You may remember scenes from your childhood television viewing when the creators of some of your favorite cartoons came flying through the third wall, interrupting your regularly scheduled mayhem and comedic violence to explain how, for example, the Coyote needs to chase after the Roadrunner as much as the Roadrunner needs to be chased, and if one party ever truly, finally succeeded, the results would be far less satisfying than you might imagine, bringing the whole technicolor ecosystem into panic. It's all some sort of precious, 1984 or 'circle of life'-derived interpretation, and depending on how ponderous of a kid you were, you either loved or hated these episodes. It's probably fair to say most of us were glad when the think-piece ended and we were left with Acme-brand laffs and animals falling off cliffs and etc. more ›

• Why the spectacle of the Super Bowl is a snapshot of our society, aka a "pop culture nexus point."
• Quelle horreur! There weren’t seats for some of the Super Bowl ticket holders! This is ironic, given that it totally wasn’t a problem getting a seat at the first Super Bowl.
• Looking at the Super Bowl commercials with the crazy idea that women are people.

• Tragic. The i love you so much mural on the side of Jo’s Hot Coffee on Congress was tagged by a wanker, and had to be painted over. Click thru to the coffee shop’s Facebook page to commiserate with mourners.
• Austin musician paralyzed after diving into underfilled apartment pool is awarded $6.2 million in damages in a Travis County trial.
• This soda fountain in Rosenberg looks awesome enough to warrant a road trip! (The cherry phosphate sounds scrumptious.)
• Great pictures of bikers visiting the Capitol.
• Here’s a virtual tour of the NFL Experience that just opened in Dallas. Visiting this link won’t cost you the 20-plus smackeroos that visiting the real thing will!
• Austin baby’s foot featured on the Tree of Life poster. The baby is now 3 years-old!
• Ironically, even if you have a Super Bowl Championship ring…it’s nearly too heavy to wear.
• Interesting angle on why the TV shows filmed in Texas might not have done well with viewers outside the state.
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Yes, the job description has been posted. It sounds pretty good, too: coaching and recruiting student-athletes in the sport of football, representing UT at various events. Not bad. Sure, you may work in all weather conditions with exposure to large crowds along with some weekend, evening and holiday work, but it's worth it. The monthly salary is listed as OPEN. more ›

• Clueless about gift-giving season? Check out this Hipster Holiday Gift Guide.
• Did you know there were internment camps in Texas during WWII? Historians are now trying to preserve both the stories of people who were in the camps, and what’s left of the structures.
• Never mind the people calling for his blood, former Longhorn coach Greg Davis seems like a decent fellow in this profile.

Greg Davis, the Texas Longhorns' offensive coordinator for the past 13 seasons, announced his retirement today. At the same time, two other coaches, offensive line coach Mac McWhorter and defensive tackles coach Mike Tolleson, announced their retirement. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Texas A&M Aggies. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Florida Atlantic Owls. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Oklahoma State Cowboys. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Kansas State Wildcats. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Baylor Bears. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the 8Iowa State Cyclones. more ›

On Friday, the Statesman reported that University of Texas associate athletics director for football operations, Cleve Bryant, had taken an administrative leave of absence. But the most curious detail in the story was that California attorney Gloria Allred confirmed that she had been hired by a female client "in reference to Mr. Bryant." Allred's client is a former part-time employee of the Texas athletics department. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Nebraska Cornhuskers. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week it's easy: the Oklahoma Sooners. more ›

• Among the films playing Fantastic Fest is the fantastic stop-motion/ animation mash-up In the Attic about a bunch of Czech toys. The film screens at 6:55 today!
• Texas’ students need protecting’ from a pro-Islam, Anti-Christian version of history…at least according to a guy from the Odessa school board.
• That recent massacre in Tamaulipas might indicate that the drug-gangs in Mexico are expanding their reach into people smuggling. This is not good news.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. Next up: the UCLA Bruins. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. We'll admit this one is a lot less fun since Mike Leach's pirate ship has sailed, but there's still plenty of foolishness out on the High Plains: the Texas Tech Red Raiders. more ›

ESPN spent nearly a week around the Texas Longhorn football program and produced an illuminating look inside a modern college powerhouse. Coach Mack Brown is at the center of it all, playing so many roles it makes your head spin: coach, mentor, teacher, recruiter, businessman, spokesman and more. It's definitely worth checking out to get a sense of what goes on behind the scenes. [ESPN] more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This one's week: the Wyoming Cowboys. more ›

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Rice Owls. more ›

• Our prayers have been answered: there’s now fried beer at the State Fair of Texas!
• We’re shocked! A BP exec is "astonished" at a mistake in the failsafe device for the oil well that caused that oil spill in the Gulf. Next, will they reveal that they were expecting unicorns to come in and clean up the mess?
• If you aren’t ready to pile in the car and go to this Houston sushi joint immediately after reading this review, you might be suffering from a defective sense of yummy.

As the calendar nears August, college football fans begin to get the itch for the new season. To help get local fans ready, Austinist is giving away a pair of tickets to the Texas Gridiron Kickoff, where Longhorns Coach Mack Brown talks about his team's 2010 lineup and previews the upcoming season. more ›

You can take Vince Young out of the Longhorns, but you can't take the Longhorns out of Vince Young. The best quarterback in UT history let his Texas pride get the best of him this weekend, punching a guy in a Dallas strip club after he flashed a "horns down" sign. more ›

You can choose your metaphor - militaristic standoff, high-stakes poker game, cliquish infighting - but the outcome is the same: someone is about to make the first move that will lead to the break-up of the Big 12 Conference. more ›

Proving once again that nothing good happens after 2 am, Texas running back Vondrell McGee was charged with driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning. more ›

• Look for director Spike Jonze and the Arcade Fire around Austin!
• Sometimes someone really is in the right place at the right time, with the right set of skills, to stop a criminal.
• Yes, our current governor is sponsoring a driver for a Sprint Cup race at the Texas Motor Speedway this month.

After being tackled on Texas' fifth play of last night's national championship game, quarterback Colt McCoy signaled to the sidelines that he needed to come out as his right arm dangled at his side. That motion was the equivalent of a boxer's trainers throwing in the towel. Less than five minutes into the first quarter and the contest was effectively over. more ›

• The New York Times tells us that most-often stolen book at Book People is …The Bible.
• This Plano East graduate nearly turned down going to Harvard, in order to stay home and help his family.
• U can’t legally txt while drivi8ng in the ATX.

• Story about the A&M student who barely survived the tragic bonfire collapse in 1999.
• When we learned that the mayors of College Station and Austin were wagering live trees on the outcome of Thursday's Longhorn/ Aggie pigskin kerfuffle all we could think of was the vintage Belly song “Feed The Tree.”
• Dallas Cowboys who were real turkeys. A.k.a. “Serious Cowboy FAIL.”