Playwright and filmmaker David Mamet will appear at UT's Hogg Auditorium on Monday, February 4th for a discussion of his work with the Austin Chronicle's Robert Faires. The event is the first of several appearances by Mamet at UT in conjunction with the acquisition of his archives by the Harry Ransom Center....

Let's play a word association game. You know how this works. We say apple and you say pie. We say table and you say chair. And so on. We'll start easy. Up. Did you say down? Okay, drag. Did you say worm? How about this one: poet. Did you say invading Austin next week with days and days of action-packed, slammarific insanity? No?? Well where have you been? The National Poetry Slam officially opens......

...we'd like to remind you that tomorrow is NO PANTS DAY! Best. day. of. the. year. Here is a summary of the Pants-free events (being put on by the Knighthood of BUH) that Austinites can partake in tomorrow: Capital Rally (7am - 9am) Hanging out at the Capital, for the early-rising, hardcore celebrants. We're gonna promote No Pants Day to people early in the morning downtown. It'll be a blast to be out in no......

One of the great things about living in Austin is taking advantage of UTs resources. This week, there will be a couple of free events that make the gigantic student population fleetingly worthwhile: "Culture of Fear" author Barry Glassner - Lecture Where: Hogg Auditorium When: Thursday, March 31st 7pm Cost: Free! But you must pick up a pass to the lecture ahead of time at the Texas Box office at the Erwin Center, Bass Concert......