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

So, big fat fucking surprise (not) seems the pope, back when he was but a mere archbishop, had a big hand in allowing at least two known pedophilic priests to continue “serving” the people. One of these dudes, the good Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy, had a special taste for diddling deaf boys, to the tune of at least 200 of these children molested in Wisconsin. And now, a quote from the New York Times: The internal correspondence from bishops in Wisconsin directly to Cardinal Ratzinger, the future pope, shows that while church officials tussled over whether the priest should be dismissed, their highest priority was protecting the church from scandal. Usually, when I have an urge to shoot fish in a barrel, I aim my sights on nut jobs like Sarah Palin. And pardon me if I bore you by pointing out what a piece of shit the Catholic church is, but this being Holy Week and all, I can’t help myself from getting riled up anew by the warped and traumatizing doctrine of an institution that has wielded disgusting power for countless centuries. Mind you, I’m not just spouting commentary from the nosebleed section. Having personally been manhandled by a priest, I’m reporting back from a ringside seat. more ›

On Good Friday (that's tomorrow, for all you non-observant readers), two gods among mortals in the Austin art world, Michael Schliefke and Ian Shults, are curating a holy showing of art entitled Biblical Proportions. The exhibit will be split up between two East Side studios, Blue Genie and Bearded Lady, where the focus will be on art from the Old Testament and the New Testament, respectively. The over one hundred participating artists have been asked to create a piece of art based off of a story from the Bible. more ›

Easter Bunny at Lakeline Mall arrested after injuring a child. Tejano star Emilio in critical condition after his tour bus crashed over the weekend in Houston. UT Men move on to the Sweet 16. Out of 3,700 Austinites who are reported missing each year, about 2,600 are runaway teens. more ›