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BruceTurner/Flickr Mom and kids find a loaded gun at Slaughter Creek park; a cop had apparently lost it while training a police dog there earlier in the morning. 11 Central Texans receive various sentences for fraudulent house-flipping. Office of Attorney General says that the mansion…

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Recommended Upcoming Show: Tilly and the Wall @ Emo's - 7.17.2008 - 10 p.m. - $10

Tilly and the Wall will be playing at Emo's a week from Thursday. This distinctive Omaha indie pop group plays... (via On Deaf Ears)

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There are some things I don’t get about Austin. Like today when I was trying to find DaVine Foods for... (via This is Life in Austin)

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Waterloo Video To Close

Photo by flickr user cackhandedAccording to a recent email newsletter, Waterloo Records will be "exiting the video rental business", and will be closing their Waterloo Video store in mid-August. But it's not all doom and gloom--they'll also be remodeling the Waterloo Records space this summer…

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Lurid package

On the carton, blurry and crude, are depicted a steak with two or three thin onion rings atop it, two skewers of shish-kebab items (meat and two veg), two hot dogs, and an ear of corn partly exposed in its aluminum-foil wrapper. The Flamepro hibachi, "the professionals choice," was imported from…

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AFS Essentials Presents Monsieur Verdoux

Sassy Charlie Chaplin and Mady Correll in Monsieur Verdoux AFS Global Comedy Series Presents Monsieur VerdouxTuesday, July 8thAlamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar)$4/Free for AFS members, 7pm[info] | [tickets]Like a petulant child, there is sometimes nothing more maddening, or…

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Chit Chat: Lovey and Lovey hit USAA

Image courtesy Lovey and Lovey Lovey and Lovey10pm, Fridays in JulyUnited States Art Authority (510 W. 29th St.)$10[info] | [tickets]For the remaining Fridays in July, Lovey and Lovey, the alter-egos of comedians Michael Jastroch and Tami Nelson, will be holding court at the US Art Authority. …

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Foodoir Photography: Chocolate Love at Green Pastures

Photo by presbypanda on flickr 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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Hots On: Wild Style

Image from WWL MySpaceEditor’s note: The views expressed in Hots On are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the outlook or beliefs of anyone else in the IST network. A month or so ago I was hanging out with an old friend I hadn’t seen in awhile. It wasn’t awkward…

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New Release Tuesday: Beck

Beck Modern Guilt (XL) It's Beck's birthday, and this future Austin City Limits festival headliner is celebrating with the release of his latest, Modern Guilt. Produced by Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley) and featuring none other than Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Guilt oozes pop noir. Squeaking…

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W3LL: Hippie Tested. Diva Approved

W3LL W3LL Exclusive Preview PartySaturday, July 12W3LL People (215 S. Lamar)2pm-8pm[info]Calling all people who want to look good, be good, and do good. A new kind of shopping is making its way into Austin and bringing sustainability to a whole new level – W3LL People is the ultimate…

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News Bits

Athletes, take your oxygen masks: pollution levels aren't looking that great for the Beijing Olympics. G8 leaders pledge to cut in half the amount of greenhouse emissions by 2050. Earthquake this morning hits southern Peru. Church of England is now allowing female bishops. Alcohol abuse…

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Concert Review: Dethklok @ Austin Music Hall

Making the jump from Adult Swim cartoon band, to full blown live experience, Dethklok drew a crowd ranging from metal... (via On Deaf Ears)

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