The Culture
January 21, 2013
Yet Another Celebrity Involved in a Sierra Blanca Checkpoint Bust
Nelly's bodyguard was arrested after he admitted the ten pounds of weed and 36 baggies of marijuana on the bus belonged to him.
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January 21, 2013
Why Is Willie Nelson Called Booger Red?
Willie reveals this and several other details in an excerpt from his new memoir, Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
T. Boone and Madeleine Pickens’ Super Sad True Divorce Story
The couple is splitting after seven years of marriage.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Bill and Wes’s Excellent Adventure
With the announcement that Bill Murray will star in Wes Anderson's next movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel, the pair enters the upper echelon of American director-actor combos.
Music
January 21, 2013
Fiona Apple Tells Her Houston Fans About Arrest
UPDATE: The Hudspeth County Sheriff's department bites back at Fiona Apple's public comments about her Sierra Blanca bust.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Beyoncé Joins Obama’s Strange Email Campaign
People part of the president's campaign email list received an invitation from the singer to spend an evening with her and the president—and to send in a campaign donation, natch.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke Have Already Wrapped “Before Midnight”
After months of rumors and anticipation about a possible sequel to "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset," director Richard Linklater just went ahead and made it.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Jessica Simpson’s Weird Weight Watchers Debut
But the company strangely failed to show the body that she's working to slim down.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of JFK’s Moon Speech
On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy explained why “we choose to go to the moon” to a crowd of 40,000 at Rice University.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Watch Five Aggies Sing Taylor Swift
In true road trip fashion, several friends lip-sync and hand-dance to a pop song. The twist? It's five fellas from A&M singing a Taylor Swift song.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Willie Nelson in the Hospital
Willie Nelson was hospitalized in Denver after having trouble breathing before a Saturday night show.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Ten Photos from Beyoncé’s West Texas Road Trip
Beyoncé swung through Marfa in early July and just posted pictures from her trip on her Tumblr.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Randy Travis Found on FM-922 Naked and Intoxicated
The country singer was reportedly found naked in the middle of the road outside Tioga Tuesday night.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Lady Bird Johnson Forever
The stamps with Lady Bird Johnson's official White House portrait were unveiled Friday at her wildflower center in Austin.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Houston’s “Pulseless” Artificial Heart Revisited
Heart Stops Beating, the Sundance-featured short film about the Texas Heart Institute's unprecedented "continuous flow device," is reworked into a longer and more detailed version, now called Flatline.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Matthew McConaughey’s Renaissance Continues
Coming off five quirky, acclaimed roles this past year, it was announced that the actor was cast in Martin Scorsese's Wolf of Wall Street.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Matthew McConaughey on ‘The Daily Show’
Another month, another acclaimed Matthew McConaughey movie. The Austin actor talks about his new movie Killer Joe, his role in Dazed and Confused, and Richard Linklater with Jon Stewart.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
The Meeting of Two Mascots
Just before Texas A&M officially joined the SEC, Reveille VIII and Bevo XIV bonded with each other (and their handlers) at a Williamson County ranch.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Robert Plant Admits He Lives in Austin
In an interview with the UK's Independent, Robert Plant confirms rumors that he has moved to Austin, saying that he rents an "old crack house" in the city.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Another Houston Stripper Pens a Tell-All
Houston is emerging as the Great Rift Valley of strippers—or, at least, stripper tell-alls.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
How Good is Matthew McConaughey in Magic Mike?
Really good, according to most reviewers. Not only does the actor "dominate" Steven Soderbergh's male stripper film, but his "hilariously self-parodying" character plays the bongos and says "all right, all right, all right."
The Culture
January 21, 2013
‘Dallas’ Remake Draws Tourists to Southfork Ranch
The reboot prompts a resurgence of interest in Southfork Ranch.
Energy
January 21, 2013
What the Frack is Up With ‘Dallas’?
Is TNT's reboot of the classic soap opera also a mirror of the country's changing relationship with fossil fuels?
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Matthew McConaughey Talks ‘Magic Mike’ With Leno
The star plugs his new movie and reveals more details about his recent wedding on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
‘Game of Thrones’ Producers Apologize For Putting Dubya’s Head on Stake
HBO went into damage control mode after the website io9 called attention to the "cameo."
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Are Houston and Dallas the Manliest Cities in Texas?
Those were the only Texas cities to appear on a list of the country's fifty manliest cities.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Five Things about Matthew McConaughey’s Wedding
Did your invitation to Matthew McConaughey's wedding get lost in the mail? Here's what you missed.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Remember the World Heritage Site!
San Antonio's five missions, including the Alamo, could become the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Austin Becomes Dillon Once Again
Friday Night Lights cast members and producers come home for the ATX Television Festival, with a panel and an Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow screening.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
How is Glenn Beck’s GBTV Doing These Days?
The Atlantic checks in on how GBTV, Glenn Beck's Irving-based Web TV venture, is faring as the fledging network nears its one-year anniversary.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Matthew McConaughey to Play JFK
The Internet's atwitter over the bongo-playing, oft-shirtless actor portraying the solemn JFK. But if Greg Kinnear can do it, why can't McConaughey?
The Culture
January 21, 2013
James Franco Headlines UT-Arlington’s Commencement
James Franco may have postponed his plans to attend the University of Houston, but he showed up at the University of Texas at Arlington's 2012 "graduation celebration."
The Culture
January 21, 2013
The Strange Case of the Extorted Virgin Mary Screenplay
The feds will get a portion of the future profits of Mary, Mother of Christ, a film co-written by the man behind Passion of the Christ and produced by Joel Osteen.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Davy Crockett Letter for Sale
A letter written by Davy Crockett six months before his death at the Alamo is up for auction and bids have climbed to $27,121.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
UT’s Student Newspaper Addresses Racism
After the Daily Texan caused national uproar by publishing a controversial Trayvon Martin cartoon, the paper has taken several steps to be more diverse, including publishing a series on race.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Friday Night Lights’ Peter Berg Does Not Like Craig James
And Details also gets more details on the upcoming FNL movie from the director.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
The Nuge’s Stranglehold
Ted Nugent, the unrepentant hunter and right-wing activist, grabs the media's attention with his political rhetoric, landing appearances on the Texas Tribune and CBS This Morning.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
North Texas Alamo Drafthouse Drought is Over
It's just about official: the beloved Austin theater chain plans to open up in Richardson.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Jessica Simpson Gives Birth to Baby Girl
The Abilene-born singer announced the arrival of Maxwell Drew Johnson on her website Tuesday.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
HBO Picks Up McConaughey-Harrelson Show
The two Texans will star in True Detective, a multi-layered noir about a serial killer in Louisiana.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Ranking Richard Linklater
To mark Bernie's release, Slate ranks the entire ouevre of Austin's top auteur. But did they get it right?
Business
January 21, 2013
Houstonians Want More Mass Transit
A recent study found that suburbs appear to be losing their luster to Houstonians, who expressed a preference for a more urban livestyle.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
The Five Coolest Things about the Willie Nelson Statue
A crowd gathered on 4/20 on Willie Nelson Boulevard, in Austin, to watch the unveiling of an eight-foot, one-ton bronze rendering of the Red Headed Stranger.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Top Paparazzi Targets
Celebrity gossip mags would pay up to $500,000 for pictures of Blue Ivy and Jessica Simpson's spawn.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Titanic Remembered Across Texas
How Texans are marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Five Texas Teens Doing Big Things
An Austin teen will be the first American to graduate from an elite ballet school in Russia this spring. She is just the latest in a string of Texas teens who have accomplished impressive things in the past few years.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Life in Dallas Ends for Khloé and Lamar
How much longer will Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom live in Dallas now that the Mavericks made him inactive for the rest of the season?
The Culture
January 21, 2013
How To Review ‘The Client List’ In Five Easy Steps
Jennifer Love Hewitt's new drama, which is loosely based on the massage parlor scandal in Odessa, premiered last night. What did television critics make of the show?
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Alamo Drafthouse Goes to New York
The beloved Texas chain opens a location on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Planned Parenthood Turns Down $500K from Womanizing Author
Why did the cash-strapped organization turn down this hefty donation? Maybe because it was offered by controversial author Tucker Max, who has been called a misogynist—and worse.