Pop Culture Handbook

8 Iconic Houston-Filmed Movies, Mapped

Plus: The top 3 times we've seen Houston get blown up on the big screen.

06/19/2017 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Fun Times

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, May 19-21

Grab an Astros fedora Friday, get cultured at the opera Saturday, and geek out over Minecraft Sunday.

05/18/2017 By Scott Vogel

Sports

Hot Shots: Scenes from the 2017 JJ Watt Charity Classic

Can the Houston Texans play softball? They can for a good cause—and when Arnold Schwarzenegger is watching.

05/15/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt Photography by Marco Torres

White Party

The Bizarre Indignity of Le Dîner en Blanc

We attended Houston's second edition of the international event so you don't ever have to.

10/17/2016 By Alice Levitt

Go 'Stros

Do the Astros Have One More Run in Them?

With 11 games to go, Houston makes one last playoff push.

09/21/2016 By Adam Doster

Go 'Stros

Jose Altuve is Having a Season for the Ages

Inside the MVP campaign of Houston's petite second baseman.

08/25/2016 By Adam Doster

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Catch Fly Balls—and Pokémon!—at an Astros Game

Minute Maid Park brings Pokéstops and an '80s dress-up night to its lineup.

08/02/2016 By Leah Rose

Life’s a Ball

Which Minute Maid Park Dishes Are Batting 1000, and Which Are Striking Out?

What to order and what to skip at Minute Maid Park’s 90-plus individual concession stands and carts

06/20/2016 By Alice Levitt

Baseball

Have the Astros Turned a Corner?

With four months left to go, there's now genuine reason for measured optimism.

06/01/2016 By Adam Doster

Talk of the Town

New Downtown Banners Quote Hundreds of Houstonians—and Yes, Beyoncé

Downtown District’s latest banner installation “Figurative Poetics” by CORE Design Studio features punchy quotes that speak volumes about Houston’s storied patrons.

05/12/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Sports

Ninfa's Offers Astros Fans Free Parking and Shuttle Service

Yes, we said free.

04/12/2016 By Marianella Orlando

opinion

Bring Back the Astros' Shooting Star Jerseys, Permanently

Last weekend, the 'Stros wore throwback uniforms to celebrate the Astrodome's 50th anniversary. Their superiority was obvious.

04/23/2015 By Cort McMurray

sports

Why Houston Hasn't Embraced José Altuve

The second baseman just won the American League batting title, but the Astros have lost our support.

10/03/2014 By Cort McMurray

Concert

Review: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Knock It Out of the Park

The married couple's sold-out Minute Maid Park concert didn't disappoint.

07/21/2014 By Michael Hardy

Civic Pride

Drake Shows the Astros Some of His Houston Love

Could Houston really be the place Drake is referring to in "Started from the Bottom"?

06/13/2014 By Chris Abshire