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6 Songs for LBJ Day... One's About His Dick

Today is officially Lyndon Baines Johnson Day here in the state of Texas. The late 36th president's birthday was hallowed in his home state after he died in 1973 of a massive heart attack at the age of 64. He would have been 104 today. Johnson ascended to the presidency from the vice-presidency aft ... More >>

UK Papers Explain Strange Concept of "Basketball" & "March Madness" to Their Readers

President Obama took UK Prime Minister David Cameron to a play-in game for March Madness last night. As a result, newspapers in the UK had to explain just what the hell was going on. Basketball isn't big there -- it was the first time Cameron had ever seen a game -- so results were, well, scattered ... More >>

Upcoming Events

Photo by Katharine ShilcuttYou can even pose outside a mockup of Air Force One with a Secret Service dummy at the TAFR cookoff.​Last year, the Texas Association of First Responders (TAFR) Wild Game Cookoff at Sam Houston Race Park was by far the best barbecue cookoff I attended all year. With ... More >>

Silence Of The Hams

Photos by Katharine ShilcuttThis was a pig at one time.​Sad to report that I'm not clever enough to have come up with that little pun on my own (or even, "It puts the BBQ sauce on its skin, or else it gets the hose again!" - a friend came up with that gem shortly afterwards). No, the credit fo ... More >>

Please Make Obama Eat Some Cabbage

​I am worried about whether or not Barack Obama will be eating black-eyed peas and cabbage on New Year's. As everybody knows, you have to eat black-eyed peas for good luck and cabbage for prosperity on January first. I am not sure they have black-eyed peas in Hawaii (if that's where the Obamas ... More >>

Pay No Attention To Those Military Jets Screeching Overhead Tomorrow

​If you happen to look up the skies tomorrow and see high-powered military jets wildly maneuvering to intercept and possibly shoot down a potential terror threat, don't panic.We're not saying you would panic -- you're probably a level-headed person who would assume it was some type of exercise. Th ... More >>

Ask a Rapper: Brew of Dark Sunz and Lower Life Form, "We're All Hustling"

The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email it to introducinglisto ... More >>

In Honor of Michelle Obama and "Shortsgate," the Best Ass Songs of All Time

In a year when the biggest news stories aren't about war or the environment but a mentally unbalanced woman having a litter of children and the death of a creepy pop singer who hadn't put out a decent album in 25 years, it should come as no surprise that so many people would be up in arms ... More >>

Sure, the Team Sucks. But That Doesn't Mean We Care What You Had for Lunch.

Spy Vs. Spy

Billy Ray takes on another liar: FBI traitor Robert Hanssen

The Plane Truth

Houston minister Dr. K.A. Paul flies around the globe using Jesus to pull in worldwide donations -- unfortunately spending more money on jet fuel than orphans

Big Fat Greek Bloodletting

Brad's ripped and The Iliad's shredded in the scintillating spectacle Troy

Chasing Mandy

A pop-star-turned-actress tries to move into her "mature phase"

Tales of Rail

Metro's incoming chairman loves to tell stories. Can Houstonians cotton to his next one?

KPRC Tops Itself

Dr. Freud, breast obsession on Line 2

Invisible Id

Insipid Hollow Man uses science to explore the outer edges of puerile male aggression

Boots and Hoots

Rocky Carroll crafts footwear for presidents and popes -- but not the Houston Rodeo

Hey, Bubba: Give Peace a Chance

UT researcher heads studies and a program attacking violence

New Studio, Same Old Stuff

DreamWorks's first film is a conventional tale of glam and guns

Letters

Going Down

Air Force One nose-dives into an ocean of ennui

No Escape