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Conversion Experience

I was a doubter, but Cafe Beignet won me over

Night & Day

January 14 - 20, 1999

Roping In Ratings

A rodeo ruckus riles rival Spanish TV stations

News Hostage

A rodeo ruckus riles rival Spanish TV stations

News of the Weird

A rodeo ruckus riles rival Spanish TV stations

News Hostage

We Hardly Knew Ye.

News of the Weird

We Hardly Knew Ye.

John McCain's Neglected Veterans

The candidate's fame is based on his POW status, but he has abandoned his fellow veterans time and time again

Rebmaster

Web designer George Kalas wanted to re-fight the Civil War. Instead, he started one in his own movement.

Natural Disaster

Was Terry Gilliam the man who killed Don Quixote?

28 Weeks Later

War on zombies, war on terror, what's the diff?

Love, War and Leia

The circuitous path of UK balladeer heartthrob James Blunt

See Also: Vexing

V for Vendetta delivers less, not Moore

Karachi Rock

Haven't heard of Junoon? They've sold 20 million albums, and they're at the Meridian this week.

Reality Bytes

The White House-cracking cybergang is gone. Now Houston’s most notorious hacker hopes to reboot his life and return to his love: computers.

Best New Microcinema

Independent Exposure

Sub: Par

Kathryn Bigelow's Widowmaker cruises into choppy seas

Surface matter

Metropolitan maker goes abroad with the American bourgeoisie

Comrade Ambassadors

Mumiy Troll, the biggest rock band in Russia, hopes for a belated U.S. breakthrough.

Band of the Irish Guards

These musician-soldiers go from the stage to the battleground and back again

Top Eight Notorious Concert Disasters

Daniel R. Davidson via WikipediaThe Station fire in West Warwick, R.I., 40 seconds in​Recently, indie-rock juggernauts Arcade Fire were prevented from playing a gig in Portugal by NATO, which is having a summit on the same date. Arcade Fire offered to play a day ahead of time, but NATO decided ... More >>

The 11 Sexiest, Coolest-Looking Cold War Jets

The F-106: The delta wing in all its glory​Jet aircraft, particularly the fighters, represent a Freudian's play date. Long, slender, blisteringly fast, spewing bullets out the tip and, until recently, powered as much by testosterone as by kerosene (the main ingredient in jet fuel -- what a dis ... More >>

8 Memories from Congressional Page Land: Sandwiches with the Speaker, Shaking Bill Clinton's Hand and Stealing KFC Decals

Qui-Gon in your room?​Today, it was announced that the House of Representatives Page Program, a program both steeped in history and marred by scandal, is coming to an end. According to USA Today, House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cited the $5 million annual expenditu ... More >>

The 6 Worst Air-Show Disasters: A Video Collection, Just In Time For Wings Over Houston

Things can go wrong​Next time you go to an air show, take a look at the fine print on the ticket. Besides the usual stuff about acts of God and "Promoter not responsible if the frontman doesn't show due to injecting Drano into his balls," there's something else. It says they're really, really ... More >>