Now Blake Shelton Doesn’t Like the Chronicle Too
Country star and no fan of Rocks Off Blake Shelton has now made it two for two in voicing his displeasure with members of the Houston music media. Late Tuesday night the “Honeybee” singer went after Chronicle critic Joey Guerra on Twitter, reacting in a most unsportsmanlike manner to Guerra’s…
Adventures In Vine: Notre Dame Recruit Flushes Nick Saban Down The Toilet
For the second time in 24 hours, college football recruiting, Notre Dame football, and social media have met at an unique nexus that shines as much of a light on the virtual lack of barriers in communication in 2013 as it does on the principals themselves. Meet Elijah Hood. He…
BARC Is Overflowing with Cats, Y’all!
If you’ve been sitting around your pad, thinking to yourself, “Gee, I really should adopt a cat, but I should probably wait until the shelter is freaking overloaded with like a gazillion of ’em,” then you’re in luck! Houston’s Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care took in 82 cats Tuesday…
Samskriti Brings Orissi Dance to the Miller Stage
The Setup: On May 31, Samskriti presented its annual Incredible India program at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. Each year, Samskriti brings the most acclaimed performing arts groups from the Indian subcontinent to the Miller Stage. Incredible India 2013 showcased the dance artistry of the Orissa Dance Company under the direction…
Reality Bites: The American Baking Competition
I’m not much of a food person, beyond the fact I need to consume it in order to survive. And while I’m fairly conscientious about what I eat and what I feed my kids, I’ll certainly never pass for a “foodie.” So in news that shouldn’t come as a huge…
HPD Officer Discharges Weapon While Apprehending Alleged Teen Auto Thieves, One Rifle-Wielding Suspect Still at Large
Two teens are in custody and another is still being sought by police after an incident Sunday night that involved a stolen van, a brandished rifle and one officer firing at a suspect. The incident took place in the 16000 block of Clarke Springs in Fort Bend County. According to…
Zen and the Burger Venn (Diagram) at The Burger Guys Downtown
At this point, it’s fair to say that The Burger Guys is an established part of Houston’s healthy handful of bright-burning burger stars, though their original outpost clings to the far west side of that constellation. Open since last fall, the downtown location, the subject of this week’s Café Review,…
Cover Story: A Gun-Dumb Brit’s Journey into American Gun Culture
Just a few weeks ago, Houston played host to the NRA national convention, attracting gun lovers from across the country. Until just a few weeks ago, Gavin Cleaver, a British citizen who’s lived in Dallas the last couple years, hadn’t really ever touched a gun, other than a friend’s handgun…
Graffiti Art in Action at GreenStreet
It was a sweaty 95 degrees Monday, the kind of Houston heat where you’re dripping just standing in place. But that didn’t stop three artists from going up and down ladders working on a new outdoor mural at GreenStreet, formerly known as the Houston Pavilions. Graffiti artists from Aerosol Warfare…
This Week In Food Blogs: Cronut Craze and RA Sushi’s Watermelon Margaritas
Eater: The cronut craze has taken the world by storm. After having its origin in New York, the hybrid croissant-donut has made everyone in the United States and overseas go crazy for the sinfully sweet treat. Eater gives us nine cronut imposters from around the world, including an at-home recipe…
Late Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Remembered Fondly, and LOUDLY
Tribute to Ron Asheton MVD Video, $16.95, 114 mins. While at the time not a whole lot of people “got” the first two Stooges records – The Stooges and Fun House – and only slightly more come on board for Raw Power – the appreciation for and influence of Iggy…
We Ask, You Respond: What Should Happen to the Astrodome?
The clock is ticking for the Astrodome. On June 10, the deadline for private companies to submit their financially sound ideas for the Dome will hit. On June 25, the HCSCC will present Harris County Commissioners Court with the ideas. At that point, decisions will be made, votes will be…
A Peerless Pear Cocktail
If I had a nickel every time I craved a pear, I would be a poor, poor woman. Not that I have anything against members of the pyrus genus; my taste buds just seem to gravitate toward tarter fruits like limes, lemons and grapefruits. Sometimes, however, it’s wise to fight…
See How Sandcastles Get Built In These Vines From The AIA Sandcastle Competition
There’s something fascinating about sandcastle art, and I’ve narrowed down why to two reasons. The first is that it’s something that, unlike most art, most of us have a frame of reference for. While we may never have painted in watercolors or drawn anything more than a doodle, most of…
Five of the Messiest Rapper/Radio-Station Beefs
Last week, Nicki Minaj decided to go to famous New York radio station Hot 97 to hash out and hopefully squash her year-long beef with Peter Rosenberg, a personality at the station. The dispute started over a comment Rosenberg had made at the station’s annual Summer Jam concert last year,…
Weather Week: Hot and Dry, but Rain May Be On the Way and Our First Tropical Disturbance?
When it finally decides to heat up around here, it doesn’t mess around. Temperatures this week have been inching into the lower 90s and will continue on that pace right up until the weekend. Shockingly, we had a late-season cool front push through the area on Sunday. It brought with…
Madewell Opens in Galleria, Store Traffic Not Quite as Bad as 610 Snarl
If you were making your way to the Galleria on Tuesday, June 4, for the Madewell Galleria’s grand opening you may have hit just a tiny bit of traffic on the freeway. Bummer! The mob scene on the highway and streets surrounding the Galleria was less-than-fun for drivers, but once…
Speculoos Cookie Butter Scarcity Continues at Trader Joe’s
Last week during my semi-monthly run to Trader Joe’s for baked jalapeño cheese curls, I witnessed the following conversation between two employees: Employee #1: Quick question — Speculoos? Are we still limiting them to just one? Employee #2: Yup, one jar per person. Speculoos [cookie butter], in case you didn’t…
After $100 Million, Exxon Backs Off Algae as Fuel
Once upon a time — way back in 2009 — Exxon Mobil announced they were putting a whole bunch of money into algae. Yep, they were going to turn the goopy seaweed-type stuff you find in the ocean and washed up on the shore into a biofuel that would replace…
Chef Chat, Part 1: Matt Pak of Koagie Hots and the Golden Grill Food Trucks, on the Korean Tapas Restaurant He Would Have Opened
This is the first part of a three-part Chef Chat series. Parts two and three will run in this same space on Thursday and Friday. Korean food is full of flavor and texture, its tastiness so addictive that it brought national attention to LA’s @kogibbq truck, whose claim to fame…
2013: The Year Post-Punk Broke Again
Almost halfway through the year, we’ve seen a lot of huge music news already. David Bowie came back and put out a new record, Neutral Milk Hotel reunited, and Daft Punk put out their first proper record in eight years. It’s definitely been a big year already, and it promises…
10 Most Bizarre Tom Selleck-Related Items on Etsy
Recently I joined a Super Summer TV Fun Club with Pete Vonder Haar and Abby Koenig because I really can’t begin to describe to you how unbelievably lame the three of us are. Seriously, the fact that we somehow got married (To other people I mean, trigamy would at least…
Time to Sign Up for Houston Marathons…and Relive the Grossest Marathon Photos EVER!
“I had a friend who went to jail for something he didn’t do…he didn’t run fast enough.” — Damon Wayans There’s nothing quite like the feeling of crossing the finish line after miles and miles of running. The satisfaction, the joy, the sheer exhaustion is an incredible moment for a…
100 Creatives 2013: Ned Gayle, Thrift Store Painting Defacer
What He Does: Ned Gayle likes to doodle, but he hates doing backgrounds and landscapes. It’s admitted laziness on his part, so he decided to find a unique way around it. His work takes pictures and paintings bought from thrift stores (Mostly Goodwill Select), and incorporates his drawings over key…
Figuring Out Fleur de Sel (Ocean Salt)
During a recent minibreak to New Orleans, I realized two things: 1) If prepared well, muffulettas are terrific and 2) I have been confusing, at least in my head, fleur de sel and fleur de lis. The latter is hard to escape in New Orleans, which has appropriated this botanical…
Dabbling In the Black Arts With Nicholas Tremulis: The Chicago Way
I normally don’t take jobs from artists. The request to supply blurbs or write liner notes usually comes with that implied sneaky little handshake with the bills folded in the palm and a wink that says, “No one needs to know, right?” The expectation is that for a hundred bucks…
Adventures in Twitter: Notre Dame Keyboard Thugs vs Recruit Eddie Vanderdoes
So the Eddie Vanderdoes saga finally came to an end on Tuesday. If you’re asking yourself, “Who is Eddie Vanderdoes?” give yourself a gold star, because if you have no idea who Vanderdoes is, it means that you’re not immersed in the borderline creepy minutiae and overzealous voyeurism of high…
10 Memes That Need their Own Movies
Literally anyone can get a movie made or anything for that matter. Last week it was announced that the Grumpy Cat meme was getting a movie made about, I don’t know, I assume it’s going to be about being a cat that’s grumpy. Grumpy Cat was voted the best meme…
The Mr. Monkey Pie at Boheme
Jalapeño and bacon pizza. Need I say more? Fine, I will: smoked jalapeño and thick-cut, double-wide bacon on my pizza. Oh, and pillows of creamy ricotta, specks of woodsy rosemary, blankets of milky mozzarella, and a healthy slather of subtly sweet, slightly tart tomato sauce. Imagine all of this on…
Wanna Dress Vintage Like a Rock Star? Ask One Yourself
By day four of a recent “staycation,” my family and I had little to do and less money to do it with. My daughter suggested an afternoon of bargain-hunting in the thrift stores. Everyone piled into the family vehicle and off we went. She asked what I planned to buy,…
