Simply put, we're all still dealing with last Friday's news of Adam Yauch's death from cancer. MCA of the Beastie Boys was a man of creative action and never sat around idle for long, and not only was he influential in the music world, he also proved himself a leader in the film industry and worked hard to support the causes he believed in. more ›

As far as new movies go, it looks like Austin is still in a tryptophan-induced coma this week. Still, we're only a week away from Black Swan and this also is a good excuse to get out and see some movies you haven't caught yet (like the Alamo's brilliant satire Four Lions). more ›

• New Zealand athlete finds a profitable way to pay for his Olympic debt.
• Now, even the camels are dying from drought.
• Perry complicates investigation into whether Texas executed an innocent man.

Obama administration to overhaul Fannie and Freddie? How will Bill Clinton's visit to N. Korea affect future nuclear talks? 15-year-old Iraqi girl sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for her part in an attempted bombing. But was she a willing participant? Woman and her baby, both kidnapped from North Austin, rescued (sort of) in Uvalde; authorities let their kidnapper walk away. Louisiana politician William J. Jefferson found guilty on corruption charges. ll the cool kids are studying statistics. Bens out of At the Movies; film critics A. O. Scott and Michael Phillips in. Beastie Boy Adam Yauch recovering after having a cancerous tumor removed. more ›