Michael Brown Facing More Jail Time
A Houston judge issued a warrant for ex-hand surgeon Michael “I am the alpha male and live to suit my dick” Brown’s arrest after the alleged anal herpes purveyor failed to appear at a hearing in his divorce case Tuesday. Lawyers for Brown’s estranged wife, Rachel, were seeking an emergency…
Are You an Old Person? Don’t Fall for the Grandparent Scam!
The FBI and Houston elder-law attorney Kimberly Hegwood are warning folks of a dastardly scam targeting the elderly: “Often referred to as the ‘Grandparent Scam’ by the FBI, unsuspecting seniors are finding themselves awakened late at night or early in the morning by a ‘grandchild’ claiming to have been mugged…
Dear Drivers: Why Would You Not Wear a Seat Belt? Seriously, I’m Asking!
Yesterday, a Texas A&M football player and two other passengers of an SUV on a long road trip back to Texas died when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it rolled multiple times on the side of the highway. The driver suffered only minor injuries. The difference for…
Reality Bites: Joe Rogan Questions Everything
There are a million reality shows on the naked television. We’re going to watch them all, one at a time. If your only exposure to Joe Rogan is through NewsRadio, as the host of Fear Factor, or as a color commentator in the Ultimate Fighting Championship circuit, then you have…
HPMA Showcase Spotlight: Second Lovers, “Folk Bitches, Get Country”
In the weeks leading up to the Houston Press Music Awards showcase on Sunday, August 4, Rocks Off will be profiling a handful of performers each day, mostly in their own words – part of the best top-to-bottum lineup the showcase has ever had, in our humble opinion. See the…
The Electronic Traveler: Apps I’ll Be Using on My Upcoming Road Trip
I love a good road trip and over the next ten days, I’ll be driving across the country for a family vacation. While I’m on the drive, I plan to use my iPhone extensively to help me along my way. I’ve done this in the past and it has made…
This Week’s Cafe Review: History Class at Latin Bites
I probably should have researched Peruvian food a bit before I sat down at Latin Bites and read the menu, pretending to understand exactly what I was looking at. I had no idea what aji was, but there was that word, an ingredient in nearly every dish. I didn’t know…
How To: French Macarons — Bring Paris to Your Kitchen W/ Vine
The first time I had a French macaron was in Paris at Ladurée and what a magical experience it was. I wasn’t too sure what I was eating, but all I knew was that it was sweet (überly sweet, in fact), sticky and simply perfect. Ever since that first taste…
Announcing the Houston Music Hall of Fame
Houston has an odd way of honoring its heroes – which is to say often that’s no way at all. Consider that for a long time the Houston Sports Hall of Fame resided in the basement of a furniture store. Any sort of Houston Music Hall of Fame doesn’t exist…
HPMA Showcase Spotlight: Junior Gordon Band, “Riveting Country to the Core”
In the weeks leading up to the Houston Press Music Awards showcase on Sunday, August 4, Rocks Off will be profiling a handful of performers each day, mostly in their own words – part of the best top-to-bottum lineup the showcase has ever had, in our humble opinion. See the…
Walter Renard Jones: Charged in Death of Elderly Man Held Against His Will
A few weeks ago, police responding to a 911 call found three elderly men forced to live off scraps and sleep on the linoleum floor of a garage on Whitecastle Lane in north Houston. On Thursday, July 25, one of the men, William Merle Greenawalt, 79, was pronounced dead, the…
The Back Porch Players Serve Up Tea and Sympathy W/ Video
Robert Anderson’s poignant drama Tea and Sympathy might have premiered on Broadway in 1953, but David Rainey, director of the current Back Porch Players production, says the issues it discusses are as fresh and relevant as ever. “It’s the story of [Tom,] a young boy who’s going through an awkward…
Get Over It: Five Rocker Muses Who Totally Suck
We’ve all been there: with a crush so big and bad that it completely muddies your ability to think clearly and infects your brain like an earwig, in love with someone who realistically is kind of a crapbag, pining after someone who, plainly, just sucks. We all know that this…
Honey Fraud: Without Pollen, the Origin Is Unknown
Whenever we buy products from a grocery store, we usually don’t second guess where it came from. If a sign for shrimp says that it is from the Gulf of Mexico, we believe it. We are a very trusting society when it comes to purchasing food or drinks from a…
HPMA Showcase Spotlight: Recovery Room, “Sexy, Dirty, Raw, Soulful Pleasures”
In the weeks leading up to the Houston Press Music Awards showcase on Sunday, August 4, Rocks Off will be profiling a handful of performers each day, mostly in their own words – part of the best top-to-bottum lineup the showcase has ever had, in our humble opinion. See the…
What Happened to JFK’s Assassination Car?
People are weird about historical stuff. The hat Lincoln wore the night he was shot at Ford’s Theater is on display at the Smithsonian, while Jackie Kennedy’s bloodstained raspberry suit is kept in the National Archives, as far from prying public eyes as a suit can get. Someone tried to…
Surprise! It’s “São Paulo 2013”
The art world is currently experiencing an outpouring of multi-venue, multi-person exhibitions of 50 pieces or more. Comparatively, John Palmer’s 11-piece São Paulo 2013 series seems tame. But the amount of work that went into creating the exhibition outweighs them all. Every year, John Palmer chooses a destination to visit,…
This Week in Food Blogs: Chicken Wings, Caribbean Fare and Breakfast All Day
Hank On Food: Evidently, though we here at Eating Our Words missed National Wing Day on Monday, Hank On Food was on the ball. Or, if you will, on the wing. Anyway, Hank wrote a great round-up of local spots to get wings. Some of them are wing restaurants and…
Bee Gees: A Band of Brothers More Than Just White Suits and Disco Balls
Bee Gees: The Biography By David Meyer Da Capo Press, 416 pp., $27.50 “The Bee Gees are everywhere and in everyone’s heads, and still – outside their legion of diehard fans — don’t get the respect they deserve.” This is the theory that author Meyer, who penned the well-regarded Gram…
HPMA Showcase Spotlight: Nick Greer & the G’s, “A Powerhouse of Funk, Blues, Soul & Hip-Hop”
In the weeks leading up to the Houston Press Music Awards showcase on Sunday, August 4, Rocks Off will be profiling a handful of performers each day, mostly in their own words – part of the best top-to-bottum lineup the showcase has ever had, in our humble opinion. See the…
Soccer Notes: Another Setback for Stuart Holden
So let me give you the good news first. The US Men’s National Team was victorious in their CONCACAF Gold Cup Final match this past Sunday. Their 1-0 win over Panama was their fifth cup title, and first since 2007. The one blip on Sunday’s victory was the injury to…
Pinkunoizu’s “I Chi” Is a Strange Wonder
Pinkunoizu is a quartet of odd indie psychedelic homo sapiens from Denmark currently on their EP, appropriately titled second amendment. The music video for its lead single, “I Chi,” is something right out of the mind of a madman, which means it is something special indeed. Have you ever watched…
Comedy Central Teaches You History, But with Lots of Alcohol
If you were asked to recite the story behind Lincoln’s assassination, would you be able to? It’s a familiar tale, but there are some spotty moments, the befores and the afters. But even more so, would you be able to tell the historic tale behind Lincoln’s assassination after you had…
Top 5 Enchilada Platters to Try in Houston
As part of the holy trinity of Tex-Mex (the other members being tacos and fajitas), the enchilada appears in diverse forms in our city. And thanks to intense competition among Mexican restaurants, few enchilada platters are really bad and most are pretty good. Some, however, are just terrific. This list…
Perry Calls Third Special Session After Transportation Bill Flops Again
About an hour after the close of the second special session of the 83rd Texas Legislature — the one where the state lege pushed through the antiabortion bill but choked again on transportation — Gov. Rick Perry did what he said he would and called a third special session. This…
Elvis’s Bassist Recalls Stax Sessions, One Song The King Couldn’t Finish
The year 1973 was a pivotal one for the King. Elvis Presley was at a definite crossroads, both personally and professionally. On one hand, he had returned to consistent live shows in 1969 after a lot of years making mostly insipid movies in Hollywood, to rapturous audiences. And the live…
100 Creatives 2013: Bob Clark, Executive Director Houston Family Arts Center
The Houston Family Arts Center has something few other theater groups in the country have – an alum in a lead role on Broadway. Eleven-year-old Sadie Sink, former student/performer at HFAC, starts a turn as the lead in Annie at the end of this month. “Two years ago she and…
Top 5 Uses for Leftover Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Maybe you got a little too excited about Kroger’s sale on refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough. Maybe the neighbor’s cute kid suckered you into buying two tubs of dough for her school’s fundraiser. Or maybe doubling that recipe for chocolate chip cookies seemed like a good idea at 7 p.m…
Mike Aresco, Commissioner of the Conference Stew That U of H Is in Now, Speaks
On the college football calendar nowadays, everything seemingly has its own season. Years ago, before social media, before a thousand television channels, before those channels shelling out billions of dollars for broadcasting rights, there were essentially two college football seasons: the regular season and the bowl season. But now we…
For Robot: Daddy, Why Is Numbers Called Numbers?
Note: This article originally appeared on Rocks Off on February 27 of this year. To pay our respects to Robert Burtenshaw, the club’s owner, DJ and video artist known as “Robot” who passed away over the weekend, we’re posting it again as a tribute. One thing has always bothered me…
Best Comics in July Part 1: Adam West Returns as Batman!
Each month the staff at 8th Dimension Comics selects the best titles for us to review. It was a good month, so tune in tomorrow for part 2! The Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1: Soooo… Otto Octavius has taken over the body of Peter Parker and has now become Spider-Man…
100 Favorite Dishes 2013: No. 99, Almond Croissant at Phoenicia
This year, leading up to our annual Menu of Menus issue, Kaitlin Steinberg counts down her 100 favorite dishes as she eats her way through Houston. Just as Katharine Shilcutt did before her, and Robb Walsh before that, Kaitlin will eat and learn as she goes, compiling a list of…
