Haire of the Dog, Charleston City Paper

Isn't it time we quit talking about Tiger Woods?

Chris Haire — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:58:00 -0400

Tiger Woods is the Amanda Bynes of golf.

Scratch that. more…

FCC may lift TV ban on boobies and F-bombs

Chris Haire — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:20:00 -0400

This morning I was on a tear. It was the kind unhinged rampage that makes puppies whimper and Virgin Mary statues weep. more…

Late Night law would force bar owners to create powerless police force, endanger lives

Chris Haire — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400

There are a lot of benefits to being a newspaper columnist that those of us in the biz don't like to talk about. We do it for your protection just as much as ours. more…

Mark Sanford is a creepy perv who blames everybody but himself

Chris Haire — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:31:00 -0400

Thank you to everyone across the 1st District who made tonight possible! twitter.com/MarkSanford/st…
— Mark Sanford (@MarkSanford) April 3, 2013

By now, you've probably heard about Mark Sanford's full page ad in The Post and Courier, the one in which he points the finger at everybody but himself for the recent turn of events that may ultimately derail his comeback campaign. more…

Dig South: CNN editor Meredith Artley talks about the future of journalism

Chris Haire — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:11:00 -0400

The Dig South fest is now in full swing, and I just got out of a really great session hosted by CNN VP/managing editor Meredith Artley in which she talked about the future of journalism. If you're a journo or a journo-hag, read on. more…

Smash Mouth is the Guy Fieri of rock

Chris Haire — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:58:00 -0400

Smash Mouth is not the worst band in the world. That would be Journey. more…

What's Up with Rand Paul's Hair: Have you been Randed?

Chris Haire — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:33:00 -0400

Every time Lindsey Graham rears his little angry turtle head on one of the Sunday morning talkers, the City Paper gets a bump in traffic thanks to the hordes of folks out there who want to know if Lil' Linds is gay. Of course, we don't know if he is or isn't, but we wrote a story a while back examining the speculation that South Carolina's senior senator was "too light in the loafers to fill Strom Thurmond's shoes" — or at least that's how Dick Harpootlian, the homophobic head of the S.C. Democratic Party, put it. more…

R.I.P. Harry Reems: A tribute to the best porn star names

Chris Haire — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:32:00 -0400

Today we remember a legend.

A giant among men. more…

David Bowie makes a triumphant return but his pop culture legacy is tarnished

Chris Haire — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:21:00 -0400

The goats have all been gutted. The virgins have all been sacrificed. more…

For the first time in my life, I'm ashamed of Rush Limbaugh

Chris Haire — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:29:00 -0500

I can't believe it's come to this.

I mean, I never saw it coming. more…