THURSDAY [2] film • Austinist, PartyEnds.com, and a bunch of other folks team up to host a free screening of the Vice Guide to Travel at Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek (7:30pm, Free!) fashion/party • Prototype Vintage celebrates their first anniversary on First Thursday, with snacks and beverages, DJ Little Joe, and more at Prototype Vintage (7-10pm) art • Celebrated Skin: Tatoo Art and Artists Opening at Julia C. Butridge Gallery @ DAC (6pm) art......

Austin's high-brow erotica e-zine, Box Magazine, just launched issue #4. "Binge + Purge" contains a ton of tittilating text and other, well, things, which we're not gonna bother summarizing owing to its exhaustively comprehensive nature. [sex toys, hot photos, and a pair of melon-sized testicles: box mag #4] Along with the new issue, Box has also done a site redesign, incorporating a bunch of new features, among which are things like Wiley Wiggins' sex blog......

Box Magazine invited us over to Mug Shot's for the launch of Issue #3: Fetish. For the launch party, they had a pillow fight, and they asked us to take some pictures. It's the kind of assignment that reminds you of why you became a photographer. Dos mas below the Expand-o-Tron.......

Box Magazine's throwing another party tonight, this time to celebrate the launch of Box #3 -- what we've taken to calling "That Milk Issue." "Fetish," as it's properly titled, features all manners of ridiculous, hilarious, and questionably sexy turn-ons -- with helpful pictures. Things like: nasophilia ("sexual attraction to noses"), kleptophilia ("sexual arousal derived from stealing"), arborophilia ("sexual arousal related to trees"), and several more that we really can't print here for fear of our......

[Editors' Note -- Austinist would like to express our most heartfelt gratitude to the following people, organizations, and companies for making this party such a tremendous success. We absolutely adore: Beth, Tito, and Matt of Tito's Vodka, Michelle and Tara of Sweet Leaf Tea, Le and Thomas of FactoryPeople, Alicia of Izze, Matt of Daily Juice, Greg, Janet and Jessica of Liquid Assets and Design Center of Austin, Wes of Solux Design, Adrian of......

Austin is Taradise! And Lance and Sheryl split Congrats to Adlai McMahon, winner of our giveaway contest for Bloc Party's documentary/concert DVD, God Bless Bloc Party! The SXSW Music Festival roster expanded to over 1,100 this week, including such esteemed acts as Morrissey and The Flaming Lips Austinist photographer Matt Wright captures yet another amazing night shot in Austin, as well as some sexy shots of last week's Box Magazine issue release party. The......

F R I D A Y [ 13 ] [party] Box Magazine, purveyors of tastefully-obscured softcore porn, are throwing another swank launch party to celebrate the release of Issue 2 - this time at The Peacock. DJs, "debaucherous times," and a special performance by Skinny Boy Burlesque. [music] Heard on Veronica Mars Featuring David Garza, Fire Marshals of Bethlehem, Daylight Titans, and Rite Flyers at Stubb's BBQ [in-store] AUX CD Release Show at End of......

Before venturing out this weekend, head over to FactoryPeople, where they're clearancing their winter apparel through the end of the month. Clothing from Nice Collective, Development, Evisu and dozens of other designers are discounted anywhere from 35-75% off, and try your luck with their $30 bins scattered throughout the store - you never know what you'll find. Friday, Misprint Magazine is hosting a party to celebrate the release of their latest issue - "the get......

It's about time to get lucky this Friday the 13th with the Box Magazine Issue 2 launch party. It's happening over at the Peacock, with music by Aleem + Michael and, because it'll probably be deliciously overindulgent, it's strictly 21+. Anyone with strong moral fiber might opt to stay home and catch up on reruns of "7th Heaven." We're especially looking forward to the special performance by Skinny Boy Burlesque. Just for aesthetic reasons, of......