Tag Archives: Houston

Neuroscientist David Eagleman: Portrait of a ‘Possibilian’

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

David Eagleman. Image from Researchers and Theories / comcast.net.Baylor’s David Eagleman:The Carl Sagan of neuroscience …in the space between the materialist and mystic, anything’s possible. By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / June 14, 2010 [An edited version of … Continue reading →

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Medea Benjamin : Getting Naked in Houston to Expose BP

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

CodePink demonstrators at BP headquarters in Houston, May 24, 2010. Photo from CodePink / Flickr.Naked truth:Exposing BP’s criminal behavior By Medea Benjamin / May 28, 2010 See gallery of photos, Below. HOUSTON — Diane Wilson, a fourth generation shrimper from … Continue reading →

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Houston Alternative Media : Telling It Like It Was

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Underground in H-Town. Art by Shelby Hohl / Museum of Printing History.Underground [history] in H-Town:Veteran journalists compare notesOn counterculture and alt media By Raj Mankad / May 24, 2010 [Raj Mankad is the editor of Cite magazine, the “architecture and … Continue reading →

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KBR and the Army : Rewarding Incompetence and Scandal

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Ms. Sparky.Repeating bad behavior:Houston’s KBR gets $2.8 billion contract By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 7, 2010 It looks like the United States Army is incapable of learning from past mistakes. On Tuesday, the Army … Continue reading →

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Sez It All : Homescholers [Sic] for Perry [Sicker]

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Bryan Fotographer / Houston Press. See slideshow here.Rick Perry and Sarah Palin rally their troops HOUSTON — The much awaited Perry-Palin rally (with extra special guest Ted Nugent) visited the Rick Berry Center in Cypress on Sunday afternoon, … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Bill Narum : Legendary Artist of the Texas Counterculture

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Below, cover of Space City!, June 1, 1971. Illustration and design by Bill Narum. Bill Narum was a dear friend of The Rag Blog and my personal friend and colleague for more than four decades. He was art director at … Continue reading →

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Hot Oil! Narco Pirates Smuggle Mexican Petrol into Texas

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Hot oil? Petroleum “pipa” with the mark of the Zetas, the infamous drug cartel branching out into petro-piracy. Photo from NarcoGuerra Times.HOT OIL! Union crooks, drug cartels and U.S. corporations are stealing billions of bucks of Mexican petroleum. By John … Continue reading →

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Closing Time : Gilley’s Sherwood Cryer, a Honky Tonk Legend

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Gilley’s owner Sherwood Cryer, right, with singer Mickey Gilley, at the Pasadena club in 1980. Photo by Joel Draut / Houston Chronicle. Former owner of iconic honky-tonk Gilley’s dies Sherwood Cryer, whose honky-tonk Gilley’s created a lasting image of the … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan : Texas Troubadour

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

More than iconicBob Dylan: Texas Troubadour By Guy Schwartz / The Rag Blog / August 4, 2009 Bob Dylan was more than iconic Sunday night in The Woodlands outside Houston. He rocked and grooved! It was a concert that I … Continue reading →

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Houston : Walter Cronkite’s Map

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Now it’s Dan’s By Dan Earhart / The Rag Blog / July 20, 2009 Here is my work space. The map has no roads. I look at it every day. It used to hang in the KTRH newsroom in Houston … Continue reading →

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Democrats in Texas : Lone Star State Turning Blue?

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Democrats: Houston mayor Bill White, left, is expected to make a run for the Senate and Gene Locke is a leading candidate to succeed him as mayor of Houston. Another top mayoral candidate is openly gay City Controller Annise … Continue reading →

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Roky Erickson to Houston : Return of ‘Two-Headed Dog’

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Roky Erickson. Photo by Stephanie Chernikowski / The Rag Blog / Shout! Factory RecordsRoky Erickson — nee of the 13th Floor Elevators — returns to Houston after 25 years Erickson… is enjoying a fruitful second act that is creatively satisfying … Continue reading →

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