Latest Stories

• 
  The Simplest Reason People Defend “Baby It’s Cold Outside”

  December 6 at 5:09 a.m.

  I don’t know about you, but one of my Christmas traditions is reading endless hot takes on the song “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” In fact, I was going to write a “Top 5 Hot Takes on ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’” article as part of my quest to see if I...

• 
  Holiday Cheer is Great but Christmas Albums are Awful

  November 26 at 4 a.m.

  Few headlines make me shiver the way “Billy Corgan wants to make a Smashing Pumpkins Christmas album” did. This is not to say that I’m not somewhat interested, on a conceptual level at least, at what a Smashing Pumpkins Christmas song might sound like. I’m not even opposed to them...

• 
  Turkey Day Pro Tips with Gnar World Order's Pete Hesher

  November 21 at 6:11 a.m.

  You’ve got mere hours left to get the Thanksgiving meal on the table for your family and friends and maybe you need a little 11th-hour help. Martha Stewart is unlikely to waltz into your kitchen, so we’ve asked the next best person to step in and help save the day...

• 
  Vince Guaraldi's "Thanksgiving Theme" is the Only Song You Need for This Holiday

  November 21 at 6:02 a.m.

  As a music fan, it’s easy to overlook Thanksgiving. Halloween is a bag stuffed with creepy goodies like “Thriller,” “Monster Mash,” “Ghostbusters,” and a personal fave, “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” (co-written by Childish Gambino!) Christmas’ selections are too numerous to count - though we can clearly all agree none is greater...

• 
  Ring In The New Year: A Guide To 2017 New Year's Eve Parties in Houston

  Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 4 a.m.

  It's the time of year again when those who drink too much only several times a year and Uber prices will both be on the rise. However, New Year's Eve isn't a holiday that has to be filled with negativity either. Sure, if you're eating out at a fancy restaurant,...

• 
  Street Level: The Best of The Week

  Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 4 a.m.

  The end of 2017 is here and that means that plenty of spots around town will be attempting to earn your New Year's Eve business. However, there's still more than enough happening around town that's not in the final hours of the year. Tonight you could get started with American...