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Craig Malisow
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12:00 pm
Jun. 21, 2013
Houston News
IAH Has Best Airport Lounge in North America, Conveniently Located in the Same Terminal as the Best Hookup Spot
By Jeff Balke
A few weeks ago, we noted that the Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen in Terminal E of George Bush Intercontinental Airport had been ranked as the best spot for an airport hookup in America by MeetAtThe... More >>
Hair Balls
11:00 am
Jun. 21, 2013
Houston News
Instagram Adds Video, But Is It a Vine Killer?
By Jeff Balke
Facebook has long sought to integrate multimedia options into its platform. It has so far been unsuccessful when it comes to music, but it looks like it may have a winner on its hands with Instagr... More >>
Hair Balls
10:00 am
Jun. 21, 2013
Houston News
NASA Wants Your Ideas for Stopping an Asteroid: Help the Earth NOT be Destroyed
By Dianna Wray
It turns out that about the time Bruce Willis and his crew of oil field workers were on a fictional asteroid trying to prevent it from destroying the world in the movie Armageddon, the folks ove... More >>
Hair Balls
9:00 am
Jun. 21, 2013
Houston News
Report Highlights Houston's Pioneering Role in America's Mass Incarceration
By Casey Michel
It's one of America's worst-kept secrets. In a nation that purports to be the freest in the world -- save for when it comes to, say, gay marriage or drug usage -- the United States also boasts fa... More >>
Hair Balls
8:00 am
Jun. 21, 2013
Houston News
NBA Finals: Heat Beat Spurs, Age Of LeBron Lives On
By Sean Pendergast
When the Heat trailed the Spurs by 5 with less than 30 seconds remaining in Game 6, the odds of them winning that game were hovering around the single digit percent area. That was the darkest ho... More >>
Hair Balls
7:00 am
Jun. 21, 2013
Houston News
No Cash? Now You Can Still Get a Houston Cab
By Dianna Wray
It's 2 a.m. and you've just stumbled out of the bar and discovered - thanks to lots of whiskey, the fact that you're seeing not one but two versions of your car, and wondering who the hell is sin... More >>
Hair Balls
6:00 am
Jun. 21, 2013
Houston News
The New Dome Experience Makes The New Coke Experience Look Well-Planned
By John Royal
The Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation has spoken, and like much everything else that it has done during its existence, its great plan to save the Astrodome is a massive fail. A mass... More >>
Hair Balls
12:44 pm
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
Electrical Explosion in Downtown Houston Sends Five Workers to Hospital
By Casey Michel
An electrical explosion in downtown Houston this morning sent five Centerpoint Energy workers to the hospital, according to Houston Fire Department. Ruy Lozano, HFD's spokesman, said the burns we... More >>
Hair Balls
12:00 pm
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
Twitter Improves Notifications, Gives Users More Control
By Jeff Balke
Notifications from any app or website can be annoying. By default, most of them leave virtually all notifications on from the start. That means stupid pop up windows on your phone or an inbox ful... More >>
Hair Balls
11:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
2013 Crimesman Trophy: Storm Clouds Gather Around Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez
By Sean Pendergast
First, a big thank you to everybody who helped me cobble together what I think is now a complete 2013 Crimesman Trophy scoreboard. I had no idea there were so many places that tracked NFL crime on... More >>
Hair Balls
10:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
Study: The Woodlands the Tenth Richest "City" in America
By Jeff Balke
According to Huffington Post, NerdWallet (who?) did a study to determine the richest cities in America by determining which have the largest percentage of households earning more than $100,000 p... More >>
Hair Balls
9:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
Zimmer Out at Men's Wearhouse: You're Going to Like These Classic Commercials. I Guarantee It
By Jeff Balke
George Zimmer opened his first Men's Wearhouse store in 1973 right here in Houston. On Wednesday, the company he built from that first store into the largest men's suit retailer in the country fir... More >>
Hair Balls
8:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
R.I.P. James Gandolfini (1961-2013)
By Sean Pendergast
"Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while, a great wind carries me across the sky." -- Ojibwe saying I didn't know James Gandolfini, but I knew Tony Soprano. Knew him well. ... More >>
Hair Balls
7:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
Lawsuit: Michael Brown Sexually Assaulted Unconscious Woman
By Craig Malisow
Michael "She Had a Nice Ass and I Was Hard" Brown allegedly "sexually assaulted an unconscious woman on his boat in the presence of others," according to a lawsuit filed by Brown's former chief o... More >>
Hair Balls
6:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
Astrodome Worst Nightmares Won't be Coming True
By Dianna Wray
Want to get a better look at the New Dome Experience plan? Click here. Going into the meeting of the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation board on Wednesday afternoon, held in the gl... More >>
Feature
12:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
Deadly Charades: Double Lives, Extortion and the Suicide of a Respected Professor
By Craig Malisow
At 10:29 a.m. on January 8, Texas A&M; Communications Professor Jim Aune stood on the roof of a campus parking garage and texted the man who had... More >>
Feature
12:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
Unleashing Houston's Pride
By Abby Koenig
It has been 44 years since the now-famous Stonewall riots of New York City, which are often considered the single most monumental event in the... More >>
Feature
12:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
Unleashing Houston's Pride: Events
By Abby Koenig
EVENT LISTINGS Friday, June 21 Eden: A Pride Girl Party The Usual, 5519 Allen theusualpub.com Hey, ladies! It's time to get funky. Swing by... More >>
Hair Balls
12:00 am
Jun. 20, 2013
Houston News
The Tattler
By Craig Malisow
Highlights from Hair Balls Courts Ex-hand surgeon Michael "More Cocaine, Please" Brown once told his bodyguard to "suck my dick," and chased his... More >>
Hair Balls
1:00 pm
Jun. 19, 2013
Houston News
Condom Conundrum: Pride Houston Under Fire for Contraception Distribution Policy at Pride Parade
By Jeff Balke
You might think something as simple as giving away condoms would not create a controversy. Then again, Congress convened a panel last year to discuss the birth control provision of President Oba... More >>
Hair Balls
12:00 pm
Jun. 19, 2013
Houston News
NASA's New Astronauts: Half Women, None Alive for the Moon Landing
By Dianna Wray
There was a generation of kids who grew up idolizing the astronauts. The men of the Mercury missions, the Apollo crews -- the guys who risked everything, put it all on the line to beat the Russi... More >>
Hair Balls
11:05 am
Jun. 19, 2013
Houston News
Cover Story: The Professor and the Blackmailer
By Craig Malisow
When Texas A&M; professor James Aune jumped off a campus parking garage roof to his death in January, students and faculty didn't know what to think. A brilliant man, Aune -- who headed the Departm... More >>
Hair Balls
10:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
Houston News
Perry Wants to Save Water, Keep the Railroad Commission Unreformed
By Dianna Wray
After all of the hubbub that surrounded the passing of the state water plan, Gov. Rick Perry signed some water conservation legislation into law last Friday with nary a ripple in the political ... More >>
Hair Balls
9:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
Houston News
Governor Perry Signs Bill Allowing Teachers and Students to Say "Merry Christmas"
By Miranda Wilcox
Last December, Houston Representative Dwayne Bohac picked up his son from first grade and asked what he'd done in class. His son answered that they'd decorated their "holiday tree" with "holiday ... More >>

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Deadly Charades: Double Lives, Extortion and the Suicide of a Respected Professor Deadly Charades: Double Lives, Extortion and the Suicide of a Respected Professor
By Craig Malisow

At 10:29 a.m. on January 8, Texas A&M; Communications Professor Jim Aune stood on the roof of a campus parking garage and texted the man who had been extorting him… More >>

Unleashing Houston's Pride Unleashing Houston's Pride
By Abby Koenig

It has been 44 years since the now-famous Stonewall riots of New York City, which are often considered the single most monumental event in the history of gay and lesbian… More >>

Unleashing Houston's Pride: Events Unleashing Houston's Pride: Events
By Abby Koenig

EVENT LISTINGS Friday, June 21 Eden: A Pride Girl Party The Usual, 5519 Allen theusualpub.com Hey, ladies! It's time to get funky. Swing by The Usual for the first-ever Pride event dedicated to the female… More >>

The Tattler
By Craig Malisow

Highlights from Hair Balls Courts Ex-hand surgeon Michael "More Cocaine, Please" Brown once told his bodyguard to "suck my dick," and chased his wife Rachel around the grounds of his Memorial Drive… More >>

Chemically Burned: Dow Chemical Tries to Avoid Hot Water in Worker's Death Chemically Burned: Dow Chemical Tries to Avoid Hot Water in Worker's Death
By Dianna Wray

His skin was on fire. Brian Johns couldn't feel exactly what was happening to him through the jolt of endorphins and adrenaline pumping through his body, but the acid was… More >>

Dear 59/610 Exchange Drivers, Seriously, WTF?
By Jeff Balke

Highlights from Hair Balls Spaced City Hi, fellow Houston drivers. Listen, if you ever drive on Loop 610 or Interstate 59 and use the intersection of those two freeways, we need to talk.… More >>

A Redcoat in Patriotland: A Brit Visits the 2013 NRA Convention A Redcoat in Patriotland: A Brit Visits the 2013 NRA Convention
By Gavin Cleaver

The AR-15 is lighter than I expected. It's an intimidating chunk of rough-hewn black metal and rubber, but it sits softly in my hands. I bring it to my shoulder and,… More >>

Tear-Down Tear-Down
By Jeff Balke

Highlights from Hair Balls Houston 101 I have spent most of my 44 years on this earth in the city of Houston. I started visiting the Astrodome when I was just a… More >>

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