Houston Tourists: Don’t Visit, Discover

Visitors to Houston who want to explore the city and learn its rich history have two options: they can go on one of many generic bus and walking group tours offered by the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau…or they can “discover” the real Houston–a city that is home to ghosts, celebrities and a secret [...]

Get Cooped Up in The Attic

In the land of aspiring actors in pursuit of leading roles in the next blockbuster film, it’s no surprise the abundance of performances and theaters that the City of Angels plays host to. Amidst the clamor of billboard signs and blitzing lights on Hollywood Blvd, to the nomadic traveler visiting LA (or even to the [...]

Too Many Artists in The Kitchen

New Yorkers know that the art world is a notoriously difficult one to penetrate.  In the country’s art capital, big galleries are often inaccessible to just-out-of-school artists, and it is increasingly difficult for experimental artists to receive the funding and recognition they deserve.  Fortunately, small artist collectives like The Kitchen are determined to bring under-recognized [...]

Good Clean Fun For All Houstonians

Feinstein’s: Only In New York

Houston Paintball at Its Finest

When most people think of paintball, they think of mischievous, Bart Simpson-like middleschoolers terrorizing the neighborhood with tiny –and surprisingly painful!– paint-filled pellets.  But to the massive, nation-wide subculture of paintball enthusiasts, paintball is a lifestyle that can be enjoyed by everyone from children to corporate executives (?!).
With this mind, Downtown Houston’s Urban War Zone [...]

It Ain’t Over Til the Fat Lady Sings

With esoteric music, foreign languages and complicated audience etiquette, opera can be intimidating to even adventurous event-goers.  Luckily, the L.A. Opera is the perfect place for those with opera anxiety to enjoy the 400-year-old art form for the first time.
Founded in 1986, the L.A. Opera is the four largest opera company in the country.  Its [...]

Hollywood Forever: Where the Immortal Go to Die

Adjacent to Paramount studios in the heart of Hollywood, L.A.’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery is best known as the place where some of Hollywood’s brightest stars are interred.  But locals also know it as one of the area’s oldest and best-loved places to celebrate L.A. culture.
The historic burial ground was built in 1899 on 100 acres [...]

Houdini Reincarnated & Living in NYC?

Many of today’s greatest magicians site turn-of-the-century magic legend Harry Houdini as a huge influence on their work.  But Daniel Bauer takes Houdini inspiration a step further than most.  The NYC-based illusionist believes he has actually been chosen by the spirit of Harry Houdini to carry on his legacy as his modern-day successor.
While honing his [...]

Pocket Sandwich: The Most Fun You Can Have in a Dallas Theater

It’s rare a venue that allows patrons to throw food at the performers, let alone encourages it.  Dallas’ Pocket Sandwich Theatre does both, supplying each theater-goer with a tray of popcorn prior to each performance, and urging them to hurl handfuls at the stage –and at each other– as the show begins.  Impromptu popcorn fights [...]