Prominent East Texans Get Nekkid for Local SPCA
A fundraising calendar for the SPCA of East Texas is raising some eyebrows for its photos of regional officials and business owners posing in the buff. KLTV reports that a board member of Tyler’s Meals on Wheels resigned after the group’s president posed in the calendar. The board member explained…
Hershey’s Debuts New Chocolate Spreads; Should Nutella Be Worried?
Always ready to help you incorporate more chocolate into your life, Hershey’s has introduced a new line of spreads in the flavors of Chocolate, Chocolate with Hazelnut, and Chocolate with Almond. Advertisements seem to suggest that putting the spreads on toast and fruit slices is the proper thing to do,…
6 Websites to Use for Researching a New Vehicle Purchase
Say you’ve decided to buy a new car. Say you haven’t done this in a REALLY long time. Say you have NO idea what you are going to buy or even what to look for. Welcome to my world about a month ago. My truck was totaled by a driver…
Reality Bites: Blood, Sweat & Heels
There are a million reality shows on the naked television. We’re going to watch them all, one at a time. When preparing (cough) for this piece every week, I try not to let myself procrastinate to the point where I’m scrambling on Tuesday night for something to watch. Better to…
Restaurant Impossible Comes to Gratifi to Save the Struggling Restaurant
Change is coming to the little eatery once again. After 20 years in business, Ziggy’s Healthy Grill at the corner of Fairview and Taft shuttered briefly in late 2012 to get a facelift. When it re-debuted, it did so as Gratifi, a new-ish restaurant with an increased focus on craft…
Actual Winter Weather Possible Overnight Thursday
I’ve lived in Houston the vast majority of my life and have never lived in a northern climate. I prefer the balmy breezes of the Gulf to wind chill factors below zero, which literally make no sense to me. But, every once in a while, it’s not a terrible thing…
Why Do We Judge When We Watch People Dance? Living Stars Reveals the Truth
The Sundance InstituteEvery Sundance there’s a crowd-pleaser, and most years it’s got one degree of separation from the Little Miss Sunshine crew. But the most delightful flick of the 2014 fest is an unconventional documentary with no plot, no dialogue, and nothing but party. Living Stars, a fleet 63-minute film…
This Week in Food Blogs: Waffle Cone Love & Homemade Vanilla Extract
Houston Chronicle: Even though Alison Cook says she typically enjoys the ice cream more than the cone, she has fallen in love with the brown-butter waffle cones at Fat Cat Creamery. Her first taste of these homemade waffle cones was served with a scoop of Railean-Rum-laced eggnong ice cream and…
Five Viking Heroes Worthy of Song
When the Swedish death-metal horde known as Amon Amarth sails into House of Blues this evening, they’ll be bringing the thundering fury of Thor along with them. The band has fully embraced the pre-Christian heritage of their homeland, with lyrics about Viking hordes, frost giants and trickster gods that make…
NFL Commish Roger Goodell’s Extra Point Proposal Is His Dumbest One Yet…
We start with the premise that every commissioner of every sport feels like they need to put their stamp on the sport it is he oversees. Despite their mission being to ensure the viability and profitability of the game, to serve the owners as a CEO would serve shareholders, commissioners…
The Passenger: a Forgotten Opera Exquisitely Crafted and Delivered With Power
The set-up: Unless composed by Richard Strauss or Benjamin Britten, twentieth-century opera is fairly devoid of masterpieces. Considering that Strauss’s last great opera, Die Frau ohne Schatten, was written in 1919, and Britten’s enduring Billy Budd hails from 1951, the world of contemporary opera has had to wait a long…
A Surprisingly Darn Good Lunch at Little Woodrow’s
When I think of a sports bar, I think of beer and carelessly made, cookie-cutter versions of fried food. So when I went to the newest Little Woodrow’s, which is on Shepherd, to watch some Sunday football with a group of friends, I wasn’t planning to eat lunch. That is,…
Artopia Is this Saturday Night and We’ve Got Chloe Dao!
Houston’s own fashion designer Chloe Dao will show off her latest work as her models head down the runway as part of this Saturday’s Artopia party at Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter Street in the Heights. Project Runway’s big winner is just one part of the January 25 proceedings showcasing…
Brooks Helps Rockets Stay Afloat Through Wave of Injuries
Beverley’s return pushes the fashionable Brooks further down the Houston bench.Patrick Beverley returned to the starting lineup in Monday night’s 126-113 win over the tough Portland Trail Blazers, guiding the Rockets with 17 points and three assists in 29 minutes. Despite missing a month with a broken hand, the Rockets’…
The WWE Network Approaches: Five Other Online Networks We Want
The WWE Network is a game changer for wrestling fans. Yes, it may be online-only, but we’re still talking about getting an all-day scheduled network, one live pay-per-view per month and access to an archive that includes every PPV the WWE has ever produced on damn near any device you…
Bartender Chat: Eileen Aguirre of Goro & Gun
Welcome to Eating…Our Words’ Bartender Chat, in which we sit down with local bartenders and get to know their style. Whether they’re slinging beers or mixing complex cocktails, bartenders are our buddies and confidants, but we’re turning the tables and the camera on them to find out what they’re passionate…
Truthiness and Free Speech: Supreme Court Takes Up Important First Amendment Case
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently agreed to hear a case that has important implications for political discourse in campaigns. Indeed, this case has a little bit of everything: abortion rights, free speech, campaign finance and PACs. Here’s what happened: an anti-abortion PAC, Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List), wanted to…
100 Creatives 2014: Blame the Comic, Comedian
Houston comedian Blame the Comic suggests going to a comedy club on a first date. “If you and a person can laugh together, it’s a great night no matter where that relationship goes,” he tells us. “If you can laugh at the same things, the rest of it should just…
Sleepy’s Roast Beef Po-Boy: How Does One Eat This Great Sandwich?
Sleepy’s roast beef po’boy is as delicious as it is difficult to eat.
Arian Foster Fires Back, Files Defamation Counterclaim Against Brittany Norwood
As the saga between Arian Foster and the reported mother of his unborn child, Brittany Norwood, has played out, the narrative has been largely set by Norwood’s side. It started with her filing of a lawsuit for a restraining order in which she accused Foster and his brother, Abdul, of…
It’s Okay to Be Sad When Your Favorite TV Character Dies
(There are surely some spoilers of TV character deaths in here; you are now warned.) When Downton Abbey Season Four was due to premiere this month, my mother told me that she was not going to watch it. Because of Season Three’s shocking ending, the death of the beloved character…
Rest of the Best 2014: Top Ten Milkshakes in Houston
Our 2013 Best of Houston® winners have been announced, but in many cases, picking the best item in any category was no easy task. In order to show off all the culinary greatness Houston has to offer, we’re rounding up the “rest of the best” in some of our favorite…
Six More Rap Collaborations That Need to Happen
Where once it was in vogue to beef, the current trend in rap these days seems to be friendship. Everywhere we see rappers forming collaborative duos for albums, and it’s honestly producing some pretty amazing results. There was Watch the Throne, Run the Jewels and lately we’ve even had The…
Don’t Stand So Close to Her: Kristine Mills Does Sting
On the list of post-punk and New Wave bands that borrowed from jazz, the Police are right at the very top. Their songs are full of unconventional time signatures, complex chord arrangements and plenty of improvisational moments. Instrumentally, Gordon Sumner (aka Sting), Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland all had chops…
Upcoming: Katy Perry, the Blasters, Gloria Trevi, Dave Matthews Band, Elton John, etc.
Amanda Miguel y Diego Verdaguer: Fri., February 14, 8 p.m., $29.50 to $59.50. Arena Theatre, 7326 Southwest Fwy., Houston, 713-988-1020. Back In Black: Fri., February 7, 8 p.m., $13. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline, Houston, 888-402-5837. Ben Draiman: With Awaken The Siren, Rainchild, Joshua Lucas, Jordan Ashley, Randy Bailey., Sat.,…
Is the New BeatsMusic Worth It?
A year ago, Beats by Dre headphone giants Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine announced the next step for their brand was to launch a digital-subscription music service. The news was not met with the greatest approval. After all, the existing marketplace — crowded with streaming leaders such as Pandora and…
