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January 22, 1990, was the day Olivia died. She was sitting in an idling Nissan Sentra at a traffic light, next to her toddler son. A car hit her going 80. It crushed her ribs...
Sophomore albums are made to be trashed, especially when they follow hugely successful debuts. And there may be no artist in pop music history who richly deserves such a...
The menu at Vieng Thai, the best Thai restaurant in Houston, is spell-binding. I've never heard of half the dishes on it. And although I've eaten three belt-busting meals here,...
The problem with making black-lacquered high school satire is this: Heathers came out in 1989, and it pretty much did the trick. There's always room for an excellent addition...
If you're a fan of MTV's Real World, you're aware that the show's Austin permutation just isn't as scandalous as seasons past. But hey, the show has had its moments. So what...
The dog days of summer might be howling, but for the past few weeks, Houston theaters have been silent as snow. Thankfully, the seasons are about to change -- in more ways than...
KILT-AM is the king of sports-talk radio in Houston. It airs all the Rockets and Texans games; it airs the Jim Rome show; it airs some of the most popular hosts in town. One...
"I'm made out of metal now," says 31-year-old hillbilly bluesman Scott H. Biram. "I got metal rods and plates and screws all in me. I always go through the rigmarole at the...
Don't be fooled into believing that the Killer "B" Cookies ($1.29 each) at Berryhill Baja Grill (2639 Revere, 713-526-8080) are your ordinary pecan sandies. For one thing, each...
Remember Nick Cannon? For a while there, he seemed to be the next big young heartthrob, right after starring in the marching-band movie Drumline and the remake of the '80s...
Thursday, September 1 If you've ever marveled at how bizarre your dog looks when you don't have your contacts in, you'll appreciate how everyday objects are rendered alien in...
Honky Tonk Angels The three women who populate Ted Swindley's surprisingly mediocre Honky Tonk Angels have a dream. Angela, Darlene and Sue Ellen all want to be country...
Things probably started going badly at the house on South MacGregor Way long before it caught fire last December, killing Phi Kappa Theta's German shepherd, Nila. Just the...
After listening to The Outsider, the latest addition to the rejuvenated Rodney Crowell's stellar trilogy of 21st-century albums, I can say that without a doubt, somewhere out...
At the opening of The Constant Gardener, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles's adaptation of the novel by John le Carré, we hear a conversation before we see it. The...
When you're one of the world's best-known children's authors, there's a certain amount of pressure to maintain a squeaky-clean persona and avoid any hint of adult...
For Paul Druecke's conceptual project Bright Sun Partial Shade, he commissioned a work of art from another artist and donated it to the city. The work, Weed (Totally Terrific)...
The Minutemen and Terrorism We're a target: I'm amazed that so many people get upset over the Minutemen watching our borders ["At the Ready," by Keith Plocek, August 18]....
Chicago band Bang! Bang! calls itself a "sex rock trio" and offers up an uproarious mix of sleazy indie rock and dag-nasty punk that calls to mind Jon Spencer Blues Explosion,...
You probably wouldn't guess it, but mild-mannered Mayor Bill White can drop some serious smack. His Honor has been talkin' trash to City Councilmember Ronald Green about an...