Blog Profile / Austinist
| URL : | http://austinist.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | United States / Austin | |
| Posts on Regator: | 12014 | |
| Posts / Week: | 43.9 | |
| Archived Since: | March 20, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Introducing A&M Yell Leader Ken Dolls
Released as part of the 2013 University Barbie Collection (yes), there are now two Yell Leader Ken dolls available for 25 bucks a pop. [ more › ]
Country Singer And Yodeling Legend Slim Whitman Dies At 90
Whitman was known for a lot of things: his yodeling, his tenor falsetto and country songs, his mustache, and he was even known as "America's Favorite Folksinger" at some point. [ more › ]
Map: Watch Austin's Expansion Across 28 Years
With Google's Landsat Annual Time Lapse, you can see how urban centers, including Austin, have evolved from 1984 to 2012 with satellite images from space. [ more › ]
For the Love of Butter: Paula Deen May Have Said Some Very Racist Things
Say it ain't so, Paula! Our favorite, butter-loving and waistline-trimming southern cook is caught up in quite a scandal. [ more › ]
Everything You'll Be Able to Sell From Your House Thanks to the 'Cottage Foods' Bill
Thanks to new legislation signed into law by Governor Rick Perry, your "cottage food" will now be way more legal to sell from the comfort of your own home. [ more › ]
Unemployed Woman Finds Bag of Money, Returns it to Bank
Good Samaritan or Great Fool? These are the questions we after hearing the story of Candace Scott, who after finding a bag of money on the side of the road in College Station that she initially thought was a dirty diaper, returned about $20,000 in cash to a nearby Chase bank. [ more › ]
The Idea to Put Part of I-35 Underground is Gaining Traction
The design's scope has undergone some rebranding in the interim as a way to "reconnect" east and west Austin. [ more › ]
Bonnaroo 2013 in Photos
Austinist's Amy Price was dispatched to Manchester, Tenn. to capture the artists and the fans of the four day Bonnaroo Music Festival. A photo recap of the fest. [ more › ]
An Applebee's is in Danger Because of its 'Club Atmosphere'
Applebee's was planning to break ground this month for a projected September opening, but following public outcry, those plans are on hold. [ more › ]
Video: Rep. Michael Burgess Wants To Save Masturbating Fetuses From Abortions
The OB/GYN claims that he has witnessed in his line of work male fetuses masturbating as early as 15 weeks, and concludes that if they can feel pleasure, they can also feel pain. [ more › ]
People Are Complaining That Human Waste Fertilizer Smells
Parker County, near Fort Worth, is using a special kind of fertilizer for some of its crop production. And it isn't Miracle Gro. [ more › ]
Dave Chappelle Is Kicking Off His New Tour in Austin
Comedian Dave Chappelle, of the late, great Chappelle's Show, is co-headlining Funny Or Die's Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival with Flight of the Conchords, and the tour kicks off in Austin August 23 at the enormous Austin360 Amphitheater. [ more › ]
Whole Foods Revises Its Employee Language Guidelines
After a petition started gaining steam in response to two New Mexico Whole Foods Market employees claimed they were suspended from their positions after speaking to each other in Spanish, the company has issued a revision to the so-called "English only language policy." [ more › ]
C3 Responds To Rollingwood Mayor Barry Bone
Bone is none too pleased with the relationship Austin has forged with the private company, and is just as miffed that Rollingwood's request for a $150,00 payout "for six nights of disruption" caused by ACL in Zilker Park was denied. [ more › ]
Video: Party Boat Goes Up in Flames On Lake Travis
A kitchen fire caused a party boat on Lake Travis near Hippie Hollow to burn down Friday afternoon [ more › ]
Photos: She & Him in Austin
She & Him brought their act to Austin's ACL Live Sunday night. The duo M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel were touring in support of their third album (appropriately named Volume III) and were accompanied by backing vocalists and a tight band. [ more › ]
Golazos: Three Thoughts from the Aztex Dominating Victory
Domination, Domination, Domination. Three thoughts from the Aztex 8:0 victory over El Paso Patriots. [ more › ]
Video: Mother Runs Over Carjacker Who Threatened Her Kids
"I thought, 'If you swerve and hit the pole, he's not wearing a seatbelt, he'll go through the windshield or at least hit his head, and you can stop him. You can do something to make sure that he doesn't hurt your kids.'" [ more › ]
NSFW Photos: 2013 Naked Bike Ride Streaks Through Reddit Meetup
On Saturday, Austin bicyclists got to go on their own World Naked Bike Ride, which happened in many other cities on June 8. As it happened, the start of the ride at Pease Park coincided with an Austin Reddit meetup—photographer Daniel Cavazos says, "It was pretty funny to see the Redditors' faces when a bunch of people started to show up naked on bikes." Indeed! [ more › ]
Photos: ROT Rally Roars Into Austin
This weekend is ROT Rally weekend, the annual Republic of Texas motorcycle event that draws thousands to Austin for a four-day festival of motorcycles, music and "of course the beautiful Texas women." Photographer Daniel Cavazos took a few pictures of the bikers downtown on Friday night. [ more › ]