Call it a hipster show, call it hipster chic, call it the Crown Jewel of Hipsterville, Texas, but friends, you and your hipster bashing cannot deny how hands-down rad Fashion Freakout is. more ›

Phantogram is Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, the Saratoga Springs duo that have known each other since junior high. Their chemistry is remarkable, showing through on their compositions again and again. more ›

Lineup, details and RSVP info on all official and unofficial SXSW week events can be found on this dedicated party page. Keep up with Austinist's ongoing coverage of all things SXSW via our twitter account, @sxswist, and all posts tagged 'sxswist'. Have a tip? Send it in to sxswist@austinist.com. more ›

• More snow heads for the mid-Atlantic.
• Rep. Murtha, D-PA, who initially voted for the Iraq War but then became one of its most vocal critics, died yesterday at 77.
• Sen. Ben Nelson polishes his DINO credentials.

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• Dallas needs to start getting ready for the next Super Bowl!
• Michael Jackson's Houston-based doctor now charged with involuntary manslaughter.
• New exhibit of the work of modern Italian sculptor Maurizio Cattelan will be showing at the Menil Collection in Houston. This looks super-fun!

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There is a new place to hike and bike in town! In 1998, Austin voters approved bonds to buy water protection land. On Friday, February 5th, thanks to 4,000 hours of help from volunteers (including the Austin Ridge Riders), the City of Austin Water Utility Department agreed to share a one-foot wide strip on their 700 acres. To the right, Britt Jones, the employee who managed the project, cuts one of four orange ribbons. This is the first of what the Water Utility Department hopes will be many opportunities to share access with the public.

You may notice from the signs that this hill-country retreat can be used for horseback riding, as well as hiking and cycling -- you can bring your horse, but not your dog. For safety, the horses will travel counter-clockwise and the bikes clockwise on the double-loop, five-mile trail. Horses have the right of way (sorry, cyclists). more ›

Information is starting to surface about Filter Magazine's SXSW day party at Lustre Pearl. According to our friends at Ultra 8201, the event will be on Friday, March 19 (evening) and will feature She & Him. There's also emerging information on the Village Voice party, which will be at La Zona Rosa on March 19 (daytime) and will have Surfer Blood, Superchunk, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the XX and more TBA. more ›

A 136-year-old mansion and all of downtown Austin's historic buildings were among this year's Preservation Texas list of the Most Endangered Places statewide. more ›

• DCist is busy digging out of the great Snowmaggedon of 2010.
• Londonist discovered an alpine ski lodge, some abstract art, a treasure-trove of antiques and several tube-carriage offices, all in the unlikely setting of East London's rooftops and alleyways.
• Gothamist was amazed when a Best Buy shopper was arrested for using valid gift cards. Oh, and when a 12-year-old was arrested for doodling on her desk. Oh, and when a 9-year-old was almost suspended for a Lego-sized toy gun. Oh, and when ?uestlove wondered about NBC's Black History Month cafeteria menu.

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• Obama still working on that bipartisanship thing
• Iran still enriching uranium
• Palin still all winky and mavericky and stuff

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