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The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast is Playing With Fire
Wells Dunbar
Fri Nov 20, 2:40pm
The Newscast talks up new turmoil with the Forensic Science Commission, known for being roadblocked in their Todd Cameron Willingham investigation, and delves into the Hustle's breakdown of Mayor Lee Leffingwell's campaign promises. All this plus a (pretty bad) Alex Jones impersonation. Jordan Smith and Wells Dunbar are your totally awesome hosts.
Texans Welcome Bird-Flipping Bud to Town
Mark Fagan
Fri Nov 20, 1:28pm
Tags: NFL
Always the class act, Titans owner Bud Adams incurred a $250,000 fine for flipping the bird twice during Tennessee's victory in Buffalo last Sunday. The man who moved the Oilers out of town will be returning to the scene of the crime this Monday with Houston high school hero Vince Young back taking the snaps.
Bill Narum: We Call That Art
Margaret Moser
(Announcement)
The news wafted through Austin, a town already unnerved by the recent death of Robin Shivers. This name was just as sad, the shock just as big: Bill Narum was dead.
McCoy the Top QB Ever? Talk to the Ghost of VY.
Joe O'Connell
Fri Nov 20, 1:08pm
Vince Young. Go ahead and say it. Everyone else will repeat the mantra this weekend and on through the end of this season of timidly high Texas Longhorn expectations. VY is the cloud that hangs over the Colt McCoy-led Horns as they creep through mostly mediocre opponents ever so close to a spot in the national title game.
Perry Clears Way for Executioner
Jordan Smith
Fri Nov 20, 7:21am
Gov. Rick Perry rejected the commutation recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles in the case of Robert Thompson, clearing the way for Thompson's execution last night.
The Gay Glass Ceiling
Frank J. Rivera
Thu Nov 19, 5:37pm
"I think I would've been more famous if I'd [sort of] been more subtle about my sexuality," Rufus Wainwright told me in an interview before his November 16 performance at The Paramount.
I doubt it, I thought.
Big XII Power Rankings: Week XI
John Razook
Thu Nov 19, 4:56pm
Tags: NCAA Football
Kansas State and Nebraska meet on Saturday in Lincoln. The two teams accounted for the first five representatives from the Big 12 North in the conference title game, and between them have won three of the division's four conference championships.
Stretching Performance Barriers
Frank J. Rivera
Thu Nov 19, 4:53pm
Tags: Theatre
"Before becoming a mother I had no concept of little children or how any of us have come into this world, as if I just sprouted." The John L. Warfield Center presents Angela Kariotis' new show this Thursday & Friday.
This Week's Waste of Time
James Renovitch
Thu Nov 19, 4:08pm
Tags: TWWT
Time to dive into another 50 entrants in the Independent Games Festival. Tired yet? Luckily there are a few free web-browser games between the letters "F" and "L." Now let's see what games actually play well with others.
We Got Our Own Sound
Chase Hoffberger
Thu Nov 19, 11:46am
If the League of Extraordinary Gz is Austin’s version of the Wu-Tang Clan, then Reggie Coby is the group’s RZA. The Dred Skott mastermind is quick to let the rest of the crew take the lead, knowing full well that he’ll prove essential to each track’s foundation.
More Gifts for Gamers
James Renovitch
Thu Nov 19, 11:02am
So, our gaming coverage in the print edition wasn't enough for you. We understand. Luckily, we have more where that came from. Below we review A Boy and His Blob, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010, and Axel & Pixel. All three have kid appeal but only two might be appropriate for the pre-teen or single-digit aged.
Doing 25 to Life
Jordan Smith
Thu Nov 19, 9:30am
Tags: Courts
It's the 25th anniversary of the federal Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, do you know where your U.S. Sentencing Commission is? If you guessed Austin, you're right.
BPP Recommends Life
Jordan Smith
Thu Nov 19, 8:03am
In a rare life-sparing decision, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted Nov. 18 to recommend to Gov. Rick Perry that the death sentence for condemned inmate Robert Thompson be commuted to life in prison. Now its up to Perry to decide whether to take that advice or to send Thompson to the gurney.
Boutique of the Week: SoLa at the Triangle
Anne Harris
(Announcement)
Named for South Lamar, where the original location is still located, this year-old outpost is a gymnasium-sized, light-filled wonderland of accessories, bags, sunglasses and the kind of clothing that both working women and students want to wear on weekends.
Funk No. IV
Jim Caligiuri
Wed Nov 18, 11:34am
Saturday night a decidedly slimmed down FunkFest, the fourth, hits the Parish with the Stanton Moore Trio, led by the drummer of New Orleans jammers Galactic and the rarely seen supergroup Garage a Trois, featuring Marco Benevento on keyboards, Skerik on saxophone, Mike Dillon on vibes, and Moore on drums.
Feast Your Eyes on This
Kimberley Jones
Tue Nov 17, 3:28pm
SXSW Film first tipped its hand last month by unveiling a brand-spanking-new award for excellence in Title Design. Eyeing the latest batch of 2010 panels to be announced, I think it's safe to say it: SXSW Film has a serious jones for the visual arts.
Car2Go Arrives
Katherine Gregor
Tue Nov 17, 2:52pm
Tags: Transportation
When an international car company – Daimler AG – selects Austin for the North American launch of its progressive new subsidiary – Car2Go – you have to figure we’re doing something right. This morning the city and car-share company launched Car2Go's pilot phase: 200 tiny Smart ForTwo cars (33/41 MPG) for the city’s 13,000 employees.
The Gay Ole Shtetl
Andy Campbell
Tue Nov 17, 12:31pm
Tags: Theatre
A bum shoulder took Chaim Topol out of the traveling production of Fiddler on the Roof, but the announcement of his replacement is an early Hannukah present… wait for it… wait for it… wait for it… HARVEY FIERSTEIN!
Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?
Jordan Smith
Tue Nov 17, 10:25am
Tags: Drug War
Not to sound too loud an alarm or anything, but the Texas Dept. of Public Safety is warning parents to keep an eye on their kids – lest they be recruited by Mexican cartels to run drugs or commit other felonious deeds for the transnational gangs.
Sister Jessica Explains It All for You
Cindy Widner
Mon Nov 16, 4:02pm
If girls – that's girls, not ladies, women, or grrrls – fail to save rock & roll as planned, it won't be for lack of instruction manuals.
Another Travelin' Band
Doug Freeman
Mon Nov 16, 11:08am
Five years ago, Jim James, Conor Oberst, and M. Ward teamed with Saddle Creek producer Mike Mogis for a short tour that established the three songwriters as new voices of indie folk, and sold out the Paramount Theatre.
Philly Finale
Richard Whittaker
Sun Nov 15, 6:26pm
First, third, fourth, second. The Texas Rollergirls traveling team, the Texecutioners, wanted to bring the Women's Flat Track Derby Association championship, the Hydra, back to Austin, but took second place instead.
Texies Twice as Nice
Richard Whittaker
Sat Nov 14, 8:52pm
"Two down," Hydra said, "One to go." The ex-skater after whom the Women's Flat Track Derby Association national championship is named was talking Texecutioner.
Texecutioners in Philly
Richard Whittaker
Sat Nov 14, 1:22pm
Greetings from the Philadelphia, where the fastest and the finest in flat track roller derby have gathered for the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's 2009 nationals, the Declaration of Derby.
New mAcdonald
Margaret Moser
Sat Nov 14, 10:05am
Tags: Pat MacDonald
Maybe the road to PurgAtory Hill has been long, but few are better equipped to make the trip than Pat Macdonald. Make that pat mAcdonald, an effective way of driving grammarists crazy or maybe just a reminder to put the damn A in his last name without mentioning “The Future’s So Bright.”
