If it's Friday, it must be another Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup leak, and the big announcement today is that rap icon Rakim makes up for having to drop out in 2011. He'll be joined by some old school SoCal punks and a new Seattle sound.

So much going on, right?

Picture yourself stuck in an elevator. Not just any old elevator. An elevator teetering between the ninth and 10th floors of a maximum security prison for the criminally insane.

Police today arrested 18 people alleged to be involved in an "extensive heroin distribution operation" – including Amado Pardo, the 64-year-old whose family owns Jovita's, which police say has long been a hub for heroin dealing in South Austin.

Lucio Mastroberardino from Terredora di Paolo made a quick stop as he rocketed though Texas this week. The Mastroberardino family have invested their collective hearts into proving that their beloved home state of Campania deserves prime consideration among Italian winemaking areas.

Austinites wishing to vote in the July 31 run-off elections must register to do so by Monday, July 2.

Drafthouse Films isn't fooling around when it comes to distributing Danish comedy Klown, but they must be kidding to give the R-rated comedy an all-ages trailer.

The next six weeks offer a host of opportunities to sample from the master of suspense's vast catalog.