Over 20 years ago we all collectively asked, "Where's the beef?" But today, in an era of advanced technology, Houstonians are left to ponder alternative queries, such as “Where's the free wireless Internet?” We live in an era where automobiles can parallel park themselves. We live in an era where our televisions can predict what type programming we might enjoy and record it for us to watch at our own leisure. We live in......

It's been called "maybe the best movie ever made in Pittsburgh," but George Romero's classic, Night of the Living Dead, is considered by many to be the movie that set the standard for the horror film genre and influenced countless productions. Per Rex Reed:If you want to see what turns a B movie into a classic...don't miss Night of the Living Dead. It is unthinkable for anyone seriously interested in horror movies not to see......

"Creative Crowdsourcing Through Mobile Technolgy" We couldn't have said it better ourselves, and you'll have to see this to believe the awesomeness of it. This has been on our radar for quite some time and we are so excited it's finally here. The Houston Center for Photography and Aurora Picture Show band together this summer to present the 3rd annual summer SPIN Party and Exhibition Txt Me L8r on August 24 from 8-11pm. On July......

Houston native Woody Williams (5-11) dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates today pitching eight shutout innings while only allowing five hits for the 1-0 Astros win. Williams showed great control with all his pitches and didn't allow a walk in today's outing. With Hunter Pence injured on a head first slide, Luke Scott stepped in the sixth inning and delivered what would be the game winning RBI single. Brad Lidge pitched the ninth inning for his......

Rice swept Texas A&M in two games over the weekend to win themselves a trip to Omaha's College World Series: their sixth trip in history and fourth in the last six years. (Last year, the Owls were eliminated at the very end by Oregon State). In the first game of the Super-Regional, a sellout crowd watched freshman All-American Ryan Berry pitch into the eight inning, striking out ten, and went home happy as the Owls......

Google recently announced two exciting new features. One is street view, a new feature of Google Maps, which allows you to see street-side views of locations in many major cities. Right now, the feature is available only in San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Miami, and Denver, and there are plenty of interesting things to be seen, aside from the feature being helpful if you're traveling to a new location. Google has also started incorporating......

Never Been to Houston Gallery Talk If our post about the Never Been to Houston show at the Lawndale Art Center couldn't convince you to go, and our interviews with some of the photographers didn't do the trick either, we have just the thing for you: a gallery talk! Jon Rubin, co-curator of the exhibit, along with Aurora Picture Show, will be speaking about the show tonight at Lawndale. Rubin is a multi-disciplinary artist whose......

Well hello, Houston! It's the greatest day in America: Opening Day 2007! Spring Training is over, the roster is set and now it's time to play ball. The Astros' main concern last year was hitting. Heck, it was pathetic, but Uncle Drayton broke out the checkbook, signed power hitter Carlos Lee for a cool $100 million and added utility player and 2006 All-Star Mark Loretta. Also new to the team are a pair of native......

Joe Turner's Come and Gone: Ensemble Theatre Not that Houstonist needs anymore reason to love Midtown, but the Ensemble Theater convinces us even more. Over the past few years, the Ensemble has showcased some of the city's most prolific African-American theater, dance, and song. Opening this past weekend, Joe Turner Come and Gone continues in this tradition with August Wilson's play revolving around the denizens who occupy this post-slavery boarding house and “gives haunting voice......

Attention, Houston major league hockey fans — we know you're out there — you may want to keep your fingers crossed for the next few days: The Chronicle reports today that a delegation from the Pittsburgh Penguins is expected to visit Houston this week to consider the possibility of moving the NHL franchise here. It's rumored that Hockey legend and Penguins owner Mario Lemieux will lead the group from the Steel City, but beyond that,......

So, how 'bout them Astros? After Wednesday night's marathon game, the 'Stros beat the Pirates 3-0 in Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon — and the Cardinals suffered a 9-4 loss to the Brewers, helping them in their end-of-the-season suckfest. We're now half a game behind the Cards, and Houstonist, we don't mind telling you, is excited. As the 'Stros head to Atlanta today to finish out the season, tickets are still available for the theoretical playoff games......

Travelers between Houston and New York will have another airline choice later this year: JetBlue, the low-price carrier that boasts leather seats and satellite TV on its planes, will begin service between Hobby and JFK on Sept. 7. Service will begin with three flights a day, the airline said. It's a busy summer for JetBlue, which has plans to add Aruba, Charlotte, Nashville, Pittsburgh and Raleigh-Durham to its list of cities served between now and......

Houstonist has their favorite Astros, do you? That's right it is that time of year again to vote for your favorite player to send them to the 77th Annual All-Star Game in Pittsburgh Tuesday July 11th. If you feel like you want to check out Pittsburgh, there are still tickets available to All-Star Sunday where you could be seeing Houston's own Craig Biggio, who is currently leading in votes at second base for the......

In case you haven’t noticed, we are hanging by a thread around here. Valentine’s Day has already snuck up on us, we still haven’t recovered from our holiday spending (two words: holiday party), and rent is late (again). How will we ever survive? Two more words: Super Bowl. With over $450 million to be bet online on the biggest single sports event of the year, what harm is a small, friendly wager? By no......

Proving that reading comprehension isn't a prerequisite for working at ABC News, ESPN Sports or Reuters comes this little gem. HOUSTON (Reuters) - Denver Broncos offensive co-ordinator Gary Kubiak is to become the Dallas Texans's head coach, owner Bob McNair said. "I look forward to getting Gary down here," McNair told a Houston news conference on Sunday after the Broncos lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the American Football Conference (AFC) playoffs in Denver.......