Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: The environmental fallout of the COVID-19 emergency, our weekly political roundup, the burden social distancing is putting on the Internet, and Comicpalooza looks to help its vendors despite being canceled.
Posted on · We go behind the scenes of the inaugural collegiate video game championship.
Posted on · Valderrama, who's best known for playing Fez on the sitcom That ‘70s Show, will appear at Houston’s Comicpalooza this weekend.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Concerns about air quality in the Permian Basin, how weddings are helping save historic Texas dance halls, author Jared Diamond, and actor Wilmer Valderrama.
Posted on · The legendary Marvel Comics writer and publisher spoke at Comicpalooza in 2015. We revisit his conversation with Ernie Manouse.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn why authorities have searched the offices of a prominent attorney. Plus, we remember comic book icon Stan Lee. Then, writer Karina Longworth uses Howard Hughes to illustrate some of the challenges women faced in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Plus, we discuss the contributions of women in the arts. And we meet Houston's new youth poet laureate.
Posted on · We learn that popular culture of sci-fi and fantasy encompasses movies, books, and games as well, the convention plays host to a variety of experiences for attendees, including a number of film festivals.
Posted on · Houston Matters learns how events like Comicpalooza affect the local economy and help draw other major conventions and events to the region.
Posted on · On Friday’s Houston Matters: We broadcast live from the convention floor at Comicpalooza, where we discuss what conventions like it mean for Greater Houston, the saturation of superheroes in pop culture, and The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week’s news. Plus, we learn about the three different film festivals happening at Comicpalooza.
Posted on · Comicpalooza 2017 was held at the George R Brown Convention Center last weekend. Check out our photo gallery of event, from crowds to cosplay!
Posted on · (Above: Actress Felicia Day. Image Courtesy: FeliciaDay.com) Felicia Day is a noted actress, writer, and all-around major figure in the so-called "geek" community. Some of her earliest appearances were in her own web series The Guild and Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog. More recently, she's appearedin Supernatural, Eureka, and now therevival of Mystery Science […]
Posted on · What happens when a machine begins to read its own instruction manual? No, Iâm not talking aboutÂSkynetÂ(from theÂTerminatorÂfilms)Âbut rather humanityâs rapidly increasing understanding of its genome â the code that makes us who were are.ÂWeâve mapped it and identified genes that lead to certain disorders. So could we someday just turn some of those genes […]
Posted on · Annual comic/fantasy conference means about $20 million yearly to the city of Houston economy
Posted on · The past year was another busy one for the arts and culture scene in Houston. The Menil Collection named Houston native Rebecca Rabinow as its new director in May. The White Oak Music Hall opened its outdoor space in April, and then held a grand opening for its new interior space in August. But, there's […]
Posted on · On this edition of Houston Matters, we continue our look back at the big stories in Greater Houston during 2016. The past year was another busy one for the arts and culture scene here. The Menil Collection named Houston native Rebecca Rabinow as its new director in May. The White Oak Music Hall opened its […]