Results tagged “realworld”

Houstonist had a thought yesterday as we were boarding our 7 AM flight to Dallas for yet another business trip, "This sucks," which got us pining for the way-too-few days sandwiched between our college graduation and our 8-to-8 gig inhabiting cubes around the country. Then a scene from Ben Stiller's 1994 release, Reality Bites, flashed through our head: Winona Ryder's character, LeLaina a.k.a. Lainey, is "show[ing] some ingenuity" by using her dad's gas card to...

Houston, are you having the BEST Wednesday ever? Well, if not, maybe Christian Finnegan can help. The VH1 hit gossip round up "Best Week Ever" comedian will be performing tonight at the Laff Stop on Waugh, through Saturday. Besides his star-bashing behavior on BWE, he currently is the host of TV Land’s interstitial game show “Game Time.” You also might have caught him on Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show” playing “Chad,” the only white roommate in...

Houstonist was busy not missing our own connections this week and just about missed yours. More man love at the gym. A few doctors in heat and a couple of diners, too. And this guy from San Antonio who is still "Desperatly" Seeking Sara(h). There's also a whole lotta love for OPP out there this week. Enjoy. Weekend Soooooooo..There must not be any fire left in your romance that you have to start shit...

Good morning, Houston. If anyone out there's looking for a show idea to pitch to MTV, may we suggest The Real World: Monsatery? Based on the statements of Hugh Brian Fallon, a monk from Blanco, The Christ of the Hills monastery would fit right in with the Real World drama: Fallon told authorities that fellow monk Samuel Greene encouraged sex among the monks, offered people marijuana when they were having problems and faked tears...

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...

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...

This was not a very happy week for the -ist network as one of our own, Phillyist co-editor Star C. Foster, passed away early in the week. Her wit, intelligence, and good nature shone through the site, making Phillyist an immensely fun read. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. Phillyist paid tribute to her this week with a heartfelt letter to her and an obituary. And now, the awkward...

If you're a big dinosaur fan, get ready to be excited: The AP is reporting that Dinosaur City, a dino-themed theme park, will open in Montgomery County in the summer of 2008. It's the brainchild of "Dino" Don Lessem, who we'd have to call a dinosaur fanatic: He's written scads of books, advised movies and TV shows (yes, including ), supervised excavations and founded the world's two leading foundations for dinosaur research. And as if that wasn't enough, Lessem is a columnist for Highlights magazine, which we enjoy every time we go to the dentist.

With Halloween just days away, we’re beginning the time of year when we Americans do everything in excess. Which isn’t so different than our normal behavior, except that now we’ve got excuses to go the extreme. (We eat about 25 pounds of candy a year – with a majority of that being around Halloween.) And aside from New Year’s, Halloween is one of the biggest party nights of they year. Pirates, ghosts and scantily clad girls will consume copious amounts of alcohol all around the Western world this weekend, and we’ve got your hook-up on the best places to go in Houston to celebrate this All Hallow’s Eve:

Tuesday A good night for the acoustic-minded. The San Francisco Bay Guardian claims that if you were to combine Iron and Wine with Elliott Smith, you’d get Meric Long / Dodo Bird. Throw in some Wilco-styled vocals in there, and whammo – you have a great band. 8 p.m. at The Proletariat | tickets and info Like any serious, country-leaning singer/songwriter, Robbie Fulks has a bone to pick with Nashville, but it doesn’t consume...

Because we're people who know people, we got into yet another movie premiere. This time it was for the latest Zach Braff flick, "The Last Kiss". It also stars Jacinda Barrett of MTV's "Real World: London" fame, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson (who we hear is on a little TV show called "The OC"), and Blythe Danner. It's a comedy/drama, but don't expect to leave the theater feeling all warm and fuzzy after you see...

It looks like Metro might not have won critics of the proposed University light rail line's Richmond Avenue alignment over last night at the first of three public meetings on the project: KTRK and the Chronicle report that the people who oppose having the rail on Richmond still oppose it, even with a "compromise" unveiled this week that would switch the line from Richmond to Westpark at Greenway Plaza. "None of this is any different from the meetings that we had a year ago," Richmond business owner Daphne Scarbrough told KTRK. "All of it's the same."

Fed up with what they claim is incompetent leadership by HPD Chief Harold Hurtt, the Houston Police Officers' Union has asked its members to rate Hurtt's competency. The rating will be done through a mail survey that was recently sent to 4,700 HPD officers, with the main question being whether Hurtt is able to run the department. In a statement on the union's website, President Hans Marticiuc said the survey has been several months in...

Houstonist loves a drive in the country — the fresh air, the quaint towns, the wide-open landscapes. And, of course, we enjoy stopping once in a while to moo at a field full of cows. Which makes us wonder sometimes: What the heck do cows do all day, anyway? (They probably wonder the same thing about us, a bunch of city kids who pull over to torment animals. But whatever.) Yeah, we've seen that...