The Home Front Cover Houston demonstrators: Why did y'all choose to run the article about the Protest Warriors ["Clash Course," by Robert Wilonsky, September 9]? There...
Michael Anthony used to drink Jack Daniel's straight from the bottle. The fleshy Van Halen bassist, whose body once looked as if it were held together by Bisquick and bourbon,...
Frank Mancuso demonstrates his bib technique as we shuffle along with all the other people in line for lunch at Whitney Oaks Hall. The giant building just off Crosstimbers near...
"Ash is feeling a little bit under the weather, so I'll be taking charge." So says Shaun (Simon Pegg) to his valiant crew of appliance salespeople, but if you don't get the...
In our book, any theater group that's produced a show called And Gimme Back My Chaka Khan CD You Asshole is welcome in Houston, which is why we're happy to hear that the ladies...
Last week, the Alley Theatre brought the California-based performance team Culture Clash to town to perform their wicked-funny, deliriously irreverent celebration of American...
Downtown lofts "Adaptive reuse" is the fancy phrase used by builders to describe the process of renovating old buildings for new uses. It's a simple idea that's finally taking...
David Byrne has done it right. Destined to live high on the hog by way of Talking Heads royalties until the day he dies, the adventurous quirkmeister has been nothing but...
The cottage pie ($7.95) at the Stag's Head Pub (2128 Portsmouth, 713-533-1199) comes in its own oval serving dish. Finely minced beef sautéed with onions, carrots and...
The best thing about A Dirty Shame, a giddy sex farce from John Waters, is the credits. What's not to love about a list of characters that includes "Sylvia Stickles," "Marge...
Thursday, September 23 If you've been living in a cave (or hiding from hurricanes) lately, we've got a news flash for you: Chappelle's Show is the hottest comedy joint on...
The Cat's Meow Even if the cinematic names Marion Davies, Elinor Glyn, Thomas Ince and Louella Parsons are unrecognized by contemporary movie audiences, the uninformed will...
Metro light rail Okay, there are the accidents (mostly the fault of Houston drivers) and the occasionally backed-up traffic, but any new addition to the city that can increase...
In addition to the famous sights, San Francisco is also a city of sounds. There's the jingle- clatter of the famous cable cars straining up the steep Victorian-house-encrusted...
Mr. 3000 has low aspirations, which suits it well. It's about a 47-year-old baseball player trying to get three meager hits and the team for which he plays trying to climb out...
You know you have ice in your veins when Donald Trump -- whose advice to engaged couples is "Get a prenup" -- calls you a "cold, cold woman." But that's exactly what The Donald...
"Chris Akin: Recent Drawings" and "Matthew and Dayna Linton: American Bikers/Views from the Sissybar" The exhibitions in the upstairs galleries of the Galveston Arts Center are...
Art Car Parade This year's parade, the 17th, featured a dragon, a cadre of Elvises and a giant George W. Bush thrusting his pelvis into a big globe. Whether you like the...
"Dance with no pants for $1 draft and $1 kamikaze shots." So the sign says at Union, and it sounds tempting. Chances are, if I weren't rolling bareback I'd be saddled up at...
Already a monster hit in its native South Korea, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War finally has come to America, and chances are everyone of Korean descent is already lining up...
