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Entries from Austinist tagged with 'girlscouts'

April 17, 2007

Perhaps there is a reason Spain doesn't allow bullfighting under age 16. We have our own ideas for Barton Springs, including a water-slide and pool-bar with seats in the water. You know like at the resorts in Cancun? A lesser known symptom of Irritable Bowl Syndrome: shoplifting. Intel is making some announcements and just running the competition into the ground. Come on guys, having a gay affair isn't so bad. The Girl Scouts are......

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July 18, 2006

Think crafts are for Girl Scouts and grandmothers? Leah Kramer wants you to think again. Leah combined her computer programming skills with her love of off-beat crafts to create Craftster, an online community for those who like to dress their irony in glitter. Think crocheted pirates and pot-holder couture. Leah will share her crafty goodness tonight at the Work*Shop, where she’ll discuss her new book, The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts. She......

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June 6, 2005

Apart from its satisfying lead-off single, "Blue Orchid," we're not really feeling "Get Behind Me Satan," the new album from Detroit's White Stripes. While the songs are catchy enough, they are undone by deliberate idiosyncracies, such as a distinct overreliance on the common household xylophone and an odd Appalachian fetish. Take "The Doorbell," for example. This has an appealing, schoolyard kind of a beat, and might be a good theme song for a sitcom......

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