We wrote in August about the brouhaha over UT's plans to name a chair in South Asian studies for Charlie Wilson, the former U.S. Rep played by Tom Hanks in Charlie Wilson's War.UT professors protested, saying Wilson had done far more harm than good over there.Now a niece of Benazir Bhutto, the late prime minister of Pakistan, is weighing in.On the Daily Beast website, she writes that "it's worth noting that of all the people to name a chair of Pakistani Studies after, Charlie Wilson is possibly
Illustration by marsdencartoonsCongressman Michael McCaul, whose district stretches (somehow) from Katy to Austin, has landed a Big Fish for a fundraiser: Rush Limbaugh, the de facto head of the current Republican party.An invitation to the May 28 event in Houston has gone out to supporters. McCaul's wife is apparently the daughter of a Clear Channel exec who is good friends with El Rushbo.So where in Houston is the event?Pay $500 and find out, sucker. We don't want any counter-demonstrations or
Photo courtesy Alley TheatreBrandon Hearnsberger as Philo T. FarnsworthHair Balls has raved about The Farnsworth Invention at the Alley Theatre, the gripping drama about the invention of television. (Yes, we said "gripping drama about the invention of television.")The play is written by Aaron Sorkin, the guy who's given us West Wing, A Few Good Men and Charlie Wilson's War.Now the Alley is offering a one-night special -- a "talk-back" with Sorkin, and director Gregory Boyd, after the June 23 per
