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This Week's Waste of Time

Here it is folks, the last installment in my Independent Games Festival competition roundup. All in all I've looked at 303 games (most of which were unfinished or required downloading) that are readily playable on your browser. Today all games with names starting with letters "T" through "Z" get the once over.

4:34PM Thu. Dec. 10, 2009, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

Women Council Members Back Fam-Plan Funds

Reproduction rights advocates got a boost from City Council's better half, who came out today in support for comprehensive family planning funding – including abortion coverage – in the budget vote facing the Travis County Healthcare District Board tonight.

3:16PM Thu. Dec. 10, 2009, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

Veolia Fires Back

A day after being fired by Capital Metro, Veolia Transportation is firing back. The contractor hired by the transit agency to start and operate the MetroRail commuter line sent this response to yesterday's events:

12:53PM Thu. Dec. 10, 2009, Lee Nichols Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Bay of Angels

AFS Cinema

Christopher Cascio: “Portals” at Ivester Contemporary

Polite Society & The Assassin at Paramount Theatre

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Man UP, Dockers

"Once upon a time, men wore the pants, and wore them well… " So begins the latest ad campaign put out by the good misogynist folks at Dockers. The message seems to be that it's time to put Dockers on and behave like real men, instead of disco dancin', non-fat latte sippin', salad eatin' sissies. Homo/queer/trans/metro/David Bowie men, take heed.

12:51PM Thu. Dec. 10, 2009, Andy Campbell Read More | Comment »

Making the World Safe for Fall Footwear

This is such a nasty time of year, pipes freeze, wind whips at the roof shingles, and the hydrangea requires its blankie. Never mind all of that, however, for there is a greater peril in your life at the moment: Your beautiful fall footwear is under attack from mud, standing water, and salt, not to mention ever-present, uneven pavement.

12:20PM Thu. Dec. 10, 2009, Anne Harris Read More | Comment »

Footage from the Houston mayor's opening gubernatorial campaign volley in Austin

White Rallies Travis [Video]

When first booked, last Sunday's event at Scholz Garten for Houston Mayor Bill White was billed as Bill White for Senate. By the time he got there, it was Bill White for Governor. That could explain why just about every elected official and Democratic activist in Travis County squeezed into the back room to hear his first gubernatorial stump speech in Austin.

9:31AM Thu. Dec. 10, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

COP 15 Photos

For a sense of what it's like as some 30,000 climate activists (and a few doubters) converge on Copenhagen this week and next, check out this blog with photos and commentary from Jake Stewart, at COP15. Shown here: a giant carbon-neutral Christmas tree. The Austin-to-Copenhagen blog is here.

8:51AM Thu. Dec. 10, 2009, Katherine Gregor Read More | Comment »

The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast Takes Out the Trash!

The Totescast is serving up a hearty news stew this week, starting off with the "form-based code" pilot zoning program City Council's slated for Airport Blvd.

7:35AM Thu. Dec. 10, 2009, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

Jerry 4 Kinky?

There are many things that can be said about Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson (and trust us, we've said quite a few of the choicer ones), but political humorist should never be left off the list.

4:18PM Wed. Dec. 9, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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