• McCain sex scandal or improper journalism? You decide.
• Here is some raw video of the satellite shoot-down from yesterday.
• Hillary mentions Kirk Watson's gaffe in this campaign video.

Violent crime goes up in the US; so do arrests for pot. Apparently, nobody in Iran is gay. Even gay people. It's been fifty years since Little Rock, and now we have Jena. Progress... If Microsoft buys Facebook, will it become lame? Or don't the corporate kids care? India gets meta with the outsourcing. Kiefer Sutherland arrested for DUI. Maybe he's drinking to drown the guilt over his torture-show? Newest sex tape scandal features...Meg... more ›

Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,... more ›

It was a fun-filled weekend with some so-so weather, let's hope that it didn't stop you from making some connections. Let's put off that global warming thingy as long as possible. It'll be 100 degrees before ya know it, and it's hard to look hot when you're sweaty. If you haven't yet had a chance to check for yourself you can read our collection of last week's Missed Connections... beauty bar 1 year anniversary... more ›

• Mel Gibson went astray and was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
• Honda car owners were given the 99-cents-a-minute fun number instead of the actual number for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in their car manuals. We know the 1-800 line wasn't complaining.
• Here's a tip- that Vicoden and Valium you're about to flush should be given to a friend if you're not going to use it. Outdated drugs arent necessarily expired.
• Networking on MySpace could actually be good for your social and business life.
• Feel free to exercise your common-sense any time. Do not try liposuction at home.
• The internet is becoming a plagarist's dream-come-true.
• Texas Parks are seriously underfunded. Maybe Rick Perry should get a spanking shoved around a little more for that $32 million cap.
• With gas being so cheap, why on earth would anyone want an electric car?
• With generally easier access to the morning-after pill, we wonder where the pro-lifers will picket now.

Austinist despises drunk drivers. But we rest easier knowing that Austin's police force is out on the streets, actively patrolling for scumbag DUI'ers. more ›