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Babes on Boards

Babes on Boards

Houston Press - It's a day of girl power at Babes on Boards , a strictly BYOBH (bring your own board and helmet), females-only day of skating with local girls of every age and skill level. Top women skaters from...

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Tamler Sommers

Tamler Sommers

Houston Press - Who's hotter - Drew Barrymore or Catherine Zeta-Jones? What happens if you throw Pam Anderson into the mix? Is Texas justice the same as justice in the Amazon? Or is justice fluid, particular to the...

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The Country Playhouse New Play Reading Series: Curbs by Dennis Porsnuk

The Country Playhouse New Play Reading Series: Curbs by Dennis Porsnuk

Houston Press - Ashley's parents may have misunderstood the idea behind tough love in the Dennis Porsnuk play Curbs , part of the Country Playhouse New Play Reading Series. Instead of throwing the troubled teen out...

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Randy Wayne White: Deep Shadow

Randy Wayne White: Deep Shadow

Houston Press - Doc Ford and his two friends, boat bum Tomlinson and Native American teen Will Chaser, have a plan in Randy Wayne White 's novel Deep Shadow : They're going to find a downed cargo plane loaded...

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American at Heart

American at Heart

Houston Press - Singer Bobby McFerrin, most famous for his 1988 tune Don't Worry, Be Happy, teamed up with cellist Yo-Yo Ma on a 1992 album called Hush . That music became the soundtrack for a quirky, comic ballet...

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Speech & Debate

Speech & Debate

Houston Press - Get a look at a modern teenager, with all the dramatic, hormone-induced insecurity moving from childhood to young adulthood requires, in Speech & Debate . Written by Stephen Karam, the play follows...

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Jamie Richards

Houston Press - Jamie Richards closes out the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo as the final performer at The Hideout. His latest CD, Sideways , will be released April 6,...

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Blog Stars

Blog Stars

Houston Press - How things have changed. In 2004, the Houston Press profiled Matt Mullenweg, the founding developer of WordPress blogging software and a student at the University of Houston. At the time, a blogging...

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Letters You Wrote

Houston Press - I inherited some clothing from the '50s and early '60s about the same time that I was lamenting the fact that people don't write letters...

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Yves Klein, la r volution bleue

Houston Press - French artist Yves Klein had a love affair with the color blue. As we see in the outdoor screening of the documentary Yves Klein, la r volution bleue , he...

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Spacetaker's Apocalypto

Spacetaker's Apocalypto

Houston Press - Spacetaker and 800 of its closest friends are honoring organization founder David Brown's eight years of service at Spacetaker's Apocalypto , a party with a Mad Max theme. If the schmoozing...

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Allison Hunter: Zoosphere

Allison Hunter: Zoosphere

Houston Press - With her current show at nonprofit DiverseWorks, photographer/videographer Allison Hunter was freed up from the pressure to show sellable work. So Hunter decided to try something new. I thought, why...

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BBVA Compass Tour de Houston

BBVA Compass Tour de Houston

Houston Press - Houston's new mayor Annise Parker is still getting used to her duties as the city's head honcho. While we're sure some of the things on her to-do list aren't entertaining (such as...

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Ralphie May

Ralphie May

Houston Press - A veteran of the first season of Last Comic Standing , comedian and Houston native Ralphie May started his comedy career as a teen when he entered a standup competition and won the chance to open for Sam...

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Simply Scrumptious

Houston Press - The salt & pepper shrimp at Fins Seafood Sushi & Grill (2810 Westheimer, 713-750-9483) are available either as an appetizer ($7) or as a main dish...

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