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Nobel Peace Prize

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    December 28, 2011

    10 Things Rock Music Should Do This Year to Regain Former Glory

    When I saw School of Rock for the first time, I was struck by just how accurate Jack Black's character was when teaching kids the meaning behind rock music. Telling the one girl with the great voice to listen to "Great Gig in the Sky" or letting his students know that "one great rock show can change ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    World AIDS Day: Artists Who Have Contributed to the Cause

    ​Today is World AIDS Day. The theme this year is "Getting to Zero," focusing on zero AIDS related deaths. In hopes of achieving this goal, there has been many a celebrity to endorse AIDS awareness and various charities around the world. Quite a few musicians have used their celebrity status ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    6 Musicians and Their Charities

    ​The main knock on celebrity charity is that it's essentially a brand-building tool -- good for image and not much else. The tax savings don't hurt, either. But not all charitable connections are about image-burnishing and tax savings. (God, we sure hope not.) The number-crunchers at Forbes lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    This Week in Deliciousness

    Wow, these guys are in really good shape! I bet they get all the chicks!​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where a halfway decent heartburn remedy should net you a Nobel Peace Prize, as far as we're concerned. If your definition of starting the week off right is sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Who Will Write The First "Osama Is Dead" Hit Song?

    ​Now that more details are starting to emerge about Sunday's Navy SEAL helicopter raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden and several members of the al-Qaeda jefe's entourage - especially how the months-long planning and 40-minute firefight was planned in total secrecy, and executed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Five Presidents Who Could Kick Chuck Norris's Ass

    Abe Lincoln: Let's get rrrrready to rrrrumble​In our continuing series of scholarly meditations on the United States Presidency, we now bring you a list of five presidents who could kick the crap out of Chuck Norris. Of note: only one of the top five served after 1908, although two honorable m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Nelson Mandela Hospitalized; Five Great Speeches He's Given

    A leader unlike any other​Nelson Mandela is in the hospital with a collapsed lung. Doctors say that he is in no immediate danger, but then again he is 92 years old. He has stayed largely out of the public eye for years, of course, except for big events like the recent World Cup. His time is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Hikers Imprisoned In Iran Getting Houston Support Tomorrow

    Music and a vigil this Saturday​Ben Felleman is hoping that the vigil he is hosting this Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of his cousin Josh Fattal's arrest and imprisonment in Iran's infamous Evin Prison is canceled: "I would be thrilled to get that call that could transform the event fr ... More >>

  • Film

    December 17, 2009

    Money Isn't Everything

    And all that glitters — including Avatar — isn't gold.

  • News

    November 12, 2009

    Sub-Prime Beef

    Readers give props for calling Obama to task.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Aftermath: U2 at Reliant Stadium - One Love, We Get to Share It

    Photos by Groovehouse/ Click here for a slideshow​A day or two before U2 (and love) came to town, a friend emailed us a joke. At least we think it's a joke. It really doesn't have anything to do with U2, except that it has everything to do with U2. "I was so depressed last night thinking about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Nobel Prize Winner Gets Hassled At Bush Intercontinental Airport

    Mairead Corrigan Maguire thought the hard part was over. Along with fellow Nobel Laureates Rigoberta Menchu of Guatemala, American landmine activist Jody Williams, and Iranian Shirin Ebadi, she had been in Guatemala, where the women had just co-hosted a three-day conference on democracy, human right ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    This Week In Deliciousness

    Photo by Katharine ShilcuttPictured: Damn fine pie. Not pictured: Laura Palmer, Log Lady, backwards-talking jazz dwarf Welcome back to the weekly Eating Our Words round-up! This week started out with more Cinco de Mayo fare and the triumphant return of Robb Walsh with his Top 5 Cinco de Mayo Mariach ... More >>

  • Film

    December 20, 2007

    Jimmy Carter Man From Plains

    Demme follows Carter's controversial book tour, and ends up with the same old narrative

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    Drenched In Blog: Blog Action Day

    Demme follows Carter's controversial book tour, and ends up with the same old narrative

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2004

    Gettin' Jiggy

    The Chieftains rule with their traditional Irish tunes

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    Shore Thing

    Plus: Driving Us Nuts, Cheap Thrills, Gong Wrongs

  • News

    July 25, 2002

    Falun Follow-up

    Plus: Porn Priorities?, House Woes, Sit on It

  • News

    June 29, 2000

    Sam Houston's Retreat?

    SHSU stirred the higher-ed circles. Now the excitement has turned to exodus.

  • Film

    May 22, 1997

    Spielberg's Lost

    The Jurassic Park sequel isn't nearly nasty enough

  • Calendar

    April 18, 1996

    Press Picks

    The Jurassic Park sequel isn't nearly nasty enough

  • Film

    August 31, 1995

    Beyond Dreck

    John Boorman's new film has some, uh, interesting color tones

  • Calendar

    February 23, 1995

    Press Picks

    John Boorman's new film has some, uh, interesting color tones

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