• The creator of Celis beer is mourned.
• It’s time for Passover!
• The backstory behind this past weekend’s Texas Burlesque Festival.

The Big Bang Bordello blew into Austin on Friday night as part of SXSW Interactive, entertaining the crowd with burlesque and steampunk oddities. The Austin crowd responded in-kind and returned the favor by dressing to play the part. Highlights of the evening included performances from the Jigglewatts, 999 Eyes Freakshow, Lizzi and the Lovers, the Flametrick Subs and Eva Strangelove. more ›

Err, or on second thought, keep your parts in their appropriately-covered places and leave the modeling to the professional in the room. After a four month long hiatus, this Sunday, October 3rd marks the highly anticipated chapter re-launch of Dr. Sketchy Austin. The group is now under new leadership boasting new ideas, new themes and models announced months in advance, as well as a new venue. more ›

Never mind raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens: beautiful boobies and adorable puppies are a few of our favorite things. And happily, the two come together (sort of) for a few brief but glorious hours on Friday night. more ›

Like many collaborative art experiments, The Art of Such n Such is rather difficult to classify. Part midway show, part burlesque/vaudeville performance, and part fire art extravaganza, it's clear that The Art of Such n Such just has to be experienced first hand. Lovers of beautiful performers, fire, and carnival games will be satiated at this weekend's Art Outside where the Art of Such n Such will engage audiences of all kinds. We had the opportunity to talk to Charlie Smith, the official Instigator of the Such n Such crew about their past experiences, what they'll be presenting at Art Outside and what inspires their madness. more ›

It wasn’t until we saw the troupe that we finally understood why people had mourned the death of vaudeville and the end of the era where burlesque was a popular public amusement. Before seeing the Jigglewatts, we’d never really gotten the entertainment value of boobs before. Yet those girls converted us! more ›

Just a couple of months ago we reported on a benefit for the Moose Lodge up on Franklin Road which had just been renovated and needed funds to keep pushing forward. Now, the fraternal organization of the Loyal Order of Moose has not only kept the doors open, but are hosting a variety of events in the coming weeks. more ›

Getting married ruined Free Sex in Public for me. Let me explain. Back in the late ‘90’s, I was dating an asshole we’ll call George, since that was his name. George would do things like ask me to come over and help him pack for a trip and he’d leave condoms out on top of his suitcase for me to find. Now why, you might ask—and I most certainly asked —would he need condoms for a trip on which I was not joining him? Well George was one of those guys who liked to give the speech that goes like this, “Babe, we’re above that monogamy crap. We’re beyond it. We’ve evolved.” What he meant by that was that every time he went to Chicago, he would be banging his so-called ex but that if I so much as attempted to have a platonic lunch with a male friend he would threaten to break up with me and/or kill himself. Very evolved, George! Later, after we finally finally FINALLY—oh Thank you Baby Jesus!—really did breakup, two major things happened. more ›