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The Rocks Off 100: Robin Kirby, Silk and Sandpaper Songwriter

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? Singer-Songwriter Robin Kirby entered ... More >>

Texas Attorney General Thinks Nuclear Annihilation of Austin Still Preferable to State Turning Blue

There aren't terribly many things that can actually threaten Texas. Mexico hasn't put up much of a fight in nearly two centuries. We've sufficiently assimilated into the non-slave states from which we once broke. Global warming and environmental degradation may present some cause for concern, but, a ... More >>

Eyes on Texas

North Korea Is Aiming Nukes at...Austin?

Uh Oh: North Korea Is Aiming Nukes At....Austin? Yes, Because SXSW Is TOO CROWDED, Man

North Korea, that mysterious country of Photoshopping experts, is once again rattling sabers. So who cares if they're shaking some ancient cavalry weapon, you ask? Well, the sabers North Korea rattles are intercontinental nuclear missles aimed at New York, LA, DC and Austin. Austin?

What Did Dennis Rodman Do To Piss Off North Korea?

To say the United States' relationship with North Korea is less than cordial would be a bit of an understatement. A draconian cesspool of a society with nuclear weapons perpetually aimed our way, North Korea and its leadership (Kim Jong-un, yo!) represent the antithesis of everything the United Stat ... More >>

Godzilla and Flowers

The films of Kim Jong Il

Christ, It's Another "Red Dawn"

North Korea (and audiences) go home unhappy.

5 Great Songs by Psy Besides “Gangnam Style”

5 Great Songs By Psy Besides "Gangnam Style"

Sometimes it's hard for Americans to believe, but there is, in fact, a whole world outside of the United States. No, I'm not just talking about Alaska and Hawaii. There are whole other countries out there and not just ones that are either a) our cute friends (England, Japan) or b) our bitter enemies ... More >>

City CM Helena Brown Never Visited Any South Korean Airlines On Publicly-Funded Trip To Asia

Houston City Council Member Helena Brown issued a press release Wednesday touting her recent trip to Asia, which she funded with $11,000 in public money, as a "successful business trip" -- but it's become clear her journey to Asia was anything but, and, in fact, completely different than the city's ... More >>

He's Alive! Top 9 Musician Death Hoaxes of 2011

It seems like 2011 was the year of the celebrity death hoax which involved many musicians. We use that term loosely for the sake of this blog. Death is never a joking matter but you can't help but chuckle at the thousands of folk who got punked over fake death reports. Let's run through the most m ... More >>

Kim Jong-il Dropping The Bass: In Memoriam

REEEERRRRR WUB WUB WUB WUB REEEEEEERRRRRRR WUBBBBBBBBBBBBB​Maybe all along, the Dear Leader's starvation and darkness deal with his oppressed people was just his way of keeping them slim and hot, for fun in the dark, because we all know only fun things happen in the dark right? Like that Lady ... More >>

RIP Kim Jong-il: Memes For The Departed Dear Leader

​Last night the Western world found out that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had passed away at the age of 69, on a train, closing a strange chapter in history while also beginning a new one mired in confusion and worry over how his son will take the reins of North Korea. Kim Jong-un's young a ... More >>

Turkeys of the Year 2011

We combed through an abundance of riches this year to bring you the best of the worst

The 10 Best Warplane Films, According to Real Aviation Buffs (No Top Gun, Thank You)

Featuring a proto-beatnik jet pilot​With the possible exceptions of horses and ships, no other non-speaking entity has starred in so many motion pictures as the airplane. And we love airplanes. We love them so much we've probably seen every last airplane movie worth watching, and even more tha ... More >>

Ruins in the Park

The search for remnants of Houston's past

Karina Longworth's Top Ten Movies of 2010

J. Hoberman's Top Ten Movies of 2010

The Ten Most Spectacular Cyber Attacks of 2010

According to 4chan, Tea Party folks think cocaine is a helluva drug.​As the internet becomes a primary source for everything from news and entertainment to commerce and business, it makes sense that groups and hackers would be busier than ever. Websites are far more vulnerable to attack than, ... More >>

10 Sequels That Don't Need To Happen

Please god, no...​For those who've been pining for the return of the "Blue Steel" and the "Magnum," your patience is about to be rewarded: Ben Stiller is dead in the middle of promoting "Little Fockers," out Dec. 22, but he's already got his eye on yet another sequel: "Zoolander 2." Stiller ... More >>

Obama Attempting Again To Brainwash Schoolkids

Those poor, unsuspecting minds​Remember the glorious fall of 2009, when the right-wing universe exploded in paranoid fear that President Obama was going to give a speech to schoolkids? Just like his Republican predecessors had?Talk radio frothed, politicians shouted and school districts scrambled ... More >>

Game Time: 2010 World Cup -- USA Wins! Now Awaits Conference Expansion Invite To Become Part of South America

Photo by Monica Fuentes Catching Cup fever this morning​"Soccer is about to cement its place as the worst 'sports bar sport' EVER..." -- Me at the 89-minute mark of the USA-Algeria game today"THIS IS AWESOME!!!" -- Me hugging strangers at the 91-minute mark of the USA-Algeria game today A ... More >>

World Cup Recipe: Brigadeiro from Brazil

Rodrigo Senna​ With a 2 - 1 victory over North Korea in the World Cup yesterday, Brazilians are partying until the next match against Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday. Celebrations in Brazil usually involve two things: caipirinhas and brigadeiro. Since we've already got the first one covered, we'll le ... More >>

World Cup 2010: These Teams Will Make It Out Of The Group Stage. Guaranteed

Now THAT was a USA World Cup squad​The 2010 edition of the FIFA World Cup is finally here. Thirty-two teams made it to the big dance to see just who is the best in the world. Realistically though, only a handful of teams have a shot of winning the cup. It's all going to come down to matchups ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

Oh, okay. When we heard "designer meat" we were afraid it was going to be some ridiculously sculpted abomination, but no, we'd totally eat that.​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we accidentally made a fancy dessert dish with our banana-scented sunscreen. We s ... More >>

Fight for Your Right

Does the U.S. belong with the Axis of Evil?

KCOH Up For Sale, But Staying Put

One of the more interesting bits of music-related legislation to come up recently is the bill known as the Performance Rights Act. Drafted as House Resolution 848, sponsored by House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and co-sponsored by a host of legislators including Houston Dem ... More >>

Doesn't It Make You Feel Better: Songs About Swine

[Update: Now with the Loco Gringos' "Nurture My Pig" and Houston's own Flying Fish Sailors' "Flu Pandemic."] April is almost over and we're coming into Sweeps Week, when commercial sponsors look at TV ratings to decide where they're going to advertise, and you know what that means: time for another ... More >>

Turkeys of the Year

DA Chuck Rosenthal flies off with top honors

Review: Legacy of Ashes, by Tim Weiner

Harold and Kumar Go to Prison

The duo get shipped to Gitmo in this forced act two

Iranian Film Festival

The Raw Power of Really Smooth Music

Climb aboard the Yacht Rock revolution at this week's Michael McDonald/Steely Dan show

Abort

Mission: Impossible III runs the franchise into the ground

Resident Evil

Chanwook Park's Sympathy is hideously grim, and also oddly beautiful

Bombs and Bikinis

Stealth aims low but hits its mark

News to Use

A Pearland guy causes a Beltway firestorm

Second Run

Celebrating the overachieving, underhyped movies of 2004

Brothers in Arms

Two Koreans go to war in the masterful epic Tae Guk Gi

Protesting Peace

Plus: Been There, Din That; No Smut Glut; Cursory Check

Peace Signs

Third–generation activist Luchita Rodriguez and her friends find the missing rally bus — and a fresh, family-style fight against war in Iraq

High-Tech Spectacle

Jennifer Steinkamp and Sharon Engelstein bring back the big and bold.

You Deserve a Break Today

McDonald's has it their way - in your museum, church and even in print

Complex Reading

Junot Díaz and Chang-rae Lee