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New Hampshire

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    The Rick Perry Comeback: The Chart Mitt Romney Doesn't Want To See

    The GOP is still stumbling about, looking for someone to run against President Obama. After vastly outspending his opponent, frontrunner Mitt Romney managed to eke out a victory in his home state. And it was over an all-but-demonstrably certifiable opponent. That's not good. So the "GOP Establishm ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2012

    Best Prayer-in-School Ruling Ever

    The GOP is still stumbling about, looking for someone to run against President Obama. After vastly outspending his opponent, frontrunner Mitt Romney managed to eke out a victory in his home state. And it was over an all-but-demonstrably certifiable opponent. That's not good. So the "GOP Establishm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    The 5 Best Disses of Religious Zealots in the Greatest Prayer-in-Schools Ruling Ever Written

    Last week U.S. District Judge Fred Biery agreed to a settlement in a long-running case involving prayer in a Central Texas school district. His ruling got some ink, but perhaps not all it deserved, for it is a concise masterpiece of sanity that comes from one of the most turbulent, extremist arenas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Rick Perry Quits: Five Months Of Comic Greatness Down The Drain

    He'll always have Iowa​When Rick Perry first announced his intention to be the leader of the free world back in August, we were gleeful at the comic possibilities his race would begin. Alas, the free world, or at least that part of it that isn't rabid Tea Party frothers, didn't want Perry. H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Comment of the Day: A Rick Perry Supporter Baffled By Whole "Sarcasm" Concept

    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 involving wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Rick Perry Nearly Doubles Buddy Roemer's New Hampshire Vote in Impressive Show of Strength

    The Rick Perry juggernaut continued to lay waste to GOP primary opponents, neatly dispatching former Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. Perry grabbed 1,735 votes in the Granite State, almost doubling the 920 votes received by Roemer, who had been perceived as the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Health Department Roundup

    At least you know the hot dogs will be 100 percent beef. ​Watching the New Hampshire Republican debates got us thinking feeling that maybe all this regulation nonsense is just preventing local restaurant owners from realizing their full economic potential. On the other hand, what would happen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Pop Rocks: A Few (Updated) Non-Pokemon Speeches for Herman Cain

    "Over?"​It was fun (to watch) while it lasted, but Herman Cain officially "suspended" his Presidential campaign last weekend. The former Godfather's CEO had long been dogged by accusations of sexual harassment (to say nothing of his unfamiliarity with the Libyan crisis or how to pronounce "Uzb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Drink More, Rick Perry

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Rick Perry "Brothers" Up Herman Cain

    We watched the GOP debate last night, all of its glorious jaw-dropping moment after jaw-dropping moment. Analysis seems to indicate Rick Perry did better, but to us he came across as peevish, ill-prepared and flailing. In other words, like Rick Perry in a debate. We did love his criticism of Herma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Let the PerryMania Begin!!

    It's twue! It's twue!​Everyone is reporting it: Rick Perry's spokesman says he will announce his intent to run for president this weekend. The suspense is over!! It looks like he'll announce it in visits to the early primary states of South Carolina and New Hampshire, according to the Associ ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    “Perspectives 175: Marc Swanson: The Second Story”

    It's twue! It's twue!​Everyone is reporting it: Rick Perry's spokesman says he will announce his intent to run for president this weekend. The suspense is over!! It looks like he'll announce it in visits to the early primary states of South Carolina and New Hampshire, according to the Associ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    The United States Of Music

    Monica FuentesFull-size image below​Rocks Off's sister blog Hair Balls did it with murderers and serial killers. Food blog Eating Our Words, riled the beer snobs with one about the best beers from each state in the union, and a teetotaling follow-up chronicling the best soda pops. For the pas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Straight-To-DVD Music Sequels Soon To Come

    ​If you're a struggling writer, musician or filmmaker trying to work up the nerve to kill yourself, have we ever got good news for you! Your morale may have been damaged or even crippled by seeing bad music, bad movies and bad stories dominating the upper echelons of their respective fields, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    The United States of Soft Drinks

    Full-size image below.​In 1998, Nebraska set a precedent for all other U.S. states when it formally declared Kool-Aid to be the state soft drink. Sure, plenty of other states have state foods or state dishes, but a state soft drink? The popular children's beverage was developed in Hastings, N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    President Rick Perry: Five Reasons It Will Happen, Five Reasons It Won't

    President Rick Perry.​Governor Rick Perry, the man who has shown the ability to ride a crest of not really being liked to three gubernatorial wins, has done it again.He beat a Democrat in Texas, in the Tea Party year of 2010. A stunning achievement. Still, from now on the press will breathlessly b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Go Vote, Texans...In The Least Competitive State Legislative Races In The Country

    It's nolo contendre in Texas legislative races​Not much action so far on this election day, although we have folks checking out the polling places (and feel free, readers, to pass on any reports of your own).We guess the quiet shouldn't be so surprising because, according to a new study, Texas has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    A Very White Guy Explains Why "Granite State of Mind" Is Better Than Jay-Z's Original

    To: Jay-ZFrom A Very White PersonRe: Why "Granite State of Mind" is better than your originalSir:First, I'm sure you're wondering how I, a very pale Irish-American, might be quailifed to critique so-called "rap" music. My answer is simply that, as a white person who reads the Internet, I feel qualif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    GG Allin Is Back, And He's Bringing Milo From the Descendents With Him

    ​Just a few months back, Rocks Off became the proud father of his own seven-inch-tall GG Allin bobblehead doll. Aggronautix, a small Internet toy company created a diminutive and bobblin' version of the tattooed New Hampshire-born "Poo Poo Rocker" complete with soiled underpants, blood-splatters, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Congratulations to Our Live Nation Club Passport Winners, and More Background on That John Entwistle Photo

    ​ We finally have a winner in Rocks Off's photo contest for those Live Nation Club Passports we started giving away back when George W. was president. Not really, but it seems like it. Congratulations to Houston's Mitsy Parsons, whose shot of her with NYC up-and-comer Ryan Star at September's Coll ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 22, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: The Lighter Side of the Recession, Little Shop of Horrors, Our Town

    ​ We finally have a winner in Rocks Off's photo contest for those Live Nation Club Passports we started giving away back when George W. was president. Not really, but it seems like it. Congratulations to Houston's Mitsy Parsons, whose shot of her with NYC up-and-comer Ryan Star at September's Coll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    FDA to Ban Raw Gulf Oysters in the Summer

    ​You won't be eating raw live Gulf oysters in the summer anymore if a promised FDA ban takes effect. At the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference meeting in New Hampshire on Saturday, an FDA official announced that as of 2011, the agency would no longer allow fresh, live oysters from the ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 15, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Little Shop of Horrors, Seven Guitars, Red Light Winter, Our Town,

    ​You won't be eating raw live Gulf oysters in the summer anymore if a promised FDA ban takes effect. At the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference meeting in New Hampshire on Saturday, an FDA official announced that as of 2011, the agency would no longer allow fresh, live oysters from the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2009

    Alley Theatre: Our Town

    With James Black as the stage manager, this production promises to shine

  • Music

    May 14, 2009

    Going Viral

    The infestation of classic-rock threatens the cultural legacy of an entire generation and must be stopped.

  • Culture

    January 29, 2009

    Why Do Mexicans Take So Long To Warm Up Their Cars

    The infestation of classic-rock threatens the cultural legacy of an entire generation and must be stopped.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Mississippi Has Got Our Back When It Comes To Pregnant Teens

    Thank you, Mississippi!!Ably fulfilling its traditional role of letting other states off the hook, the great state of Mississippi has replaced Texas (and New Mexico) as the worst state when it comes to teen pregnancy.A new federal report released this morning shows that Mississippi has 68 births for ... More >>

  • Music

    September 18, 2008

    The Queers

    Thank you, Mississippi!!Ably fulfilling its traditional role of letting other states off the hook, the great state of Mississippi has replaced Texas (and New Mexico) as the worst state when it comes to teen pregnancy.A new federal report released this morning shows that Mississippi has 68 births for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2008

    A Review of Sing Me Back Home: Love, Death, and Country Music by Dana Jennings

    Thank you, Mississippi!!Ably fulfilling its traditional role of letting other states off the hook, the great state of Mississippi has replaced Texas (and New Mexico) as the worst state when it comes to teen pregnancy.A new federal report released this morning shows that Mississippi has 68 births for ... More >>

  • Music

    January 24, 2008

    Nicky Click: I'm On My Cell Phone

    Thank you, Mississippi!!Ably fulfilling its traditional role of letting other states off the hook, the great state of Mississippi has replaced Texas (and New Mexico) as the worst state when it comes to teen pregnancy.A new federal report released this morning shows that Mississippi has 68 births for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Mike Huckabee Will Rock You

    Thank you, Mississippi!!Ably fulfilling its traditional role of letting other states off the hook, the great state of Mississippi has replaced Texas (and New Mexico) as the worst state when it comes to teen pregnancy.A new federal report released this morning shows that Mississippi has 68 births for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2008

    America Wants Its God Dang Whoppers

    Thank you, Mississippi!!Ably fulfilling its traditional role of letting other states off the hook, the great state of Mississippi has replaced Texas (and New Mexico) as the worst state when it comes to teen pregnancy.A new federal report released this morning shows that Mississippi has 68 births for ... More >>

  • News

    September 6, 2007

    Greyhound Racing

    Tracks and breeders struggle as attendance declines

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    The Queers

    The Queers perform Wednesday, January 31, at the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717.

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Rock and Roll and Rather Exhilarating

    The best band in the universe does its Brecht thing with hooks

  • Music

    April 20, 2006

    Irie iFest

    Finding the coolest runnings at this year's Jamaica-themed Houston International Festival

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    He Will Rock You

    Steven Gilbert wants you to see whatever you lichen

  • Film

    September 16, 2004

    Gallo's Pole

    The weirdo auteur drives morbidly toward his own money shot in The Brown Bunny

  • Music

    October 16, 2003

    The Real Shock Rock

    From California to New Hampshire, blackface minstrelsy is re-emerging. Should it?

  • Film

    November 14, 2002

    Dead Weight

    Kathryn Bigelow gets Water-logged with too many plots

  • Music

    July 5, 2001

    Scott Miller & The Commonwealth

    Thus Always to Tyrants (Sugar Hill)

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2000

    Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

    Houston S&M Ball VII

  • News

    June 10, 1999

    Campaign Appearances

    For Bush, the legislative session shows it's better to look good than do good

  • Film

    February 18, 1999

    Affecting Affliction

    A grimly compelling film searches for souls and a murder suspect

  • Music

    February 11, 1999

    Traviata: Racette's Latest Triumph

    A grimly compelling film searches for souls and a murder suspect

  • Film

    September 10, 1998

    Little Big Man

    Lightweight Simon's no Meany, but he can make you cry

  • Music

    May 22, 1997

    Static

    Lightweight Simon's no Meany, but he can make you cry

  • Music

    February 13, 1997

    They're the Queers, They're Here

    Lightweight Simon's no Meany, but he can make you cry

  • Film

    December 29, 1994

    Little Women, Big Film

    Louisa May Alcott's classic novel makes another classic movie

  • Film

    February 17, 1994

    The Celluloid of the President

    A winning documentary about the Clinton campaign's inner circle

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