The Hightower Report

Corporate stadium names turn Mudville into Anywhere, USA; and Frank Keating dupes our brave soldiers for big bucks

"...It's an abominable, totally unethical act of war profiteering. But here came..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Capitol Chronicle

The Sept. 13 constitutional amendment ballot features the good, the bad, and the silly.

"...There is a handful more, unintelligible or abominable. Writing only of arguments against Proposition 22 (subs for..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Luv Doc Recommends: Grease Sing-Along

Paramount Theatre, Saturday, July 26, 2003

"...the teeth. Unfortunately, Travolta wasted that juice making the abominable L. Ron Hubbard flick Battlefield Earth, which was notable..."

July 25, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

TV Eye

Really bad TV deserves really bad haiku.

"...been when I happened upon yet another of those abominable food-eating challenges on Fear Factor. Reruns and cheesy TV..."

July 12, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Reverend Horton Heat

Record Review

"...Reverend Horton Heat nearly got himself excommunicated with 1998's abominable Space Heater, and although 2000's Spend a Night in..."

April 26, 2002 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Love and a VCR

Don't have any one to cuddle up to on Valentine's Day? Hunker down with the most romantic moments in movies instead.

Feb. 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

PCU

The Animal House of the Nineties

"...Penn (teaming up for a second time after the abominable Last Action Hero) a countless number of obvious jokes...."

March 30, 2001 Screens Review by Eli Kooris

The Years With Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes says he can not imagine a world without Shakespeare and Cervantes, but it is impossible to imagine a Mexico without Fuentes.

"...coming in and phone calls, and the hours are abominable, lunches last until six in the afternoon and the..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Cruising

"...never fully explained. Then again, the existence of this abominable film has yet to be explained either. The only..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Review by Mike Emery

After a Fashion

Nothing validates a scene like its own magazine.

"...and feel safe in saying that they, too, give abominable customer service. The list of specific offenses is lengthy,..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

In and Out

Controversial sodomy law may be struck down

"...stated that "Whoever commits with mankind or beast the abominable and detestable crime against nature shall be confined in..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Little Richard, Gruene Hall, May 6

"...not been dancing to a cover of Bob Seger's abominable "Old Time Rock and Roll." Richard also pulled out..."

May 26, 2000 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

TV Eye

Hoping to cash in on the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire craze, networks are developing game shows with increasingly ridiculous premises.

"...for the new breed of game shows, the most abominable of the pack has to be Marry a M-M...."

Feb. 18, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Transportation and trash are heavy on the minds of readers this week.

"...intellect or aesthetics of most high-schoolers, yet hedged their abominable crapshoot with some really great talent...."

Feb. 4, 2000 Column

Greil Marcus and the Mad Parade

In his book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, Greil Marcus explained punk to the world and created a bible for that music's true believers. As Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals opens its stage adaptation of Marcus' book, the author talks about the Stones, the Sex Pistols, and the "mad parade" of history.

"...GM: Yeah, well, I think it's abominable. I mean, it never occurred to me when the..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Barrientos Misrepresented

"...and murderous crimes, not just those motivated by the abominable hatreds that unfortunately fester in some parts of our..."

May 7, 1999 Column

Postmarks

Hysteria Doomed Plan

"...Phlegethon, Sixth Street the Wood of Suicides, I-35 the Abominable Sand, the Capitol upper and middle Malbowges (home to..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Column

Postmarks

"...Consciously or not, the abominable hatred and intolerance that killed him has been spread..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Column

Postmarks

"...Conciously or not, the abominable hatred and intolerance that killed him has been spread..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

Beyond the Multiverse

Author Michael Moorcock

"...MM: They all are. HarperCollins has done some abominable stuff. Rupert Murdoch is an abomination. I won't work..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

Postscripts

Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...the anti-Keith forces to wash their hands for the abominable manner in which they had treated Keith both before..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

Postmarks

Justice Denied

"...No24]. Her review of the movie Loaded is simply abominable. Ms. Scoville describes the stars of the film as..."

June 6, 1997 Column

I'm Only One Man

"...But we must confess: In The Year of the Abominable Mr. Reege, we were too creeped out to go..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Books Feature

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