The Culture
January 16, 2012
VIDEO: Ben Kweller Releases a YouTube Video with Jason Schwartzman, Snowboarder Shaun White
The Greenville native and current Austinite tries his hand at Internet comedy to promote his new album.
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January 13, 2012
Louis Vuitton Knocks Off San Antonio Flea Market
A federal court ordered Eisenhauer Market, where vendors sold fake LV bags, to pay the high-fashion company $3.6 million for trademark infringement.
The Culture
January 12, 2012
Ron Paul Supporters are Hacks
Musicians's "endorsement" on Twitter of Ron Paul for president turns out to be the work of hackers.
The Culture
January 11, 2012
Own Stars: What Are Your Favorite Texas Celebs Up To?
Dennis Quaid moves back to Texas, LeAnn Rimes's mom keeps her from baring it all, and Larry Hagman wants to be a plant.
The Culture
January 9, 2012
Elvis Presley’s Letter to Fort Hood Sergeant Up for Auction
Presley's 1958 letter to William Norwood is a rare artifact chronicling his connection to Fort Hood and Killeen.
The Culture
January 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Erykah Badu and the Cannabinoids, Four Funny Females, Clint Black, and Amtrak's Fortieth Anniversary . . .
The Culture
January 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Spindletop turns 100, Shawn Colvin performs with Lyle Lovett, the MLK, Jr. Symposium, and a Rick Riordan exhibition at the Witliff Collections . . .
The Culture
January 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Ruby Jane Smith, Return of the Herd of Harpsichords, Sarah Jarosz, and the Texas A&M Singing Cadets . . .
The Culture
January 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Willie Nelson and Friends, Cowgirl Round-up and Showdeo, Black Eyed Pea and Cornbread Cookoff, and a New Year's Eve show in Emo's new digs . . .
The Culture
January 1, 2012
How to Tan a Deer Hide
According to an old wives’ tale, every animal has enough brain matter to tan its own hide. While the amateur tanner may not embrace that technique, rest assured there’s more than one way to tan a deer, so to speak. “Professionals often use harsh chemicals and acids,” says Durango-based master
The Culture
January 1, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Sara Hickman, Carolyn Wonderland and Guy Forsyth, a TubaMeisters Christmas, and the von Trapp family sings . . .
The Culture
January 1, 2012
This Is a Robbery
Were Bonnie and Clyde just a couple of crazy kids?
The Culture
January 1, 2012
Lyman Hardy’s Editing Bay
The composer and sound-maker shows us some of his tools.
The Culture
January 1, 2012
Joe Arellano, Meteorologist
Arellano, who was born and raised in McAllen, is the meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service forecast office in New Braunfels. His career, which began in 1976, has taken him all over Texas, as well as to Puerto Rico and Florida.There’s an old saying here in Texas: “Either you’re in
The Culture
January 1, 2012
Being a Navy SEAL Sniper
Chris Kyle was shot to death Saturday at a gun range near Glen Rose. In an interview from last year, he opened up about why he wanted to be a Navy SEAL.
The Texanist
January 1, 2012
The Texanist: How Do I Get Out of a Wedding on Super Bowl Sunday?
Watching the Super Bowl on the sly, meeting the Hill Country neighbors, sharing a bed with man and dog, and smoking grapevine.
The Culture
December 22, 2011
Merry Christmas! Twelve Gifts for Twelve Texans
What we'd like to get Rick Perry, Warren Jeffs, Willie Nelson, and other prominent Texans for Christmas.
The Culture
December 21, 2011
Which Texas Musicians Made the “Best of 2011” Lists?
The critics have passed judgment on 2011's best albums and singles, and there's good news for Miranda Lambert, St. Vincent, Beyoncé, Hayes Carll, and two stalwarts of the Denton scene.
The Culture
December 16, 2011
Patton Oswalt Sends a Message to Rude Theatergoers
The stand-up comedian helped record another anti-texting PSA for the Alamo Drafthouse on a recent trip to the theater.
The Culture
December 15, 2011
RIP Billie Jo Spears
The Beaumont-raised country crooner, known for the number-one hit "Blanket on the Ground," died of lung cancer at her home in Vidor.
The Culture
December 15, 2011
Abilene Strippers Suing Over Backpay
Four strippers from Abilene are suing their employer in hopes of recouping overtime and unpaid wages they would have been entitled to if they were considered employees instead of contractors.
Music
December 14, 2011
The Man Who Gave Buddy Holly His Glasses
The Wall Street Journal profiled 96-year-old Lubbock optometrist J. Davis Armistead, who outfitted the iconic musician with his famous specs.
The Culture
December 13, 2011
OWN STARS: What Are Your Favorite Texas Celebs Up To?
Khloe Kardashian moves to Texas, haters hate on Matthew McConaughey, and Dr. Phil snips himself.
Music
December 8, 2011
Two Texans Get Overdue Props From Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Gilmer native Freddie King and England-to-Austin transplant Ian McLagan’s old bands get the nod from Cleveland.
The Culture
December 5, 2011
MFAH Lands Star Director from Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Gary Tinterow is packing his bags for the Bayou City to head the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The Culture
December 1, 2011
Furry Friday: Red Headed Kittie
Willie Nelson’s classic album Red Headed Stranger gets “The Kitten Covers” treatment, but which other Texas albums deserve to be profiled?
The Culture
December 1, 2011
Joel Osteen Developing Reality Show Series
Megachurch pastor and televangelist Joel Osteen, who is no stranger to the camera, will step his exposure up a notch by starring in a new reality show, tentatively titled Pack Your Bags.
The Culture
December 1, 2011
The Drop Everything List
The Mavs vs. the Heat, Lavelle White in Austin, RG3 takes on the Alamo Bowl, and Hayes Carll plays the John T. Floore Country Store . . .
The Culture
December 1, 2011
The Drop Everything List
The Polyphonic Spree, Breakfast with the Cranes, YouTube tournament, and O. Henry's Gifts of the Magi . . .
The Culture
December 1, 2011
The Drop Everything List
Tamales! Holiday Festival, the Nutcracker, Holiday Wine Trail, and the Charlie Daniels Band . . .
The Culture
December 1, 2011
The Drop Everything List
Kinky Friedman's Hanukkah Tour, Mariachi Mass, Renegade Craft Fair, and Jamie Foxx . . .
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December 1, 2011
The Drop Everything List
Brittney Griner, East Austin Studio Tour, the Trains at NorthPark, and the World Gaming Championship . . .
The Texanist
December 1, 2011
The Texanist: Can I Teach My Neighbors Gravel-Road Etiquette?
Enforcing gravel-road etiquette, contemplating “turkey bacon,” reconsidering the bolo tie, and sussing out the true meaning of “goat roper.”
Music
December 1, 2011
The Keys to My Heart
For decades, I had an on-again, off-again love affair with the piano. Today, my ardor is once more in bloom—to the envy of even my husband.
Style & Design
December 1, 2011
How to Design a Custom Belt Buckle
Western-yoke, pearl-snap plaid shirts and straight-fit jeans may currently be trending, but custom-made belt buckles will never go out of style. “It’s an item you can wear every day for the rest of your life, then pass down to the next generation,” says Ingram’s Clint Orms, who has crafted buckles
Food & Drink
December 1, 2011
Eddie “Lucky” Campbell, Bartender
Campbell is the beverage program director for Edward C. Bailey Enterprises, which includes the Bailey’s Prime Plus steakhouses and Patrizio restaurants. The barman, who decries the title “mixologist” as a “vanity move,” started his cocktail career seven years ago—on the day he stopped drinking. After stints at some of the
Business
November 30, 2011
The State Made Sure Its Portrayal in “Top Chef: Texas” Was Appetizing
The state forked over $600,000 to lure the Bravo show to Texas, but placed some restrictions on the show for accepting the cash.
The Culture
November 28, 2011
Texas Gets the “Funny or Die” Treatment
Funny or Die's asteroid spoof proves that state size DOES matter.
The Culture
November 28, 2011
Rising YouTube Star from San Antonio Dubbed Next Bieber
The San Antonio Express-News calls fifteen-year-old YouTube sensation Austin Mahone the “Second Coming of Justin Bieber.”
The Culture
November 7, 2011
Ryan Gosling Invades Fun Fun Fun Fest
There were three days worth of bands at Auditorium Shores in Austin this past weekend, but all anybody talked—and tweeted and blogged and Tumblred—about was Ryan Gosling.
The Culture
October 31, 2011
The Drop Everything List
The Big Sing, the Texas Conference for Women, Billy Joe Shaver, and Wurstfest in New Braunfels . . .
The Culture
October 31, 2011
The Drop Everything List
Jimmie Vaughan returns to Oak Cliff, UFOs in Laredo, the Cinema Arts Festival, and Stephen King on the JFK Assassination . . .
The Culture
October 31, 2011
The Drop Everything List
Texas Country Reporter Festival, Guy Clark, Dude of the Dead Music Festival, and Girl in a Coma . . .
The Texanist
October 31, 2011
The Texanist: If I Hit a Deer With My Car, is It Legal to Harvest and Eat It?
Our advice columnist on roadkill cuisine, zip-up “cowboy boots,” people we may or may not hate, a proud “fourth- or sixth-generation” Texan, and the best place to propose.
Food & Drink
October 31, 2011
How to Bake a Pecan Pie
Bud "the Pieman" Royer of Royers Round Top Cafe shares his pecan pie recipe.
The Culture
October 31, 2011
Anthony Fiorillo, Paleontologist
Fiorillo, whose fossil digs take him everywhere from West Texas to Australia, grew up in New Haven, Connecticut. He moved to Texas in 1995 to be a curator of paleontology at the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, and he is currently at work on a new dinosaur hall
Feature
October 31, 2011
Give Me Shelter
Dallas’s ritzy Park Cities is the sort of place where Jerry Jones Jr. can buy a four-story castle with twelve bathrooms and a nine-car underground garage for a reported $8.7 million and some people regard it as a steal. Welcome to the fabulous world of Erin Mathews, the very discreet
The Culture
September 30, 2011
The Drop Everything List
Fire Relief benefit concert, Poncho Sanchez, Lone Star Gourd Festival, and a screening of Some Girls Live in Texas 78 . . .
The Culture
September 30, 2011
The Drop Everything List
The World Series, ZZ Top, Costume Art Ball, and the Texas Mushroom Festival . . .
The Culture
September 30, 2011
The Drop Everything List
Dolly Parton, 85 years at the Witte Museum, Red River Rivalry, and the Texas Rose Festival . . .