Chris Lane
Houston Press
Austin, TX, United States
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This Saturday, Houston’s Synth-Pop Scene Gets Its First Look At Etro Lounge’s New Location
For nearly 10 years Etro Lounge was based in Montrose, and offered up ‘80s and ‘90s synth-pop to fans of the genre. Now it’s relocating downtown, to a venue it’s promoters claim is bigger and better. → Read More
6 Things I Realized While I Got In Better Shape And Lost a Ton of Weight
I was fat last year. Really fat. After a few health scares I realized I had to change course, and changed my diet and lifestyle dramatically. Here are... → Read More
Thorn and Moon Magickal Market Makes For An Mystical Night Out Once A Month
Recently, a local occult supply company decided to expand their business and better serve Houston's magical community by hosting a monthly event at... → Read More
Don't Fall Victim To The Wobbly Wheel Scam
Recently an old scam has reappeared in Houston. The "Wobbly Wheel" Scam has criminals targeting vulnerable people with a bogus car repair scheme that's... → Read More
How to Enjoy Day of the Dead Respectfully and Appropriately
When sugar skulls and other Dia de Muertos items start to get sold alongside Halloween party junk, it's easy to lose track of the proper reverence one... → Read More
The Wilde Collection Throws Houston's Coolest Halloween Masquerade Party
Perhaps this year’s most ambitious and exciting event of the Halloween season. → Read More
Offensive or Otherwise Awful Halloween Costumes You Should Avoid
Creating an attention-getting costume nowadays is no guarantee it's the right kind of attention. → Read More
Six Simple Ways to Have a Halloween House All Year Long
With some effort it's possible to craft the perfect ghoulish living environment, and to make it scary enough to frighten off irritating visitors. Happy... → Read More
Turkey Legs, Pirates and Other Mysteries of the Texas Renaissance Festival
The "Renaissance" part of the name is more of a suggestion than anything else. → Read More
Hugh Hefner Was a True American Original
Yes, there were the women, but it was the Playboy brand that changed the world. → Read More
Stinging Islands of Doom: A Post-Harvey Fire-Ant Refresher Course
During the flooding of Hurricane Harvey, people around the world were shocked to see huge masses of floating fire ant colonies in Houston? What caused... → Read More
How to Enjoy a Weekend When Almost Everything Is Cancelled
The horrors of the past week will be talked about for years, but we have to go on and remember that our city can be a place of joy. → Read More
Heroes of Houston's Hurricane Harvey Ordeal...And One Goat
We’ll probably never know the names of everyone who went above and beyond during this terrible storm and flood, but here are a few who deserve special... → Read More
Removing Confederate Monuments From Public Areas Does Not "Erase History"
Removing confederate monuments doesn't erase history, and it's the right thing to do. → Read More
Despite Some Shared History, Texas and "The South" Are Quite DIfferent
If you look for the South you can find it, but Texas has to compete with so many other influences that it's really not accurate to claim its primary... → Read More
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Spawned Any Number of Inferior Sequels
After numerous disappointing sequels, I've come to expect anything with “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” in its name will make me want to bang my head against... → Read More
Some People Think the Word 'Snowflake' Is an Insult, But Not Me
Anyone who tries to put down someone with progressive views as a “snowflake” just seems lazy and pathetic to me. → Read More
Texas Drops Its Knife Restrictions. Prepare to Carry a Sword!
In September, Texas will definitely become a sharper, more edgy place. → Read More
The 10 Most Fake-Looking Recent Movie Monsters
People really loved CGI monsters in the 1990s, didn't they? → Read More
Varmints and Other Wild Animals Common to the Houston Area
Plenty of critters make their homes in the Houston area, or trek in from the surrounding wilderness. → Read More