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The video game series about an elite assassin has barely evolved, but “Hitman 3” puts together an engaging story outside of the sneak-kill-escape routine.
People stuck at home decided that they could use a new four-legged companion. There were shortages at shelters all across the country as people starved for affection and physical interaction tried to bring home cats and dogs. Some shelters saw their adoption rates jump nearly 40 percent. Houston, for some reason, didn’t. Whether it's because shelters had to shut down for a while or limited the number of guests or for any other reasons, the pet boom appears to have passed us by. Eddie Miranda, public information officer for Harris County Pets, says that they haven’t seen a massive surge i...
Monopoly knock-off in 1977 that at least let people pretend they were tycoons with money to burn. I ran across this artifact, called Houston Scene, on the r/Houston sub-Reddit, and you can usually find a copy on eBay for around $50. It really is just a straight Houston version of Monopoly minus the brand name. All the normal Monopoly rules appear to be the same, though the board is not broken up by least expensive property to most. What makes it interesting is looking at what were considered “prime” properties at that time and how the city has changed since then. In a way, it’s a pe...
World-renowned expert Ben Neuman shares which COVID vaccine he'd take, given the choice FacebookTwitterEmail This week virologist Ben Neuman answers questions from readers. Before most of us knew what a coronavirus even was, Neuman was one of the world’s top experts on them. He’s science-world famous for growing SARS-type coronavirus in the lab and is a professor of biology, and Global Health Research Complex Chief Virologist at Texas A&M University. Soon after the discovery of the virus now shaking our world, he served on the panel that named it. (Officially, it’s not “the ‘rona....
“I don’t know what’s happening, but it’s violent and a little horny” is certainly an appropriate mood for 2021 so far. It’s also the thought that ran through my head like a maniac with a chainsaw as I watched director Alister Grierson’s new horror flick Bloody Hell. Ben O’Toole stars as Rex, a former soldier that just got out of prison after he played vigilante hero during a bank heist with gruesome results. Now a tabloid sensation, he flees to Finland where he is immediately kidnapped by a cannibal cult. Luckily, our strapping wannabe hero has already captured the heart of t...