September 13th, 2011
Houston’s Houstonness
Houston’s identity seems to be mentioned all over the place as of late—over on the Chronicle, Houston Strategies, the ladies of Postcards from Houston, and HIWI just to name a few. Hell it’s what we here at the Loop Scoop are trying to solidify. Houston. Humid. Heterogeneous. Hospitable. Visit HoustonStrategies for more on this story.
J.C. Reid to Galileo Houston’s BBQ Myth
Time and time again, we’ve all read, said, and heard how Houston’s barbecue is so wonderfully subpar. Rather than cling to a theory that great tasting fare is all around us and nowhere in between—he’ll seek out definitive proof as he explores East Texas barbecue and its unique strengths. Delicious meats are among us? Inconceivable. Visit HoustonBBQ for more.
Once Again: HPD to Automobile Owners, Got a Truck, You’re F*cked
The Top 10 Stolen Vehicles for August list was released. All Houstonians driving Trabis or Subarus, you’re still safe. Visit MyFoxHouston for more on this story.
County of the Apes
Contrary to what the new movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes would have you believe, it is not mere science that unleashes primates upon civilization. It is, in fact, natural disasters that force their freedom, whereby they will one day conquer mankind. Visit KHOU for more on this story.
Skilled Horticulturists’ Dead Flower
The Houston Zoo is welcoming a new species of plant this week—Amorphophallus titanium. For some of you, that’s a Corpse Flower or “Pewtuni.” Human, hold your nose. Blow Fly or Carrion beetle, relish. Visit KHOU for more.
Paul / Richard
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November 30th, 2010
Living in Houston, I find the creative community, to be quite elusive. When writing for The Loop Scoop we’re telling Houston’s story. Houston’s design, marketing, and artistic societies and what’s being done within them, is part of that story. That being said, we bring you this monthly experience featuring one such creative and their thoughts on a number of issues pertinent to Houston’s vibrant and diverse aesthetics.
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— Richard
July 15th, 2010
While I’ve spent the last week recovering from our run to the championship game in the Saint Arnold Softball Tournament, the rest of the world continued to function. It’s not that I’m out of shape, I’m just fat and lazy. The physical exertion in the hot sun coupled with more than a few beers did quite a number on me Sunday. Naturally, I did what anyone else would have done in the situation… I called in sick and hid under the covers all week. At least I did until Paul called and yelled at me to get the Procrastinator’s Plan done.
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June 10th, 2010
Pauldo is back again. He never really leaves, does he? Even if you wanted him gone, he’d always show up like a creeper. That’s right, I basically just called myself a creeper. I’m self-aware like that. Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and your creepers closest… So, Where’s Pauldo?.
Here are the rules:
1) View the image.
2) Try to figure out where the photo was taken.
3) Brag in the comments that you know Where’s Pauldo.
4) Win a Loop Scoop T-shirt of your choice.
Bonus: Tell me who the artist in the photo is and win a bonus t-shirt.
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— Paul
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May 10th, 2010
Some people shouldn’t be allowed a public forum. When the founding fathers came up with this country it wasn’t Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of ReTweetiness. Oh, you don’t think they would have been able to see the future of social media? I beg to differ. I’ve met Ben Franklin on more than one occasion. Dude has a time machine.
All too often, people have used their connectedness to take jabs at others. It has been happening for centuries upon centuries. From Aristophanes taking shots at Socrates in The Clouds to petty twit-fights between one-time friends. I’ve been guilty of it on more than one occasion. I took to twitter when my ex-landlord “stole” half of my deposit and once decided it would be downright hilarious to make a cheap joke at the expense of an ex-lover in the name of blogeriffic satirical sports humor.
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— Paul
February 4th, 2010
Even with 100 spots for all the things we love about Houston, we still had trouble narrowing it down. Perhaps we missed some things. Let us know in the comments.
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— Richard
