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Tom Penders gets his 9th life: Houston Cougars win their way into NCAA Tournament
By Chris Baldwin
Mar 13th, 2010 at 1:13 PM
Only a few days ago, Tom Penders was just waiting for a visit from the college sports' version of the George Clooney character in Up in the Air ...
AT THE ARTHOUSE
Slow-moving Police, Adjective, is hard to decipher
By David Theis
Mar 13th, 2010 at 7:44 AM
At my son’s soccer practice the other day, I learned that one of the team dads is from Romania. Looking for a way to extend the conversation ...
RODEO NIGHTS
Nothing but a bad infomercial: Toby Keith's RodeoHouston concert a showy dud
By Michael D. Clark
Mar 13th, 2010 at 7:43 AM
I freely admit that I have been suspect of Toby Keith from the first time I saw him nearly a decade ago. There's something not quite genuine ...
TANKER TORMENT
Update: West Loop reopens after tanker spill causes traffic nightmare
By Chris Baldwin
Mar 12th, 2010 at 7:50 PM
Just when you thought Houston traffic couldn't get any worse — a fuel tanker added itself to the Friday rush hour mix, creating a near historic traffic mess ...
SXSW INTERACTIVE 2010
Fire alarm shuts up Mark Cuban (for once) at South by Southwest
By Wilbert Chinchilla
Mar 12th, 2010 at 7:06 PM
Among the panels at South by Southwest Interactive, the Mark Cuban vs. Aver Ronen debate abruptly ended when a fire alarm rang throughout the entire Austin Convention Center ...
CELEB SPOTTING
There's a Situation at RA Sushi
By Sarah Rufca
Mar 12th, 2010 at 6:01 PM
Two nights before his Jersey Shore bestie Pauly D spins at Vintage for a sold-out crowd, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and his crew were spotted at RA Sushi ...
WI IT MATTERS
"Nerd alert" in Austin: SXSW Interactive searches for the Web's next big thing
By Jason McElweenie
Mar 12th, 2010 at 4:37 PM
Greetings from Austin! Over the next few days, I’m going to take you deep into what some would call ‘The Woodstock of Interactive Media’ – SXSW Interactive. I ...
CANEWBIES
The Race is on: Catch a prime spot to watch Saturday's Buffalo Bayou Regatta
By Caroline Gallay
Mar 12th, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Between 500 and 600 paddlers of varying experience levels will take over Houston's prime waterway for a 15-mile race to downtown's Sesquicentennial Park at the Buffalo ...
WTF
Sadly, Wal-Mart motor shopping carts aren't a good highway car: Lessons from a botched joyride
By Sarah Rufca
Mar 12th, 2010 at 1:10 PM
Here's a math problem for you: If someone steals a motorized shopping cart from the Wal-Mart in Porter, Texas, and drives it at the cart's maximum ...
MARC JACOBS LEADS THE CHARGE
Curves make a comeback at the Paris fashion shows
By Clifford Pugh
Mar 12th, 2010 at 12:03 PM
The word from Paris: Curves are making a comeback. While the runways at the just completed Paris shows were full of waif-like models, some influential designers showcased collections ...
WHAT A DRAG
Has Robert Pattinson gone up in smoke?
By Steven Thomson
Mar 12th, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Robert Pattinson's latest flick, Remember Me, hits the box office today, representing a critical step in the actor's agenda to separate himself from vampire typecast and ...
WHERE'S MCGRUFF?
Choo-choo trainspotting: 7-year-old brings pot to Houston elementary
By Sarah Rufca
Mar 12th, 2010 at 11:11 AM
To quote Clueless's Cher Horowitz's opinion on drugs at school, it is one thing to spark up a doobie and get laced at parties, but it ...
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Splatter sports: Go ahead and shoot your friends
By Peter Barnes - March 13th, 2010
A herd of pre-teen girls from a church group gathered outside the mesh safety fence, giggling, sealing alliances with hugs, and chatting incessantly beneath the Saturday sunshine. They were surprisingly ...
Songs 10-1
The best Radiohead songs revealed!
By Jim Beviglia - March 13th, 2010
The day you've all been waiting for has finally come! Jim lists his top 10 Radiohead songs, all ranked and defended. Agree or disagree, let's hear your take ...
On the set for rare Houston movie making: Filming Puncture in the Heights
By Sarah Rufca - March 12th, 2010
With the exception of the series of sparkling white trailers parked on the corner of 17th Street and Durham, there's no evidence that a quirky green bungalow on a ...
Home and Deranged
Toasting out-of-towners: How I fell back in love with Texas
By Caroline Gallay - March 12th, 2010
Recently, I had the pleasure of squiring some first-timers around my fine state, and I didn't realize just how fond I am of the place and the people until ...
SHELBY ABOUT TOWN
Rounds of bubbly, French accents and the soiree approached perfection
By Shelby Hodge - March 12th, 2010
Champagne for all my friends! Easy to say when your name is Gilles Hennessy as in Moet Hennessy. A key player in the organization considered the world leader in luxury ...
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