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Texas Activist Chains Neck to White House Fence (German Bike Locks Rock)

If you've never heard of Diane Wilson, you've probably heard about the environmentalist who poured Karo syrup on herself on the steps of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to protest the BP oil spill. (That was Wilson.) Or about the one who chained herself to the Dow Chemical tower in 2002, se ... More >>

Better Know Your Muslim Music Genres

In 2010, writer and producer Javed Mohammed decided to get the ball rolling on World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film. The internationally recognized holiday annually celebrated on March 15 is meant to spotlight the peaceful contributions followers of Islam make to society, and to art ... More >>

Chain of Command

A Few Good Men at the Alley delivers strong performances while showing the perils of unsupervised power.

Don't Tread on Me: The Top 10 Musical Celebrations of American Might

Rock and pop music in the United States has earned a distinguished reputation for quality protest anthems and anti-war songs, from Country Joe and the Fish all the way up to friggin' Green Day. And that's great; it really is. Not only are many of the tunes timeless, but criticism of our society's m ... More >>

A Few Good Men

The 10 Most Iconic John Williams Scores Ever

Today John Williams turns 80 years old, and the prolific composer has packed in a lot of work in the past five decades as one of the most iconic movie music makers to lead an orchestra. No doubt you have been enthralled, enraptured and enfrightened (not a word) by his collaborations with George Luca ... More >>

Five Tweets That Might Get You Busted by the TSA

Most everyone gets that you can't shout "fire" in a movie theater or crack jokes about bombs on an airplane. This sort of thing will get you in a mess of trouble. But, apparently, jokes made on Twitter can also get you in trouble, particularly if you are a foreigner using slang we don't get in 'Meri ... More >>

The 10 Worst Things Texas Has Given To The Modern World

It's not nature's way, it's Houston's​If we were to list all the great, terrific things Texas, Our Texas has given to civilization, we would be here all day. (Two words: Jessica Simpson.) Unfortunately, Texas has also gifted America and the world with some things the world and America would n ... More >>

ATF, Military Called Out To Defuse East Texas Sparkler Bomb

San Augustine County JailHeather Horn: Desperate terrorist​Two young East Texas women -- 25-year-old Candice Harris and 29-year-old Heather Horn, both of Bronson, Texas -- are charged with felonies after authorities caught them earlier this week with what they are branding as dangerous incendi ... More >>

Your Buzzword Is My Band Name, Part 1

Friedrich Glorian via Flickr​It's a Google-rific society we be a-living in, and the fastest way to notoriety is to coin a phrase that, when Guantanamo Bayed safely between quotation marks in a search field, will bring up endless debate upon your win or fail. We have been blessed with some rea ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Life Goes On, Even After Lost And 24

​In case you hadn't heard, this week marked the series finales of both 24 and Lost, leaving fans of Byzantine plots, glacial pacing, and right-wing propaganda with huge, empty spaces in their lives. At least until the next Tom Clancy novel comes out. But have no fear, brave TV watchers. For t ... More >>

The Rockets' Shane Battier: A Man Who Should Never, Ever Sing In Public

Among the tortures the U.S. has inflicted on Gitmo detainees and Panamanian dictators, an old favorite is blasting music. But usually it's something like AC/DC.You want to torture someone? Make them listen to Shane Battier sing. Battier took the mike at a charity auction and -- for some reason -- th ... More >>

Rid Of Me And Other Great Albums With Truly Hideous Covers

​MGMT's new album, Congratulations, comes out in April! We're excited. MGMT's 2008 debut album, Oracular Spectacular, was fantastic, and we can't wait to hear what they've got in store for the follow-up. We're positive it will be awesome, as those weird-ass kids are only going to get weirder as th ... More >>

Win An Orphan DVD, And Discover The Five Most Underrated Creepy Movie Children

You know how this goes: some movie comes out about a little kid who's not what he/she seems and every online wag has to throw together a list ranking each child that's given us the willies since The Bad Seed. Problem is, every one of these lists has the same characters: Damien Thorn (The Omen), Reg ... More >>

Divide and Conquer

Alien invasion as apartheid metaphor? It works in District 9.

The Drunk Bride & The Jail: The Continuing Saga From Someone Who Hates Publicity

So it's your wedding night. Your new hubby is driving you from the reception to your hotel. You get stopped. He gets charged with DWI, and you get charged with public intoxication. You're wearing your wedding dress in a courtroom and a photog snaps your picture. Suddenly you're the face of the "Marc ... More >>

Guantánamo's Final Days: Profile in Cojones

Top Pentagon lawyer Alberto Mora risked his career arguing against Guantánamo abuses. Now he's an Obama man

Guantánamo's Final Days

As America prepares to close the infamous camp, what about those prisoners?

Puppet Masters

Things get creepy at the CAMH

Guantanamo's Final Days, For Better Or Worse

Photo by Barry BlandOur sister paper, the Miami New Times, has done an in-depth look at the last days of the prison at Guantanamo Bay.A reporter was there for the last hearing at the camp -- involving the youngest detainee -- and when the order to close it came down the next day.The article, linked ... More >>

The Web Conducts Yet Another Calm, Reasonable Discussion

The Houston Chronicle reported today that the burgeoning problem of jail overcrowding may be dealt with by releasing low-risk offenders. They are also, as we mentioned today, eventually creating a mental-health court that will aim to treat the ill instead of simply repeatedly sending them to jai ... More >>

The 12 Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time, Part 1

Mahalia Jackson The 12 days of Christmas begin Thursday and run until Epiphany, January 5. Here is a song for half those days. See what's in the other half tomorrow morning. 12. "Silent Night," Mahalia Jackson. The supreme Christmas melody requires the supreme voice, and if anybody's ever sung i ... More >>

Houston Doomed If Obama Wins

DPS Office Closes For Much-Needed Renovations

Analyzing Bocephus's "McCain-Palin Tradition"

Elephant Walk

Capsule Art Reviews: "Heroes Alter Egos," "Joe Mancuso: Still Still Life," "Neo HooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith," "(Re)Vision: A Preservation of Houston's Inner Loop," "Transcendental Smoothie"

Capsule Art Reviews: "Defending Democracy," "Neo HooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith," "(Re)Vision: A Preservation of Houston's Inner Loop"

Sysco Slapped for Bait and Switch with Florida Fish

Sysco Slapped for Bait and Switch with Florida Fish

Capsule Art Reviews: "Defending Democracy," "Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom," "Heroes Alter Egos," "Neo HooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith," "(Re)Vision: A Preservation of Houston's Inner Loop"

Faith-Based Initiative: "Neo HooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith"

The Menil hosts one of the most compelling shows Houston has seen in a long time

Michele Brangwen

Moses Guest

Harold and Kumar Go to Prison

The duo get shipped to Gitmo in this forced act two

It's All Good at Gershwin Glam

Three-Course Feast from the Houston Ballet

Patterns of Abuse in Taxi to the Dark Side

A methodical look at how and why we torture

Mail Call

Under His Skin

Get Lit: The First Commandment, by Brad Thor

A Mighty Heart

Angelina Jolie kidnaps Daniel Pearl's movie

We Aren't the World

How the Americans fared at Cannes.

Guantánamo: Pictures from Home. Questions of Justice

A FotoFest exhibition questions justice

Art Capsule Reviews

A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

Cred Sheet

A guide to being cool

Art Capsule Reviews

A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

Eat That, New York!

Eat That, New York!

2006's Best Jazz Albums

Don't Believe the Hype

Despite a nonexistent marketing campaign, Cuarón's latest is not to be missed

Wish You Were Here

Greetings from Gitmo

Drawn Together

Artists collaborate in the CAMH's "Amalgama"