Who knew that Houston had a club-slash-party scene that would rival other big (seemingly cooler) cities? And don’t start throwing empty imported beer bottles at us for not knowing how amazingly cool Houston actually is. We’re learning! At any rate, we’ve got an inside tip on some ultra hip, ultra trendy things happening around town this week. Tonight, it’s a masked ball at Splendor on West Greens Road whose title was snatched from that strange......

One of last weekend's biggest-hyped openings, Miami Vice is directed by Michael Mann, whose dark vision gave the 80s TV show its signature look as well as embuing Mann's movies (Heat, Collateral) with a similar sensibillity. Like Mann's other flicks, Miami Vice has plenty of style and sex appeal--even the explosions are kinda hot--but unlike the others, it doesn't have the performances (of Tom Cruise in 2004's Collateral, Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro in Heat)......

OK, you caught us: Houstonist has a secret wish to fufill all your entertainment needs. In that vein, we're instituting a movie calander! You can just call us "entertainment guru". Here's what's opening on your local silver screen this weekend.... Miami Vice, starring Colin Farrell and Oscar winner Jaime Foxx (Ray), headlines this week's openings, directed by Michael Mann (Heat, Collateral), who was the guiding light behind the 80s TV series. Mann is known for......

Galveston played host to the 20th annual American Institute of Architects Sandcastle Competition this weekend. About 20,000 people showed up – luckily, none of them bullied their way through and kicked down the sculptures. The 89 entries put anything that Houstonist tried to build with Galveston’s muddy sand to shame. Entries included a Monopoly: Houston edition, which featured local landmarks (we guess you'd use sand dollars for currency). Many of them were comical, like the......