Subject: Karachi

• The Sister Cities Of Houston: A Critical Appraisal, Part 1

  With the recent addition of Karachi, Pakistan, Houston now is a sister to 18 other cities around the world. Hair Balls is on the case - we studied all of them so you wouldn't have to. In the interest of brevity, though, we are parceling out our findings over the next couple of days. Here are the first nine:Sister: Grampian Region, ScotlandHow we are sisterly: The oil capital of the UK. Plenty of golf courses.How we are not: It's a region, not a city, and you can play golf on all those courses

  March 12, 2009

• The Sister Cities Of Houston: A Critical Appraisal, Part Two

  With the recent addition of Karachi, Pakistan, Houston now is a sister to 18 other cities around the world. Hair Balls is on the case - we studied all of them so you wouldn't have to. See the first half here.Sister: Luanda, AngolaHow we are sisterly: Houston's only African sister is yet another seaport/oil hub and its population (4.8 million) and hot climate are similar to ours. There is also this from Wikipedia: "Luanda's roads are currently in a poor state of repair, but are currently undergo

  March 13, 2009

• News of the Weird

  September 9, 1999

• A Mighty Heart

  Angelina Jolie kidnaps Daniel Pearl's movie

  June 21, 2007

• Letter from Uzbekistan

  Spoiled meat, fermented mare's milk and a president who says he'd rip off his kid's head -- such is Wil Wuerdig's life as a musician in Central Asia

  February 6, 2003

• Bikini Brief

  January 25, 2007

• Bikini Revolution

  UH student Mariyah Moten put on a two-piece and became (in)famous in Pakistan

  January 11, 2007

• So, Did You Hear the One About the Funny Muslim?

  April 15, 2004

• Best Pakistani Restaurant

  La Sani Restaurant & Banquet Hall

  September 25, 2003

• Wall of Flavor

  Phil Spector has got nothing on the Little Karachi neighborhood's La Sani Restaurant

  April 17, 2003