Results tagged “maryland”

Yes we can ... win 3 primaries for delegates in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. Texas State still wants a "body farm" in San Marcos. Wait, what's San Marcos currently? Prison escapee Abel Morin caught in South Texas yesterday. Researchers are revealing hidden complexities behind the simple act of kissing, which relays powerful messages to your brain, body and partner.

Frank Warren appears to be a typical, soft-spoken family man from Maryland. But on the internet, Warren, like a priest, accepts confessions. Hundreds of anonymous, artistically-rendered secrets are sent to him on postcards every day. He reads each one, carefully selecting and displaying a handful of them on his blog, PostSecret, every Sunday. What was originally intended as a one-off art project has grown into not only a website boasting over a million hits a...

In the latest issue of Newsweek, "admission officials, educational consultants, students, parents and college and university leaders" were questioned to find the best American colleges in specific fields. The Top 25 Listing included topics such as Hottest Sports Fans (Florida), Hottest in the War on Terror (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) and Hottest for Loving the Outdoors (St. Mary's College of Maryland). Individual achievements by various UT professors and the efforts of Teach...

Police in Maryland unearthed the bodies of at least three aborted infants One of Michael Vick's cohorts gives up, pleads guilty to dogfighting conspiracy charges R&B performer Usher gets cold feet, breaks off wedding with his pregnant fiance The one thing that scares Republicans more than sunlight, garlic cloves, and holy water? YouTube. A Houston-based auto shop may have plans to bring back the DeLorean...

The Statesman picked up a Chicago Tribune story indicating that 18 out of 20 studies on the topic show significant links between the built environment and obesity. One, by Reid Ewing from the University of Maryland, showed that people living in suburban developments whose only link to other places is busy roads with few sidewalks were 6 pounds heavier on average than those living in "walkable" communities. Another, by Matthew Turner at the University of...

Martha Stewart's been a busy (and fabulous) bee in the year and a half since being released from Alderson Federal Prison. In these past few months she's: announced a lucrative partnership with Kodak, opened the first in a series of Martha Stewart-designed model townhomes, was crowned "Godmother of Princess Cruises," launched a new line of merch at Macy's ("i LOVE THE NEW CLOTHES LINE" says Maryland fan Dayneisha), published a book, and agreed to take...

In America, we rock summertime barbeque. Hamburgers, ribs and the sacrosanct tofu pup all roast under our fair dominion. But soups are not quite within the purview. Austin's very own authority on the subject is trying to change that. His name is David Ansel, known to many as The Soup Peddler. He rose to fame locally in 2002 by delivering homemade soup to residents of Bouldin Creek (atop a yellow bicycle, of course, with...

Procrastinate much? We sure do. But it's getting down to the wire now -- you've approximately thirteen hours left to file your taxes! Unless you happen to be reading this from Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont or the District of Columbia; slackers in these states are off enjoying Patriots Day today and thus have until tomorrow to get their act together. But back in Texas where we've all-but forgotten about the shot...

There's a whole wide world out there, and here's the proof: DCist revels in The University of Maryland's basketball triumphs, marvels at Metro's security strategy, and applauds DC local Katie Couric's new gig. Bostonist has the best local papers! While The Globe reports on a baby shower gone bad, the 'Herald coins a gruesome new term. They put down the paper long enough to comment on an election that has gone to the dogs, and,...

There seem to be a lot of double standards in place when it comes to regulating Free Speech around the world. Joseph "Jack" Thomas, an Austrailian-Muslim convert, had a hard time with his conversion because he loves his beer. On Sunday, a 22-year old in Detroit shoots his girlfriend's mother while she's attending Sunday Services. While the 'Horns men's basketball team looks ahead to the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments, take a peek at...

We spent last Sunday afternoon the way we usually spend Sundays, at the movies…alone. But last Sunday offered a variation on the theme, as we watched a documentary at The Hideout as part of the Austin Film Festival.

Nevermind that it’s 105 degrees on a daily basis now, we both know that no matter how hot it gets, wearing something else other than a black concert tee is NEVER an option. That smell of unwashed denim and stank only means that the summer concert season is almost upon us. From last week … Clutch - Robot Hive/Exodus (DRT Entertainment) These Maryland road-warriors made a name for themselves by combining Sabbath’s grooves with...

Delaware is just a place one drives through for five minutes or so on a highway connecting Maryland to Pennyslvania (have you actually ever met anyone from Delaware?), but something magical must be happening there because this place we got in town called Delaware Subs makes THE BEST SUB SANDWICH EVER. So, yeah, we go there a lot. And because they make a point of being affiliated with an eastern state, they offer customers a mysterious concoction called TastyKakes, which we suspect was invented by the government to keep us fat and complacent (like Krispey Kreme--who's with us?).

Those bottom rung researchers at Stanley Research Medical Institute of Maryland have made some very disturbing discoveries about the increasingly pesky toxoplasma gondii bacteria. From the Times Online:

As a follow-up to our recent post about eggs:

We have excellent bars, and Mexican food, and BBQ sauce comes out of a tap in between the hot and cold water in every house. And then, there is the yearly blossoming of 20 thousand UT co-eds into skirts and tank tops, so that they may frolic unencumbered in our many vegan coffee shops.