Red plastic bags of . . .

A firsthand account from the stranded cruise ship: Passenger texts new gruesome details

By Tyler Rudick

02.14.13 | 3:43 pm

To say the very least . . . Jayme Lamm is having a rough week. As one of the more than 4,000 people stranded aboard the dead Carnival Triumph ship, the Houston writer of The ...

Road Trip!

Foodies gone wild: Your guide to the debauchery of New Orleans restaurant week

By Davon D.E. Hatchett

09.14.12 | 9:05 am

Some people trek to New Orleans every February for Mardi Gras. Others make it a point to be in the city in May for the Jazz Festival. Still others are doggedly determined to make it to Bayou Baccha ...

Head to Tail

Jack Gilmore represents Texas in Great American Seafood Cook Off and takes home a prize

By Layne Lynch

08.12.12 | 6:31 pm

Things are going quite well for chef Jack Gilmore lately. The charismatic, curly haired Austin chef is about to open the second location of his restaurant Jack Allen's Kitchen in Round Rock, hi ...

BookPeople Presents: CONSTANCE ADLER - My Bayou

BookPeople

07.05.12

A vividly described and intensely personal memoir, My Bayou charts a personal and spiritual transformation along the fabled banks of Bayou Saint John in New Orleans. When Constance Adler moves to N

Fusebox Festival presents Vockah Redu and the Cru

Fusebox Festival Hub

04.28.12

Although the Magnolia Housing Projects have long been demolished, a light post still stands at the corner where youth like Vockah Redu (Javocca Davis) gathered to rap and create beats. The light po

College Hoops Knowledge

The most disappointing teams in college basketball: When dancing is anything but guaranteed

By Jim Beviglia

02.19.12 | 5:30 pm

College basketball fans have grown accustomed to seeing certain teams each and every March duking it out in the NCAA Tournament. Even with all the Cinderellas crashing the party the past few season ...

close trips

Taking in the Big Easy: Planning a quick girls getaway to New Orleans

By Leila Kalmbach

01.28.12 | 2:30 pm

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all, and New Orleans is one of the best cities in the country to escape to. With the prevalent sounds of jazz and smells of Cajun cuisine filling the air ...

Country Strong Too

Florence and the Machine, Al Green and The Eagles are just a few of the reasons we're taking the trip to New Orleans Jazz Fest 2012

By Caroline Gallay

12.15.11 | 9:30 am

The lineup is out for Jazz Fest 2012 and it's rock 'n' roll heavy with some serious indie cred. Although headliners for the New Orleans event include Tom Petty & The Heartbreake ...

Hurricane aftermath

Turning tragedy into tourism: Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

By Olga Campos

10.15.11 | 12:00 pm

There is so much to see and do in New Orleans – all in a matter of blocks. You can tour the Mississippi Riverfront area where the Aquarium of the Americas, the Entergy I-Max Theater, the shop ...

aftershocks

What's gay on reality TV? From Real Housewives' pocket gays to A-List duds, it's a sad affair

By Joseph Campana, Theodore Bale

10.03.11 | 4:00 pm

What’s gay on reality TV? Here at Aftershocks, we’ve been watching a range of recent shows and scratching our heads while trying to offer preliminary answers to that question. It se ...