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Drivers and boaters will be subject to the Austin Police Department's "No Refusal" policy during this holiday weekend for the second year in a row. According to KVUE, this means "[i]f you are suspected of driving a car or boat while intoxicated, you will have two choices if you are pulled over by police. You will either have to perform a breathalyzer test or give blood to be tested for alcohol consumption."
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
APD Gears Up For "No Refusal" Holiday Weekend
Worth a Shot: When Web Traffic is Down, Give Away Guns
We may post slideshows of adorable cheetah cubs in hopes of getting a little traffic boost, but the folks over at The Daily Caller seem to have a whole other approach: give away guns.
Support for Same-Sex Marriage Takes Lead in Maryland
It looks like President Obama's historic announcement that he supports same-sex marriage has had an impact in a key state that may vote on the issue in November—Maryland.
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The Preservation, The Dalles and SuperLiteBike at Beauty Ballroom [Show Preview]
Austin's east side was recently host to a Kinks hoot night - now, tonight, skipping into our midst is a band whose name and music are oblique homages to the Kinks. The Preservation formed in 2009, when Mario Matteoli, late of country-western barhounds The Weary Boys, met his future-wife and percussionist Cayce Marsh. The two toured as a duo before hooking up with California-based friends Josh Weinholt and Ben Burdick, who became the rhythm section in the pupating band. Keyboardist Andy Bianculli was the final piece of the Preservation puzzle. The band will play tonight at Beauty Ballroom.
Chicago's Brookfield Zoo Welcomes Bison Calf
The still-unnamed calf, born May 16, is the first bison born at Brookfield Zoo since the 1970s.
Photo: Bill Clinton Partying With Porn Stars In Monaco
Last night, while Hillary Clinton was no doubt pounding Irish Car Bombs at Double Down with Ron Jeremy and Ryan Gosling, former president and eternal ladies man Bill Clinton was in Monaco, for the “Nights in Monaco” gala, a benefit for the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the William J. Clinton blah blah blah. Here is a photo of the 42nd president working hard to raise awareness about how he looks totally in his element canoodling with a couple of porn stars.
Click on These Cheetah Cubs All Day Long
Admit it: It's nearly impossible not to melt upon looking at the newest arrivals to the Smithsonian's National Zoo. These two cheetah cubs are utterly adorable, but the story of how they arrived at the zoo is a bit harrowing.
The Dandy Warhols at Emo's East [Show Photos]
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Legendary rockers The Dandy Warhols filled up the giant space of Emo's East on Tuesday night. Brandon Beasley captured some of the set for Austinist.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Butler Casting: Lyla Garrity As Jackie Kennedy, Hans Gruber As Ronald Reagan
The cast announced for a film about the life of longtime White House butler Eugene Allen has some pretty inventive choices for actors playing four decades' worth of presidents and first ladies.
Donna Summer, Prince and George Clinton Songs Among Additions to Library of Congress Collection
Donna Summer's "I Feel Love," Prince's Purple Rain and George Clinton's Mothership Connection are among the more popular entries in the latest batch of 25 recordings that will be preserved by the Library of Congress.
L.A. Will Be Biggest City in Nation to Ban Plastic Bags
By a 13-1 vote, the Los Angeles City Council today voted to approve an aggressive plastic bag ban that is aimed at saving taxpayer money for trash cleanup, promoting sustainability, and improving the environment.
American Airlines Keeps Pro-Choice Activist Off Plane Over T-Shirt
A pro-choice activist who was on her way home from a conference on reproductive health care access earlier this week missed her flight after American Airlines employees prevented her from boarding on the grounds that her T-Shirt could have been seen as offensive to other passengers.
Priscilla Chan Bought Wedding Dress Under Fake Name, Saves Children's Lives
Powerful yet starved socialites, we're done with you. (Not really!) Please step aside and collect your schwag bag on the way out. We have a new obsession, and her name is PRISCILLA CHAN. Billed as the Kate Middleton of Silicon Valley, Chan was recently married to a social media CEO of some significance. He's not what's important. Chan is what's important, see. For example what, you ask? For example this: Chan's wedding dress, a charming piece designed by Claire Pettibone and deliriously yet perfectly titled "Sky Between the Branches," was purchased under a fake name in a little-known boutique in Denver, Colorado. Retailing for $4,700, comparatively cheap for wedding dresses that can run upwards of $25,000, Chan selected her own dress in lieu of having one made especially for the young newlywed.
Hammonds’s Beautiful Monsters Renders Natural Disasters Majestic
Hollis Hammonds’s Texas debut Beautiful Monsters sweeps its audience into an intricately dissected world of tornadoes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. Hosted by Pump Project’s Flex Space, Beautiful Monsters flushes out the fear and awe felt by Hammonds during the recent deadly storms that have rocked the country while also focusing on autobiographical inspiration. By studying weather patterns and drawing from personal experiences of loss, Hammonds became mystified by the unwieldy power these natural disasters unleashed upon communities and the paths of destruction left in their wake.
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