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David Koresh & The Branch Davidians: 5 Odd Facts From The Debacle On Its 20th Anniversary

It was twenty years ago today (as the Beatles might say) that a crazed religious kook sparked a debacle of a federal-government raid that left 83vdead, including 28 children. Arguments have raged endlessly since that Waco raid, with a hard core of people saying the blame for the deaths sits squarel ... More >>

New Music From Scarface, Nas, Trae, Kirko Bangz, Bun B, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Z-Ro... In 2 Songs

Let's not dance around this too much. Two songs came out Thursday that you need to hear. The first inexplicably comes via DJ Khaled, rap DJ/producer/screamer/barterer. His new album(!?) comes out this August, which respectable Houstonians will be strong-armed into purchasing because it includes gu ... More >>

Houston's Kirko Bangz Is Now A Bona Fide No. 1 Star

At the end of last summer, Kirko Bangz, the flagship artist of the much ballyhooed new generation of Houston rappers, released a song called "Drank In My Cup." In it, he did everything people enjoyed him doing in his breakout single "What Yo' Name Iz" (turn his libido into its own entity, basicall ... More >>

Crystal Crime Report, 2011: It Really Is The Female Version of Wayne

As is well-known, when it come to crimes committed by men, Wayne is the name. Less well known but no less true is the fact that Crystal (including variant spellings) is the female equivalent. Oh yeah, she's a Crystal​We first put forth this hypothesis last March and furnished numerous example ... More >>

Five Reasons the Drought is Worse Than A Hurricane (i.e., Rick Perry Doesn't Make Us Pray About Hurricanes) (Yet)

Some storms are just more fearsome than others.​Hurricane season opens June 1 -- unlike deer season, you don't get to hunt so much as be hunted by nature's version of Bambi on steroids -- and the collective hand-wringing from local news, nervous nellies and weather nerds will soon commence. Bu ... More >>

Last Year's Top Baby Names, and More of Houston's Oddest Ones

You don't make either list, dude.​The Social Security Administration has released its official list of the top ten baby names for 2010. While people might be naming their boys like Biblical prophets, they seem to be naming their girls after spicy Italian or Latina movie stars. Without further ... More >>

Robert Wayne Niffen: Carnie Fugitive Sex Offender Nabbed In Santa Fe

Santa Fe PDRobert Wayne Niffen: Carnie, alleged sex offender​Given two key facts, you could safely probably suppose that 52-year-old Robert Wayne Niffen was a miscreant of some sort. To wit: 1. His middle name is Wayne. 2. He is a carnie. And its Peace Officer 101 that all carnies with the ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: A Fertle Farewell, I Do! I Do!, The Miracle Worker, The Pearl Fishers

Capsule Stage Reviews: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Billy Elliot, A Fertle Farewell, An Inspector Calls, Shards of Love

Remember Simple Success' Smash and Dash EP?

Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or not, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but should? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. Photos by Sarah Levit​Simple Success opens up for Mac Miller tonight at Warehouse Live. They p ... More >>

H-Town, Meet Roel Osteen; You Already Know Him

​In this edition of The Mailbag - which, FYI, is currently the most popular semi-regular blog post dedicated to championing underground Houston rap on the planet - we've got music from a guy who isn't necessarily an underground artist, offer up ideas for nicknames for two acts and imply that w ... More >>

10 Sex Offenders Who Look A Lot Like Sex Offenders

Many of the twisted people who are sex offenders don't look the part -- they seem like upstanding citizens, until you get them alone with a helpless kid.Others, though -- well, let's just say they might as well have a large neon sign on their forehead saying "Why yes, I am a sex offender."The Texas ... More >>

Crystal Lynn Johnson: College Station Woman's Mayhem Does First Name Proud

Photos courtesy Brazos County SheriffAnother dangerous Crystal​Some time back we put forth the hypothesis that Crystal was the female equivalent of "Wayne" - the male criminal's favorite name.And as with Wayne-related mayhem, it's not just the quantity of Crystal-line mayhem, it's the quality. O ... More >>

Musicians Do More In Bed Than Just... Sleep

​Today is the anniversary of one of the most unusual events in a most unusual decade. On May 26, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their "Bed-In for Peace" at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel. It was the second of such boudoir-bound protests (or, if you prefer, media stunts); the couple folded ... More >>

To Keep Your Daughter Out Of Jail, What Not To Name Her Is Crystal-Clear

​The other day, Hair Balls was discussing the case of Crystal Sosa with a friend.Sosa is a young prostitute. Two years ago, her dead infant was discovered stashed in the freezer of the motel where she was staying with her boyfriend. She was eventually convicted of nothing more serious than attempt ... More >>

Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Hungry In Houston: It's definitely that time of year again: Crawfish boils will ... More >>

Hazy Shade Of Winter: Are The Vancouver Olympians Listening To These Songs?

Rocks Off has Olympics on the brain. After hearing the theme from Chariots of Fire at the Houston Symphony and watching the bizarro Opening Ceremonies featuring Nelly Furtado, Bryan Adams and Sarah McLachlan, all we want to do when we get home from a long hard day is watch men in Vera Wang one-piec ... More >>

Wayne Dolcefino -- The Mugshot

The legendary Wayne Dolcefino has pled no contest to trespassing charges in connection with an Austin County incident.He got onto the farm/ranch property of a Houston architect who was part of an expose on Harris County contracts. We're somehow thinking shaky hand-held cameras and hidden devices wer ... More >>

Your Chance To Drive A Top-Of-The-Line Dragster

If you've ever wanted to race a full-blown, 8,000-horsepower NHRA dragster down the strip, this crummy economy is giving you the chance. If you can afford it.Urs Erbacher, who as you well know is a four-time drag-racing champ, is offering to train drag fans at his Baytown facility and then let t ... More >>

Five ( 3) Spot: Christmas With Weezer!

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 God loves us: Weezer, one of our all-time favorite bands, has recorded six Christmas covers, the greatest ... More >>

Al Green Goes All Rambo

Wayne Dolcefino, Art Critic

A TV reporter tries to take on the Houston Arts Alliance in a sensationalist, inaccurate series

Wayne Dolcefino and Other "Celebs" I Have Spotted

Last Night: Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys at Boondocks

No Worries: Wayne Dolcefino Is on the Case

Critics question realtor Wayne Stroman's timeshare resale business

The Getaway

Eyes on the Prize

Everyone's All-American Joe Savery and the top-ranked Rice Owls fight for college baseball glory

Cold Hearted

Lost Planet delivers, but it's not for the timid.

Football U: Pigskin for Turkeys

Football U: Pigskin for Turkeys

The Oh in Ohio

Parker Posey and Paul Rudd get their Oh faces on

Kinky Talk

My Darlin' New Orleans

What hath God wrought?

Rites of Spring

Some early leaders in the ongoing Sweeps Games

Space Invaders

The Chron loves another convention

Best Local TV News Reporter

Wayne Dolcefino, KTRK-TV, Channel 13

Best Weathercaster

Wayne Dolcefino

Forgotten Footprints

A council candidate's past comes back to haunt him

Dumb and Dumbest

Saving Silverman takes Hollywood's juvenile craze to a new low

The Art of Seduction

Actors, like lovers, understand that a kiss is sometimes just a kiss

Mission: Impossible?

SEARCH's mobile outreach team tries to help Houston's homeless off the streets

Funny Money

Still trying to play the leading man, Newman's best - when he's acting his age

Deja Barbecue

Those vinyl booths, that paneling -- you know you've been here before

Letters

Letters

Letters

Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

Six Degrees of Dolcefino

In Wayne, all things converge

Murder Most Fine

A tasty noir treat is rescued from the video heap

Wayne's World 2