March 16, 2010
As Inprint Director Rich Levy has pointed out in his introductory remarks at the last two Brown Reading Series events, the upcoming Tracy Kidder reading is indeed timely. Haiti has been very much on our minds since January, and Mr. Kidder's last book, Mountains Beyond Mountains chronicled the career of the extraordinary Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of the...- Nashville alt-rock pin-ups the Kings of Leon are hitting Houston again for the second time in a year, with a newly announced date at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion September 22. The ba...
- While we were eating lamb dumplings at Lucky Pot, I saw a couple of unusual fish on the menu. It's not every day you see croaker in a restaurant, so I ordered one whole with brown sauce. It ...
The heyday of Houston's comedy scene -- filled with Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison and a pile of cocaine with googly eyes on it -- is now long past. The venerable, comfortable-as-an-old-shoe Laff Stop was run out of business by wave after wave of Last Comic Standing rejects and out-of-work actors at the frillier...
Known for foot-in-mouth disease and a right-wing following, Glenn Beck has come out and instructed Christians to leave churches that have the words “social justice” or “economic justice” on their Web site.
The whole ordeal has included a slew of verbal vomit moments. For starters, after expressing how deeply he believes in the “individual's right to worship,” Beck called the preaching of social...Houston, here's your chance to nominate your spouse, friend, family member or co-worker who needs help in the kitchen! If you know someone who only brings the sporks to potluck dinners or has never put a palatable plate of grub in front of you - nominate them for the show. Food Network is coming to Houston on March 21st to select new cast members for Season Two of the show, Worst Cooks in America. If you haven't seen the show before, you can find out more information...
- MCM doesn't really understand this Ford Fiesta Movement clown-car nonsense, but we do know Buxton - as lensed by sometime Rocks Off shutterbug Mark C. Austin - manages to sound awesome...
- Bad news for fine dining fans - John Tesar is no longer with Tesar's in the Woodlands. Sources say that investors forced him out. More details as they develop.
- Now that Continental Airlines has stopped serving "complimentary" meals on domestic flights shorter than six hours, participants in the nickel and dime parade is complete. Passengers seeking food on planes either have to pay extra for a meal, or upgrade to First Class. Remember when they scoffed at how low budget airlines would charge for every single amenity?
But this is one cut which may not be so bad. After...
