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Protecting Gay Kids

Schools are finally getting tougher on gay bullying.

Tea Party Princess

Victoria Jackson went from the big leagues of comedy to the rabid right of modern politics.

Jamie Leigh Jones Rape Suit: Jury Rules in Favor of KBR

Jamie Leigh Jones had a long wait for her day in court.​A federal jury rejected claims by Jamie Leigh Jones, who says she was gang-raped as a KBR employee in Iraq and then mistreated by the company. The jury found she was not raped, and KBR did not commit fraud. Jones, 26, sued KBR/Halliburt ... More >>

Jamie Leigh Jones Finally Gets Her Day In Court Against KBR

Jamie Leigh Jones' fight finally finds a courtroom​After years of delays, today Jamie Leigh Jones is finally getting her day in court against Halliburton and KBR. Jones -- we've done a number of stories on her -- has become famous through her attempts to hold the company responsible for the g ... More >>

Worst Politician Hair: 13 Bi-Partisan Horrors

It's mid-term election season again, and no doubt you have been subjected to seeing Governor Rick Perry's suave Steve Reeves-style pompadour in his campaign commercials, or Democratic candidate Bill White's righteous chrome dome testing the limits of your HD television with it's high-gloss sheen dur ... More >>

Green Zone: Win A Free DVD, And Learn Why Matt Damon Is The Best Of The Ocean's 11 Actors

Thank God Brad Pitt didn't star in this​Green Zone, by shaky-cam master Paul Greengrass, is the latest movie to try to buck the trend of box-office poison that is the Iraq War.Many have tried, but even the most celebrated of the Iraq War flicks, The Hurt Locker, wasn't a blockbuster. (Maybe ... More >>

Free Passes To The MacGruber Preview, And How Will It Stack Up Against All The SNL Movie Bombs?

We know we're not supposed to admit this -- "Saturday Night Live sucks!!!" and all that -- but we kinda like the MacGruber sketches. They're short, unlike too many SNL skits dragged out beyond all point, and -- what can we say? -- they're usually funny.Now, however, we are dealing with MacGruber th ... More >>

Shoulda Stayed Away: The 10 Worst Comebacks Of The Decade

​The Oughts, or whatever the hell people are going to call them (The Hell Years?) Are quickly drawing to a close; meaning it is a time to reflect on the 10 years that we've endured.Hair Balls and our sister blogs, Rocks Off and Eating...Our Words, will be putting together various lists delineating ... More >>

John Cornyn Has KBR's Back In Any Future Rape Cases

​We've written several items about Jamie Leigh Jones, the local woman who is suing KBR over a gang-rape she says happened while she was working for the company in Iraq.The company put up roadblocks to her attempts to resolve the situation and her claims of rampant sexual harassment in KBR camps, b ... More >>

Analyzing Bocephus's "McCain-Palin Tradition"

Elephant Walk

2007 Music Year in Review

Top DVDs

Our picks for the week of April 26

These Dogs Still Hunt

Breakdown Lane

Chevy's unlikely new pitchman

Renaissance Man

A cop learns the pain of piercing

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Summer Camp

Demme's Candidate overhaul goes for the knowing giggle

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Capsule Reviews

Our critic weighs in on local theater

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Capsule Reviews

Our critic weighs in on local theater

Messing with Texas

Rockers bash Bush, with varying results

Shearer Delight

The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely

The Bit Player

Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?