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My Co-Worker's Sewer Breath Makes Me Want to Quit

Welcome to Ask Willie D, Rocks Off's advice column where the Geto Boys MC answers reader questions about matters, in his own words, "funny, serious or unpredictable." Something on your mind? Ask Willie D! REPULSED BY A CO-WORKER'S BAD BREATH Dear Willie D: I am a female working at the same comput ... More >>

10 Songs That Will Pack Your Wedding Reception's Dance Floor

Last Night: Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson at Reliant Arena

Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson Reliant Arena October 30, 2012 The men of the "Twins of Evil" tour made two important statements at Reliant Arena Tuesday evening. Marilyn Manson's was that people are zombies. Rob Zombie's was that fire is awesome. Which one do you think was more fun? Manson must have ... More >>

Houston Texans 2012 Preview Time: Our Bingo/Drinking Game Card, and Are the Texans "The Real" or "The Jobroni"?

There's a reason why we ridicule Charlie Brown every time he falls for Lucy's tired "No really, this time I promise, I'm going to hold the ball in place while you kick, Charlie Brown!" We do it because we don't think it's humanly possible for people to fall for the same old tricks again (and AGAIN). ... More >>

Comedy Sportz: Charlie Brown Christmas

Focus on FotoFest 2012

Snapshots from the photography biennial.

Capsule Stage Review: Fruitcakes

Capsule Stage Reviews: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Cinderella, Fruitcakes, The Santaland Diaries

Capsule Stage Reviews: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, A Christmas Story — A Ghost Story of Christmas, Fruitcakes, The Nutcracker, The Santaland Diaries

Capsule Stage Reviews: Anna Bella Eema, A Christmas Carol, Cinderella, Fruitcakes, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, The Nutcracker

Classic Christmas: Charles Brown & Friends' Merry Christmas Baby

Over the holidays, we're looking back at some classic Christmas albums taking some track by track and just digging on others. ​Blues musician Charles Brown released and re-released Christmas songs numerous times throughout his career. The Texas City native got a lot of mileage out of Christma ... More >>

10 Very Odd Nativity Scenes, Starring Dogs, Rubber Duckies And...Santa?

Nativity scenes are a staple at many homes in the Christmas season. Whether they're realistic or stylistic, these portrayals of the manger are supposed to remind us of the true meaning of the holiday, in case we haven't watched Charlie Brown recently. Most nativity scenes are straightforward models ... More >>

Classic Christmas: Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas

Over the holidays, we're looking back at some classic Christmas albums taking some track by track and just digging on others. There are seminal moments in the life of a child and it is not uncommon that some of them involve holidays, Christmas in particular. There's a comfort as a child that comes ... More >>

The Shuttle's Souvenir Load

20,000 flags and 10,000 patches aboard

Shuttle Atlantis' Souvenir Load: 22,000 Flags, 10,000 Patches, A Very Small Painting And More

Atlantis: Last chance for souvenirs​If you're making the last-ever trip on the space shuttle, you want to make it count. And if the list put together by collectSPACE.com is any indication, this last flight is taking along enough souvenirs to outfit a small army. Almost all the items are put ... More >>

Drought: Five Animals And Pests You're Seeing More Of, As They Search For Water

Possums: Cute....from afar​Some of us were praying for rain even before it was mandated to do so. Houston's been teased more than a frat boy lately, especially early this morning, when chances of actual rain were forecast in the lofty 30 percentages! At 6 a.m. storm clouds gathered and it even ... More >>

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenaged Blockhead

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

Merry Christmas and 4 WTF Questions About Christmas Specials (w/ video)

Yeah, my dad's kind of a jerk​First, I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas (or Festivus or Hanukkah or whatever you celebrate this time of year)! It's definitely a time to be thankful, and I want to use this space to thank everyone who clicks on my stuff here on Hair Balls and espe ... More >>

Date Night: Drinks at Rainbow Lodge, Dinner at Haven

The grouper at Haven.​A friend's email prompted us to partake in a spontaneous date night. Why do married couples almost automatically say no when asked to go out? The wife and I are generally no different, but on this day, I was set on changing things. We secured a babysitter, got gussied up ... More >>

Working Girl

Rachel McAdams is married to her job and loving it in Morning Glory.

The Weak Links In Seven Great Rap Crews

Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothin' to fuck with... except maybe U-God.​Logic suggests that being surrounded by artistic brilliance would give the less endowed a natural boost. But if talent were contagious, failure wouldn't exist, and neither would this list. Every rap group, big or small has one memb ... More >>

Why Do Houstonians Hate Beagles?

​The American Kennel Club has put out its annual report listing the most popular breeds nationwide and in specific cities. As in most years, Houston generally mirrors the national trends.The nation's most popular dogs:1. Labrador Retriever2. German Shepherd Dog3. Yorkshire Terrier4. Golden Retriev ... More >>

Last Year's Broken Toys: The Most Depressing Christmas Songs of All Time

Lin Pernille Photography​ The Christmas season is supposed to be one of joy and fun, of eating way too much and making drunken mistakes at your office Christmas party. Yet every year we're confronted by songs that frankly aren't in keeping with the holiday spirit. Although it's an urban myth that ... More >>

Tonight: Will NASA Discover A Sense Of Humor?

Photo courtesy The Colbert ReportTonight's the night!On tonight's Colbert Report, the nation will learn whether NASA has a sense of humor or not.They famously had a contest to name the new node on the space station; they didn't take any of our suggestions. But Colbert's fans put him over the top thr ... More >>

Spitten King: Gold Room EP

MySpaced Out: The Whacked-Out Genius of Phil Lee

Phil Lee (second from left) and friends chillin' at Neil Young's (left) cribI've been planning a MySpaced Out column based on an array of oddball songs for some time now, and always planned to include at least one Phil Lee song because the Nashville headcase has beaucoup odd songs. But the oth ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Electile Dysfunction, Little Women, Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming, Snoopy

Capsule Stage Reviews: Oklahoma!, Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming, Snoopy, Yeomen of the Guard

Capsule Stage Reviews: Ain't Misbehavin', Snoopy, The Tamarie Cooper Show, War of the Roses

Capsule Stage Reviews: Ain't Misbehavin', Electile Dysfunction, Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming, Snoopy, The Tamarie Cooper Show

Capsule Stage Reviews: Electile Dysfunction, Snoopy, The Tamarie Cooper Show

Capsule Stage Reviews: Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, Pack of Lies, Translations, Young and Fertle

Love Is a Disability

Dionysus Theatre shows us that the able-bodied and differently-abled aren’t so different when it comes to affairs of the hear

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

This is Their Brain on Drugs

Cassavetes Jr. and Justin "in a box" Timberlake team up for real-life tale of killer potheads

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Blowing Smokey

Inexperienced actors can't carry the Great Caruso's latest show

Our top DVD picks for the week of March 28

Flickering into the Future

A new exhibition redefines "art house"

Hallway Gangstas

When bad things happen to good kids, their Luck always holds

Freaks and Geeks

The Girly Freak Show

Kenny Garrett

No one told him jazz is dead

Bless the Blockhead

How A Charlie Brown Christmas almost wasn't, then became a tradition

Dismal Dig

Deep Down doesn't mine its potential

Several Seasons of Success