Flooding continues in the Midwest as levees break on the Mississippi River President Bush to make a renewed push to allow offshore drilling Obama has a narrow lead on McCain, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll After making his home more energy-efficient, Al Gore's home energy use went up 10% Obesity surgery may reduce a person's risk of cancer by 80% Firefox fans celebrate release of new browser Celtics crush Lakers for their 17th NBA......

Last Saturday, actor Will Ferrell made a quick stop in Austin during a press tour for his new film Semi-Pro. He also attended a sneak preview of the film and did a Q&A session at the Alamo Drafthouse, where attendees were required to dress in 70's basketball attire for admission - you can see the Drafthouse "team photo" here. Austinist's Tom Thornton and Gordon And The Whale's Chase Whale spoke briefly to Ferrell during the media day....

While it arrives in Austin too late to capitalize on World Cup fever, the new documentary Once In A Lifetime tells a surprising and all but forgotten story. In the late 1970's, some brilliant businessmen sold the city of New York on soccer as a stadium event and planted the seed for a huge new pro sports league...only to watch their dream fall to pieces. The most entertaining thing here is to realize that......