- What else are you supposed to do with a body after things go bad in the wake of an all-night drug binge? (Trent Seibert)
- In-N-Out: Can perfection survive? (Michael Hiltzik, LA Times) Keep the corporate suit types out, and it will be just fine. PLEASE don’t screw up In-N-Out!
- Never Right, But Never in Doubt (Ronald Bailey, Reason)
- Democrats wallow in a 'culture of corruption' (Jonah Goldberg, LA Times)
- Obama's economic policy: Washington knows best (Dick Morris, RCP)
- Return of Le Car (Holman Jenkins, WSJ) Gawd, that Le Car flashback is perfect. I wish I had thought of it!
- How Austin's Rise Became a Tale of Two Cities (Chris Bradford, New Geography)
- In Defense of Texas Wines (Beyond Beltway 8)
- A Tale of Biodynamics, Feiring and the Death of the Chronicle (Cepage Noir)
- Bordeaux as it should be (Dale Robertson, Houston Chronicle) After a few weeks covering other topics. the Spec’s Company Newsletter returns. So pathetic.
- Never buy a bad bottle of wine again: Slate's guide to the importers you can count on (Mike Steinberger, Slate) GREAT stuff for buyers like me!
- Yet another reason why I love French wine (The Wine Curmudgeon)
- In Wine, 'Unoaked' Doesn't Mean 'Less Flavor' (PR Newswire) No, and it generally means better wine in the $15 and up range. Unless you prefer to drink something akin to butter on a board, that is.
- London Sizzler (Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle) I found nothing redeeming about this place on my only trip, and see no reason ever to return.
- Manena's Magic (Katharine Shilcutt, Houston Press)
The sense of being transported to a small pastry shop in Buenos Aires is unexpected and welcome as you stand in front of the mesmerizing pastry case at Manena’s Pastry Shop and Deli.
I had no idea the author had ever been to Buenos Aires. I wish I had.
- The Chronicle Continues Its Descent Into Porn Hell (Hair Balls) It’s a separate site. Granted, it’s a stupid and insulting site, but it’s not THE site of The Chronicle, and it’s really not that far from the sort of fare that runs in the Houston Press, which has little credibility these days on the topic of media criticism.
- Baseball: Hunker down Houston, this could get ugly
If they’re 20 games out on July 31, I won’t be surprised. At that point, Valverde should be healthy and able to bring back a few good prospects via trade.
Suck it up, Houston, because this could be a 100-loss team.Only one month ago, he picked them to finish second in their division and win nearly 90 games. How could he not be surprised? This is indicative of the level of talent in the Chron sports department.
- Rockets notes: Battier OK with league ruling (Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle)
As much as the Rockets experienced in the Portland series
