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Richard Nixon

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Harry Truman and Bess: Another E-mail from Your Dad

    Like most of you, I get e-mails from my dad full of "facts" that are basically telling me how much better life was in the past than it is now. People were more respectful, politicians were more honest, and values were more...valued? Case in point, yesterday I received a list of trivia about Harry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Law and Order: Top 10 Best (Or Worst) Musicians' Arrests

    Nobody is above the law - not even musicians even though some of them may think they are. However, some of their outrageous behavior has become legendary. Others have spawned rumors, killed their careers and/or made them the butt of many jokes. In fact, this makes me wonder why there is not a cele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    For President's Day: The Best Movie Portrayals of 15 Presidents

    Portraying presidents on screen is always tricky. Crass imitation makes the thing look like a comedy skit, but completely ignoring the mannerisms and voice that people know doesn't work either. There have been some laughingly inept acting jobs when it comes to the 44 people who have been the countr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    7 Little-Known (And Completely Unverified) Facts About U.S. Presidents

    Today, the nation celebrates Presidents' Day, the most important holiday of all time. No other national holiday has such a clear purpose or overall popularity. Therefore, why not recognize this momentous occasion with a look back at some of our greatest presidents, and learn some facets of their bio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Executive Entertainers: America's Most Musical Presidents

    Big-money supporters were treated to the first indelible moment in Barack Obama's reelection campaign last Thursday when the President crooned the opening lyric from Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" from the stage of the Apollo Theater in Harlem. It was just the sort of off-the-cuff instance that c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Happy 99th Birthday, Richard Nixon: Great Pop Culture Nixons

    Today Richard Nixon would have turned 99 years old, though he passed on to the big country club in the sky back in April 1994, at the age of 81. His wife Pat passed on the year previous, and Nixon was active until the end of his life, still making appearances and granting interviews, as the stains o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2012

    Speed Limit: 10 Songs About Fast Driving That Aren't By Sammy Haggar

    ​On this day in 1974 Richard Nixon signed into law that mandated lowering the speed limit to 55 mph. Now, the reason for this was to make the country preserve gasoline in the middle of an OPEC embargo (which it did), but they also sold the bill to us as a march towards safety. After all, speed ... More >>

  • Film

    November 10, 2011

    Great Man Theories

    Clint Eastwood's inspired take on a giant of the 20th Century in J. Edgar.

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Vice-President Spiro Agnew, Who Made Nixon Look Good: 5 Facts, from Sex to Bribes

    On this day in 1973, the Vice-President of the United States resigned from office after pleading no contest to accepting bribes. Pretty big deal, right? But Spiro Agnew has been largely lost to history, remembered mostly for his odd name. Richard Nixon picked the obscure Maryland governor as his r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    10 Great Pictures Of Johnny Cash

    ​Do you remember where you were when you found out that Johnny Cash passed away, on September 12, 2003? This member of Rocks Off was in our tiny S-10 pickup, delivering pizzas somewhere in Pearland, when one of the country stations he was flipping through delivered the news that the Man In Bla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    For The Nixon Resignation Anniversary: 8 Pictures Of Him Looking Extremely Awkward

    Our long national nightmare ended 37 years ago Monday, when Richard Nixon became the only president (so far) to resign from the office. Nixon's career has always been fascinating, and modern audiences have a difficult time understanding how someone who was so not made for the camera could win the W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Seven White House Musical Guests Sketchier Than Common

    whitehouse.govWe've always wanted to run that photo credit.​Our man Rizoh did a fine job yesterday detailing how, despite what the Fox News brigade may think, Common is a pretty standup guy. In fact, compared to some of the other musicians who have been invited to the White House, he's practic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    “Stan VanDerBeek: The Culture Intercom”

    whitehouse.govWe've always wanted to run that photo credit.​Our man Rizoh did a fine job yesterday detailing how, despite what the Fox News brigade may think, Common is a pretty standup guy. In fact, compared to some of the other musicians who have been invited to the White House, he's practic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Five Disastrous Modern-Day Presidential Decisions Not Involving Iraq or Vietnam

    Ronald and Nancy Reagan face the consequences.​Making tough decisions is what being a president is all about. But sometimes those decisions backfire. Sometimes the backfire hurts only the president who made the decision; sometimes it hurts a whole lot of other people. Here are five most disas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    The Five Hottest Presidential Daughters

    Continuing on with our C-SPANish investigation into White House sex and beauty (five horniest presidents here, five hottest presidential mistresses here), we now take time to examine the five hottest presidential daughters. Once again, time has not been kind to pre-20th Century candidates. Either p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Top 10 Musical U.S. Presidents

    "The future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music." - Gerald Ford gwu.eduWhen else are we going to use this picture?​Today is President's Day, and if you'll think back to high-school U.S. History, you'll remember that potential Commande ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Honoring Barbara Jordan's 75th Birthday: Five Video Clips

    Starting tomorrow, Texas Southern University will begin a year-long celebration of what would be the 75th birthday of alumna Barbara Jordan. Jordan was steeped in Houston, a Wheatley High grad who represented the Fifth Ward in Congress throughout the '70s. Here are five video clips of her career: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Despicable Me: Win Free Preview Passes, And See The Five Most Despicable Movie Characters

    Despicable Me, starring the voice of Steve Carrell, tells the tale of someone who's very despicable. Truly despicable.On the other hand, the character meets up with a couple of cute kids, and it's a cartoon, so we're guessing there's some redemption in the end.There's no redemption for the following ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Pop Rocks: For Election Day, The Five Best Corrupt Politicians In The Movies

    It's Election Day in Houston, and as the city braces itself for the tsunami of indifference that always comes from knowing the one significant race this time around is going to end up in a runoff, we decided to take a look at some of the shadier movie politicians out there; men whose shenanigans far ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Miss Pop Rocks: Scooby Doo Hits 40, And A Nation Asks How

    ​Last week saw the commemoration of a dark milestone in our country's history. Millions of Americans used this anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on the misery and hardship many are still enduring as a result. In writing this, I hope not only to correct certain revisionist interpretations o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Playing Neil Armstrong On The Screen: The "Jesus Curse," Redux

    Photo by NASAIn the old days of Hollywood, they used to talk of "the Jesus Curse" -- any actor who played JC on screen was thereafter soomed to obscurity.Does the same thing happen to actors who play Neil Armstrong? There aren't as many Apollo 11 movies as you might expect, but the evidence still is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Five Best Apollo 11 Myths

    Photo courtesy NASAA salute to Mr. JablonskiHey, guess what!! Monday brings the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing!!Oh, you heard? Well, get ready to hear more -- this weekend and Monday will no doubt be a "One small step for man" marathon.Which is fine -- the moon mission was a crazy, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    The Space Age In Houston -- In Color!

    Photo by Calvin E. Burdick, Jr.The 1960s in Houston still mostly exist in black and white....except in the photos of Calvin E. Burdick, Jr. He was an inveterate photographer whose son, Josh, offered us some shots for an item we did on the Astrodome documentary that's being made.We asked him to dig t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Remembering 1969, Part 1: Altamont, Rosemary's Baby, Santana at Woodstock and More

    1968 might have been - at least politically - one of the most turbulent years of the '60s. Students rioted left - specifically, the Left Bank in Paris - and right against the war in Vietnam, while back home racial tensions escalated, especially after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The po ... More >>

  • Film

    December 11, 2008

    Nixon in a Deep Frost

    Langella and Sheen capture a summit of egos as Frost/Nixon goes from stage to screen

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Last Of The LBJ Tapes Are Released; No Talk This Time Of His Pants Squeezing His Balls

    You can say a lot of things about LBJ, but for all his faults he at least did us all a favor by taping tons of his phone conversations.Popular historian Michael Beschloss has put out two books with transcripts and CDs from the calls, tracing everything from screaming about Vietnam to Johnson telling ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 30, 2008
  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    Frost/Nixon

    Katie vs. Sarah ain't nothing - see this smash London play for the real debate

  • Culture

    October 2, 2008

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Heroes Alter Egos," "Houston Collects: African American Art," "Joe Mancuso: Still Still Life"

    Katie vs. Sarah ain't nothing - see this smash London play for the real debate

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2007

    Retro Active: A Nuclear Era, But I Have No Fear

    Katie vs. Sarah ain't nothing - see this smash London play for the real debate

  • Dining

    December 7, 2006
  • Culture

    June 1, 2006
  • Music

    March 9, 2006

    I See Hawks in LA

    Sig's Lagoon in-store at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 3710 Main, 713-533-9525; Continental Club at 10 p.m., 3700 Main, 713-529-9666

  • Film

    March 10, 2005

    Deep Impact

    A documentary revisits the moment when porn went mainstream

  • Film

    March 3, 2005

    Deep Impact

    A documentary revisits the moment when porn went mainstream

  • Film

    January 20, 2005

    Run, Dick, Run

    Sean Penn blames his problems on the president -- so what else is new?

  • Music

    October 7, 2004

    Wigged Gigs

    A selection of some of the wildest, weirdest, and most dangerous bands and shows in Houston history

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2004

    Advantage: MILFs

    Women 35 and up serve it up

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    Doing Time

    With JC in the TDCJ

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Letters

    With JC in the TDCJ

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    Letters

    With JC in the TDCJ

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Joe Nixon's Two Faces

    How a state rep cultivated both sides of the mold issue

  • Calendar

    November 16, 2000

    Practicing Judyism

    Funny Gay Men

  • Film

    August 17, 2000

    Gettin' the Munchies

    Grass documentary leaves the viewer hungry for more

  • Culture

    January 28, 1999

    Tricky Dick

    Nixon's Nixon gets political satire down pat

  • Calendar

    January 21, 1999

    Night & Day

    January 21 - 27, 1999

  • Calendar

    July 9, 1998

    The Rite Stuff

    January 21 - 27, 1999

  • Dining

    September 12, 1996

    Hogg Heaven?

    Not quite. But downtown's new Palace Cafe does show promise.

  • News

    January 18, 1996

    Letters

    Not quite. But downtown's new Palace Cafe does show promise.

  • Film

    December 21, 1995

    Power Trip

    Oliver Stone takes a measured look at how Richard Nixon rose and why he fell

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