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  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Joseph Adams: Some Thoughts on Our Interview with the Dude Behind SaveWhitePeople.com

    If there's one thing Hair Balls can't get enough of, it's racists, which is why we were thrilled to hear this week from a Houston contributor to a site called SaveWhitePeople. The writer (known on the site as Erich) wanted to know if we'd like to interview the NYC-based site's founder, Joseph Adams. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Person of Interest: "Blue Code" of Silence

    It occurs to me that Person of Interest might be one of the first prime time network TV shows (and almost certainly the first one on CBS) to make endemic police corruption a major theme. Sure, you've had "dirty cops" crop up all the way back to Dragnet, but usually you have to stick with HBO or FX t ... More >>

  • Film

    January 12, 2012

    On Her Way Out

    To be young, gifted, black and lesbian in Dee Rees's Pariah.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Paul Simon Turns 70: Our Favorite Cuts By Rhymin' Simon

    Paul Simon dressed as a turkey on Saturday Night Live in 1976. Duh. ​Today Paul Simon, acclaimed solo artist and the much shorter half of Simon & Garfunkel, turns 70 years old. The singer, who just released So Beautiful or So What back in April, has been a key link in bringing African and isla ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    Die Hard

    Paul Simon dressed as a turkey on Saturday Night Live in 1976. Duh. ​Today Paul Simon, acclaimed solo artist and the much shorter half of Simon & Garfunkel, turns 70 years old. The singer, who just released So Beautiful or So What back in April, has been a key link in bringing African and isla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2010

    Five Musicians Who Would Make Kick-Ass Parade Balloons

    howstuffworks.tlc.com​Rocks Off does not go to actual parades because we'll be damned if we'll waste clean pants on something that doesn't involve booze or Harry Potter, but we always make sure to catch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the teletube. We are, however, getting a little sick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Beyonce: What Was She Texting While Driving?

    ​A few days ago, Beyonce was texting while driving, which is not only dangerous but now actually against the law in most places. One of those places happens to be New York City, where she was pulled over by the police and given a ticket for the aforementioned digital-age misdemeanor. What was ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2010

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign of terror becomes Arizona policy, thanks to state Senator Russell Pearce and Governor Jan Brewer.

    ​A few days ago, Beyonce was texting while driving, which is not only dangerous but now actually against the law in most places. One of those places happens to be New York City, where she was pulled over by the police and given a ticket for the aforementioned digital-age misdemeanor. What was ... More >>

  • Film

    March 4, 2010

    NYPD Blue: A sleepy follow-up to Training Day

    A sleepy follow-up to Training Day, Brooklyn's Finest cops out.

  • Film

    February 25, 2010

    Name That Cop Movie: Kevin Smith's latest is a cliche-filled comedy

    Kevin Smith's latest is a cliché-filled movie-trivia comedy — so crazy it just might work!

  • News

    January 7, 2010

    Weed Takes Root

    Marijuana's steady creep toward legalization nationwide.

  • Film

    October 23, 2008

    We Rent the Night: Pride and Glory

    New York cop drama holds the audience hostage

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    Steroids and Roger Clemens

    New York cop drama holds the audience hostage

  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    Miss Cleo Looks Forward with Convicted for My Beliefs

    Our psychic friend speaks up, and out

  • Film

    November 1, 2007

    American Gangster

    Ridley Scott's portrait of a '70s dope CEO may not be epic, but it's still super-fly

  • News

    September 13, 2007

    Cold Case

    Woman found dead 17 years ago in Manvel remains unidentified

  • Film

    June 28, 2007

    Back in the Fight

    At 52, Bruce Willis resurrects a die-hard character

  • Film

    May 31, 2007

    We Aren't the World

    How the Americans fared at Cannes.

  • Home Entertainment

    March 23, 2006

    Now You See Them

    How the Americans fared at Cannes.

  • Film

    March 23, 2006

    It's a Crime

    Spike Lee's Inside Man plots the heist of your moviegoing dollars

  • Film

    March 2, 2006

    Hard Ride

    Stuck with Bruce Willis in rush-hour traffic? You could always walk

  • News

    March 24, 2005

    The Thin Gray Line

    There's not much difference between a bounty hunter and a cop, save for a lot of regulation and a little respect

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Clash Course

    Warriors of the right take their battle against the left to the streets of New York

  • News

    April 29, 2004

    Perfect Fit

    Metro's new president already has a Houston attitude

  • Music

    December 18, 2003

    I'm Not Dreaming of a White Christmas

    No snow and no Bing for Racket

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    NYPD Black and Blue

    Houston police boxers plan to bruise the Big Apple

  • Dining

    January 9, 2003

    New Digs, Old Tricks

    The Riviera Grill has moved downtown, but it doesn't know how to make an urban statement

  • Music

    April 25, 2002

    People Who Died

    Firewater's Todd A. lost two friends to suicide in two years. It saved his life.

  • Culture

    November 29, 2001
  • News

    October 19, 2000

    Graven Images

    A respected preacher gets busted for child pornography on his computer. Has he delved into the worst of cyberspace depravity or just the stuff of scholarly research?

  • Music

    July 8, 1999

    Kamikaze Rap

    Public Enemy's Chuck D. speaks

  • Film

    November 5, 1998

    Rights Out

    Freedoms and order are at odds in the provocative Siege

  • Film

    January 22, 1998

    This Is Your Brain on Drugs

    Like, wow: Half Baked proves to be half-witted

  • News

    October 9, 1997

    The Insider

    Like, wow: Half Baked proves to be half-witted

  • Film

    August 14, 1997

    Shoot the Sheriff

    Stallone seeks, but doesn't find, redemption in Cop Land

  • Film

    July 3, 1997

    Galactic Mediocrity

    Men in Black thinks small and tries too hard

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