Pat Robertson

How to Speak Republican

Leaked document reveals the secrets of the GOP's coded language.

The Five Best Halloween Warnings Forwarded By Frantic Moms

FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!!!​Oooooo -- Halloween!! So scary for young kids!!And for adults who insist on forwarding every e-mail from some AOL account carrying dire warnings of Halloween horror.Our five favorites:5. That candy has crystal meth!!Subject: HALLOWEEN WARNINGHALLOWEEN ... More >>

The Top Five Hurricane Katrina-Related Rap Songs

​New Orleans is home to many rappers, including Lil Wayne and Juvenile. So, when Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast five years ago this weekend, it only felt natural for hip-hop to step up and capture the debacle on wax. It's been five years since the disaster and this Katrina-inspired playlist ... More >>

FAIL: Nashville Weather, Liam Gallagher, Meat Loaf, Warrant's Jani Lane

If you're reading this, you're either on the Internet, or else you've mastered multi-dimensional thought-projection processes that would make Michio Kaku cry like a little girl. We'll assume the former, and just in case you don't already know, the Internet has decided that the word "failure" is too ... More >>

Pop Rocks: John Travolta, Humanitarian

​The tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti has, as expected, brought out both the best and worst of humanity. As an example of the former, we've seen the nations of the world send supplies and relief workers to help the stricken Caribbean nation. As for the latter, well, the comments of extraordinar ... More >>

The Week In TV: We're With Coco

​The weekend's gone, the sun is out, and the only marathon I did this weekend consisted of Whataburger taquitos. This was the week in TV Land: • So! Conan and Jay are probably not going to make buddy comedies together any time soon, or ever. The growing animosity between the two -- mainly ... More >>

Aftermath: Goodie Mob at House of Blues, With a Completely Unexpected Bun B Cameo

Photos by Marco Torres / Click here for a slideshow​9:25 p.m.: Standing in line to pick up tickets with the photographer, Bun B happens to walk up right behind us. (The Bun B Law of Inevitability is infallible.) I turn around and tell him hello and that we've spoken on the time several times ... More >>

Pat Robertson: Has The Man Ever Been Wrong?

The dust had barely settled in Port-au-Prince following Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude earthquake before opportunistic Jesus-bot Pat Robertson offered his take on the tragedy. Surely a prominent religious figure like Roberts could be counted on to offer words of comfort and solace for the thousands of vict ... More >>

Racism Goes Unchecked at Regent University, Meanwhile the Melanin-Challenged Turn Out to Protest... Something.

Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

Oh, Those (Racist) Scamps At Pat Robertson's Law School

Photo courtesy Randall KallinenWe told you yesterday about Adam Key, a local guy who had been kicked out of Regent University, the law school created by televangelist Pat Robertson, because he had posted a picture on the Internet of Robertson idly scratching his face with his middle finger.We mentio ... More >>

Local Guy's Suit Against Pat Robertson Helped By Racism From Pat Robertson's Students

New evidence may help a Spring man prove the freedom of expression case he's filed in federal court claiming that Regent University, founded by televangelist Pat Robertson in Virginia, unconstitutionally kicked him out of school for posting a picture on the Internet of Robertson scratching his face ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Gurf Morlix and Last Exit To Happyland

Photo by Lynne Hawrelko What a beautiful world we'd be living in if Joel Osteen or Pat Robertson or Rush Limbaugh used Gurf Morlix as musical director. His new Last Exit to Happyland is full of aching songs full of deep humanity and decency as well as head-shaking social accusations and knife-to-the ... More >>

Sole of Houston: Richmond Avenue, Houston’s Street of Dreamz

Carlton Pearson

Houston's Unity Church hosts the former megachurch preacher who wrote, "God Is Not a Christian"

Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn performs Saturday, November 18, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

Base Raps

Paul Wall and Chamillionaire each release Astros tributes, while rock radio churns out the cheesy montages

Inspect Yourself

No one disagrees on the latest pro-development plan

Step Right On Up

It's better to receive than to give

You Spin Me Round

A documentary uses unseen satellite feeds to unmask politicians

Split Lip Rayfield, with the Meat Purveyors

Saturday, September 13

Best Wishes

Plus: RAD Is Bad, In God's Name, and Ay, Carrabba!

In Search of the Sleuth

Edmund J. Pankau trades on his hard-boiled private-eye image to attract clients and speaking engagements. To find out more about him, we resort to some Sam Spade work of our own.

Power House

What do Lakewood Church and its pastor Joel Osteen have that most mainline Protestant denominations don't? People. Lots of them. And in an assortment of colors.

The Sexual Revolution Will Not Be Televised

For the (International) Noise Conspiracy, the very personal is political

Born Again?

Tammy Faye Bakker's back, but don't be afraid this time

Makeup Remover

The Eyes of Tammy Faye peeks underneath the persona of the garish televangelist

Letters

Letters

Justice on the Block

Is the D.A.'s office for sale to the highest bidder?

Media Row on Death Row

Will proposed media rules stifle coverage of convicts facing execution?

Rogue Elephant

Log Cabin Republicans want to be part of the GOP, which wants no part of them

The Insider

Do You Believe in Magic?

Hundreds of Houstonians do. For them, Magic: The Gathering isn't just a card game, it's a way of life. And at times, it can be a lucrative one.

Basic Ballard

Donna Ballard and her Christian conservative cohorts have transformed the State Board of Education. But will they transform the way Texas teaches its kids?

Digital Bloating

Without question, enhanced CDs offer more but of what?

Post Mortem

Though not unexpected, the death of the Houston Post was still a surprise. Even more surprising was how little truth got out about how and why the paper perished.

Praise the Lord, Pass the Copy

Pat Robertson gets rebuffed by the Post ... or did he?

Candidate

With big bucks and blessings from on high, Eugene Fontenot comes out from behind his wall to buy a seat in Congress

Hotze In the Media Fun House

Rest easy: he doesn't want the state to kill gays