We finished The Josephine Baker Story this week, a B-level made-for-HBO movie that was mildly educational if not entertaining. I liked mostly that it delved into aspects of Baker’s life after her years of greatest fame. Since traveling to Europe I have been thinking a lot about certain strong-...

Houstonist has a friend who works in the medical business. This friend once told us that anytime you see a person wearing scrubs in public it is because that person whats you to know that they work in medicine. See, our friend is required to change out of his scrubs before he leaves work, because th...

  So there we were, heading south on Montrose on Thursday afternoon, ready to take advantage of the super warm weather with a run in Hermann Park. Suddenly, we spied a shower of debris blowing across the road in front of us. At first it looked like paper, white and airy, but as we got clos...

The Montrose's favorite hipster hangout is getting all arty-farty on us these days. First they were slingin' classic cocktails with the help of celebrity bartenders Bobby Heugel and Kevin Floyd, and now they're taking on literature. Poetry, to be exact. Tonight the bar will play host to two establis...

Spring fever in affect yet? Houstonist has some ideas for free and cheap events to cool you down. FRIDAY 6:30 p.m. — The Blues According to Lightnin' Hopkins at Project Rowhouse, 2521 Holman Street. 9 p.m. — Stanley and the Record Playing Time Machines at Saute, 2303 Richmond, 77098. No ...

Gwen's Petty Judgmental, Evil Thoughts has long been one of our favorite Houston-based blogs, maybe the first blog based out of the Bayou City we ever read. And the title is no lie — Gwendolyn Zepeda blogs about her annoying slugging companions in one particularly interesting post. Zepeda is a...

A wave of financial protectionism is embedded in much of the stimulus legislation and bailout measures that have been adopted in Europe and America in recent weeks. One result of these ill-advised moves will be a dramatic reduction in private capital flows to emerging markets in 2009. “Among t...

Busy weekend a-comin'. Today is the unlucky day, tomorrow is the love day, and Monday is President's Day. If you have some time off, Houstonist has some ideas for you. All Weekend Galveston's Mardi Gras festivities kick off at 6 p.m. tonight and last until Fat Tuesday, Feb. 24. The Krewe of Aquarius...

Graphic design has taken the spotlight in the past few years thanks to a number of high-profile events. Most notably was the Obama campaign, a tour de force of branding both visually and personally. Obama's O logo was said by some to look like a slab of bacon and a donut, and is also rumored to be t...

Houstonist has heard this saying — "There are two things that are recession proof: books and booze." Well, booze might be doing okay, but books are having a hard time these days. Paper ain't cheap, and despite the fact that reading is one of the best forms of entertainment, taking into conside...