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Seafood for Thought

FAT! SO?

Cathy Woods weighs 500 pounds, wears a 50DD bra and an XXXXXXL dress. She loves her body. And so does her man.

For Whom the Belt Tolls

The curse of the area rocket men continues with California convictions

Artist of the Week: Room 101

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Here at Rocks Off we’ ... More >>

Prisoners In Beaumont Federal Pen Sue Over Work Conditions

Earlier this year, we brought you the story of the hundreds of inmates at the maximum-security federal penitentiary in Beaumont who sued the U.S. government claiming officials did not evacuate them during Hurricane Rita and thereby forced them to endure inhumane, medieval conditions. While that lega ... More >>

The Cloud Over Lightning Strike

Did the U.S. government spend $2 million just to nail little guys like David Proctor?

Last Strike?

The FBI's NASA sting operation may finally be headed to court

The Insider

The FBI's NASA sting operation may finally be headed to court

The Case for Gulf War Gate

The FBI's NASA sting operation may finally be headed to court

Letters

The FBI's NASA sting operation may finally be headed to court

The Last Battle of Chau Minh Nguyen

An ex-commando claims the U.S. owes him for 19 lost years

Reverse Sting

A Lightning Strike target turns the tape on the FBI

The Insider

A Lightning Strike target turns the tape on the FBI

Fly Like an Eagle

With Black Eagles, the Ensemble takes wing

News Hostage

Love and Rockets

Army Chaplain Has Plenty Of Medals, But Can't Get Insurance For His Kids

When it comes to being covered by your insurance company, years of dedicated service in the Army and all the Purple Hearts in the world don't mean squat. At least that's what one decorated Iraq War serviceman says he's finding out.According to a lawsuit recently filed in Houston federal court, Major ... More >>

Files Not Found

Thousands of missing FBI documents in the Timothy McVeigh case? It comes as no surprise to the survivors of Operation Lightning Strike.

Later, Floyd

Laser rock shows at the Museum of Natural Science go the way of the dinosaurs

Back from Iraq with Plenty of Problems

Paul Miles returned from Iraq needing help with the death in his head. He got prison.

Blood Business

Why We Fight probes America's passion for war

Don't Ask, Don't Be

A Houston-area man leads the fight against the ban on gays in the military

Letters

A Houston-area man leads the fight against the ban on gays in the military

"I Raq and Roll" vs. "We Can't Make It Here"

Two Houston-connected musicians offer up different takes on the war. One veteran tells Racket which he thinks is better and why.

Brave New Art

Artists take on corporations and the government in "Thought Crimes"

Downtown Cubs

Tilman's tigers are on the prowl

Rocket Man

How one enterprising Johnson Space Center physicist followed his dream to Hollywood and porn stardom

Hissin' Dixie.

Country stars battle it out on the eve of war

Young Guns

Some are ready to die. Others aren't -- they just want a chance at a better life. But even the most careful of local teens who enlist in 2003 may find their plans for a desk job interrupted by war.

Man's New Best Friend

In the wake of September 11, security dogs have become must-have items. Prices have skyrocketed. There aren't enough German shepherds.

The Empire Strikes Back

The once-proud Rap-A-Lot rediscovers its fury with four new releases

Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans

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John Cornyn Has KBR's Back In Any Future Rape Cases

​We've written several items about Jamie Leigh Jones, the local woman who is suing KBR over a gang-rape she says happened while she was working for the company in Iraq.The company put up roadblocks to her attempts to resolve the situation and her claims of rampant sexual harassment in KBR camps, b ... More >>

Want to Levitate the Pentagon? These Songs Might Help

​On this date in 1967, some 50,000 protesters marched on the Pentagon with the intention of levitating it and exorcising any "evil spirits" within. The effort was led by Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman, poet Allen Ginberg, and Ed Sanders and satirically-minded rockers the Fugs. As we all know, th ... More >>

"Day of the Dead Rock Stars"

Carlos Hernandez turns Día de los Muertos into an homage to rockers

Mission Finally Accomplished

American hero Matt Damon and his WMD of a movie Green Zone confirm the big lie, Hollywood-style.

I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): One For You, Nineteen For Me

Ah, April 14 -- the last day before taxes are due. If you listen closely, you can hear the frantic panic of folks who waited until the last minute to file. And this tax season was especially rough, what with the Obama administration's new mandate that even domestic animals have to pay taxes. Does th ... More >>

Army Helmets Made By Beaumont Prisoners Are Recalled For Safety Hazards

Vic Morrow, dealing with the scum who made him a crappy helmet​It looks like it's getting harder to find good help these days -- especially when the help are federal prisoners: earlier this month, the U.S. Army recalled 44,000 helmets manufactured by Beaumont inmates working for Federal Pris ... More >>

Texas Is Selling Your Baby's Blood Without Consent, Lawsuit Says

Lawsuit: Your baby's blood is secretly being sold to science. ​A lawsuit's been filed by lawyers at the Texas Civil Rights Project because, allegedly, for the last seven years, the state's Department of State Health Services has "deceptively and unlawfully sold, traded, bartered, and distributed b ... More >>

American Grocers

Samir Itani got rich sending expired food overseas to U.S. troops in the Middle East.

Knocked Out: Bell Ringing

Further studies at UCLA sounded the alarm about concussions and their treatment

BestFest Finalizes Lineup, Releases Schedule

​As much as Rocks Off has been talking about it, planning it, and writing about it these past two months or so, it doesn't seem possible that our first-ever Best of Houston® BestFest is only 10 short days away. By the time we finish coughing up all the dust from our trip to the no-smoking Aus ... More >>

Día de los Muertos

​As much as Rocks Off has been talking about it, planning it, and writing about it these past two months or so, it doesn't seem possible that our first-ever Best of Houston® BestFest is only 10 short days away. By the time we finish coughing up all the dust from our trip to the no-smoking Aus ... More >>