Subject: U.S. Marine Corps

• R.I.P. Benny Thurman, Original Thirteenth Floor Elevators Bassist

  July 1, 2008

• Ornery, Possibly Horny Brazoria Judge in Trouble

  August 14, 2008

• Five Spot: "Thriller" Goes Global

  [Ed. note: Five Spot got bumped by the Latin Grammys Friday, so better late than never...] Welcome back to Five Spot. Every week, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Because it makes perfect sense, Miley Cyrus will be remaking the "Thriller" motif in her upcoming video for "Fly On The Wall" (which we will never hear but will steadfastly argue as being horrible, regardless) - except i

  November 17, 2008

• Aftermath: Samantha Ronson at Rich's

  She wasn't there. Yeah, I know why you clicked this headline. Lindsay Lohan was not at Rich's last night with her ladyfriend DJ, Samantha Ronson. Sorry, we had to get that out of the way. Last night at Rich's, all manner of celebrity-stalking, Perez-reading, catty-hating denizens were out in brute force to get as close as they could to the world's most famous girlfriend. Ronson came on a little after midnight and was delayed about 30 minutes due to technical issues. You honestly can't imagine

  December 19, 2008

• Cy Springs Grad Loses Job In Porn Industry

  Cypress Springs High no doubt was proud of 2000 graduate Christopher Jack Reid when he joined the Marines and served in Iraq.They might have been a little less proud when he returned, adopted the name "Jack Venice," and started starring in porno films. Although hey, maybe they were still proud. You don't see many Golden Eagles in the movies, after all.It's safe to say, though, that they're probably not too proud of him now, since he's been given a life sentence for raping a college student in Wa

  December 22, 2008

• Santa Round-Up Part Five: The Crying Game

  This and every Christmas season the most important person is the baby Jesus, with a bearded, white-haired toy factory owner coming in a close second. Every year we flock to the malls to sit in our kids down on Santa's lap. Sometimes they run off screaming, while others take to the old guy just like they would an elderly relative.Santa Round-Up #5Sunday December 21, 2008, 1pm Sharpstown Mall "I was involved in a volunteer-only military action in Cambodia back in the sixties" Santa Paul informs me

  December 22, 2008

• Walking Dead Arrives D.O.A.

  March 9, 1995

• The Facts of LifeBag

  Photos by Blake WhitakerPreparation is keyImagine a catastrophic hurricane has severed communication with the outside world. You're thirsty, but the water coming out of the tap is contaminated. Society has devolved into lawlessness, and your neighbors have stolen your bottled water by torchlight. The bars are probably closed. But you're not worried -- you've got the LifePack Emergency Water Filter! The device uses a two-bag osmosis system and a shot of something lemon-lime-flavored to turn dir

  June 3, 2009

• Press Picks

  October 16, 1997

• Press Picks

  December 11, 1997

• Life On The Rodeo Road: Man, That's Your Nut Hanging Loose

  Photo by Paul KnightClint CannonRodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with a herd of men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a life of rodeo. In the end, we hope, we'll have a collection of stories that re-enforce our Texan ideals that rodeo cowboys still like to raise hell. Name: Clint CannonAge: 30Hometown: HoustonEvent: B

  March 5, 2009

• News of the Weird

  May 20, 1999

• The One and Only

  June 10, 1999

• KBR's Iraq Adventure Now Includes Child Porn

  KBR (Halliburton to the old-schoolaz) has had its share of troubles on its way to making untold billions of dollars of profit in Iraq.There's the rape and sexual harassment (Female and male-on-male!). There's the electrocuting soldiers. There's the dogs running around chomping on human remains intended for an incinerator.You know what's been missing in this bad-publicity extravaganza? Child porn.Not any longer!!Houston's US Attorney's office announced today a Seabrook resident is being held with

  April 1, 2009

• The Few, The Proud, the Battered

  At Harlingen's Marine Military Academy, the line between discipline and abuse is sometimes as thin as a knife's edge

  January 8, 1998

• Letters to the Editor

  December 29, 2005

• Heroic Boys and Mexican Families

  October 16, 2008

• Texas Air National Guard Boots Sick Soldier

  Jason Franco now struggling in civilian life

  July 31, 2008

• Capsule Stage Reviews: "Hello, Dolly!," "Lady," "Last Acts," "Regrets Only"

  March 6, 2008

• Sign Me Up

  They'll take Iraq over Houston

  January 31, 2008

• Noise for Toys

  Mucky Duck does it for Christmas

  November 29, 2007

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

  November 22, 2007

• Nothing Happening Here: Protest Music, Then and Now

  October 18, 2007

• The Facts of LifePack

  Photos by Blake WhitakerPreparation is keyImagine a catastrophic hurricane has severed communication with the outside world. You're thirsty, but the water coming out of the tap is contaminated. Society has devolved into lawlessness, and your neighbors have stolen your bottled water by torchlight. The bars are probably closed. But you're not worried -- you've got the LifePack Emergency Water Filter! The device uses a two-bag osmosis system and a shot of something lemon-lime-flavored to turn dir

  June 3, 2009

• The Devil Came on Horseback

  War, slaughter, genocide — and you feel like seeing a movie?

  September 13, 2007

• Art Capsule Reviews

  A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  September 13, 2007

• Art Capsule Reviews

  A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  September 6, 2007

• Opera Vista

  Opera Vista proves the fat lady lives with its inaugural program

  June 28, 2007

• The Choking Game

  Levi Draher came back from the dead. Other players were not so lucky.

  April 19, 2007

• Why don't Mexican girls swallow?

  February 8, 2007

• Print the Legend

  Clint Eastwood strips away the myths surrounding the Greatest Generation

  October 19, 2006

• World Trade Center

  A toned-down Oliver Stone finds uplift in the rubble of the twin towers

  August 10, 2006

• Who Is James Dicks?

  February 2, 2006

• Rocky Waters

  Annapolis salutes all the classic boxing clichés

  January 26, 2006

• Don't Ask, Don't Be

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

  January 5, 2006

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  March 18, 2004

• Score!

  When it comes to hockey movies, Miracle is as big a winner as its heroes

  February 5, 2004

• Man with the Mike

  Ernie Manouse chitchats with visiting stars

  January 15, 2004

• Silly Humans, The Matrix Is for Kids!

  Revolutions runs a playful joyride through a nifty vision of hell

  November 6, 2003

• Peace Through Art

  "Made in Palestine" humanizes the Middle East conflict

  July 31, 2003

• The Gulf Between

  When these soldiers became writers, the pen becomes very mighty indeed

  April 17, 2003

• Weapons of Mass Distraction

  At Miami's Winter Music Conference, P. Diddy blows up dance music while the U.S. blows up Iraq

  April 10, 2003

• The Dogs of War

  Foster programs try to save departing soldiers' critters from becoming casualties

  March 20, 2003

• 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.

  February 6, 2003

• Wooing the White Guy

  Nicolas Cage plays the real protagonist in World War II epic about Navajo codetalkers

  June 13, 2002

• An Open Mike

  He wants to castrate pedophiles and purge the courts of politics. He has assailed fellow jurists, lawyers and lawmakers. He's maverick Mike McSpadden, a tennis ace with a tomahawk tongue.

  April 19, 2001

• The Way Back

  Funding cuts kill work programs as well as treatment services

  November 9, 2000

• Billie Bob's (Mis) Fortune

  Less than two years after Billie Bob Harrell Jr. took the $31 million lottery jackpot, he took his own life

  February 10, 2000

• News of the Weird

  May 13, 1999

• Man Drive Car

  May 21, 2009