A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• High and low rankings for Houston in a ranking of the best Halloween experiences in America
• Up and down prices for chocolate this Halloween
• A town in Spain suspending adoption of black cats during the month of October

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Jennifer Hadayia of Air Alliance Houston
• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• The ACLU suing over a DC man’s detention for playing Darth Vader’s theme on his phone on a city street in the vicinity of National Guard troops
• Houston’s first-ever Fleet Week being postponed because of the ongoing government shutdown
• A pig setting a world record for riding a skateboard ten meters in just over 11 seconds

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• Ernie Manouse, co-host of Hello Houston

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Katy’s Pride celebration being moved last-minute when the venue that had agreed to host it bowed to pressure brought by conservative leaders
• Some Texas airports deciding not to show a video featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown, which may be contributing to delays at airport security
• A Michigan woman using Chat GPT to pick winning lottery numbers

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists
• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• The on-again, off-again, rainbow-striped intersection in Montrose being off-again
• The battle continuing over bringing space shuttle Discovery to Space City

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Jennifer Hadayia of Air Alliance Houston

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• A Halloween display getting political -- and controversial
• The next big movie star possibly being an AI avatar
• A self-driving car getting a warning at a traffic stop

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor
• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Camp Mystic planning to partially reopen
• A statue showing President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands showing up on DC’s National Mall then quickly being taken down

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle
• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Low-flying military helicopters being seen over Houston as part of a training exercise
• A Houston-based company that owns strip clubs across the nation facing bribery charges over an alleged scheme to avoid paying taxes
• An important day on the calendar this week for mathematics devotees

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Houston supplanting Philadelphia as America's poorest large city
• Houston’s new million-dollar firetruck going unused because it’s too big for its fire station
• Carnival Cruise Line and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream unveiling sunscreen-flavored ice cream

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Some cyclists planning to ride their bikes naked through Houston’s streets to protest the removal of bike lanes
• A woman setting a new record for running barefoot over loose Lego bricks
• A giant food fight with overripe tomatoes in Spain celebrating its 80th anniversary

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Jennifer Hadayia of Air Alliance Houston
• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• The Astros suing the Harris County Appraisal District for trying to levy property taxes against Daikin Park
• The co-owner of a Houston gun store being prohibited from owning or using a firearm

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston
• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• HISD being among the 11 Texas school districts temporarily blocked from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a ruling in federal court
• The City of Houston launching a "Train Watch" webpage with real-time info on rail crossings with stopped trains
• A new state law that would punish restaurants misrepresenting imported shrimp as from Texas or the gulf

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Plans to expand Ben Taub Hospital would include seizing nine acres of land from Hermann Park
• Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry becoming a big advocate for psychedelics
• Plans for a UFC fight at the White House on the Fourth of July next year

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Late sculptor David Adickes' Beatles statues relocating to a car dealership
• A Danish zoo seeking public donations of pets to feed to its captive predators
• A pet insurance company handing out an annual award for the weirdest claims it receives each year

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle
• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Shipley Do-Nuts being sold to a California company
• People using AI for legal advice
• Backlash over Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad campaign

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jennifer Hadayia or Air Alliance Houston
• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Houston City Council updates its “civility ordinance," prohibiting sitting, lying down, or placing personal possessions on sidewalks in 12 different parts of the city.
• NRG Center hosts the World Series of Dog Shows for its 47th series.

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists
• Ernie Manouse, one of the hosts of Hello Houston

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Last Friday, Elon Musk announced Grok had been updated after Musk complained that it and other AI chatbots like it were “too woke.” Well, Musk and his programmers may have overshot the mark a bit. By Tuesday, Grok was praising Adolf Hitler, calling itself “MechaHitler,” and publishing a number of antisemitic posts captured in screenshots but since apparently deleted.

• After yearsof fumbling with shoe laces, enduring strangers’ smelly feet, and watching security lines move slower than molasses in January, at a news conference Tuesday, Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem announced the policy requiring most passengers to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints was no longer in effect.

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• A spot on Pasadena’s City Council being decided by a coin toss
• The reasons Texas is developing its own test to license psychologists and the repercussions for other states

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Frank Billingsley, co-host of Hello Houston

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Fort Bend County Judge KP George announcing he’s running for a third term — but this time as a Republican
• Texas coming in dead last for health care access and affordability in a recent assessment
• A mongoose that escaped from a wildlife park being safety captured after he turned up at a local pub

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• After footage of the interior of the Astrodome is released online, law enforcement cracks down on people allegedly trying to sneak in
• Walmart delivery drones coming to Houston

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Ernie Manouse, one of the hosts of Hello Houston

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• The head of FEMA saying (but possibly joking?) that he didn’t know there was a hurricane season here
• The National Weather Service receiving permission to hire 125 meteorologists and specialists after losing more than 560 employees earlier this year due to Trump administration cuts and retirements
• The Texas Workforce Commission mistakenly suggesting Chevron is firing more employees than it actually has at its facility in Midland

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing