"Hookers, booze, gunfights, and miners going berserk." That used to be Darwin, an isolated Death Valley town founded in 1874 once silver was discovered there. While its population peaked at 3,500 in 1877, present-day Darwin contains a mere 35 people. It is that remote, pocket-sized community that filmmaker Nick Brandestini chronicles in Darwin, screening this week as part of Austin Film Festival's Documentary Feature Competition. We asked Brandestini to participate in a quick e-interview to discuss the town, its absorbing pioneer history, its mysterious/ominous only neighbor, and its current, unique populace. more ›

• Jerks who will never learn...and the taxpayers who will pay for them.
• Speaking of boatloads of money...
• Peanut Co. President pleads the Fifth.