Kristina B

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• Commented on Austin Woman Seriously Injured By Dog Named "Sky/Skyler" at Red Bud; Your Help Appreciated
  I have to agree with the folks here who say there is no reason to find the owner. This is a TERRIBLE situation, and if my dog had caused such injuries, I would be extremely upset. I may even offer...
• Favorited I Am So Popular: Where The Wild Things Need Psychotherapy on Austinist
• Commented on I Am So Popular: Where The Wild Things Need Psychotherapy
  I have two words for you, Spike dahlink: Dave Eggers. By which I mean: I knew going in that there was no way I was escaping that theater with dry eyes given the screen play writer! But yeah, I get...
• Posted Local Academic Gets Glamour-ized to Austinist
  Photo by Osei (Ozzy) on flickrLast summer, a Glamour magazine staffer in New York City sparked controversy during a lunchtime talk on appropriate business attire when she told listeners that Afros were a "Glamour don't." When the story started showing up online, Glamour, which is known for supporting diversity, scrambled to respond to the many women who wrote to express their anger and dismay. Ultimately, the staffer left Glamour. Then last November, the magazine put...
• Posted Dan Rather Delivers An Inspiring SXSW Interactive Keynote Address to Austinist
  Dan Rather delivered a keynote address yesterday to a packed ballroom in the Hilton downtown. Among other things, Rather suggested that modern journalism needs "a spine transplant." He also had some interesting things to say about the nature of journalism in general and why he thinks it is the way it is. One important point he made was that the term "investigative journalism" is redundant because journalism, when done correctly, is inherently investigative. Having...