There's an intense battle going on here in Houston, one that's baffling national observers, one that's resulted in unprecedented upheaval in an industry that rakes in millions,...
Betty Davis was different — three-javelins/thigh-high-silver-boots/skyscraper-Afro/Egyptian-warrior-from-outer-space-getup-on-her-album-cover different. And a whole lot...
Above the door of the original La Fiesta on Katy Freeway and Bunker Hill, there's a Schlitz beer poster. It's a photo of a caballero in a huge sombrero sitting astride his...
We're Americans. We go into other countries when we need to. It's tricky, but it works." So declares Michael Moore in the midst of his new documentary, Sicko. Moore may be...
�So�adores y Visionarios,� at the De Santos Gallery, is an overview of modern Spanish photography, but you won�t see any of the Spanish clich�s here � no flamenco dancers, no...
�Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection� gives you the chance to change your thinking about baskets. Sure, they�re handy things for...
Fernando Dovalina, playwright-in-residence for Unhinged Productions, went back to his journalistic roots to find inspiration for his newest play, American Homefront, premiering...
Watching Opera Vista's exhilarating inaugural program last weekend (June 21–24), one thing's certain: In the contemporary world of opera, the fat lady's still alive. In...
Everyone's got a different sense of what makes a killer party. For kids, maybe it's whacking a piñata and overdosing on cake. For adults, it could be sticking a beer bong...
The sports-talk radio world thrives on repetition — the audience is constantly churning (a listener who stays tuned for 30 minutes is considered gold), there's a limited...
Who is the greatest three-tool talent in country music history? Who best combines singing, songwriting and playing, ev-var, in the annals of twang? I put that question to an...
We asked Michael Housewright, the self-described "head wine nerd" at Max's Wine Dive, to let us in on his wine-buying philosophy. He responded with this...
Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great." So goes the personal mantra of the late celebrity chef Auguste Gusteau, whose disembodied spirit materializes —...
Forever Hold Your Peace The singing Fertle Family is back with a story nothing short of hilarious. As the eve of Gwenda and Uncle Al's wedding approaches, guests are...
Black Snake Moan (Paramount) The best place to see Craig Brewer's mash-up of blood-boiling exploitation elements would be a Mississippi drive-in circa 1972. His tale of a...
Ratings are everything in radio. But often, to an outsider, the numbers can mean nothing. Arbitron does the ratings, and provides figures. But as soon as they do, the spinning...
Most likely by now you have fully absorbed Double Up, the latest chart-topping treatise from crazed/brilliant R&B; lothario R. Kelly. Which means that, despite the current...
Butternut squash is one of those vegetables that need something extra to make them taste good. At Picazo Restaurant (1421 Preston, 713-236-1300), chef David Palomo has found...
Still an all-American bloodhound after all these years, Bruce Willis's Det. John McClane begins Live Free or Die Hard sniffing around a Rutgers-Camden parking lot and busting...
"Allison Hunter: New Animals" "New Animals" is a continuation of Allison Hunter's "Simply Stunning" series, which showed at New York's 511 Gallery last year. The Houston-based...
