rosita’s Jalapeno Kitchen and “Perspectivas: A Window into Their World”

A one-woman show and an art exhibit share the spotlight as part of the 2008 Texas Sor Juana Festival

Samurai!!! Japanese Film Festival

The Japanese Film Festival fights its way onto the big screen

Keep Your Hands Off My Copy: Cauldron Advisor Nicole Causarez Resigns

Two Star Symphony Musical Retrospective

This string quartet finally finds a venue fit for their sound

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Portrait of the Architect as a Young Man

Green Day

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