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War and Conflict

  • News

    March 15, 2012

    Breaking It Down

    It may not be PTSDs or brain injuries that pose the most long-term danger to our surviving vets from their Middle East tours.

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Arcade Fire, Civil Wars, Taylor Swift to Pen Hunger Games Songs

    You may or may not remember a week ago when we told you about how the head of the largest musicians' union in North America ripped into Lionsgate for farming out the score for the upcoming film Hunger Games to Europe despite the film's Appalachian setting and decidedly American style of music. Well ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Valentines for Soldiers: Send Your Love (and Baked Goods) to Our Troops

    ​Although Christmas and New Year's Eve are right around the corner, we're already thinking of Valentine's Day here at Eating Our Words. And that's because this year's Valentines For Soldiers event on Monday, January 16, is going to be bigger and better than ever. Last year, the turnout for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    6 Wrestling Finishing Moves That Would Suck at Stopping Riots (w/ Video)

    Your riot-control specialist​I am admittedly not always the most up to speed on current events. I'm a generally selfish person. If it has nothing to do with my a) job, b) family, c) friends, d) bank account or e) need to satisfy hunger pangs, then whatever "it" may be gets thrown on the back b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Every Weed Farm Needs A Good Rocket Launcher

    Peace out​Here's a tip if you're planning on running a Liberty County weed farm: Get a rocket launcher. Apparently you're going to need one, if the operation busted by cops yesterday is any indication. Acting on a Crime Stoppers tip, law enforcement authorities raided a property near Clevel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Sheriff Asks Congress for More Money to Patrol Port

    HCSOGive me more money, Garcia said.​Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia told a congressional subcommittee today that he needs more cash to protect the Port of Houston. "At the end of the day, it comes down to the ability of someone to patrol in a patrol boat or a patrol car," he told the Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Pop Rocks: Lights, Camera, Osama

    It'll be the feel-good movie of the year.​On the Geologic Internet Time Scale, the news of Osama bin Laden's death took place almost a century ago. We're already fondly recalling our whereabouts when we heard the fateful news (drinking beer and watching The Killing...NEVAR FORGET) and relivi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Bin Laden Mission: Six Other Notable Raids; Three That Worked And Three That Didn't

    You don't want Chuck Bronson coming after you.​There are uncountable things that could have gone wrong in the raid that ended up with Osama Bin Laden dead; operations like this usually have the odds against them. The Bin Laden raid will join the ranks of historic missions, some famous because ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Rough Justice: Bloodthirsty Bar Greets Bin Laden's Death

    ericalessandrini.blogspot.com​Osama bin Laden is dead. Following a late dinner at Van Loc Sunday, Rocks Off was a block or two away from Leon's Lounge when a friend texted us the news around 10 p.m. When we entered the bar, our buddy Lonesome Onry and Mean's daughter in the military had just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Michael Hamby: HPD Cop Accused of Throwing Tear Gas at BBQ Cook-Off Competitor

    Just be glad no Tasers were involved​People take the barbecue seriously in Texas. But even some competitors would draw the line at throwing tear gas. Not Houston police officer Michael Hamby, if reported allegations are true. Media outlets are saying he's been relieved of duty after allegedly ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    Die Hard

    Just be glad no Tasers were involved​People take the barbecue seriously in Texas. But even some competitors would draw the line at throwing tear gas. Not Houston police officer Michael Hamby, if reported allegations are true. Media outlets are saying he's been relieved of duty after allegedly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Tiffany Young-Hartley: Beheading Related To Case Or Not?

    A tradition unlike any other​The Mexican military leader of the investigation into the disappearance of David Michael Hartley has been beheaded, according to Texas state representative Aaron Pena and Zapata County sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez.A spokesman in the Tamaulipas state prosecutor's office c ... More >>

  • News

    June 10, 2010

    Mayalino's Message

    Readers respond to "Deporting All WetWacks."

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Chuckway: Seafood Yes, Groupies No

    The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email it to introducingliston@ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Don't Call it a Comeback. Call It a Cultural Moon Rising.

    ​ During the Washington, D.C. sniper hunt of 2002, you didn't want to be the person who owned a white van in that metropolitan area. That's because the alleged sniper, who randomly killed ten people and critically injured three, was supposedly driving one. Everyone was looking for that vehicle des ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2009

    ReFried Rice: Whose down for the after-afterparty?

    It's last call at the VIP room. Everyone is heading to (or at least they should be) to Mosaic with Brett Koshkin of Dirty Honey, Squincy Jones & Dayta, Gritsy Showcase and Ceeplus Bad Knives. Don't forget to check all the action from the frontlines tomorrow on Rocks Off. Look for plenty of show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Yet Another Strange Houston Connection To Tech-Savvy Terrorists

    Photo by (nutmeg)For of those of you who are tired of getting your War on Terror information from biased western media sources who are doing the bidding of the American capitalist infidels, you might want to check out this allegedly Taliban-sponsored site -- hosted by a server right here in Houston! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    St. Patrick's Day Special: Donohoe & Grimes' cover of Denis Leary's "Traditional Irish Folk Song"

    Fun Fact: On November 21, 1920, Michael Collins' squad of fighters killed 14 British Army officers, police officers and civilians, wounding five. In retaliation, members of British paramilitary group "The Auxiliaries" drove their trucks into Dublin's Croke Park during a soccer match and began random ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 26, 2009

    1968 with Tom Brokaw

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    January 1, 2009

    Lowell Sanders

    Here’s some advice: You should never date girls younger than your socks

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    A Handy Guide To Terror Targets In Houston

    Sometimes it seems like organizations that want to protect Americans from terrorism end up doing all the terrorists' research for them. The Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank headed by John Podesta, formerly Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff, has compiled a handy guide to the nation' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Houston Doomed If Obama Wins

    Sometimes it seems like organizations that want to protect Americans from terrorism end up doing all the terrorists' research for them. The Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank headed by John Podesta, formerly Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff, has compiled a handy guide to the nation' ... More >>

  • News

    October 2, 2008

    Soldier Suicides

    Surviving our War on Terror calls for more than an ability to dodge bullets and IEDs

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Oh Yeah -- It's 9/11

    Surviving our War on Terror calls for more than an ability to dodge bullets and IEDs

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2008

    Is Jose Cruz a Terrorist?

    Surviving our War on Terror calls for more than an ability to dodge bullets and IEDs

  • News

    May 1, 2008

    Bayousphere

    Surviving our War on Terror calls for more than an ability to dodge bullets and IEDs

  • Culture

    April 24, 2008

    Sex, Drugs and Amputees in "Apertura-Colombia"

    The Station's at its best

  • Film

    September 20, 2007

    The Hunting Party

    Two hardened journalists and a newbie go after a war criminal in this dark and dirty winner

  • Film

    September 20, 2007

    In the Valley of Elah

    Don't let Paul Haggis's heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

  • Film

    August 30, 2007

    No End in Sight

    Breaking out of the pack of Iraq war docs, No End in Sight devastates

  • Film

    August 10, 2006

    World Trade Center

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

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2006

    Watch for the Signs

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

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2006

    Bill of Rights

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

  • News

    March 30, 2006

    Wheels on the Bus

    HISD's version of "neighborhood input"

  • News

    March 23, 2006

    Image of the Week

    Cindy Sheehan visit

  • News

    December 29, 2005

    Wait Your Turn

    Living with lead paint? The city will tell you...eventually

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Train in Vain

    A bomb scare at a Midtown light-rail stop

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2004

    Reality's Bite

    Prose and post-9/11 prejudice combine in Chitra Divakaruni's Queen of Dreams

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Clash Course

    Warriors of the right take their battle against the left to the streets of New York

  • Film

    June 24, 2004

    George of the Bungle

    Michael Moore goes Bushwacking in Fahrenheit 9/11

  • Film

    June 10, 2004

    The Whole Truth?

    Inside Al-Jazeera, journalists tell a familiar story unfamiliarly

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Drink Name

    The Boat at 3 Cheers' Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall

  • Culture

    July 31, 2003

    You, Spy

    Why can't Americans make TV shows as good as Brit import MI-5?

  • Film

    May 15, 2003

    Terror Firmer

    John Malkovich turns Peruvian politics into a big-screen thriller

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    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

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners

    Art Car Museum

  • Culture

    October 4, 2001

    The Brave & the Bold

    On September 11, the world needed superheroes. It found them not in comic books, but in real life.

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Sound the Retreat!

    When the going gets hot, federal prosecutors head south

  • Film

    January 8, 1998

    More Troubles

    As The Boxer, Daniel Day-Lewis K.O.'s a weak script

  • Film

    January 20, 1994

    The Belfasters

    Be glad that In the Name of the Father was made. But don't expect this Irish movie to leave anyone's eyes crying.

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