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

  "BARC Sucks"

• 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"

• 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 - 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"

• 2006 - Katie Awards, published April 7, 2005

  "Exposed Nerve"

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2011 Stories by Craig Malisow

• Famous People's New Year's Resolutions (We Think)

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Every year around this time, we go into New Year's Resolutions Mode, where we vow to lose that beer-belly, read more books and hook up with at least one Kardashian. But Hair Balls is just regular folk... More >>

• Barrio Dogs: Helping Rescue Dogs Through Outreach and Education

  published Dec 28, 2011

  The holidays are a time of parties and joy, and also of dubious charities beating down your door to get to your pocketbook. So Hair Balls wants to cut through the chaos and recommend you check at Barr... More >>

• Secret Santas Covering BARC Adoption Fees for Long-Termers

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Some anonymous Good Samaritans and a local business have stepped up to cover adoption fees for some long-term cats and dogs at Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care. In a remarkable display ... More >>

• Meet Texas's Only "Rules-Certified" Dating Coach

  published Dec 20, 2011

  With so many online dating and former Soviet mail-order bride choices out there, it's sometimes hard to tell where to get the most bang (heh) for your buck. So when a flack for CupidRadar told us the... More >>

• Qian Feng: Dog-Poisoner No Show in Court for Sentencing

  published Dec 16, 2011

  A man who pled guilty to poisoning his neighbor's dogs failed to show up for sentencing today in Harris County District Clerk, his defense attorney confirmed. A bond forfeiture warrant has been issued... More >>

• Declassified KBR Contract Shows How It Gets a Free Pass for Willful Misconduct

  published Dec 16, 2011

  A KBR government contract protected the company from liability for injuries or deaths caused by willful misconduct, according to recently declassified Army documents. Although the existence of the c... More >>

• Cover Story: Foster Kids on Antipsychotics

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Here's a riddle: If the Texas Attorney General sues a drug manufacturer for allegedly lying about the safety and efficacy of one of its antipsychotics, why would the state agency that oversees the fos... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Ray Hill's Arrest Video Tells Different Story Than What Cops Say

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Security camera footage taken during a raid at the Treasures strip club shows a Houston Police Department officer shoving gay activist Ray Hill in the chest before other officers surround the 71-year... More >>

• Hero Metro Cops Awarded for Helping Save Chris Gray

  published Nov 30, 2011

  Our favorite Metro cops -- the officers whose quick actions helped save Houston Press Music Editor Chris Gray after he suffered a heart attack last month -- were presented with awards this morning fro... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Burzynski Fanatic Threatens Bloggers 'Round the World

  published Nov 29, 2011

  Here's a warning for anyone out there considering blogging or tweeting anything questioning the greatness of cancer-curing Houston doc Stanislaw Burzynski: You will probably be threatened by the head ... More >>

• Charles Fischer: Child Psychiatrist at State Home Accused of Molesting Boys Over Last 20 Years

  published Nov 22, 2011

  The Texas Medical Board has suspended the license of the chief child psychiatrist of a state-run treatment center for the mentally ill after the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services accu... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Pressil: Dude, Where's My Semenr

  published Nov 22, 2011

  Hair Balls is familiar with people stealing cars, money and jewelry, but a civil suit filed Monday alleges the theft of perhaps an even more precious commodity: semen. Joe Pressil is accusing a Hous... More >>

• Parishioners at Holy Rosary Church Will Hear More About Their Predatory Priest on Sunday

  published Nov 18, 2011

  The head of the religious order in charge of a Houston priest accused of molesting eight girls and young women is scheduled to address parishioners at Holy Rosary Parish in midtown Sunday. As part o... More >>

• Ten Texas Towns That Could Use a Name Change

  published Nov 16, 2011

  For Thanksgiving, the stunt-publicity experts at PETA are asking the tiny Texas town of Turkey to change its name to Tofurky. In exchange for the one-day name change, PETA promised to reward the town'... More >>

• Dr. Brown Found in Contempt for Stalking Estranged Wife

  published Nov 15, 2011

  Cocaine-and-dildo enthusiast Michael Brown has been cited for violating a protective order prohibiting him from following his estranged wife, Rachel. According to transcripts from a November 11 hear... More >>

• Andrew Mosier, Missing Houston Boy, Found in Michigan with Fugitive Uncle (UPDATED)

  published Nov 10, 2011

  Andrew Mosier, a boy who disappeared from his Houston home in August 2010, has been found in Jackson, Michigan, with his uncle -- a fugitive facing a felony charge for previously taking Andrew from hi... More >>

• Career Counseling Scammers Still at It

  published Nov 08, 2011

  Six years ago, we wrote about a group of vultures purporting to sell "career counseling" to mostly upper-level folks who were either unemployed or looking for a career change. It was, in a word, bulls... More >>

• Beware: Magazine Scammers in Houston

  published Nov 03, 2011

  A roving band of scamming douchebags calling themselves Nxcess Sales have parked themselves in Houston; these bottom-feeders have been making their way across the country, telling people they're selli... More >>

• Michael Brown's Letters to Sophie, Volume IV: Just a Reminder to Bang Your Husband a Lot, and Draw an Occasional Pampering Bath

  published Oct 31, 2011

  With it being Michael Brown week here, we thought we'd bring you another installment of the good doctor's archived, hallowed letters to his then-newborn daughter. This week's installment continues o... More >>

• The Price Is Right, Dr. Brown Style

  published Oct 28, 2011

  In honor of this week's feature story on former hand surgeon and all-around weird dude Michael Brown, and seeing as how it's Friday, we thought we'd have some fun with a Price Is Right-style walk thro... More >>

• Dr. Brown: A Look Inside the Weirdness

  published Oct 26, 2011

  It was difficult getting people to talk, even off the record, for this week's feature story on Dr. Michael Brown. His latest defense attorney, Dick DeGuerin, was quoted this week in the Houston Chron... More >>

• HPD: No Crime Found in Gay-Mag Publisher's Claims

  published Oct 25, 2011

  After investigating a magazine publisher's claims that he was threatened by the head of the GLBT Political Caucus last week, Houston Police have determined no criminal activity occurred and have close... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Out of Hand

  published October 27, 2011

  In the hallway on the fifteenth floor of the Harris County Criminal Justice Center, attorney Dick DeGuerin is cutting a GPS ankle bracelet off... More >>

• Magazine Publisher: LGBT Caucus Prez Threatened Me

  published Oct 18, 2011

  The publisher of abOUT magazine, which targets Houston's gay community, has accused the president of the GLBT Political Caucus of making threats against his safety. So who are the playersr The publis... More >>

• Can You Guess Which Texas Actress Is Suing Amazon.comr

  published Oct 17, 2011

  In one of the stranger lawsuits we've seen, a Texas actress has filed a "Jane Doe" fraud and invasion of privacy suit against Amazon, which she claims used her credit card info to publish her age on h... More >>