Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. In his latest foray into performative politics, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week announced that his office is investigating watchdog group Media Matters for “potentially fraudulent activity.”
Based on the beloved 1944 film of the same name, the musical Meet Me in St. Louis follows a turn-of-the-century family through a tumultuous turning point in their lives. The Smiths and their five children lead a comfortable yet complacent upper-middle-class lifestyle until the arrival of the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis ignites a […]
Priscilla Presley, the former wife of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, brings her touring show to San Antonio as Sofia Coppola’s critically acclaimed film Priscilla introduces a new generation to the complicated relationship between Elvis and his then-teen bride. The movie is based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, and it’s a […]
The self-proclaimed “girlfriend” of the Robb Elementary School mass shooter was arrested in Puerto Rico last week for making terroristic threats against the Uvalde community, according to media reports. Court records obtained by NEWS4SA show that 19-year-old Victoria Gabriela Rodriguez-Morales has made violent threats against the Uvalde community since 2018 and that she’s also claimed […]
A new mixed-use lifestyle center called The Sycamore is coming to the Hill Country town of Fredericksburg in 2025 — and a satellite of Driftwood’s legendary The Salt Lick BBQ will be its first tenant. The 117-acre development, located on Luckenbach Road along the Highway 290 Wine Trail, will feature shopping and restaurants, including new, […]
The Bexar County DA’s office has dropped a felony charge against one of two San Antonio police officers accused of beating up a suspect as they arrested him inside his East Side home nearly four years ago, the Express-News reports. The second officer charged in the case still faces prosecution, and now faces an additional […]
A headline-grabbing tiny home community in Northwest San Antonio is once again stirring an online reaction thanks to a viral clip of a realtor doing his damndest to promote the pint-sized properties. The TikTok video shows San Antonio-based Keller Williams realtor Billy Rojo — also known as “Billy the Realtor” — giving a tour of one […]
After being knocked out of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament, the San Antonio Spurs have added two games to their regular season schedule, team officials said Wednesday. In the first of those, Victor Wembanyama and the squad will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves Dec. 6 in Minneapolis. Tipoff is at 6:30 p.m., and the game will […]
For many families, the holiday season isn’t complete without a production of Tchaikovsky’s 1892 ballet The Nutcracker, which is aptly set at the foot of a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve in the world of a child’s imagination. Ballet San Antonio’s 2023 production of the iconic ballet offers live performances of the score by Classical […]
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