Here is one Houston-related goof on Apple Maps, which is going to need some debugging before it ever catches on. This comes to us via a tumblr called “The Amazing iOS6 Maps,” which adds the caption: “Downtown Houston’s newest filling stations on the skyline rooftops! (Those are corporate headquarters, not gas stations).” My question is: What kind of tires are we going to need for the FPSF van to access these fine new filling stations? Read More »
There is a lot to say about a man who attempts to saw his own arm off and eats razor blades for a living. Some would even say he even belongs in a psychiatric ward, and if so. He’s already there, in Las Vegas where he performs every night at The Harmon Theater. The Amazing Johnathan has been performing since the 80′s wearing his infamous headband. “In the 80′s there was a lot of drugs and I did them and it’s where I stored them.” says The Amazing Johnathan. While he is performing his loud off beat-side street performance he ... Read More »
Jacob Calle: Just two weeks ago I spoke with animal conversationalist, Jeff Corwin and when I asked how he felt about the quote “In the future there is no future.” He seemed very optimistic about what we have in store in terms of conserving wildlife for the future. Well, that future was looking awfully grim for the West African Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis). Today it has been declared extinct. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said that two other subspecies of rhinoceros were close to meeting the same fate. These other two subspecies are the Northern White Rhino which ... Read More »
By: Dr. Absinthe In just a few more days, Halloween will be upon us. It’s certainly not the only day to dress ridiculously, get plastered, and act a fool, but it is one the biggest. Most people have a clue, by now, how they will dress up but many are still rooting around, trying to find the best–or at least the not lamest–costume they can. Hell, I only started buying stuff for my get-up today. For the other stragglers among us, here are a few things to think about, or flat out avoid. Monsters or ‘retro’ clothing Boring. Oh wait, ... Read More »
By Alex Wukman How often do you find yourself wondering exactly how early is too early to start drinking? If you’re like me, 10 a.m. this past Sunday was about the time you wanted to Irish up your coffee. For those of you who don’t aspire to be paid obscene amounts of money to pontificate meaninglessly in an increasingly irrelevant industry–or have a life–Herman Cain, Mr. Black Walnut himself, was on Meet the Press this past weekend. Anyone wondering why a man who admits that he isn’t familiar with the neoconservative movement was invited on a very serious talk show ... Read More »
By Alex Wukman Houston media is a small, and always getting smaller, community. It’s not uncommon for Free Press Houston, Houston Press and 29-95 writers to share some words and a drink when we run into each other at a show or a bar. Over the years I’ve tried to remain cordial with my colleagues in the big corporate papers and when they left for greener pastures I felt that some of the things that made this city great had left as well. That is not the case this week. The Houston Chronicle’s “Metro Columnist” Rick Casey will be publishing ... Read More »
By Alex Wukman Down in the content mines where I slave away for 10 for a $1 Ramen, left over cigarettes and warm beer (yes that is how we get paid) there are some stories that you hope are true. And there are some stories that you pray are rumors, and when it was announced that Glenn Beck was considering moving to Dallas I was praying that it was a rumor. I really didn’t want another paranoid right-winger to call Texas home. It’s bad enough that creationists are in charge of our science education, the legislature wants to turn every ... Read More »
By Alex Wukman (inspired by Dan O’ Brien and Michael Swaim from Cracked dot com) Since I work at the internet I like to think I know a little bit about it. At times I even like to say I have a personal relationship with the internet. I know that thousands hundreds dozens some a few of our readers think they have a personal relationship with the internet. They’re wrong. They believe a personal relationship with the internet is taking the internet out for a few drinks, it’s not. A personal relationship with the internet is more than rolling into ... Read More »
1. Noise Gates Installation artist group ‘exurb’ has fashioned two massive ‘human theremins’ that produce sound and frequency by human interaction. This is some sci-fi madness. 2. Select Skate Park Our friends at Select Skate are building out a massive Skate Park on site at the festival. Some of the city’s best skaters will be doing what they do. 3. Sony Playstation Experience Sony is bringing a 90 foot footprint they call the Playstation Experience where you can slow it down for a minute and game it up. Nerds are encouraged to get out of the sunlight periodically and step ... Read More »
By Alex Wukman Months after the debacle that ended Catal Huyuk’s poetry slam word reached Malcolm’s ears that Perry Farrell, of Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros fame, would be including poetry on the 1994 Lollapalooza tour and that Houston would be hosting a qualifying slam at, what was then called Mary Jane’s, a venue now known as Pearl Bar. When the night of the slam arrived Mary Jane’s played host to dozens of poets as well as Farrell himself and Marc Smith, the Chicagoan who developed the concept of a Poetry Slam. As local musician, poet and playwright Clyde ... Read More »
