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Local Company Says "No!" To Competition
"...while we are all competitive in this particular market I am floored by why you would erode the market for... (via Mahargdom)
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Transportation Microeconomics Bites Me In The Butt
Why M1EK had to buy the 2nd car, and whether you'll really save money by riding the bus (via M1EK's Bake-Sale of Bile)
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New Movie Releases: Baghead, The Happening and More!
Baghead posterIn the past few years, cinema has been brought to the “common man”—anyone with a handi-cam and an idea can make a film. Some people actually do. Others watch their movies and think, “I could do that.” And some of those actually do. And the cycle continues. Baghead is …
You can dance if you want to: a Dancin’ Double Feature at Paramount’s Summer Film Series
Flashdance PosterIf your dad is anything like ours, he probably hates dudes in tights or pretty much anyone gyrating for the sake of dance. But, perhaps he’ll have the time of his life this Father’s Day for a dancing extravaganza at the Paramount Theater’s Summer Film Series with…
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Austinist. Baghead, the new release from Sony Classics in theaters today! Coldplay, who's new album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends comes out on Tuesday. Frost Bank, with over 100 branches across Texas. American…
Friday in Austin
So tonight we’re heading out to the Alamo Ritz to see one of my favorite movies (although not my most... (via Wetwired: Austin Texas Blog)
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Johnson Family Asks Presidential Candidates to Town Hall Meeting
cloverity/FlickrTwo town-hall-meeting-style forum opportunities have been offered to presidential candidates John McCain (GOP) and Barack Obama (Dem). The Johnson family has asked the candidates to hold a forum at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, and Nancy Reagan has asked them to hold…
Dap?
Whatever happened to "dap"? Where did all this "fist bump" stuff come from? Where have people been? This is news? Just wondering.
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Giveaway: Merle Haggard @ the Paramount
Merle HaggardWednesday, June 18Paramount Theater (713 Congress Avenue)Doors at 7 PM, $81[info] | [tickets] Next week, Merle Haggard, undoubtedly one of country music's great legends will take the stage at the Paramount Theater downtown. Haggard's backstory is the kind that inspires, well,…
Tales Of Mere Existence "Last Night/This Morning"
(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) "Tales Of Mere Existence" By Levni Yilmaz R.O.T. Buy a Comic/DVD set from Lev! http://www.ingredientx.com/buy/main.htm For more comics, animations and correspondence, kindly visit http://www.talesofmereexistence.com If you gravitate towards isolated,…
Austinist Show Preview & Giveaway: Mates of State & Black Joe Lewis at Emo's
image from MySpace Mates of State, Black Joe Lewis, HeadlightsFriday, June 13Emo's (603 Red River St)$14, doors at 9[info] | [tickets]Happy fun-time Mates of State deliver their carousing popstar status to Emo's Outside this Friday night, in what is sure to be a rollicking good time of dancing…
Free Yoga 5pm Today at Seventh Street Yoga
This afternoon, Friday June 13th, Seventh Street Yoga (quite literally on 7th between West & Rio Grande) will be open... (via This is Life in Austin)
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Superstitious Foodoir Photography: Ice Cream Sandwiches from The Woodland's Lemonade Stand
Image courtesy knoxy of Knox Photographics From top to bottom: The Sasquatch (oatmeal chocolate cookie with vanilla ice cream), The Yeti (vanilla cake with strawberry ice cream, and The Big Foot (chocolate cake with vanilla bean ice cream) available on Thursdays and Fridays at the lemonade…
Austinist Giveaway: Muses II: Memories of a House
Photo courtesy Vestige Group Muses II: Memories of a House6/13-22 Fri/Sat @7pm, Sun @ 2 & 7pmPrivate Residence (Travis Heights)Fr/Sa $15-$25, Su PWYW[info][tickets]Usually when someone invites packs of strangers to wander around their house for a small admission charge, it’s to show off…
Austinist Show Preview: Extra Golden at Club Deville on Sunday
Image from MySpace Extra Golden, Foot Patrol and more at Club DevilleSunday, June 15Club DeVille (900 Red River St)$10, 8pm[info] Weird War’s Alex Minoff and Golden’s Ian Eagleson traveled to Kenya in 2004 to join musician Otieno Jagwasito form the band Extra Golden and record the seminal…
Proud of the pride
Pride of Barbados opened its first flowers of the season. There have been buds only for a few days. These have been growing well from seed, so we'll expect lots more.
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Remainders
Astonishingly, we're still enjoying bachelor buttons and delphiniums. There's a lone Drummond's phlox in bloom and a lone stock. Grasshoppers abound, but they're still small.
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Another favorite word
It must have been encountered in a nineteenth-century piece of prose: refulgent. There are variant forms that mean essentially the same thing, but I like the "re." Someone has bought refulgent as a domain name, but has no Web site. That's not strange; most one-word domains, no matter what they…
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Austinist Weekend Music Preview: Progress Coffee Residency and Couture de Amour Deux @ The Parish
Image provided by Progress CoffeeThe concept of the residency, so successful sometimes, so listless if you don’t get it right. Progress Coffee (500 San Marcos, Studio 105, 78702) presents its own version with a very simple mission statement -- “1 month, 2 bands, 3 bucks.” In June, Nic…
News Bits: Hulk Smash Edition
Zimbabwe's military deeply involved with Mugabe's re-election campaign. Flooding this week a "historic hydrological event" in Iowa. Study finds that female veterans don't receive the same quality of treatment as males at VA facilities. Oops: Chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
New Cowboys Stadium to Have World's Largest Video Screen
Photo by existentist on flickrWhen the Dallas Cowboys move into their new stadium for the 2009 season, fans will enjoy the action on the biggest high-definition screen in the world. At nearly 160 feet long and just over 71 feet high, that's bigger than the "Godzillatron" at UT's DKR-Memorial…
Ted Nugent wants to sell YOU his exotic animals!
Ted Nugent is hosting an estate sale right here in Austin. (via Do512)
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Capital Metro is blogging
They've just started up an effort called Capital MetroBlog. Expect to see me there from time to time -we'll see... (via M1EK's Bake-Sale of Bile)
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