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Paul Feig, creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of every-other-critically-acclaimed-show-that-the-cool-kids-love, came to bedazzle a number of extremely lucky panels at the Austin Film Festival this weekend. On top of marrying Jim and Pam on The Office a few weeks ago, Feig is currently directing Showtime’s Nurse Jackie and HBO’s Bored to Death in New York. Given that Feig’s X-Men ability is apparently multitasking (have you read his books or figured out that he’s a Twitter connoisseur yet), Austinist tracked the incredibly charismatic man down for a series of questions at the Stephen F. Austin hotel. Note: Paul was kind enough to provide actual detailed answers and anecdotes to each question, so we decided to forgo editing out...pretty much anything. In fact, scratch out interview because this is now deemed Storytime with Paul Feig.

Maria Bamford is practically her own comedic brand: She headlined the Comedians of Comedy Tour (alongside Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, and Brian Posehn), she starred in her own sitcom on SuperDeluxe! called The Maria Bamford Show, and she’s part of the all-star ensemble assembled by Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz to star in the upcoming animated series Sit Down, Shut Up. So it’s no small miracle that Ms. Bamford will grace our fine city not once but twice in the next two months: at the Cap City Comedy Club next week (July 29-30), and again on August 26 to kick off the Out of Bounds improv festival.

What's not to love about that hairy chest and denim jacket?

Did barely legal Canadian funthrob Michael Cera (of Arrested Development, Clark and Michael and now Superbad fame) totally go swimming at Barton Springs without us?

We haven't previously watched the G4 channel, because reruns of The Man Show and the channel's contemporary take on Star Trek haven't been enough to pull us in. Starting this week, however, we may be G4 converts. Last night they started their syndicated run of Arrested Development. Weeknights at 10:30pm, you can get back in touch with the Bluths and their shenanigans. If you have Grande, it's on channel 66 (expanded cable), or on...

Webcams solve crimes! A Dallas Beatles fan foiled a crime in Liverpool that he witnessed in progress through a webcam-view of a street related to the Fab Four. It looks like Hurricane Ernesto may hit South Florida very soon. We're no scientists, but we think this study on smarts and their relation to height is just crap. The Austrian girl who was abducted and kept in a basement room the size of a closet...

The August + September edition of the Alamo Drafthouse guide has left us punch-drunk. We can't believe they have packed so many unique and fun events into a usually sleepy time of year. The following are some highlights to book early for: - Blanks On A Blank: Yes, Snakes On A Plane is finally out this month, and in what must be a first, the Alamo will be showing winners from a SOAP parody...

• Severed from television much too soon, Arrested Development could be turned into a movie.
• Matthew McConaughey is selling his corvette named Mako. On ebay. For a good cause.
• We all heard Bush say "stop this shit" (or "stop this bleep") to Blair when he thought the microphone was off. He's human we think. Bush isn't the only one who makes mistakes like that.
• In the great Hotdog Eating Championship, an American did not win. We know we're fat slobs, but geez; American sports are not threatened by this loss.
• We love this guy. Howard Weyers, the boss, is firing employees if they have nicotene in their system because he refuses to pay for others' bad habits. He gave employees an ultimatum and 15 months.
• Several pro-lifers have taken a more direct approach to ending abortion. They are purchasing abortion clinics and turning them into memorials.
• Since Norplant was discontinued, women have been burdened with remembering to take a pill every day. Cue Implanon. Doctors insert this matchstick-sized rod that provides 99% contraception for up to three years.
• Wal-Mart wants to get in on the MySpace popularity. We are sad to hear that this marketing campaign is brought to you by local GSD&M.

Continuing with the tradition of an already high number of events incorporating fan interaction, The Alamo Drafthouse is making Austin a safe haven for film geeks and hecklers alike on Tuesday, June 20th.

As always, let us know about any corrections or suggestions! MONDAY [3] [music] ICP Orchestra at Scottish Rite Theatre (link) [art] Gabriel Perez-Barreiro, Curator of Latin American Art, discusses "Art is Connection: America/Americas" at Blanton Museum of Art (Free, 6-8pm) (link) [books] Michael Gordon presents Cobra II at BookPeople (7pm) (link) [books] AAIM, Austin Area Interreligious BookGroup will discuss Peace is the Way by Deepak Chopra. Lori Seremetis will be the Special Guest at BookPeople...

We reviewed Not Clown. Hilarious!. So much good music this weekend. You wouldn't have believed it if you didn't read it here. We might be the best blog in town, but there are plenty of other great ones out there. Jason McElwain, hoops legend. The feel-good story of the year (with video). The Texas re-districting battle takes to the Supreme Court. Round Rock Express tickets went on sale. The Great Mundane prepares to bring...

The New York Post's Page 6 is reporting that not only has cable network Showtime picked up the recently cancelled Arrested Development, but the purveyor of late night skin flicks has ordered another 26 episodes of the beloved sitcom, the best on television in our humble opinion. So it looks like Mitchell Hurwitz knew what he was doing when he left the series finale open to myriad possibilities. We are thrilled at the potential:...

UPDATE: Tim Goodman, at the San Francisco Chronicle says,"The funniest show on television is all but dead." Come on. How could a show with a character named "Bob Loblaw" (played by the irrepressible Scott Baio) die? !

: : FRIDAY : : [film] New Movies! @ your local theater [award] The Writers' League of Texas honors Ann Patchett @ Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum [music] Beta Valentine Instore, 7pm @ End of an Ear [film] aGLIFF kick-offf - films, 7pm party, 10pm @ Great Hills Arbor Theater [music] Hurts to Purr, Sarah Glynn, and 54 Seconds, 10pm @ Stubb's [music] Octopus Project, Voxtrot, Prince Klassen and Treewave @ Emo's [music]...

This is a post from our new contributor, Elizabeth... We love our Food Network (mostly for Rachael Ray, Alton Brown and Paula Deen, not so much for Giada). We enjoyed watching their search for "The Next Food Network Star" earlier this year, and were happy when Dan and Steve won. Did you miss out last time? Don't fret, because they are now accepting applications and videos for another round. We would love for a...

This is the first post from our new contributor, Elizabeth... Now that you've gone to all the free museums you can, surely you need something to do this evening. So here's where we remind you that the Emmys are on tonight (7pm, KEYE CBS42). We don't make as much of an effort to watch the Emmys as we do to watch the Oscars (and yes, even the Golden Globes). We still have opinions on...

Annyong! Get out your frozen bananas, put on your favorite pair of denim cut-offs, and be prepared to laugh your little hearts out because Fox is starting an Arrested Development summer marathon tonight. Call it a delayed (or dare we say: arrested?) marathon, since it will take place every Friday from Jul. 29 to Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. A total of four episodes from the second season of the series will air each...

Earlier this year, fans of the show were given a jolt when Fox announced that they were cutting the second season of AD down to just 18 episodes (22 episodes = a full season) to make room for the new animated series, "American Dad."

It's the night before Austinist embarks on our Spring Road Trip to the Coachella Music Festival in the California desert, and we've all but finalized our itinerary and list of distractions to keep our eyes off the road. Here's what we're taking along for the ride out and back: All those recent copies of New Yorker, The Nation, The Believer, Harper's, Saveur, Paste, and maybe even the piles of SXSW schwag that have been...