Email Author Craig Malisow

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 15, 2011

  "Down the Hatch"

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published December 15, 2011

  "Down the Hatch"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published October 14, 2010

  "The Littlest People"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 30, 2010

  "Prison Pays"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published December 30, 2010

  "Prison Pays"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published January 21, 2010

  "Net Gains and Losses"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published January 29, 2009

  "BARC Sucks"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published July 16, 2009

  "Cover Me"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published December 3, 2009

  "Credit Repair"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published July 16, 2009

  "Cover Me"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published January 29, 2009

  "BARC Sucks"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published September 18, 2008

  "Language Barrier"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 8, 2006

  "The Plane Truth"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published June 8, 2006

  "The Plane Truth"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published September 21, 2006

  "Penal Violations"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published February 2, 2006

  "Wize Guys"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published June 15, 2006

  "Feel My Pain"

• 2006 - Katie Awards, published April 7, 2005

  "Exposed Nerve"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 21, 2005

  "Dr. Nice"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published April 7, 2005

  "Exposed Nerve"

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2010 Stories by Craig Malisow

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  FEATURED STORY

  Houston, You Are No Longer The Most Sexed-Up City, Amazingly Scientific Survey Says

  published Jul 01, 2010

  rIf you're reading this, it means you're one of the few Houstonians who is not outside right now, having sex. Or at least that's how we're thinking after having read the results of an extremely ... More >>

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  Gerald Posner Does Houston (Press)

  published Jun 30, 2010

  rWhen investigative reporter Gerald Posner was busted for plagiarism by our sister publication, Miami New Times (among others), it was a big disappointment. It's the kind of thing that, a... More >>

• Galveston County Doesn't Want Prison Legal News In Its Jail

  published Jun 29, 2010

  The folks at Prison Legal News are suing the Galveston County Jail, Sheriff Freddie Poor, and former Sheriff Gean Leonard, claiming the county is violating the monthly newsletter's First Amendment rig... More >>

• Riot At The Nail Salon: A City's Shame

  published Jun 25, 2010

  Hoa Nguyen had no idea what was in store for her when she opened her shop, Summit Nails Salon in Missouri City, Tuesday. Generally, salon owners do not face the same mortal threats of more dangerous o... More >>

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  Teri Meri Dosti, A Bollywood Glee Filmed In Missouri City, Debuts

  published Jun 25, 2010

  One of Pakistan's hottest actors is part of a new TV series that debuted this month -- a series that was filmed in Missouri City.Featuring Houston actors and the estimable actor/model Imran Abbas... More >>

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  Michael Jackson As Scholarly Subject: A Texas Tech Study

  published Jun 23, 2010

  When The Journal of Pan African Studies decided to devote an entire volume to Michael Jackson after the Gloved One's passing, Texas Tech librarian Rob Weiner had an idea: why not find out how many tim... More >>

• Craigslist Prank Turns Sour For Katy Woman Who Didn't Want To See A Whole Bunch Of Penises

  published Jun 23, 2010

  rIf you have a falling out with a friend or a significant other, there are a number of responses. You can hold your head high, wish the other party the best, and move on with your life; you can ... More >>

• Blake Newman Wants To Know: Can You Play A Meyerland Stripper With A Heart Of Goldr

  published Jun 18, 2010

  If there's one thing everyone knows about strippers, it's that they have the ability to change people's lives. And that magic is the basis for the indie film Meyerland, whose creators have been scouri... More >>

• Gil Costas: Fired BARC Whistleblower Gets $70K From The City

  published Jun 17, 2010

  Houston City Council members Wednesday approved a $70,000 settlement with a former Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care veterinarian who filed a whistleblower suit against the city in 2009.Gil Costas ... More >>

• Strip Club Central: Clear Lake Gears Up To Fight T, A & Umlauts

  published Jun 16, 2010

  A Houston City Councilman and a Clear Lake community association manager are up in arms over what they fear might be a strip club moving into their turf.Luks Cabaret (it's fancy because it has an umla... More >>

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  Johnny Hollywood: Aryan Brotherhood Poster Boy

  published Jun 15, 2010

  rJames Galloway, aka Johnny Hollywood, is a self-described "tat2 artist" who lives in Texas City and likes to decorate his MySpace page with pics of him glaring menacingly into his camera while ... More >>

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  HISD Renews CEP, Few Questions Asked

  published Jun 11, 2010

  rHouston school board  trustees voted 6-1Thursday to renew HISD's contract with Community Education Partners. The roughly $14 million contract with the Nashville-based alternative schooling... More >>

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  Seagram's Gin 2011 Calendar: How To Get In It

  published Jun 09, 2010

  Attention ladieeeez: do you think you're hotr Do you like middle-shelf alcoholr Are you at least 25r If you answered "yes" to all of those, not only are you awesome, but you might want to head over to... More >>

• Tracy Burleson, Pastor Accused Of Murder, Had Previously Been Charged With Child-Beating

  published Jun 08, 2010

  A Harris County minister arrested today in connection with the May 18 shooting death of his wife had been charged -- along with his slain wife -- with three counts of injury to a chi... More >>

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  CEP Paid For The Glowing Report HISD Used To Review It

  published Jun 07, 2010

  rHouston's League of United Latin Americans chapter is slamming a glowing evaluation of the two Community Education Partners schools conducted by two A&M professors.The professors'... More >>

• Stanlislaw Burzynski: New Movie Proves He's A Cancer-Fighting Giant

  published Jun 02, 2010

  Houston's Stanislaw Burzynski, who sells a so-called cancer treatment to patients who have had to mortgage homes to meet his steep fees, has found another major supporter: A NYC-based animator named E... More >>

• I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): The Name Of This Blog Is I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat)

  published Jun 02, 2010

  Hair Balls was glad to learn that one of our musical heroes, David Byrne, is taking on The Man; namely, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, for using the Talking Heads song "Road to Nowhere" in his U.S. S... More >>

• Texas Drivers Are Dumb, If You Don't Ask The Right Questions

  published Jun 01, 2010

  In case you needed empirical evidence that Texas has some of the worst drivers in  the country, look no further than the GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test: The Lone Star state ranked an unimpr... More >>

• Army Helmets Made By Beaumont Prisoners Are Recalled For Safety Hazards

  published May 27, 2010

  rIt looks like it's getting harder to find good help these days -- especially when the help are federal prisoners: earlier this month, the U.S. Army recalled 44,000 helmets manufactured by Beaum... More >>

• Chevron Protests Result In Arrests Downtown

  published May 26, 2010

  r At least four protesters were arrested this morning at a demonstration outside a Chevron shareholders' meeting downtown. The protesters moved past temporary police barricades and sat on the ... More >>

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  Houston: Proud Hotspot For Staging Car Accidents For The Insurance

  published May 26, 2010

  Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Great Recession has forced millions out of jobs, and forced millions more to drastically slash expenses; we hear the top execs at Goldman Sachs recentl... More >>

• Rick Perry's Book Fed Up: Shouldn't There Be An Apostrophe Between The F & Er

  published May 25, 2010

  For those of you who think Governor Rick Perry has been just laying about in that taxpayer-funded temporary mansion, eating bon-bons with The Nuge, think again: the Associated Press has confirmed that... More >>

• LaBricia Scyrus: Almost Evicted Put on the Road to Eviction For Not Paying One Dollar Of Rent

  published May 24, 2010

  LaBricia Scyrus has lived on public assistance at the Victory Apartments in the Fourth Ward area for over three years. Thanks to the Houston Housing Authority, the terms of her rent were such that the... More >>

• HPD Chief McClelland: Oh, We Concluded That Investigation Into Fingerprint-Lab Bungling Weeks Ago

  published May 20, 2010

  Five months ago, the Houston Chronicle broke the story of a criminal investigation into alleged improprieties in the fingerprint unit. The investigation at that point revealed, among other t... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Ohmygod, We Have A Guest Blogger!!!

  published May 19, 2010

  As you are almost certainly aware, Houston's biggest story of the week is about socialite/reality-TV personality Erica Rose's dog giving birth to three pups.As Culturemap explains, the births were the... More >>