Carter Sherman
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Prepare Your Favorite Game of Thrones Fan For the Show's End With These Gifts
Though it may seem like everything good and worthwhile ended this year – David Bowie and Prince's lives, Mythbusters, maybe American democracy – we actually have to wait till at least 2017 to see how Game of Thrones ends. However, before we can finally break free from the hellscape that... → Read More
Texas Anti-Paddling Activists See Little Response to Education Secretary Letter
It might be easy to imagine that the age of corporal punishment in Texas schools is, at last, at an end. Representative Alma Allen (D-Harris) and Representative Eddie Lucio III (D-Cameron) have both introduced bills this session to ban corporal punishment. Last month, Secretary of Education John B. King sent... → Read More
Under Absolutely No Circumstances Should You Bring Your Relatives To These Houston Attractions
Many of Houston's most famous attractions and places may sound like they'd be perfect for a family outing this holiday season, but you'd be surprised. → Read More
Black Lives Matter: Houston Organizer Doesn't Support Bill to Create Course on Law Enforcement Interaction
In the wake of several high profile police shootings of black men, Senator John Whitmire (D-Houston) filed a bill Wednesday that would require all ninth grade students in Texas to take a course on how to navigate interactions with law enforcement. However, not everyone believes the proposed course is a... → Read More
Satanic Temple Says Texas Fetal Remains Rule Violates Members' Religious Freedom
When the state of Texas announced that a new set of rules will require health care facilities to cremate or bury the fetal remains from abortions and miscarriages, as we've previously reported, state officials likely knew they would face some backlash. But they probably didn't imagine that it would come... → Read More
Medical Inaccuracies Still Abound in Updated State Pamphlet on Abortion
“You are pregnant and want to know everything you can about the options you have. You have a right to know the truth.” Those are the opening lines of A Woman's Right to Know, an informational booklet that Texas abortion providers must pass to women seeking an abortion, which was... → Read More
InterBrews Podcast Grabs A Drink with Houston Craft Beer Notables
Josh Stewart believes that having a beer with someone can be “transcendent.” “Treaties have been worked out over beer,” he explained. “The worst parts of life, when you lose a loved one, beer's there to help you through that sorrow. When babies are born, [it's] there to be in that... → Read More
Houston Church Holds Peace Rally in Wake of Increasing, Post-Trump Discrimination
In an effort to stem the national wave of reports of racist discrimination and harassment following Donald Trump's election last month, Houston's St. Paul's Episcopal Church – also known as San Pablo – held a “peace rally” last Friday. Attendees passed around sweets and hot chocolate. Bracelets that read “Pray... → Read More
Gilmore Girls Continues Tradition of On-Screen Female Reporters Dating Sources
The Internet's response to the release of the Gilmore Girls Netflix revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, has been somewhat less than kind. With headlines the Washington Post's “Rory Gilmore is a Monster,” it's clear that many are little less than satisfied with the direction that series creator... → Read More
It’s Become a Lot Tougher for Minors to Get a Judge to Okay Their Abortions
As Charlotte looked down at her positive pregnancy test, the then-15-year-old knew two things immediately: that she didn’t want to have a baby, and that she couldn’t tell her parents. “It wasn’t necessarily the responsibility that scared me or that turned me to that. It was that I was in... → Read More
Check Out Popular Podcasts' Dives Into Texas History, Lawsuits and History
When you're trapped in Houston's bumper-to-bumper traffic, again, it's tempting to curse Texans' love for cars and elephant-sized trucks. And after 30 minutes of inching forward on the highway, it's easy to start cursing the entire state. Yet thanks to Texas's outsized personality and vast size, the state has amassed... → Read More
Metalheads and Mariachi Lovers Rejoice: Metalachi Comes to Houston
Metal and mariachi actually aren't so different, swear the L.A. cats in the studded dog collars. → Read More
The Texas RenFest Started With Just a Few Tents and Carpets on the Ground
Once upon a time – back in ye olden days of 1974 – the Texas Renaissance Festival was nothing more than 15 acres of a strip-mined gravel quarry pit, complete with a few tents, makeshift platform stages and bales of hay. Now spanning just under 60 acres and boasting nearly... → Read More
Reality of Trump Administration Causes Anxiety and Fear in Some Texans
In the wake of Donald Trump's surprising presidential win last week, mental health providers across the country have reported seeing a spike in their services. Now, some mental health resources in Texas must try to help clients grapple with fears about what a Trump administration would actually mean for their... → Read More
Buddy Wakefield, Three-Time Slam Poetry World Champ, Comes to Houston Tuesday
Ask three-time slam poetry world champion Buddy Wakefield why he started writing poetry, and he doesn't exactly know how to answer. After a few seconds' pause, all he could offer was, “Magnets.” “It's a matter of attraction,” he eventually added. “There is no why… I just do poetry.” That attraction... → Read More
How to Avoid Feeling Too Lonely When You're Alone on Thanksgiving
Maybe your family members live too far away for you to visit this year. Maybe your friends abruptly decided to flee the country after the results of last week's election. Maybe trying to navigate Thanksgiving air travel just seemed like too much work. For whatever reason, with the big holiday... → Read More
Prepare For Holidays With Your Dysfunctional Families With These Movies
Dysfunctional families have long been a staple of holiday movies - and watching those movies is an essential coping method to getting through the season. → Read More
This Friday, Teens Across Houston Compete for Poetry Slam Supremacy
If you're under the impression that kids' poetry can't be judged, then you might want to stay away from the Alley Theatre this Friday night, when teenage students from schools across Houston will take the stage to perform original slam poetry and compete in the Slam Poets @ Alley Theatre... → Read More
Trump's Houston Campaign Headquarters Has Apparently Vanished
Donald Trump's campaign is often criticized for lacking a good ground game, but the situation here in Houston may be taking it to a new level. Despite online listings that show a Trump campaign headquarters as being located in southwest Houston, there doesn’t appear to actually be a headquarters located... → Read More
Texas Junk Company Closes After Three Decades of Selling Houstonians Boots
After weeks of uncertainty about the store's fate, the Texas Junk Company finally closed its Montrose doors last weekend, owner Bob Novotney said. The junk store had been open for more than three decades. “I will feel so much relief to get out of this town,” Novotney said, adding, “Houston... → Read More