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Austin Hosts Coolest Hotel Room Ever

...futuristic hotel room comes equipped with over 60 nifty features to wow visitors. Some of these features are expected...but many... (via Mahargdom)

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Visitability.

The "visitability" ordinance is on the June 18 City Council agenda. Most of the proposals are bad ideas. (via Austin Contrarian)

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Death, Romance and Food, Glorious Food: Summer Classic Film Series Continues

There are a million ways to be, you know that there are. Some people look at the world through dark, cloudy glass, and some through rose-colored; amazingly love can still be seen and had through both. With that in mind, the Paramount will be putting a little black into their red this week as…

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Extra Extra

Austin Police Department APD seeks help in finding the man (pictured on the right) who hit a South Austin convenience store on June 15. Georgetown landscaper charged with deceptive trade practices (taking customers' money and not doing the job). Austin firefighter who was fired for sexual…

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Let The Mudslinging Begin!

Image from wonketteFrom the people who brought you Press One For English, Press Two For Deportation, KFC Hillary Special: 2 Fat Thighs, 2 Small Breasts, Left Wing, Luvya Dubya and of course, Stand Behind Our Troops, Or Stand In Front Of Them comes the latest round of controversial pins for…

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Foodoir Photography: Chu-Mikals Burger

Jeff Campbell Hungry to share your most provocative Austin food photos? Send them here. Make sure to include your name, where the photo was taken and a complete description of the food.

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BookPeople Hosts a (Real) Secret Agent Man

Random House Fred Burton Book ReadingTuesday, June 17BookPeople (603 N. Lamar)free[info]Fred Burton has a few disturbing confessions to make. As the former deputy chief of the U.S Government’s counterterrorism division, he was in charge of keeping the world safe from pesky problems like…

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Deep Eddy Dive-In Movie

Okay, okay, I made up the “Dive-In Movie†part, they call it “Splash Party Movie Night,†which is just boring.... (via This is Life in Austin)

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Rare chance to hear recorded poetry live!

Okay Mountain is hosting a no-holds barred poetry reading Saturday, June 21st, at 8PM. Austinnewblog will be kicking out the... (via austinnewblog.blogspot.com)

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Technology Roundup: AMD, Motive, OneSpot, LiveStrong

Photo by Garrette on flickr AMD opened its Southwest Austin campus on Tuesday, and softened environmental criticism with a sustainable design and a $1.5 million commitment to preserve open space. Software firm Motive was purchased by telecom giant Alcatel-Lucent of France for $67.8 million,…

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Music Giveaway + Preview: Aimee Mann Gets Bittersweet At La Zona Rosa Tuesday

Image via Aimee Mann’s MySpace. Photographer uncredited. Aimee Mann w/ David FordTuesday, June 17La Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th Street)$25, 8pm[info] | [tickets] As the voice of Til' Tuesday, Aimee Mann seemed destined to become a one-hit wonder. But with 1995's brilliant I'm With Stupid, Mann…

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Zingo Austin and more...

When you are too drunk to get yourself home and aren't willing to leave your car parked around town, there's... (via myFOXaustin.com)

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ROT Rally MUCH better than Lame by Lamewest

There are many events that come to Austin, but for some reason I hear more and more people complain about... (via myFOXaustin.com)

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Who cares about the Mansion???

I know that it is important to preserve our history. I know that the Governor's Mansion was a symbol to... (via myFOXaustin.com)

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e-scription

cool new website! (via c's weblog)

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New Release Tuesday: Coldplay & Dennis Wilson

Also of note this week is Silver Jews' Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea, which will be featured later in the week. Stay tuned. Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (Parlophone) Viva la Vida is supposedly a 'new direction' album for Coldplay, and for those that argue they are…

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News Bits: Scary Father's Day Fallout

Al Gore called Barack Obama "elegant" yesterday. Oh yeah, and he gave him his endorsement as well. Meanwhile, makers of a decidedly inelegant Obama sock monkey toy are going to keep on producing. Lately, the Supreme Court has seemed downright heroic! Taliban to Afghanistan: "Not dead yet."…

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Local Music News & Notes: My Education, Haunting Oboe Music & The Roller

Paige Maguire One of our favorite post-rock acts here in town, My Education, have a new album called Bad Vibrations. Until our review, get a sampling over at NPR Music, where the band is featured on Second Stage. Stream Sunday night's Shearwater show at D.C.'s Black Cat at NPR Music while…

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Daytrotter Gets Spooned

Spoon, Austin’s reigning indie champions, have recorded a Daytrotter Session. They recorded four songs, including a previously unreleased cover of... (via Austin Soundcheck)

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National Dump the Pump is June 19th

My goal is to car pool one day and ride the bus another. If I make that goal weekly I... (via Texas Money Talk)

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What, me to blame? Austin city council gets "wake up call" on police budget crisis they knowingly caused

Austin's police contract ballooned and took over the whole city budget. Gee, how'd that happen? Oh yeah, pandering liberals. (via Grits for Breakfast)

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