Many in the comments section wrote that Frankenstein appeared to be sporting an Edgar, a bowl-style haircut popular among some South Texas youths. Credit: TikTok / @leslielynncantu

There was no shortage of serious news to digest this week.

Texas lawmakers continued to debate school vouchers, and they also passed a draconian immigration bill widely decried by civil-rights groups. What’s more, an Alamo City evangelical pastor with a rep for saying outrageous shit was invited to speak at a major pro-Israel rally, and a UTSA prof is suing the school over his firing.

Perhaps the seriousness of all that breaking news explains the Current‘s most-read story of the week. Apparently in need of a laugh, folks flocked to an article about a woman’s complaint regarding a custom Halloween cake that a bakery’s decorator had bestowed with an “Edgar” haircut.

In case anyone needs a refresher on the Edgar, it’s a bowl-style hairdo — some would say “hair don’t” — popular with some South Texas youths. For style-conscious folks, that may be even scarier than a cake depicting the head of Frankenstein’s monster.

Whatever the case, it was enough to prompt a laugh. Something we all could use in times like these.

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9. San Antonio pastor John Hagee, known for inflammatory rhetoric, to speak at Israel rally

8. San Antonio Zoo receives $10 million donation

7. Bad Takes: Journalists have flinched from telling the ugly truth about Texas’ new immigration bill

6. San Antonio teen shot by police arrested on felony evading-arrest warrant

5. Former San Antonio professor says he was fired over newspaper op-ed

4. Drake and J. Cole coming to San Antonio with It’s All a Blur Tour

3. Assclown Alert: Losing (repeatedly) on school vouchers with Gov. Greg Abbott

2. After viral attention, Fred’s Fish Fry will sell official basketball jerseys

1. H-E-B Frankenstein cake with ‘Edgar’ haircut goes viral

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This article appears in Nov 15-28, 2023.