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Houston

  • News

    January 6, 2010

    Weed Takes Root

    Marijuana’s steady creep toward legalization nationwide.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    The Food Section: An Almost Turkey-Free Food News Roundup

    ​Turkey, turkey, cranberry, turkey. Voracious is drowning in turkey talk. Here are a few non-Butterball-related food stories from this week: Eat Me Daily pages through the New Yorker's annual food issue to draft an annotated table of contents (subscription is required to read many of the arti ... More >>

  • Diversions

    October 28, 2009

    Why Are Mexican Girls Choosing to Fail?

    ​Turkey, turkey, cranberry, turkey. Voracious is drowning in turkey talk. Here are a few non-Butterball-related food stories from this week: Eat Me Daily pages through the New Yorker's annual food issue to draft an annotated table of contents (subscription is required to read many of the arti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Former Seahawks Player Arrested for Louisiana Murder

    Terreal Michael Bierria​UPDATE: Bierria had quit football to help rescue family members from Hurricane Katrina. More details after the jump... Former Seahawks player Terreal Michael Bierria, 29, has been arrested on one count of first degree murder after a violent struggle in a New Orleans su ... More >>

  • Diversions

    July 29, 2009

    Why Aren't Mexicans as Poetic as They Are Artistic?

    Terreal Michael Bierria​UPDATE: Bierria had quit football to help rescue family members from Hurricane Katrina. More details after the jump... Former Seahawks player Terreal Michael Bierria, 29, has been arrested on one count of first degree murder after a violent struggle in a New Orleans su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    What Does It Take to Get Some Stimulus Cash up in Here?

    ​We couldn't get any money for our city transportation projects, thanks to state legislators. Then, we almost didn't get any for our ferries (until Patty Murray turned the screws). Now, Seattle's been frozen out of the law enforcement stimulus cash--one of only four major cities to have been l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Alice In Chains Coming to the Moore in September

    Mark C. AustinAlice In Chains at Woodlands Pavilion in Houston in October 2007.​Damn, Duff, weren't you just talking about these guys' forthcoming record, Black Gives Way Way to Blue? From McKagan's Reverb Column: "The new record will not take a back seat to Dirt in any way--it is simply righ ... More >>

  • Diversions

    July 1, 2009

    Cure the What-Ifs With Sauza and Facebook

    Mark C. AustinAlice In Chains at Woodlands Pavilion in Houston in October 2007.​Damn, Duff, weren't you just talking about these guys' forthcoming record, Black Gives Way Way to Blue? From McKagan's Reverb Column: "The new record will not take a back seat to Dirt in any way--it is simply righ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    The Food Section: Outer Skirts and Bluefin Stockpiling

    A few of the food news stories making their way around Webland: Sacrificio, Houston style: Fajitas are traditionally made with a cut of beef called the outer skirt steak, but when Robb Walsh discovers 90 percent of it is exported to Japan, he goes in search of what's currently being marketed as "fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    I've Been Listening to Blackalicious, the New Dylan, and Mowing My Lawn

    I've got drawers of CDs, books of CDs, a couple shelves full of records, mp3s on my wife's computer, plenty on mine, an iPod, and some cds in my truck that I haven't seen in years. No, I'm not bragging about the size or scope of my record collection (there are 15-year-olds all around the country wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Sound Transit Introduces Superhero to Go With Mascot

    You may recall Steve the ORCA Whale, the apparently amphibious regional transit mascot introduced by Sound Transit. Well, now he's got a buddy to ride those trains with. Zap is the face of the agency's new train safety campaign for kids. Of course, if Seattle drivers are anything like Houston's wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Ron Artest: Brandon Roy "the Best Player I've Played Against"

    The zany Houston defensive stopper tells TNT that Seattle native Brandon Roy is better offensively than either Kobe Bryant or LeBron James -- but not as good as one of his NYC playground homeys who got locked up at the age of 16.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Let's Not Be Like Houston

    Mind the trainWell, we got our first car/light-rail train accident out of the way. (The SLUT lost its cherry to an SUV last December.) An apparently oblivious left turner at MLK and Dawson--where left turns are prohibited--put her car in the path of a light-rail train that had been running behind he ... More >>

  • Diversions

    April 8, 2009

    Whatever Happened to “Ay, Caramba!”?

    Mind the trainWell, we got our first car/light-rail train accident out of the way. (The SLUT lost its cherry to an SUV last December.) An apparently oblivious left turner at MLK and Dawson--where left turns are prohibited--put her car in the path of a light-rail train that had been running behind he ... More >>

  • Diversions

    November 26, 2008

    Who Counted All the Illegals, Anyway?

    Mind the trainWell, we got our first car/light-rail train accident out of the way. (The SLUT lost its cherry to an SUV last December.) An apparently oblivious left turner at MLK and Dawson--where left turns are prohibited--put her car in the path of a light-rail train that had been running behind he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2008

    Honey, Why Are There Nipples On My Bacon?

    Mind the trainWell, we got our first car/light-rail train accident out of the way. (The SLUT lost its cherry to an SUV last December.) An apparently oblivious left turner at MLK and Dawson--where left turns are prohibited--put her car in the path of a light-rail train that had been running behind he ... More >>

  • Diversions

    September 24, 2008

    Was I An Anchor Baby?

    Mind the trainWell, we got our first car/light-rail train accident out of the way. (The SLUT lost its cherry to an SUV last December.) An apparently oblivious left turner at MLK and Dawson--where left turns are prohibited--put her car in the path of a light-rail train that had been running behind he ... More >>

  • Diversions

    July 23, 2008

    Special Tortilla Contest Edition

    Mind the trainWell, we got our first car/light-rail train accident out of the way. (The SLUT lost its cherry to an SUV last December.) An apparently oblivious left turner at MLK and Dawson--where left turns are prohibited--put her car in the path of a light-rail train that had been running behind he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Maggie Dutton Is a Finalist for an AFJ Award

    Mind the trainWell, we got our first car/light-rail train accident out of the way. (The SLUT lost its cherry to an SUV last December.) An apparently oblivious left turner at MLK and Dawson--where left turns are prohibited--put her car in the path of a light-rail train that had been running behind he ... More >>

  • Music

    February 13, 2008

    Interview: Death Cab's Chris Walla

    The guitarist/producer talkes about going solo, Death Cab's new record, and why he's not ready to give up touring.

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    New Releases: Michael Jackson, British Sea Power, Indian Jewelry, Robert Pollard

    The guitarist/producer talkes about going solo, Death Cab's new record, and why he's not ready to give up touring.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Interview: Chris Walla

    The guitarist/producer talkes about going solo, Death Cab's new record, and why he's not ready to give up touring.

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    RIP: Pimp C

    The guitarist/producer talkes about going solo, Death Cab's new record, and why he's not ready to give up touring.

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Houston's House

    The guitarist/producer talkes about going solo, Death Cab's new record, and why he's not ready to give up touring.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    Music To Buy Groceries To

    The guitarist/producer talkes about going solo, Death Cab's new record, and why he's not ready to give up touring.

  • Music

    March 7, 2007

    White Hype

    The triumphant return of Virginia rap duo Clipse yields an insurgence of Caucasian fans.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2006

    Familiar Folk

    The triumphant return of Virginia rap duo Clipse yields an insurgence of Caucasian fans.

  • Music

    November 29, 2006

    Hot Humid Nights

    Getting heard in Houston might be a challenge. But not when you're as good as Jana Hunter.

  • Diversions

    November 8, 2006

    Ask an Uptight Seattleite

    Thanking your bus driver.

  • Arts

    July 19, 2006

    Opera Fixes Monorail

    What's next, the viaduct? Plus: Lawrimore's project unveiled.

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2006

    Me and Joey

    What's next, the viaduct? Plus: Lawrimore's project unveiled.

  • Arts

    May 31, 2006

    American Gothic

    Robyn O'Neil

  • Music

    September 14, 2005

    Summer Singles 2005

    A look back.

  • Music

    September 7, 2005

    Jaks

    Also: Chamillionaire/DJ Whoo Kid and My Summer of Love.

  • News

    August 17, 2005

    Airport in a Storm

    Also: Chamillionaire/DJ Whoo Kid and My Summer of Love.

  • Music

    May 11, 2005

    Chet Baker

    Also: The Rough Guide to Boogaloo, Do the Bambi, Stereo Total, Mike Jones, Mariah Carey, and Goldie Lookin' Chain.

  • Music

    March 31, 2004

    Pimping Ain't Easy

    Also: The Rough Guide to Boogaloo, Do the Bambi, Stereo Total, Mike Jones, Mariah Carey, and Goldie Lookin' Chain.

  • News

    March 10, 2004

    The Gay-Marriage Hitch

    Also: The Rough Guide to Boogaloo, Do the Bambi, Stereo Total, Mike Jones, Mariah Carey, and Goldie Lookin' Chain.

  • Music

    July 2, 2003

    Unraveling the Code

    Local dance producer Codebase dresses up his techno past with style.

  • Music

    April 2, 2003

    The Ataris

    Local dance producer Codebase dresses up his techno past with style.

  • News

    January 15, 2003

    We're No. 13!

    A mere state championship will have to suffice for nationally overrated Rainier Beach High School.

  • Music

    December 4, 2002

    Bits on Frank Black, Pearl Jam, Har Mar, Costello, more.

    A mere state championship will have to suffice for nationally overrated Rainier Beach High School.

  • Film

    March 6, 2002

    All in the family

    Globalization unites and divides disparate clans.

  • News

    December 5, 2001

    Attention, Holiday Shoppers

    A view of Christmas from behind the cash register.

  • News

    November 14, 2001

    Road Hogs

    Think transit is expensive? Check out the cost of cars.

  • News

    April 11, 2001

    "Over a 60-day period, some of us may medicinally utilize an amount of marijuana troubling to you. . . ."

    Think transit is expensive? Check out the cost of cars.

  • Diversions

    December 20, 2000

    The W. state

    How the presidential election results affect us.

  • Music

    July 5, 2000

    Niggaz We Assimilate—Dynamite Hackand Kid606

    How the presidential election results affect us.

  • Arts

    January 19, 2000

    Cowboy noir

    The Old West meets the new in Louis Broome's powerful new tragicomedy Texarkana Waltz.

  • News

    August 12, 1998

    Good 'Times'!

    The Old West meets the new in Louis Broome's powerful new tragicomedy Texarkana Waltz.

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