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It was a standard high school parents meeting, beginning with a lengthy discussion of senior photos and student yearbooks. Adults, tired at the end of their long day, slumped...
The last service at Houston's secular cathedral has ended. The Eighth Wonder of the World can now officially be regarded as a mere waste of parking space, awaiting the...
My lunch partner starts giggling. Is it my deconstruction of the ham and cheese sandwich that's cracking her up? I've just told her that I think the version at Mockingbird...
Science fiction can wow us with gadgetry, but only the truly ambitious stuff lights up our imaginations with disturbing and unshakable aberrations, be they incredible shrinking...
For George Pelecanos, "novelist" is just the latest entry in a résumé that also includes stints as a shoe salesman, cook, dishwasher, bartender and construction...
"Are we gonna play chicken here, Robert? Who's gonna go first?" That's Chris Moore talking, from the other end of a cell phone--the preferred means of communication for the...
Governor Rick Perry has ordered that the Department of Public Safety begin monitoring the state's 49 narcotics task forces following allegations that some of the drug teams...
Last week, The Nightfly manned the velvet ropes outside The Mercury Room (1008 Prairie). Having mastered the art of club gatekeeping, the next logical step in this...
Will the third time be a charm for 2300 Westheimer, home of two previously shuttered eateries and now the site of Two Chefs Bistro? The spot, in the Inner Loop hub of River...
Cell phones and silk saris, dot-coms and arranged marriages -- Monsoon Wedding, the latest film from Indian-born director Mira Nair (Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala)...
As much as we'd like to go with the misunderstood creature angle, the myths about frogs are pretty obvious: Their warts aren't contagious, and they don't turn into princes when...
Jeremy Blake must have a hell of a time decorating his apartment. His exhibition in the upstairs galleries at the Blaffer, "All Mod Cons," seems at first glance to have been...
Bargain hunters may not be exactly awed by the arrangement, but Harris County is suddenly offering the general public a real deal: four (count 'em, four!) quarters for a dollar...
For those who lived through them, the '70s were not as bad as they might seem from watching That '70s Show. Yes, there were some silly fashions -- bell bottoms, men with perms...
Jonathan Jones was born in Oklahoma but grew up in La Porte. He graduated from the culinary program at the Art Institute of Houston and has worked in restaurants for over 15...
Ken Kesey's 1962 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a young man's sexual phantasmagoria. Curvy young women with long silky hair and high-heeled shoes sneak into a locked-tight...
After Enron's bloody bankruptcy, legal giant Vinson & Elkins drew fire for contributing to the downfall as the corporation's legal adviser. Attorneys for the downtown law firm...
If there's one thing missing from the 12-page color booklet inside Rob Zombie's latest CD, The Sinister Urge, it's teeth. The four band members are all keeping their lips...
There are three keys to making a superb cheese steak. First, shave the beef until you can see through it. Then ensure that the onions and peppers are well caramelized and the...
Reporters covering the gruesome and depressing Andrea Yates trial might decide they need an extra cup of coffee or two to get through the day. They better think twice. Once...