Dammit, Houston *is* a literary town! Here's a slew of readings happening this week, from the hilarious David Sedaris to the wry Nick Hornby and the unbalanced Lisa Belkin. Her word choice, not ours. We love books. Wednesday, October 24th at 7:30PM William Henry Lewis and Justin Cronin at DiverseWorks 1117 East Freeway, *FREE* Two heavy-hitting writers with a bucket of awards apiece. Lewis is the author of In the Arms of Our Elders...
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Good morning, Houston. How better to end the week than with a little soul searching — and when better to do it than on Evaluate Your Life Day? Yeah, we know, it used to take hours (days, even) to find your true self, but the good news is that you can get things taken care of much more quickly these days: using online quizzes, you can figure out whether you're CEO material, which celebrity's...
Good morning, Houston. If you've ever thought that Halloween needed a little more, uh, spice, you might want to check out HauntXXX, "Houston's most titillating haunted house." The titillating part apparently has to do with nearly naked women wearing neon body paint — and as for the haunted part, well, we're not so sure (maybe these are some super-scary sexpots we're talking about). The haunted house isn't sitting well with some of its neighbors,...
Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. I'm a 32 year-old man, and I've never been in a fight. A real fist fight, with bloody noses and all that. Have I missed out on something, some necessary, primal step in my adolescent development that would have turned me into a he-man? Should I go pick a fight (preferably with a teenage girl or an elderly person)? Would it do any...
Good morning, Houston. We've always wondered about our lady friends' uncanny ability to find food — particularly food they claim they shouldn't be eating — and now there's scientific evidence that women may actually have a built-in talent for locating grub. The news comes from The Daily Telegraph in the UK, which reports that women at a farmers' market were much better at finding a stall where they had bought a certain food than...
This week, don’t be looking for the big, A-list concerts, but that doesn’t mean that there’s a void of good live music choices. Last week’s big winner at the Houston Press Music Awards, The Dimes, will be playing at The Proletariat with several other bands Friday night. Sam Houston Race Park continues their summer concert series with Cory Morrow the same night. Saturday, you can take a step back into the 80’s with legendary...
Banner week for SFist as the site's new editor introduced himself -- hooray for Brock! While the NY Times weighed in on SF's mayoral race, only SFist had the (insert tongue firmly into cheek) hard-hitting latest on candidate/activist Josh Wolf. Coverage of a protest vs. gentrification spawned a fantastic debate amongst SFist's readers. Finally, from the sublime to the ridiculous: video of a man that confused a Board of Supes meeting with "open mic...
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...
LAist was comped front row seats by the Dodgers due to Malingering being struck by a foul ball last week, and she came back with some great photos, and earlier made fun of 4th of July on Venice Beach. But the biggest stories of the week was that the Mayor's Hot Tamale was revealed, and that a Kwik-E-Mart was erected in Burbank. Phillyist was busy doing the Fourth of July up right, exercising their...
Missed Connections rarely fails to make Houstonist go hmmm or nearly fall out of our chairs laughing. This week was great. Who knew that bagel shops were hotbeds for hook-ups? And, for you avid MC readers, Pamela still hasn't gotten her cork popped in the tasting room. But, we're hopeful. Never gonna give you up - m4w We're no strangers to love. You know the rules, and so do I. A full commitment's what...
VIEWER'S CHOICE EDITION So tell us what you want, what you really, really want. Since the announcement that England's favorite fabulous five will be reuniting, we've been unable to concentrate on our weekend plans. With so much drama in the HOU, it's kinda hard figuring out what we should do. So we need your help. (in so many ways). Leave your comment as to what YOU think WE should do tonight. Here are our top...
Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti...
Spring is when we get busy here in the Ist-A-Verse. Very busy. But, after staying bundled-up indoors all winter, it's nice for us to be out, about, and collecting things to write about for you. Here's a glimpse at what's been keeping your favorite citybloggers busily away from home and out of bed. For LAist, strong winds attacked LA on the same day the Feds raided the Crips. Not to fear, though: the Japanese version...
Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. [Note: This question was actually posed to Ask a Dilettante this week. Please, please send your questions to crystal (at) houstonist (dot) com. I won't use your name. Unless you want me to.] When is a banana just a banana? This reminds me of a joke. Q - How many surrealists does it take to change a lightbulb? A - Banana. Regarding your...
In another of the weekend's bizarre stories, a man and woman fell 50 to 60 feet off a cruise ship's balcony in the Gulf of Mexico early yesterday morning — fortunately, they're OK, but the incident is raising questions about exactly how they managed to fall in the first place. The man, 22, and the woman, 20, fell from the balcony of the woman's cabin aboard the Grand Princess when the ship was about 150...
Parents in Bellaire are being warned to keep an eye on their kids so their kids don't get an eyeful of an unidentified man's naughty bits. The man has already exposed himself to one 10-year-old girl, and based on information about that incident, it seems he'll do it again if the opportunity presents itself. It happened like this: On Sunday afternoon, the girl left home to visit a house across the street to ask if...
Good morning, Houston. We're beginning today with news that's not happening in Texas, but could have had repercussions in our transportation industry: In Arizona, lawmakers just missed banning truck mudflaps with silhouettes of naked women on them. The ban came in a proposed amendment to a bill regarding the legal height of truck fender splash guards, and it took aim not at racist slogans and busty outlines on mudflaps. "I personally am tired of...
Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor The Gallery who says, "I like this shot...." and we say, "So do we!" It's a statue of Diana The Huntress located in the MFAH's Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, tucked away off of Memorial at Westcott. A great aerial photo of the collection can be found here on Google Maps. According to found information on the web Diana The Huntress,...
Valentine's Day is tomorrow - you either have a reservation, plan on some homecooked love or you are flying by the seat of your pants. Houstonist has a few more dinner ideas to share with you. In addition to meat selections, we are going to share a lovely spinach pasta dish, for those Houstonist readers (all eleven of you) who may prefer to forego meat or animal products. So, break out your culinary skills and...
Movies Houstonians Love: Houston Rapper Bun B presents "Style Wars" It's just that Larry Dierker, Barbara Bush, and B-U-N-B! That's right, folks. Houston's hometown rap impresario, and one half of UGK, Bun B joins the Movies Houstonians Love series at the Museum at Fine Arts tonight. Bun will be presenting "Style Wars", regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip-hop culture.An emblem of the spirit that burst forth from underground tunnels, uptown...
FoxNews has confirmed that one of Houston's own, Anna Nicole Smith has passed away. Born Vickie Lynn Hogan on November 28, 1967 in Houston, Texas the "Reality TV Star" and former TrimSpa spokeswoman (who was just included in a class-action suit against the company) has passed away in Hollywood, Florida. She was found unresponsive in her hotel room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel - where she had been photographed at a boxing match earlier...
Good morning, Houston! So how about this weather, huh? It kinda puts us in the mood for some news — but honestly, most anything does. We're strange like that. So let's get right to it ... >> Modesty writ large: State Rep. Charlie Howard of Sugar Land has filed a bill in Austin seeking to keep explicit content off billboards, a move he said is meant to protect kids from seeing dirty stuff —...
Between fake terrorist alerts and scandals big and small, this just might be the Best Best of the -ists ever. We're exhausted just thinking about it. First up, SFist, who saw their little 'ole site be the center of what was a nice little scandal (even getting their editor on TV) only to find their scandal dwarfed by the even bigger scandal caused by their Mayor boffing one of his aides' wife. We're not...
The AP reported yesterday on a disturbing piece of news connected with the 2005 death of Phanta "Jack" Phoummarath, a UT-Austin fraternity pledge who suffered alcohol poisoning at a pledge party: As he was dying, members of the fraternity he was pledging reportedly wrote anti-gay slogans and drew obscene pictures on his body. Dr. Roberto Bayardo of the [Travis County] medical examiner’s office reported that party-goers had used green and black markers to write “FAG,”...
On Sundays, Houstonist runs opinion pieces relevant to life in Houston. The opinions expressed below are entirely those of the author. Happy December 31st! Since our resolutions pretty much stay the same from one year to the next (lose weight, get a better job, spend more time with the kids, get the drinking under control, stand up to that troll under the bridge), we need another way to note the passage of time. People in...
As 2006 ends and 2007 begins, the -ists look back not at the past week, but at the past year. So here it is, your Best of 2006 Spectacular. And from all of us at the -ists, happy New Year! Austinist was all about controversy as new construction to increase urban density ran rampant in 2006, as did threats to the city's image from gigantic corporations looking to set up shop in town, leading...
Happy Holidays! Chances are, you're reading this the day after Christmas, back at your day job after all-too-short a holiday, and the last thing you want from us is stuff about the holidays. But that's just too bad. Because, see, here in the Ist-A-Verse, we do things ahead of time. It might be December 26 for you, but that's what you get for not checking your Favorite Local Blog on Christmas Eve. Austinist is...
So here's something odd: Yesterday morning, two toddlers were found wandering naked along a League City street. The kids — girls, ages 1 and 2 — were spotted in the 400 block of Perkins around 8 a.m.; after some searching, police found the apartment where the kids lived. Their mom and grandmother were asleep, and the apartment was reportedly dirty and unsafe, KTRK reported: "There was food strewn about the floor of the apartment," said...
Everyone's favorite local investigator of things people often don't care about, Amy Davis, is at it again. According to a KPRC investigation, Rice students might be getting a pass on drunk driving from campus police. Here's our favorite part of the story (besides the video of the half-naked coeds trying to dance): "There's a beer keg in the bathroom and punch in the refrigerator. This is Rice University's annual night of decadence where scantily...
It’s one of those “you’ve got to be kidding” stories. An elementary school teacher has been put on probation because she took her fifth grade students to an art museum, and guess what – they saw naked paintings and sculptures! The school approved the field trip to the Dallas Museum of Art and parents signed-off on it, too. However, after the trip, some parents got word that their children saw nude artwork, and that’s when...