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AK-47 Assault Rifle

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Last Night: Ke$ha At The Woodlands

    Photos by Groovehouse​Ke$ha Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion August 2, 2011 See glitter, glow-in-the-dark attire and some mighty afros from Ke$ha, LMFAO and Spank Rock (and their fans) in our slideshow. Halfway through her sparkly, sordid and sweaty extravaganza Tuesday night, Ke$ha dropped t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Punk Rock's 10 Most Potent Women

    David EnsmingerExene Cervenka at Cactus Music​Women are the resilient backbone of punk, providing creative DNA for the movement since the "zero hour," including Houston's own MyDolls and members of AK-47 and Bevatron, among others. Up 'n' comers like Vivian Pikkles keep the faith as Zipperneck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Rene Huerta Jr.: Guesses Border Cops Will Forget the Secret Ammo-Holding Compartment In His Dashboard, Guesses Wrong

    Hey, it's worth a shot.​It's difficult to say whether Rene Huerta Jr. was ballsy, dumb or maybe forced to do something against his will. But he dodged a huge bullet (ha HA!) in November 2010 when Customs and Border Protection inspected his car as it crossed over from Mexico to Brownsville. Th ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    Too Much Pavement

    Houston's strip malls increase heat, pollution.

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Getting the Munchies: The 10 Tastiest-Sounding Weed Strains

    Photo by seenyourherb​Though the New York Times story on "haute stoner cuisine" from 2010 has been mostly debunked by now, the general knowledge that marijuana has long been a part of the professional kitchen's culture remains intact. To wit, culinary terms have crept into the language of gro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Pre-Bieber, Five Memorable Musician Interview Gaffes

    ​Remember in the days before "Bi-winning," when Twitter was all up in arms about Justin Beiber's interview with Rolling Stone? Was it really a surprise that some of the pop star's opinions, as told to the magazine last month, would be half-baked and maybe even a bit ignorant? Put aside for a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    This Week in Deliciousness

    Photo by FuriousGeorge81You don't want to be the lone voice of reason in a gummi war. It's just too dangerous.​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've already rounded up all of our Thanksgiving turkeys and are just waiting to hear from their families about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Aggie "Gunman" Was Carrying Fake AK-47 For Halloween, Report Says

    Photo via The EagleThe real-looking AK-47 that set hearts racing​The student who caused a frantic shutdown of the Texas A&M campus was carrying a realistic-looking fake AK-47 he planned to use as part of a Halloween costume, an official report says. The Bryan-College Station Eagle obtained th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Rappers Vs. Uncle Sam: N.W.A., Eminem, Kanye...

    ​Mike Myers will probably go down in history as the most uncomfortable white guy next to a black guy in TV history, thanks to Kanye West's unscripted outburst during that infamous Hurricane Katrina telethon. It began with Myers reading his part of the script verbatim. Two-thirds into the PSA, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Aggies Shelter In Place With Gunman Report (UPDATED: All Clear)

    Texas A&M is in a lockdown mode after reports of a man carrying an AK-47 on campus.The school's "Code Maroon" warning page says no gunman has been found, but police are still searching.Reporters listening to the local police scanner say the shooter is described as a white male with olive or gree ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2010

    Pinalcchio

    Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Rocks Off Seeking Local Bands For New Covers Night

    ​It's been a while since Rocks Off has put on our promoter hat because, well, we've been kind of busy around here, but also because we've been cooking up an idea we think you're all going to like. We hope so, anyway. As you may have noticed, it's not that easy for artists to sell tickets thes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    You'll Pry My Crafts From My Cold, Dead Hands

    From The Bayou​ Our pals at The Bayou have been sent this heartwarming display of what a Texas Wal-Mart considers "crafts."The reader who took it didn't specify where in Texas it was taken.....Is there a Wal-Mart in River Oaks?We don't see Martha Stewart Living or Scrapbook Monthly here, but they ... More >>

  • News

    January 21, 2010

    Net Gains and Losses: Red Herring

    Author has his own special take on the fishing industry.

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    This Year in Deliciousness

    Photo by This Is Freaking RidiculousAn AK-47 made entirely out of bacon? Yup, that's pretty much 2009 summed up.​ So this is the time of year when we normally say things like "Wow, another year gone by already!" and "Can ya believe it's almost 2010?" and "Say there, how come you just broke my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Sexy Halloween Costume Challenge For the Ladies

    Halloween is coming, and that means many, many costuming mistakes will be made by normally sane adults. To help stop this scourge, each Thursday we will be offering tips and analysis of what to avoid, or possibly what to do. While we don't know when or where we'll black out/get sick this Halloween, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    The Feds Stage A Blitz On Illegal Gun Sales In Houston, And Rack Up Numbers

    ​For most of the spring and summer, a souped-up squad of 100 ATF agents was running all over Houston and South Texas doing everything possible to slow the raging river of guns illegally flowing into Mexico.Agents followed up old leads, tracked down new ones, made scores of arrests, confiscated hun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Things to Do This Weekend If You're (Almost) Broke

    Friday​Newly crowned Best Indie Rock winners Spain Colored Orange bring their florid psych-pop to the Contemporary Arts Museum's monthly Steel Lounge Underground, with Gracie Chavez and a showdown between Sasha Braverman and Henry Chow. 8 p.m., free. Houston industrial fiend Mike Terror menaces at ... More >>

  • Music

    July 30, 2009

    Peter Case benefit

    Friday​Newly crowned Best Indie Rock winners Spain Colored Orange bring their florid psych-pop to the Contemporary Arts Museum's monthly Steel Lounge Underground, with Gracie Chavez and a showdown between Sasha Braverman and Henry Chow. 8 p.m., free. Houston industrial fiend Mike Terror menaces at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Flashing Back to the Heyday of DJ Screw

    Ed. Note: To go along with this week's feature on Mike Jones, Mike Giglio takes a look at the origins of Houston rap's once and future calling card, "screw music." Photos by Mike GiglioScrew: The Next Generation (l-r): Randy, Big Bubb, Bird Wearing corn rows, a wife beater and green courdoroys, ... More >>

  • News

    June 25, 2009

    ID Theft

    Someone gets your social, ruins your credit, upends your life. And gets away free and clear.

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    Guantánamo's Final Days

    As America prepares to close the infamous camp, what about those prisoners?

  • News

    December 11, 2008

    Amazingly, the Comets Couldn't Survive

    Who's Got Next?

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    The Bank Robbery Record Has Been Broken!

    Last year was a banner year for bank robberies in Houston, more than doubling the number from the year before.But last year's record has already tumbled, and we've still got a month to go.Doing their best to help in that effort are the robbers who keep hitting the IBC branch bank at 3939 Montrose, n ... More >>

  • Music

    November 13, 2008

    Doll Parts: Mydolls

    Amid Noise and Smoke, legendary Houston post-punks reunite

  • News

    September 11, 2008

    Gangsters in Bacliff

    The unincorporated town is up to its elbows in youth gangs, poverty and crime

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    We Read The Small-Town Police Blotters, So You Don’t Have To

    The unincorporated town is up to its elbows in youth gangs, poverty and crime

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Aftermath: Valient Thorr and Early Man at Rudyard's

    The unincorporated town is up to its elbows in youth gangs, poverty and crime

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2008

    "Foxy Lady" to "Bitch": Dayna Steele's Houston Radio Odyssey

    The unincorporated town is up to its elbows in youth gangs, poverty and crime

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    SXSW Day 1: Tricks of the Trade

    The unincorporated town is up to its elbows in youth gangs, poverty and crime

  • Home Entertainment

    March 6, 2008

    It's Always Dead at The Club

    Yet another clumsy first person shooter

  • News

    January 17, 2008

    Back from Iraq with Plenty of Problems

    Paul Miles returned from Iraq needing help with the death in his head. He got prison.

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2007

    Taylor Made?

    Paul Miles returned from Iraq needing help with the death in his head. He got prison.

  • Music

    November 30, 2006

    Cred Sheet

    Stuff you need to know to avoid musical ostracism

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    New Angels in Rock Heaven

    Scoring the grim reaper's 2004 harvest

  • Culture

    May 16, 2002

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    Mark Flood gets pretty, and Vik Muniz reproduces

  • News

    December 6, 2001

    Gangstas in Paradise

    Galveston has beautiful beaches, the Strand and Moody Gardens. North of Broadway it has the projects, crippling poverty and big-city problems. And now the bad guys are back.

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best 15 Minutes of Fame

    A.J. McClure, Kaufman County

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    Line Of Defense

    Despite a troubled Houston past, attorney Catherine Mehaffey Shelton says she's no killer

  • Film

    April 25, 1996

    To Lie For

    Janeane Garofalo makes a little deception go a very long (and very funny) way

  • Music

    January 4, 1996

    His Generation

    The Hates' leader may be the last of Houston's original punks

  • Culture

    September 8, 1994

    Pushing the Artistic Borders

    Mexico, America and La Frontera find expression in "Poison Amor"

  • Music

    May 5, 1994

    Rotation

    Mexico, America and La Frontera find expression in "Poison Amor"

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