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Turkey Time Means Focusing on Football, Film, and Food! [Extra Extra]
J. Tillman at the Mohawk - Giveaway
Show Preview: Brackett & Co., Real Estate
- Austin is Taradise! And Lance and Sheryl split
- Congrats to Adlai McMahon, winner of our giveaway contest for Bloc Party's documentary/concert DVD, God Bless Bloc Party!
- The SXSW Music Festival roster expanded to over 1,100 this week, including such esteemed acts as Morrissey and The Flaming Lips
- Austinist photographer Matt Wright captures yet another amazing night shot in Austin, as well as some sexy shots of last week's Box Magazine issue release party.
- The Hill Country Ride for AIDS is coming up in late April; have you signed up yet?
- Austinist runs the 3M Half Marathon, which turns out to be a tad less than the 13.1-mile mark
- The Austin Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus (ALGPC) decides to endorse Democratic candidate Bob Gammage for Governor in March's primaries, among others. Austinist opts to catch a rerun from Sex and the City instead of sitting through Dubya's State of the Union address. And, in more disparaging news, Alito was confirmed by the US Senate. "Get yer last-minute abortions, now!" says one anonymous tipster. And might there be trouble brewing here at the Capitol? It can't be as bad as the Austin American Idol auditions turned out, or The Hammer's escalating predicament. And the Dems might be up to no good, as well.
- Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear team up in "The Madador" -- our favorite line from Austinist contributor Tom Thornton's review: "Brosnan might be taking a page from the Bill Murray playbook (by going indie, not by underacting)"
- Richard Linklater's "Before Sunrise" "Before Sunset" plays at The Paramount
- Jonathan provides an extensive review of Frontera Fest's Long Fringe, and clues you in on the various productions happening around town. Meanwhile, theatre editor Julie reminds us that one week remains for the Short Fringe (including the "Best of Fest" festival capper).
- Capital Metro transit employees avoid a strike at the eleventh hour -- and our commenters sure have a lot to say about it
- The Oscar nominations came out this week -- up for Best Picture are "Brokeback Mountain,""Capote," "Crash,""Good Night, and Good Luck," and "Munich."
- The 2nd Annual Art Outside wants your work, HGTV wants your swanky house, Cap City Comedy Club wants your sense of humor, and Survivor wants your blood.
- "Friday Night Lights" is coming to the small screen
- ColumnISTs:
Truesday: "Therefore I Am"
Watching It, Watching Me: "The State of My Nostrils" - Austinist previews Margot & the Nuclear So-and-So's, and they blow us away
- The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is definitely happening this year, and Coachella's lineup came out -- Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Wolf Parade, Scissor Sisters and more! Meanwhile, dozens of great bands are coming to town over the next eight weeks
- John Mueller's BBQ closes its doors, but vows to return elsewhere
- Might UT's Mack Brown work more magic?
- Austinist is enraged by what happened in Massachusetts this week
- Come celebrate Austinist contributor Truecraig, twin brother Sean and two others' birthdays at Whisky Bar tonight!
- John Banville's Booker Prize-winning novel, "The Sea," turns out to be rather dense.
- New Movie Releases
- Best of Austin Blogs
- Help a mutt, and possibly win a Mazda in the process
- And, lastly, Austinist is still snickering at this crappy situation
In Case You Missed It: Weekend Recap
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