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John F. Kennedy

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    April 28, 2011

    Five Presidents Who Could Kick Chuck Norris's Ass

    Abe Lincoln: Let's get rrrrready to rrrrumble​In our continuing series of scholarly meditations on the United States Presidency, we now bring you a list of five presidents who could kick the crap out of Chuck Norris. Of note: only one of the top five served after 1908, although two honorable m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Arthur Rubinstein, Pimp Pianist, Sick-Burns Einstein

    Carl Van Vecht​Today is Arthur Rubinstein's birthday, and if he were still alive he would be a) 124 years old; and b) almost certainly banging ballerinas in their early twenties. Perhaps the most celebrated pianist of the last century, Rubinstein himself admitted that there were other pianists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Inside "American Pie," Pop Music's Longest Allegory

    ​Rocks Off has always been a fan of symbolism, hidden meanings and puzzles in general, so besides Raymond Chandler, Stephen King and Larry McMurtry, our favorite form of "lit-rah-chah" is allegorical stuff like George Orwell's Animal Farm, William Golding's Lord of the Flies and Edgar Allan Po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Ernest Withers: 5 Other FBI Informants Of Note

    Also an FBI informant, but not on our list​Pretty shocking news via the Memphis Commercial Appeal this morning that Ernest Withers, the well-known photographer of the Civil Rights movement who was seen as a trusted friend byt its leaders, was an FBI informant.Because, you know, Martin Luther King ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Texas Traveler: Must-Do Dallas

    ​So maybe, like Texas Traveler, you're exiled to Dallas for a business conference, or an extra-long layover at DFW airport, or relocated for work and have no idea how to pass the time. Well, Texas Traveler has a few ideas, some off the beaten path, and some right smack square in the middle of it.6 ... More >>

  • Film

    March 13, 2008

    Not so Bad: "Horton Hears a Who!

    After the unspeakable Grinch, Horton is a surprisingly strong Seuss adaptation

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Doug Supernaw

    Former country superstar. Now starring in a courtroom near you.

  • News

    November 16, 2006

    ¡Viva la Margarita!

    The drink that changed the way we eat

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Waiting for Friedman

    Knocking back a few with the Kinky crowd

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Christmas in July

    Six dozen of Houston's finest bands for a mere $7

  • News

    December 19, 2002

    Murder, They Wrote

    A Houston couple links up for a novel look at gory leftovers in the fridge

  • News

    February 28, 2002

    The Dome and Dylan

    Knock-knock-knocking on Reliant's door

  • Music

    February 7, 2002

    Bobby "Blue" Bland

    Two Steps from the Blues (MCA/Duke-Peacock)

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    Board and Care(less)

    When it comes to housing the mentally disabled, is better-than-nothing good enough?

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    The Man Who Knew Too Soon?

    Eight years ago Tom Curtis reported that AIDS could have been spread by an experimental polio vaccine grown on monkey kidneys. Scientists sniffed. Journalists scoffed. The story died. Now, a new book says the theory wasn't so stupid after all.

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    Term Limits: The Next Generation

    A fractious bunch fills the city ballot, but the blood flies in District H

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    One Dick's Opinion of Another

    A fractious bunch fills the city ballot, but the blood flies in District H

  • News

    May 21, 1998

    Blowing Smoke at Hotel Six

    If Betti was Dorothy, and the FBI was the Wizard, who was Toto?

  • Calendar

    February 20, 1997

    Press Picks

    If Betti was Dorothy, and the FBI was the Wizard, who was Toto?

  • News

    February 17, 1994

    Mortician to the Masses

    Houston's notorious cut-price gravemeister wants to get back into the business

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