I got a lesson in cultural evolution last night when I took my teenage daughter and her friend to a multiplex theater to see an R-rated movi...

Given that commercial news outlets such as Houston Chronicle and GCDN (paywalled)  have already covered the general story of the unpreceden...

Back in 2010 when I first saw the album cover for Arcade Fire 's critically-acclaimed album The Suburbs , my jaw hit the floor. It to...

Seabrook's former List Mansion property was back in the news last week, with stories about a disgruntled tenant who was allegedly unawa...

Did you watch Nat Geo's " Live From Space " special last night?  If so, you may have caught a glimpse of this: Photograph o...

Oh, please, Houstonia , please forgive me for re-posting this without even the slightest attempt at value-add.  It's just perfect the w...

I am reminded of the line from the old Jesus Jones song " Right Here, Right Now ": A woman on the radio talked about revolution...

We've got a snow day in greater Houston and no snow to show for it.  As soon as the public school districts began announcing closures ye...

Ask and ye shall receive.  On December 18, I raised the issue of the now-for-sale local Extreme Makeover house , a question which seemed pe...

Here's a creative and potentially meaningful idea for those of you, especially you younger people just starting out in your lives, who w...

Within the past week, I have addressed people using phrases of speech delivered in American English, Texan English, Spanish, Hindi (at two u...

Kemah's " Extreme Makeover " home has been for sale for months now without a peep as to why, or what will become of the approx...

My work travels took me through the City of La Porte yesterday and so I did my usual bucket-list thing:  I dropped in on some local special...