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  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Green Day Singer Kicked Off Flight Over Pants, Heralds Armageddon

    Mason Lankford said, "There will come a day when we forget the Rapture ever even happened," but Rocks Off is keeping an eye out for signs of our impending Armageddon. We were wrong last time, but we're totally right this time! ​In a bizarre incident last Thursday, Billie Joe Armstrong, belove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    United: Continental's Merger Partner Keeps Tripping Up on 9/11

    We all await the next misstep​Remember the good old days, when Houston's Continental Airlines only had to endure PR fiascos like killing off the Concorde? The airline has, of course, merged with United Airlines, and things have not gone smoothly from a public-relations standpoint. The new pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    App of the Week: Four Apps to Ease Your Summer Airline Travel

    Use these apps to help you survive summer travel and keep your face intact.​App: FlightTrack Platforms: iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm Web site: Mobiata.com Cost: $3.99 (Pro for $9.99) App: FlightBoard Platforms: iPhone, Android Web site: Mobiata.com Cost: $3.99 App: Skyscanner P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Mo Hussein: Claims Continental Tossed Him Off Flight and Stranded Him For Speaking a Foreign Language

    Continental wanted less Hussein, suit says.​These days, if you're a businessman with a name like Mo Hussein, you're fighting an uphill battle in America. You've probably heard all the jokes you care to. But that doesn't mean you should be kicked off a plane and stranded 1,500 miles from home ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Southwest Prepares to Fly to Newark: Five Tips

    New Jersey: Enter at your own risk​Southwest Airlines is busy with the final preparations for their new service into Newark Liberty Airport. As a native of the Garden State -- one who grew up only a few miles from Newark Airport -- we're here to help. Five tips for the airline: 5. Offer a s ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    Steve Miller Band

    New Jersey: Enter at your own risk​Southwest Airlines is busy with the final preparations for their new service into Newark Liberty Airport. As a native of the Garden State -- one who grew up only a few miles from Newark Airport -- we're here to help. Five tips for the airline: 5. Offer a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    What's Closed: Your One-Stop List, Updated Throughout the Day

    ​The announcements of closings due to the anticipated winter storm are beginning to roll in, the most significant so far being HISD closing all its schools and offices tomorrow. We'll be keeping a list of what's closed and updating it throughout the day, so check back frequently for news. Our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2010

    Say Vanderland Industries! IAH Gets New Baggage Handling System

    The new baggage handling system at IAH is real, and it's spectacular.​With pat downs and body scans and full cavity searches (we're pretty sure those are all real), it seems like airports are taking our safety pretty damn seriously. Sure, it's an inconvenience and there's a chance naked manneq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Qatar: How To Pronounce It, With Help From KISS

    Yeah, Houston won't be hosting any World Cup games. Qatar will. Qatar actually has some Houston connections: HCC has a campus there, Qatar Airlines flies only to New York, DC and us in the U.S....but no one knows how to say it. We turn to KISS, as in all things. I know a thing or two about it I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Steve Slater: Five Other Ways Flight Attendant Could Have Handled The Situation

    Steve Slater: Johnny Paycheck approves​You've heard the fabulous tale of Steve Slater, a flight attendant on JetBlue. As the plane he was working pulled up to the gate, some asshole jumped out of his seat to get his luggage.Because that person was so, so much more important than anyone else.Slater ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Annise Parker Says Fear Not Tthe Continental/United Merger

    Continental -- just a memory now​Houston's Continental Airlines is seemingly about to be taken over by the Yankee corporation of United Airlines in a $3 billion merger than will create the world's largest airline.That airline will not be named Continental.Bad news for Houston? Not necessarily so, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    For Eyjaf...Eyjafj...For that Iceland Volcano, Five Crappy Magma-Laden Movies

    ​As you've probably heard by now, the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano erupting in Iceland is causing some problems across the pond: EU transport ministers are to hold emergency talks by video conference on easing the volcanic ash cloud chaos paralysing air travel across Europe. Sixty-three thousan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Continental Airlines: Work Hard, Fly Right -- Unless You're A Kid

    For the second time in a week, Houston's Continental Airlines has admitted they sent an unaccompanied minor passenger to the wrong destination.One 10-year-old girl who was trying to get from Boston to Cleveland ended up in Newark. (The only time ending up in Newark is "not so bad" is when you were i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Houston Exports Its Airport Know-How, God Help Us All

    Believe it or not, the Juan Santamaria airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, might actually get finished.Stunning, right?You may not have known that there have been ongoing delay problems with the airport. Even more likely, you may be wondering why you should care.But it was the opening of this story tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Life On The Rodeo Road: The Road Was My Home

    Photo by Paul KnightScotty Drennan Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with a herd of men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2008

    The Art Guys Silver Jubilee Tribute Album Concert and Variety Show Extravaganza

    Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing celebrate 25 years together

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    Lakewood Still The Biggest Church, If You Believe Porno Magazine

    Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing celebrate 25 years together

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2008

    Aftermath: The Black Keys at Meridian

    Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing celebrate 25 years together

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    The Osteen Trial: Wherefore The Shark?

    Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing celebrate 25 years together

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2006

    Creepy Guys and Dolls

    Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing celebrate 25 years together

  • Calendar

    June 1, 2006

    Will Dance for Cash

    Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing celebrate 25 years together

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2006

    Junction Jog

    Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing celebrate 25 years together

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Place to Ride a Horse

    Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing celebrate 25 years together

  • Music

    January 15, 2004

    Rock Star 101

    Panic in Detroit learned to play before they learned to party

  • News

    September 27, 2001

    It's Only Business

    Readers complain of Chronicle price gouging

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Roadway Improvement

    U.S. 59 from I-10 to just south of Humble

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    News of the Weird

    U.S. 59 from I-10 to just south of Humble

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    News of the Weird

    U.S. 59 from I-10 to just south of Humble

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    The Insider

    U.S. 59 from I-10 to just south of Humble

  • Dining

    February 26, 1998

    Hot Plate

    U.S. 59 from I-10 to just south of Humble

  • News

    October 23, 1997

    After the Crash

    When victims' rights advocate Pam Lychner and her daughters died on TWA Flight 800, her husband knew what he had to do: Find justice for Pam.

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