In today's Presidential capitulation triangulation news bulletin, the Obama administration has signaled that it will rethink a law that would require insurance plans offered by Catholic universities and charities to provide women with birth control without charging them. “We’re going to look for a way to move forward that both provides women with the preventative care that they need and respects the prerogatives of religious institutions," David Axelrod told MSNBC yesterday. "To turn it into a kind of political football to take advantage—to try and capitalize that isn't going to make it easier to resolve that issue," Obama For America's football coach said without a hint of irony.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Obama Signals He May Pull Out Of Contraception Policy
Party with the Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest Winners
Find out who, out of all 567 entries, stood out the most in this year's contest at the Winners’ Party tonight at BookPeople (losers also welcome). Stay to hear first, second and third place read their winning pieces; afterwards, shmooze with local literati and enjoy free snacks.
Chicago City Clerk Investigating Whether Winning City Sticker Entry Contains Gang Symbolism
A Chicago police blogger studied the winning entry in the Chicago vehicle sticker contest and determined the artist included symbolism for a street gang in the artwork. this would be the first city sticker to include Mayor Rahm Emanuel's name on it.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Music News: Metallica Picks On Austin for Orion Music Festival, Explosions In The Sky Tour
Today we received word that everyone's favorite thrash band that knows how to work through their feelings have created their own music festival. Entitled the Orion Music + More, the event will take place on June 23rd and 24th of this year in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Food (And Charity): Chef's Table Austin Auctions Fine Dining For African Relief Efforts
Austin-based charity Water To Thrive raises funds to build water wells in rural Africa. In their five-year existence, they have funded over 230 water projects providing water to 100,000 people. To promote the organization and to raise funds, the group is launching "Chef's Table Austin." The project is a two week auction of large multi-course meals at some of Austin's finest restaurants. While an invite-only event at The Austonian will kick off the bidding tonight, they're not leaving out the rest of the city - foodies can head to ChefsTableAustin.org to bid on one of the many dinners available.
University of Texas Memes Are Now A Thing
Admission during fall of 2011 at the University of Texas was about 51,000 students - that's a lot of people who can appreciate a good Bevo Bucks riff.
Redistricting "Compromise" Collapses [Politics]
Monday's federal court-dictated deadline for compromise on redrawn Congressional maps has come and gone with no agreement in sight. Among those still treading water is state Senator Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, who must be seriously questioning the power of prayer right now.
Karl Rove Says Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Super Bowl Ad Is "Chicago-Style Politics"
Karl Rove, former senior adviser to President George W. Bush, says he was offended by Chrysler's "Halftime in America" Super Bowl ad starring Clint Eastwood, and he claims the ad is "Chicago-style politics."
King Khan and the Shrines with The Jacuzzi Boys at Mohawk [Photos, Review]
Since 2000, King Khan has been spreading his love like peanut butter with the Shrines, a variously seven-, eight- and nine-member psychedelic soul band, with all the trappings (baritone sax, bad haircuts) to go with it.
Nello Ferrara, Creator of Lemonheads And Red Hots Candies, Dies
Nello Ferrara, who played a major part in developing the sweet tooths of generations of Americans as chairman of the Ferrara Pan Candy company, passed away last week in his home in suburban Chicago. He was 93.
Ron Paul Glitter Bombed In Minneapolis
As the only GOP presidential candidate without a glitter bombing to his name, Ron Paul probably should have seen the sparkling shower coming by now. As CityPages reports this morning, the Texas Congressman was caught off-guard Monday night when an activist by the name of "Charlie McAwesome" launched a colorful flurry upon the Texas Congressman after a campaign rally in downtown Minneapolis.
Ninth Circuit Court Rules Prop. 8 Unconstitutional
The Ninth Circuit Court ruled today that, similar to a 2010 ruling by a lower court, Proposition 8, California's gay marriage ban, is unconstitutional. The panel of judges sided with Judge Vaughn Walker's 2010 decision pretty much saying the same thing, that same-sex marriage ban is wildly inappropriate. The voter-approved initiative, backed heavily by out-of-state funding, defined marriage in California as the union of a man and a woman.
Celebrate Valentine's Day at Hotel Saint Cecilia
This one will sell out fast, folks. If you and your honey love beautiful places, incredible food and wine, and romantic music as the backdrop to your evening, you're in luck: Hotel Saint Cecilia is planning a very special Valentine's Day event, and you're invited.
Edible Nerdiness: The Manbque Meat Stadium
This model of Soldier Field was built out of more than 30 pounds of meat.
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