- This is the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that signaled the end of the Cold War. The “Wall of Change” project at UT marks this historic moment.
- President Obama to attend a memorial service at Fort Hood on Tuesday.
- The New York Times has a detailed story about the background of the Fort Hood shooter. It’s part of their larger package on the tragedy.
- What happened in the new Texas Tribune newsroom following the shooting at Fort Hood.
- If you see a parked car in Austin with keys in the ignition and the windows rolled down, just ignore it! Walk away! Listen to This American Life, “Act One. Neighborhood Watch,” to learn what might happen if you mess with it!
- Austin-made film Harmony and Me is reviewed on local movie blog Slackerwood. The film —which played at the Austin Film Festival—includes local musician Bob Schneider playing a wedding singer.
- Writer Tobias Wolff to give a free lecture at Southwestern University on Tuesday. His book This Boy’s Life was the basis for the 1993 movie with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro.
- Pitchfork is all worked up about the new Spoon album titled Transference, which is scheduled for release this January!



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