21 Best Things to Do in Houston This Week: Defective Comedy and Jerry Seinfeld
Tuesday, January 10 It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. For more than 20 years, David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes have spent their time capturing breathtaking photos to help tell the story of marine life and everything that happens under the sea. They’ll be in Houston…
4 “Weird” Things You Might Need to Know Before Moving to Austin
Austin has had a reputation for being Texas’s strangest city since at least the early ’70s, and has become a magnet drawing in a constant flood of visitors. Outside of the state, Austin is often regarded as the perfect destination for free-spirited young people, and as an environment completely different…
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Start 2017 Off With Some Fried Chicken
From 2016 dinners to 2017 brunches, here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: New Year’s Eve Dining Saturday From a wine and cheese filled dinner with Houston Dairymaids and 13 Celsius to a four-course steak dinner at Brenner’s on the Bayou, our New Year’s Eve Dining Guide covers…
Upcoming Houston Food Events: The “Blind 50” Test at Anvil
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: Dandelion Café, 5405 Bellaire, will be hosting a free coffee event and fundraiser for Plant it Forward Farms, an urban farm business to support refugees, and Fondren Apartment Ministries on Sunday, January 1 from 10 a.m…
NFL Week 17: Texans-Titans — Four Things to Watch For
Week 17 in the NFL is always a little funky, what with about half the teams having nothing but draft positioning to play for. The Houston Texans, your AFC South division champs for the second straight year, don’t empirically have an urgent reason to win their game on Sunday in…
Openings & Closings: Hello, Marriott Marquis, Hasta La Vista, La Vista!
After 19 years, La Vista, 1936 Fountainview, will close in late spring of 2017 and reopen at a new location thereafter, according to a press release. Owner Greg Gordon said, “this is an opportunity to create something big and to reshape the menu to fit our space and not the…
Sauce Walka Remains Dedicated to the Sauce
When he tries to confront himself, Sauce Walka is one of the best bar-droppers within city limits.
Our Critics Choose The Best Films of 2016
2016 was a wild year, from Disney’s rise to Hollywood dominance to runaway hits Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea, not to mention a colossal flop or two. Our intrepid critics sifted through small-budget indies and studio blockbusters to create our critic’s picks for 2016. January In the Shadow of…
David Temple Released From Prison One Month After High Court Ordered New Trial
Greeted by his family and a wall of reporters outside the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, David Temple, who was released from prison nine years after being convicted of his wife’s murder, said he wants “the people who put me in [in prison], who lied and cheated, [to] be held…
NASA’s Got a Giant Space Laser and It’s Not Afraid to Use It (To Study Plankton)
While NASA has been pulling off all kinds of cool accomplishments this year — from Juno arriving in Jupiter’s orbit to getting help from the public to solve the space poo dilemma — potentially one of the most important discoveries NASA scientists have made this year concerns microscopic underwater plants…
First Look at Night Market Curry & Grill
A visit to Night Market Curry & Grill, the newest joint in Bellaire’s Chinatown, proved to be a feast for all the senses. The garlicky aroma of the freshly baked naan arrived before the server placed it on the table; chunks of roasted garlic could be seen scattered and baked…
Where to Watch New Year’s Eve Fireworks Around Houston
The city of Houston isn’t sponsoring a New Year’s Eve fireworks display this year. A review of many of our local parties, even ones sponsored by local governments, shows a preference for dropping balloons or showering party-goers with confetti. But if you’re one of those people determined to see fireworks…
Best Bets for Week 17 NFL and College Bowl Games
Another week, another 2-4 record for me. I’m sorry guys, I am crossing the finish line of the gambling season leaking all sorts of oil, although for last week, NICK NOVAK is partially to blame! His blocked PAT cost us a cover against the Bengals, and a 3-3 week, which…
Ten Things to Do in Houston for $10 or Less (Seven Free) December 29 – January 4
It is last call for 2016; time to leave behind the Harambe memoriams and any other sad animal headline. Leave behind the ordeal of an emotionally scarring election year; and let your Vine account finally rest in peace — you weren’t using it anyway. Party, prep and repeat for the new year…
Learn From My Mistakes: Eight Cooking Disasters and How to Avoid Them
Here are eight unmitigated food failures to help you prevent making the same mistakes yourself.
Feds Penalize 10 Houston-Area Hospitals for Higher Rates of Infection
Ten Houston-area hospitals have been penalized by the feds for having high rates of infections or injuries that patients acquire during their stays, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The financial penalties, which slash 1 percent of the hospital’s federal Medicare funds, are part of a three-year-old…
How The Milky Wayv & Peyton Won 2016 By Their Own Rules
The Milky Wayv collective have released four projects in 2016, but none may be as atmospheric and spaced-out as Peyton’s Peace In the Middle of a Storm.
I’m Hiding Cancer From My Family. Help!
What’s on your mind? What isn’t? Ask Willie D!
Not Just a Rumor, Laurenzo’s Opening a Second Location in Midtown
Executive Chef/ President of El Tiempo Cantina, Domenic Laurenzo confirmed with the Houston Press that the company has teamed up with Landmark Hospitality Group (the group behind Hearsay) to open a second location of the popular Tex-Mex and prime rib restaurant at 1910 Bagby, suite 100, site of the former…
Typhoon Texas Transforms for WinterFest
Typhoon Texas, Katy’s new, sprawling 43-acre water park, opened just in time for Memorial Day this year. But when temperatures finally cooled (well, sort of) this fall, the park transformed itself completely. Since Thanksgiving Typhoon Texas has put on WinterFest, an outdoor holiday-themed festival. Attractions include a giant slide, ice…
The 10 Biggest Houston Sports Stories of 2016
Let’s put our cards right out on the table — 2016 has been one huge, abysmal, depressing bucket of death. Everywhere, celebrities, PROMINENT ones, DYING. In sports, we had Muhammed Ali, Gordie Howe, and Pat Summitt — arguably, the three best human beings at their chosen vocations — all die…
UH Football Player, Son of Texans Lineman, Arrested on Felony Drug Charges
A University of Houston football player has been kicked off the team after allegedly getting caught with drugs, as KPRC reported late Tuesday. D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork, a safety on the Cougars football team, has been charged with possession of between 200 and 400 grams of a controlled substance in Galveston County…
Researcher Says Texas Is Ripe for a Measles Outbreak
It sounds ludicrous that measles, a disease that has been preventable through vaccination for decades, may soon be making a comeback right here in Texas. But thanks to an increase in the number of children who are not being vaccinated these days, an outbreak may be just around the corner…
Buy a Scarf, Save The Printing Museum With Artist Anne-Joëlle Galley
Local artist Anne-Joëlle Galley will donate half of the proceeds of her new scarf, the “West Clay,” to The Printing Museum, still recovering from a fire last May.
New Year’s Eve Will Suck for Paul Wall and Baby Bash Thanks to Bond Conditions
Houston rapper Paul Wall and Baby Bash might as well volunteer to be DD’s this New Year’s Eve, because on Tuesday, a judge ordered that they not drink alcohol or do any drugs as part of their bond conditions. Just before Christmas, the rappers and several others were arrested and…
Upcoming: Bela Fleck, KT Tunstall, LA Guns, Mary Sarah, New York City Queens, Skrillex, Tiffany, War, Worhol, Z-Ro, etc.
A constantly updated guide to upcoming concerts in the Greater Houston area.
New Bio Finally Gives “Wicked” Wilson Pickett His Due
A new book explores the personal and professional life of the volatile ’60s soul singer through new interviews with bandmates and family members.
Dear Stoner: What’s in a Name When It Comes to Marijuana Strains?
Dear Stoner: My favorite marijuana strain is Lamb’s Bread. Does that name mean anything, or is it just made up at a grower? Burt Smiley Dear Burt: Marijuana names definitely mean something, especially for the strain you mention. Lamb’s Bread is an iconic Jamaican sativa that Bob Marley reportedly liked to…
To Us, She’s Royalty: How Carrie Fisher Gave Leia Real Life
Carrie Fisher was always smarter than the words and roles written for her, smarter than what Hollywood thought it wanted out of a princess. On Christmas Eve of the all-devouring Sarlacc that is 2016, after word had spread that Fisher had suffered a heart attack, a page from her original…
10 Things You Need to Know about Champagne and Prosecco (and Everything in Between)
Like so many things in the new Trump America, the sparkling wine options for New Year’s Eve this year in Houston seem to have been reduced to a zero-sum game: Either you drink Champagne and spend a buttload of money to sit courtside; or you drink Prosecco and sit in…
Rating the Possible Playoff Scenarios for the Houston Texans
There are many reasons why the National Football League is the most popular sports property in our country today. (And yes, despite television ratings that are sagging, and despite its many commissioner-inflicted warts, I would contend that the NFL still rules the day, although with labor peace for the next…
Films to Look Forward to (and Avoid) in 2017
By just about any academic measure, 2016 was a dumpster fire. From the deaths of beloved celebrities to a historically brutal presidential election, it’s hard to recall a time when we so collectively looked forward to a new year. Of course, 2017 will also usher in the Trump administration. Could…
Ritual Seems to Have Finally Found Its Groove
Who would’ve thought that the star of a butcher’s-haven restaurant would be the bird? Brown-sugar-glazed and basted in red pepper oils, four larger-than-life pieces of fried chicken perched atop a mildly sweet waffle pillow of cornbread came out of the kitchen, led by a waft of fiery fried-ness. The Angry…
How Disney Became Hollywood’s Most Dominant Studio
Few brands are tied into our collective cultural nostalgia as much as Disney. No one ever asks what your favorite Universal or Columbia picture is, but everyone has a favorite Disney film. Kids across the country still dream of trips to one of the entertainment behemoth’s theme parks and they always…
Applewhite’s Continuity in the Shadow of Herman
From about the time that then-University of Texas head football coach Charlie Strong lost his third game of the season, in early October, rumors that Tom Herman would become the next head coach at UT were evolving from assumed eventuality to fait accompli. Truth be told, that speculation hovered over…
No Quarter: Massive Tome Explores the Three Lives of Jimmy Page
A massive missive on one of rock’s greatest guitar heroes.
10 Surefire Shows In Houston This New Year’s Eve
Amateur night? Hardly.
The OA Confounds and Rewards. Plus: Other Netflix Improvisations
Like craft beers or your news feed, Netflix’s niche-viewing categories are forever growing more micro-specific. Its new drama series, an eight-part bafflement called The OA, could only be categorized as a Sexually Frank Spiritual Locked-Room Suburban Afterlife Mad Scientist Communitarian Interpretive-Dance Ripped-From-the-Headlines Horror Puzzle Mystery. Its flavors never unite into…
Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson Shakes the Everyday for All Its Beauty
Walking out of Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson last May at Cannes, I felt like it was the closest the director had come to making an artistic manifesto. Having seen it again, I’m even more convinced. Jarmusch first arrived in New York back in the 1970s with dreams of becoming a poet,…
At 80, Ken Loach Is Still Fighting the System with I, Daniel Blake
A couple years into his supposed retirement, the 80-year-old Ken Loach showed up at Cannes with I, Daniel Blake and proceeded to win the Palme d’Or (his second, after 2006’s The Wind that Shakes the Barley). The film follows an aging carpenter (Dave Johns) with a heart problem and a…
Woman Power Serves a Boy in Mike Mills’ Late-’70s Remembrance
One of the quasi-bohemians in Mike Mills’ gauzy 20th Century Women loves to document ephemera, taking photos of everything she owns. A similar instinct — archiving as art — guides Mills’s movie itself, a trip back in time in which era-specific talismans substitute for genuine thought. Though big feels glut…
30footFALL Packs Joy, Oi! Into Two Hours of X-Mas Thrills
The venerable punk rockers radiate good vibes that leap off the stage and into the crowd.
The Cougars Shoot Bricks in Loss to Harvard
If Friday night’s UH versus Harvard basketball game was sponsored by a letter, then that letter would be B for brick. If the game had a soundtrack, that soundtrack would consist of just one song, played endlessly over and over again — “Brick House” by The Commodores. Charles Barkley, who…
Doctor Who: An Englishman in New York This Christmas
Doctor Who’s Christmas special, “The Return of Doctor Mysterio” is a mixed, but fun bag.
NFL Week 16: Texans 12, Bengals 10 — 4 Winners, 4 Losers
When he was drafted out of Texas A&M by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, kicker Randy Bullock probably dreamt that someday he would line up for a kick that would win the AFC South for the Houston Texans — I’m guessing, though, he…
Former San Antonio Lab Chimps Are Lovin’ Their New Home
Just in time for the Christmas season, we’re proud to share pics of former San Antonio lab chimps who spent decades being poked and prodded — and who are now enjoying their golden years at Chimp Haven sanctuary in Louisiana. It’s been a long time coming for the government-owned chimps,…
Remembering George Michael, the Pop Superstar With an Artist’s Soul
The British-born pop singer and songwriter had a complicated career after Faith made him a superstar.
Shows of the Week: A ‘Fam-o-Lee’ Tradition From One of Texas’s Best
The livest live music in the Bayou City for the very last week of 2016.
From Space Poop to Jupiter, These Are Our Best NASA Stories From This Year
Who knows what the future holds for NASA? President-elect Donald Trump has yet to articulate his plans for the space agency, NASA still hasn’t replaced its shuttle program and it’s to early to tell whether hte Jupiter probe mission will be a sucecss. Regardless of what happens with NASA next…
Last Minute Gifts: Houston Cookbooks
It’s the nth hour and you are rushing. You could get a gift card, but that’ll show that you really didn’t put anything thought into the gift. If you’re looking for something special and meaningful for someone who loves food, a cookbook by a local chef or author is just…
Paul Wall, Baby Bash Arrested on Felony Pot Charges
The two Houston rappers and eight others were charged with Manufacturing/Delivery of a Controlled Substance between 4 and 400 grams (THC), police said.
A 6,000-Mile Multi-Loop Tour to Capture Texas Backroads and Birds
When two book deals came together at once for Gary Clark and Kathy Adams Clark, it forced them, in an effort to meet the accelerated deadline (which they did), to tour around Texas just a little bit in their own version of a Big Tex Road Trip. “We drove 6,000…
30footFALL’s Christmas Friends Have Been Naughty and Nice
Supporting acts on 30footFall’s 22nd Annual Xmas Show discuss why Santa may have trouble deciding whether they belong on the naughty or nice list.
The Best Houston Rap Tapes of 2016
Time to look back at the best of the best in Houston rap for 2016.
