Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson’s War, Now with Less 9/11

Six Degrees of Charlie Wilson’s War

Charlie Wilson's War -- Over A UT Chair

Charlie Wilson's War Continues

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 ... More >>

Super Squeak

Rick James comes clean on the past, the present -- and the CD he hopes will revive his career

What the Funk?

Rick James comes clean on the past, the present -- and the CD he hopes will revive his career

Industrial Icon Martin Atkins Knows From Touring

Road Warrior

Universal Soldier: 'Rambo'

Twenty years later, our one-man military machine's still going

Bayousphere

Twenty years later, our one-man military machine's still going

The Year In Film

Judd Apatow's pretty good year and much more

The Kite Runner

Controversy aside, this adaptation just won't fly

Charlie Wilson's War

All aboard the '80s way-back machine for Mike Nichols's good time Charlie

Underground Kingz

CD review

Same Old Story

Sequels, prequels and threequels headline Hollywood 2007

Death and the Salesmen

Psst: Wanna buy a truckload of smoke-damaged caskets?

Sam Houston's Retreat?

SHSU stirred the higher-ed circles. Now the excitement has turned to exodus.

Congressman Michael McCaul Lands The Big Kahuna -- Rush

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' ... More >>

West Wing Creator Aaron Sorkin To Discuss His Latest Play At The Alley

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 ... More >>

No Exit

Blondie casts a wide net indeed on the band's Last.fm station.

The Way He Sees It

To Raphael Saadiq, music is music and Yeasayer is all right with him.

Communication Breakdown

Local music writers and online commenters discuss how musicians might draw media attention.

Black Crowes Pull the Plug

Band celebrates album's 20th anniversary by going on hiatus.

The Happen-Ins

R&B-tinged rockers shun Austin's "dorky" alt-country scene.

In The Jailhouse Now: Tom DeLay's Prison Soundtrack

​Tom DeLay is, in Lonesome, Onry and Mean's opinion, one of the lowest, vilest, most divisive, scum-sucking snake oil salesmen ever to enter politics. Now DeLay is heading to the pokey to serve time for his money laundering activities (pending his appeal, of course). We don't recall another H ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Lights, Camera, Osama

It'll be the feel-good movie of the year.​On the Geologic Internet Time Scale, the news of Osama bin Laden's death took place almost a century ago. We're already fondly recalling our whereabouts when we heard the fateful news (drinking beer and watching The Killing...NEVAR FORGET) and relivi ... More >>

We Tell You Who Will Win Grammys So You Don't Have To Watch Them

SPOILER ALERT​The best thing about the annual Grammy nominations and awards shows is the clamor of anger that rises up when the mere mention of the event even comes up. Immediately people begin calling it a travesty, trotting out all the people who have been snubbed -- Jethro Tull beats Metall ... More >>