SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...the passengers and crew became human shields for Saddam Hussein. Thirty years later, the hostages are launching a legal..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Lucky Day

Angus Cloud grounds this twisty sealed bottle crime flick

"...Brown. Starring: Angus Cloud, Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Spencer Garrett and Sterling Beaumon...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Saddam Hussein once had a copy of the Quran written in..."

June 30, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The 12 Signs of the Chinese Zodiac

Rollo Banks' Lunar New Year Chronicle covers

"...Worst Case: Saddam Hussein..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by S. Emerson Moffat

New TV and Streaming Shows to Catch in February

Plus 2020’s year-end best movies debut on streaming services

"...By now, Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussein is an old hand at television – she’s hosted..."

Feb. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Official Secrets

True story of a whistleblower who saw the lies behind the Iraq War

"...invasion of Iraq, unequivocally alleging Iraq’s murderous madman Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction without any credible proof...."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Secrets and Lies: The Truth of Official Secrets

Martin Bright on the Iraq War, and being played by Matt Smith

"...quite legitimately – to see the end to Saddam Hussein, and there was some hope that it would lead..."

Sept. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Maiden

Astounding true story of first women in professional yachting's biggest race

"...sheer happenstance Edwards found an unlikely ally in King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan, who admired her pluck and..."

July 26, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Panel Explores the Rising Number of Journalists Killed on the Job

Free press under fire

"...press freedom. Yet while she was there, journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale was assassinated by gunmen, apparently in retribution for his..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Saddam Hussein used an Arabic version of Whitney Houston's "I Will..."

July 27, 2018 Column

Pocket Fishrmen Serve up Punk and ... Fish

What to expect at the punk cutups’ annual Fish Fry

"...anthems – "The Leader Is Burning," "Go Go Saddam Hussein," "Amy Carter" – Pocket Fishrmen realized 30 steps backward..."

June 1, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Saddam Hussein wrote a romance novel called Zabiba and the King...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Pocket Fishrmen

"...own Pocket Fishrmen album. Political ("Leader," "Go Go Saddam Hussein"), smutty ("One Blowjob, One Handjob, One Vagina Job"), always..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Review by Tim Stegall

The Luv Doc: Slobs!

Nobody wants a fiery taint on their first date

"...Here's the thing: It's hot outside. You're lucky if..."

July 15, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Hightower Report

Will the GOP budge on any Obama proposal?

"...ice cream, I will not accept anything that Barack Hussein Obama sends to Congress."..."

March 25, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Theeb

A young Bedouin boy in 1916 has an adventure in the war-torn desert

"...Directed by: Naji Abu Nowar. Starring: Jacir Eid, Hussein Salameh, Hassan Mutlag and Jack Fox...."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Clarification Needed

"...in order to get their war to topple Saddam Hussein...."

May 22, 2015 Postmarks

What Ted Cruz Doesn't Know About Apartheid

And it's not just what the word means

"...democratize the Middle East but precisely because Iraq’s Saddam Hussein had threatened Israel, which they are determined to protect..."

May 2, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Interview: Margaret Brown

We're all connected through the Great Invisible

"...AC: Oh my God, that Sadam Hussein story [in the film]...."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

Greg Abbott and the Nuge

Democrats wonder why Abbott stumps with 'admitted sexual predator'

"...subhuman mongrel like the ACORN community organizer gangster Barack Hussein Obama to weasel his way into the top office..."

Feb. 18, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Stockman Enters Senate Race

Says Cornyn is too soft on Obamacare

"...Waco Branch Davidian raid, comparing President Obama to Saddam Hussein, and calling global warming "the new fad." In February,..."

Dec. 10, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Natalie Maines Fires Up SXSW

Dixie Chick and ‘Mother’ of two previews her solo debut

"...out a Photoshop portrait of Maines standing with Saddam Hussein on his Shock’n Y’all tour. Despite a seemingly insurmountable..."

March 7, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Bill of the Week: Post-Bust Syndrome

Watson would plug holes in Downtown bar biz

"...it, "The Yassine Sixth Street Noir" (May 18, 2012). Hussein Ali "Mike" Yassine was convicted of money-laundering (amidst a..."

Feb. 23, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Yassines Sentenced

Former kings of Sixth Street convicted for money laundering

"...given them a maximum of 20 years each, now Hussein Ali Yassine (known as Mike) faces 151 months, while..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Post

Red Dawn

This remake's inspiration comes more from Call of Duty and other first-person-shooter games, rather than the 1984 original.

"...psyche for the 2003 military operation that captured Saddam Hussein to be code-named Operation Red Dawn. When even Pentagon..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Headlines

"...• The trial of the Yassine brothers – Hussein Ali "Mike," Mohammed Ali "Steve," and Hadi – opened..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature

Workers Settle Suit Against Yassines

Employees will divvy up six-figure settlement

"...Now he and federal prosecutors have agreed to give Hussein Ali "Mike" Yas­sine and his brother Moham­med Ali "Steve"..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...a new generation of upscale clubs. The figurehead was Hussein Ali Yassine: Better known as Mike, he was the..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Yassine Money Laundering Trial Set For Oct. 1

Judge denies bond as co-defendant skips bail

"...Club owner Hussein Ali Yassine (better known as Mike), his brothers Mohammed..."

May 2, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Mystery and Intrigue Grow in Yassine Case

Federal case against Downtown club owners takes another turn

"...to the informant. The feds say that Steve's brother Hussein "Mike" Ali Yassine and his executive assistant Marisse Marthe..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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