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We know it's only February, but we would like to prematurely speculate and say that Lightspeed Champion has released one of the most accomplished debuts of the year.

Good morning, Houston. We just don't understand the entertainment juggernaut (or is it "juggernette?") that is Hannah Montana: Tickets to her Nov. 11 Toyota Center show sold out in five minutes Saturday, and now they're going for as much as $1,275 on eBay — granted, that's for a set of four tickets, but still, wow. The markup through eBay and ticket brokers has left some parents shelling out big bucks to give their kids...

Good morning, Houston. Imagine that you're driving along one day when a traffic light falls from an overhead line and crashes through your car's windshield. You'd think the city would be responsible for the accident, right? Wrong! Just ask Lei Zheng, who was on a shopping trip with his wife and son last year when a traffic light fell on his Volkswagen. Zheng and his family weren't seriously hurt, but they did ask the...

Houstonist is shocked that the naked lady continues to appear to commuters, but we've not seen her yet. In fact, she's now taking requests. The debate clamors on about whether or not she exists. Could it be that this is a hoax to get folks to buy pricier gas? Demands have been made for photographic evidence. Houstonist will fall on this grenade since it is clearly so important to humanity. See you on Friday...

University of Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round, 36th overall, in the NFL draft on Saturday. Kolb, one the nation's best quarterbacks last year, was in Poth, Texas at a family ranch and was stunned to receive the early call. "It was a shock. Obviously, as an athlete you feel you are as capable as anyone else on the board, but in the draft it has...

Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. What do you think about Don Imus getting fired? What about the right to free speech? Shouldn’t he be allowed to say whatever he wants? He has the right to free speech. And the companies that advertise on his show have a right to not support him. If you have an issue with that relationship, blame it on the fact that there are...

In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Bart Whitaker took the stand in the punishment phase of his trial yesterday, saying that he was "100 percent guilty" of plotting to have his family killed so he could inherit their $1.5 million fortune. "I put the plan in motion," Whitaker testified. "If I had not done that, it wouldn't have happened." Jurors found the 27-year-old Whitaker guilty Monday of capital murder for masterminding the plan to...

Lanky: a New Jersey native who's proud to call Houston home. That’s music to our ears! And Houston’s proud to call Lanky theirs. In his tenure here in Houston, the singer/songwriter, guitar player has already notched several award nominations on his belt and has gathered the respect from fellow musicians and critics both inside and outside the region. He’s gearing up for his next show tomorrow night at DECO (510 Gray St.). He’ll be performing...

On Sundays, Houstonist runs opinion pieces relevant to life in Houston. The opinions expressed below are entirely those of the author. Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. A lot of people have announced that they’re running for President. Do you have a favorite yet? I'm voting for Zappa. Again. I do have a favorite. After much deliberation, prayer and consultation with an assortment of lawyers, dog walkers and former...

While Houstonist took a post-holiday trip to a local warehouse retail outlet, we noticed several shoppers with carts filled to the rim with cartons of cigarettes. Then, we remembered why: As of yesterday, it will now cost smokers an extra dollar to buy a pack of cigarettes. That’s due to a new law that went in effect state-wide, raising the price of cigarette taxes from 41 cents a pack to $1.41.

On Sundays, Houstonist runs opinion pieces relevant to life in Houston. The opinions expressed below are entirely those of the author. Check out this list: Xavier Regan Joel Mr. Peepers Bob Who are these people? Guys I’ve slept with? Coworkers? Members of my skeet shooting team? If I were 12 years old and attending Pin Oak Middle School in Bellaire, officials there would say this is my hit list, and they would suspend me from...

After about five years of work, the $344 million reconstruction of the West Loop is finally finished — and though it's quite a bit better than it used to be, it's still a freeway. That means traffic still backs up, there's still noise, hundreds of cars still spew pollution and nearby neighborhoods still have a dozen lanes of concrete at their back doors. Hey, that's not good, right? Well, maybe not, some people say. The...

Tonight's 6 pm retreat-ish HISD board meeting will be mostly cholesterol and no visitors, since it is being held in a private dining room at Vic and Anthony's downtown. This doesn't cause much surprise, since the second item on the agenda is to "deliberate the duties of the Superintendent, staff, and Board members, Superintendent’s performance evaluation and consider compensation and contractual position, and Board/Superintendent relations." So amidst the famous Texas Ave. olfactory-awkward blends of rotting...

We spend a lot of time on the internet. And occasionally, we run across something about this city or the state it's in that we like enough to share. So if you've got reflections on anything from why you're a Houstonian-not-a-Texan to why it is nobody ever says "Don't Mess With Rhode Island" with a straight face, send them our way. We'll use them in our new occasional series, Read This. Lilit Marcus is a...

Remember last month when we talked about Sgt. Jack Oliver, the Houston police officer who's undergoing a sex change? When the story broke in mid-June, reports made it sound as though Oliver had decided to go to the media himself. As KPRC reported at the time:

Some news stories are just so unimaginably awful and bizarre that — well, that they're hard to imagine. That's what we thought about the news of the Houston funeral director who faces a hefy fine for hiding a baby's body in the pants of a man's corpse, apparently so she could avoid paying the $50 fee for cremating the baby. Now the Texas Funeral Service Commission is recommending a $41,500 fine for Stephanie Barkley, who could also lose her funeral director's license. Kinda makes that $50 seem insignificant, right?

from famed Astros pitcher Roger Clemens (not that he needs an introduction in this crowd). We were at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion for Musical Scores, a rewards program for Houston-area students. Clemens was the motivational speaker.

Ex-TSU President Priscilla Slade may be out, but she's not down — or so she hopes. According to KTRK, Slade has filed suit against the university claiming she wasn't given a fair shake. According to the suit, the TSU Board of Regents scheduled a retreat for this weekend where regents planned to talk about how to begin a search for a new president, but the retreat was to take place before the regents granted Slade a hearing she's guaranteed under her contract.

Vince Young on being passed over by the Texans: 'If I get picked to play for a team that's going to be playing them, it's going to be pretty rough on them' Kirby Drive was closed between Westheimer and Fairview this afternoon after a construction crew broke a gas line Houston plastic surgeon Mark Gilliland began serving two years in jail today for the 2005 Galleria-area hit-and-run accident that severely injured two British television producers...

The buzz continues on whether or not Roger Clemens will rejoin the Astros for another (partial) season. Seeing the Rocket as a guest at the Texas Ranger’s opening day made us all a little nauseous, but he’s also still in talks with the Red Sox and Yankees, also. As we noted before, the trouble began late last year when the Astros passed on offering Clemens salary arbitration. In a recent interview, Clemens noted, “If...

There'll be no more combining business with pleasure in Houston motels since City Council approved a ban on knowingly renting motel rooms to prostitutes or their customers. The city ordinance will enable undercover vice officers to crack down on "hot sheet" motels — those that depend on prostitution to stay in business.