Ku Klux Klan

Rebel Yell

Kwoutable Kwoutes

Shot Fired at KPFT During Zydeco Program

Master P Makes the KKK Say “Ugh!”

Drenched in Blog: Listing 2007

Shaka's Last Supper

He wouldn't eat it, so they did!

Have A KKK Christmas!

Since Hair Balls is here to serve, we have a Hints from Heloise-style Christmas decorating recommendation, courtesy of one loyal Hair Balls reader: the "Original Christmas Cross" yard decoration from the American Family Association. "Light up your front yard, porch, patio, driveway, business, o ... More >>

Press Picks

Since Hair Balls is here to serve, we have a Hints from Heloise-style Christmas decorating recommendation, courtesy of one loyal Hair Balls reader: the "Original Christmas Cross" yard decoration from the American Family Association. "Light up your front yard, porch, patio, driveway, business, o ... More >>

The Watchman of the Electronic Frontier

As the cyber-future creeps toward Houston, one group stands guard: EFH

Cosmic Trash

Sincerity Forever boasts energy, but little intelligence

Pray

In a small town south of Houston, they say school prayer is a matter of religious freedom. But even in Santa Fe, freedom for one student can be tyranny for another.

Shutterbug

In a small town south of Houston, they say school prayer is a matter of religious freedom. But even in Santa Fe, freedom for one student can be tyranny for another.

Black, White and a Few Shades of Gray

A Time to Kill does John Grisham proud

Texas Is Doing Great -- In The Hate-Group Rankings

Photo by foxtongueThe count is in, and the number of hate groups in the U.S. exploded to 926 in 2008, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center's totally non-fearmongerishly titled "Year in Hate" issue of the Intelligence Report. And Texas can proudly boast the second-highest hate group count, at ... More >>

Harold and Kumar Go to Prison

The duo get shipped to Gitmo in this forced act two

“John Alexander: A Retrospective”

The Lone Star artist, on display at the Museum of Fine arts, Houston, made multiple points

Dark and Lovely

The Lone Star artist, on display at the Museum of Fine arts, Houston, made multiple points

Road Outrageous

The Coens take Homer on a Southern-fried odyssey in O Brother

Art Car Parade, Bad Street Repairs, Rep. Ted Poe

A popular Art Car gets booted

Mexican-American Culture

Pancho Villa's purloined pate

Screwed-Up Klick

Pancho Villa's purloined pate

BAKER STREET PUB & GRILL'S

MONICA LEWINSKY

He's Bill, Beeyotch!

A Chappelle's Show token offers some light comedy

Great Clips

Tennessee schoolkids teach the world a lesson in an inspirational documentary

Letters

Tennessee schoolkids teach the world a lesson in an inspirational documentary

Country Teasers, with NTX+ Electric Deth

Friday, January 23

Crash Course

A stuntman is mightily impressed by Houston's rail crashes

Fueling the Ire

Despite downpours and dwindling diesel, the Klan tries to mount a soggy comeback

Playbill

Steel Pulse

The Long Haul

Immigrant shrimpers survived Vietnam and the wrath of Texas rednecks. Can they do the same with new fishing restrictions?

Static

Immigrant shrimpers survived Vietnam and the wrath of Texas rednecks. Can they do the same with new fishing restrictions?

David Duke Is Mad At Us; We Try To Muddle Through Life Anyway

​It's a red-letter day in our journalistic career. For the first time in our career, we are being called out in print by a former presidential candidate.Under the headline "The Eternal Life of a Lie," the would-be president and former state representative begins thusly: Sometimes when I read all ... More >>

You Are Your Avatar, UT Study Declares

​Attention gamers: If you find yourself overflowing with hatred and killing your virtual teammates when you're supposed to be helping them, you might want to reconsider that Grand Dragon of the Knights of White Purity avatar -- a new study out of UT suggests that your online persona can ... More >>

"Santiago Forero: I Want to Live in America"

Want to live in America? You'll need a Molotov cocktail and a mask.

The Day The KKK Bombed KPFT

Yesterday morning during KPFT's biannual pledge drive, the station was paying homage to recently deceased color-barrier breaker Lena Horne by giving away copies of her biography Stormy Weather and highlighting a 40-minute interview with the black singer/actress about her relationship with whites in ... More >>

Remember Willie Dee's Controversy?

The best album cover in rap history​Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or not, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but should? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. Willie Dee Controversy (Rap-A-Lot, 1995) Note: Yes, we' ... More >>

KPFT Knocked Off Air -- Not By The KKK This Time

No Elena Kagan hearings for KPFT listeners​Pacifica station KPFT-FM has been knocked off the air and may not be able to broadcast over the airwaves until tomorrow because of damage to its radio tower.Don't blame the KKK this time. Blame copper thieves.A group of what KPFT general manager Duane Bra ... More >>

Houston's Black Tea Party: The Tidal Wave Begins

Crispus Attucks, the namesake​It took a while, but the spirit of Crispus Attucks -- the first casualty of the Boston Massacre, who happened to be black -- has finally worked its way into the Tea Party: Founded by über-conservative pundit and apparent uppercase "C"  fan, Anita MonCrief, ... More >>

Sheyla Hershey: Brit Tabloid Reports Woman Famous for Huge Breast Implants Is in a Coma

Sheyla Hershey: Another sad twist​Sheyla Hershey, the local woman whose very odd and sad obsession with getting huge breast implants has been chronicled widely, is in a coma after a suicide attempt, a British tabloid is reporting. But The Sun's story is alarmingly vague and contains no detail ... More >>

Destroy All Anti-Heroes

Houston punk vets Anarchitex still full of piss and vinegar.

Have A KKK Memorial Day

Come one, come (not really) all​If your white-power group is having trouble finding cool Memorial Day rallies where you can wave the stars 'n stripes 'n swastikas, then we suggest you check out reputable racist-friendly website Stormfront.org for cool holiday ideas. We especially recommend tha ... More >>

Comment of the Day: White Pride

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Twilight vs. Harry Potter And 9 Other Geek Throwdowns

Still the only crossover I'd pay to see.​Anyone watch the MTV Movie Awards? Anyone? I didn't think so, mostly because I suspect the majority of Hair Balls/Art Attack readers are over the age of 12. And while I have no intention of revisiting the whole "'Music?"Television line of jokes, I did ... More >>

Four Gung-Ho Patriotic Tunes That Are Actually British

​Monday, July 4th, you'll celebrate Independence Day. We say you'll celebrate it because we will have already done our celebrating on the proper day... July 2. That's the day the Continental Congress voted to tell King George III to kiss their grits. It's true that the Declaration of Independe ... More >>

Friday Night: iceage & Balaclavas At The Mink

Photos by Allison Wagoner​iceage, Balaclavas The Backroom at the Mink July 15, 2011 A lot of folks have a dirty habit of going full-throttle on a new band with only one album and a few singles, lumping praise on them before they can really live up to it. Aftermath has done it in the past (Die ... More >>

Praying with Perry

Readers on The Response

"Change Your Name To A Symbol" & Other Dumb Ways To Derail Your Music Career

brightestyoungthings.comThe sign officially known as "Love Symbol #2"​Sunday marked the 18th anniversary of the date Prince changed his name to that confounded "Love Symbol", and we can't help but wonder if he would have had more success had he waited a decade or two. Like it or not, in toda ... More >>

Broke Down: A Playlist From The Middle Of Nowhere

motiontowing.com​There are eight spark plugs in the Eddie Bauer edition of Ford's 2001 Expedition. Eight. And if one of them isn't working properly - if it becomes loose or stripped or a gremlin sneaks under the hood and gobbles it up (a common problem in Fords) - the whole car is pretty much ... More >>

Print Industry Troubles, As Analyzed By Chronicle Street Vendors

It ain't like it used to be​The newspaper industry hasn't been in the best of shape for a while now, and layoffs and buyouts and declining subscriptions are common. Besides the employees directly affected, hard times have also hit the people who will sell you the Houston Chronicle while you'r ... More >>

Rife Kimler, Odd SETX Attorney, Arrested for Harboring Wanted Young Woman

Photo via 12NewsNowRife Kimler: Only a coincidence that his name rhymes with Himmler.​Criminal defense attorneys are often colorful characters, but few seem as downright eccentric as Rife Kimler of Nederland. Kimler is currently in hot water for hindering the apprehension of an accused thief ... More >>