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Comics turned rappers, Tumblr's porn troubles, new releases from AnimalCollective and Best Coast and more

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Ten great films from Adam Yauch’s Oscilloscope Laboratories.

“Giant dinosaurs could have warmed the planet with their flatulence, say researchers.”

NPR is streaming Best Coast’s forthcoming album, The Only Place.

A compilation of all the fake video games hyped on Pete Holmes' You Made It Weird podcast.

Helpful YouTuber explains Russian soft drinks.

The A.V. Club interviews the one and only Steve Guttenberg.

Real-life Weeds: The New York Times explores the growing number of suburban pot farms.

Beautiful photos of shuttered movie theaters.

Road trip: Let’s visit this Texas karaoke joint that airs patrons music videos on local news.

Porn site Perfect 10 sues Tumblr for copyright infringement.

Only known recording of Sigmund Freud’s voice uncovered.

Check out these vintage Japanese illustrations of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales.

Let’s celebrate CultureMap contributor Dan Solomon’s birthday by watching this eight-year-old video of him doing stand-up! (We love you, Dan!)

And let’s also celebrate this hiccupping kitten.

Get ready, guys: Stand-ups Hannibal Buress, Ted Alexandro, Tom McCaffrey, Joe DeRosa, Rob Cantrell, Dan Curry and Hardcore Boris K have a hot new jam, “Headliner”:

These two new songs from Animal Collective, off their forthcoming 7” Honeycomb / Gotham, are as awesome as you hoped they’d be:

Hot Headlines

New $400M project in Katy leads our 5 most popular stories this week

Rendering of Texas Heritage Marketplace

Photo courtesy of NewQuest

The new Texas Heritage Marketplace will be located along Interstate 10 and the newly completed Texas Heritage Parkway in Katy.

Editor's note: It's time to look back at the biggest Houston news of the week. Developers have broken ground on a $400M project in Katy, and a familiar building in the Heights is poised to become a neighborhood bar. Plus, a wealthy Houston suburb tops a national ranking. Get the details on our hottest headlines below, then find some weekend fun here.

1. Houston developer breaks ground on $400 million, 165 acre Katy project. Those driving along the frontage road of Interstate 10 and the newly completed Texas Heritage Parkway in Katy might have noticed a big new project under construction. That’s because Houston-based commercial real estate firm NewQuest just began work on its $400 million, 165-acre, mixed-use shopping center in Waller County.

2. This wealthy Houston neighbor is the fastest-growing suburb in America. The Houston-area city of Fulshear has been keeping a secret from the rest of Texas: It's now the No. 1 fastest growing affluent suburb in the country.

3. Houston's only kosher steakhouse abruptly loses rabbinic certification. One of Houston’s most prominent kosher restaurants is in a dispute with the rabbis who determine whether or not it's in compliance with Jewish law. Genesis Steakhouse & Wine Bar faces an uncertain future after an announcement from the Houston Kashruth Association that the restaurant is no longer under its supervision.

4. Houston's next great neighborhood bar conjures West Texas vibes in the Heights. Beginning in February, the two-story brick building at 3921 N. Main will take on a new role as home of Starduster Lounge, a neighborhood bar from Will Thomas, along with some assistance from Benjy Mason.

Starduster Lounge exterior Starduster Lounge occupies a historic building on N. Main St. Photo by Quit Nguyen

5. Harris County property taxes have skyrocketed 25 percent since 2019. Houston homeowners may be getting sticker shock looking at their property tax bills in 2025: Harris County property taxes have skyrocketed among the highest levels in the U.S., according to a recent report by information services provider CoreLogic.

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