What is up Butch Walker's ass? In 1998's "Freak of the Week," the breakout single from his former band Marvelous 3, he pointedly sings: "I spend a lot on all the clothes that I got / Cuz all the geeks that I meet, they all look cooler than me," and ten-plus years haven't mellowed the resentment one bit. His new group Butch Walker and the Black Widows unveiled a new video for their song "Synthesizers," which features Matthew McConaughey as the iconic/sleazy David Wooderson strolling into a dance club as he did the Emporium to the tune of Bob Dylan's "The Hurricane" in Dazed and Confused. more ›

• Six dead as gunmen open fire outside the US Consulate in Turkey
• Iran test-fires long-range missles capable of reaching Israel
• Barack Obama regrets allowing his daughters to be interviewed by "Access Hollywood"

We’d never asperse someone just because he's rich and famous. Or just because he likes to go shirtless at all times and do push-ups on the beach in Malibu. Or just because he's an actor who seems to think he has an authoritative opinion about baseball. Or just because he appears in the Monday Night Football booth to promote his new film and attempts to sound like a West Texas Buddha. We wouldn’t do that. That’s not how we roll. We leave that kinda thing to the folks over at The Family Guy. more ›

• Severed from television much too soon, Arrested Development could be turned into a movie.
• Matthew McConaughey is selling his corvette named Mako. On ebay. For a good cause.
• We all heard Bush say "stop this shit" (or "stop this bleep") to Blair when he thought the microphone was off. He's human we think. Bush isn't the only one who makes mistakes like that.
• In the great Hotdog Eating Championship, an American did not win. We know we're fat slobs, but geez; American sports are not threatened by this loss.
• We love this guy. Howard Weyers, the boss, is firing employees if they have nicotene in their system because he refuses to pay for others' bad habits. He gave employees an ultimatum and 15 months.
• Several pro-lifers have taken a more direct approach to ending abortion. They are purchasing abortion clinics and turning them into memorials.
• Since Norplant was discontinued, women have been burdened with remembering to take a pill every day. Cue Implanon. Doctors insert this matchstick-sized rod that provides 99% contraception for up to three years.
• Wal-Mart wants to get in on the MySpace popularity. We are sad to hear that this marketing campaign is brought to you by local GSD&M.

An Austin fireman made it onto People magazine's annual Hottest Bachelors list this year, alongside celebs such as Matthew McConaughey (spotted at Friday's Round Rock Express game acting "quite the tool"), Owen Wilson and that dude who won this season's American Idol. 36-year old Reggie Tait, according to his MySpace profile, enjoys "sports, working out, playing hoops, house parties, theatre, roadtrips, live r&b/top 40/smooth jazz music, and hanging with good friends." The Austinite relocated here... more ›

A quick plug for cold beers at shady picnic tables: tomorrow night, the upstart Austin Newbies group (comprised of recent transplants from San Francisco, New York, Boston, and elsewhere) hold their third drinks night of 2006. The unimaginatively (but accurately) titled Austin Newbies aims to introduce new Austinites to each other so that many beers can be had, concerts and Drafthouses can be attended, and Casino El Camino burgers can be consumed by said... more ›

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*Warning: Post may contain sarcasm.* Why do people always feel the need to label and categorize everything and everyone? She’s a hipster; that guy’s a douche bag; those kids are square. We assume, with our rudimentary understanding of psychology and sociology, that it has something to do with fear and insecurity. We’re not real sure, but sometimes it can be a lot of fun. And we hate it when people don’t live up to... more ›

It’s funny when quite possibly one of the best movies released on a given day stars characters that are made entirely of clay. But if you’re not “into” that sort of thing, don’t worry. At least a couple of today’s new releases might be worth your hard-earned cash. *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Director Nick Park’s first feature film was the cute and clever Chicken Run, but we love him more... more ›

George W. Bush: aka Dubya, President of the United States, dumbass Owen Wilson: aka The Butterscotch Stallion, screenwriter, asslicker, and Movie Star Wes Anderson: writer/director of the best films ever(Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, etc), wears cool glasses Sandra Bullock: aka Mrs. Jesse James, producer, movie star, nice gal Matthew McConaughey: bongo player, weed smoker, movie star, hunk Marcia Gay Harden: character actress, Oscar winner Benjamin McKenzie: stud, lead actor of the O.C. Molly Ivins: whip-smart... more ›

According to investigation reports from the FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, crazy bitch runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks had originally picked Austin as being the final destination in her kidnapping from a toothless Mexican flee from her pending nuptials. The best part was her reasoning: she had seen Texas hunk Matthew McConaughey on tv talking about how much he loved Austin. Ummm…ok. Too bad she didn’t see the Ewoks on Charlie Rose expounding on the natural beauties of the Forest Moon of Endor. Then, at least, America would not have been subjected to the bug-eyed bride’s ridiculous appearance on NBC last night. Hey, Matthew, Sandra, Lance, y’all be careful what you say about how great our town is. Austin is ‘weird’ enough as is. more ›

While most people who combine Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz, a Civil War ironclad, the WHO, Confederate gold, a solar powered waste vaporizer, a vast epidemic, and impending African civil war would end up with a lump of shit wound around a movie reel, the Sahara team pulls it off well. This has a lot to do with, in Austinist's opinion, the often half-naked stars gallivanting around with their pilates/yoga enhanced bodies exposed. Bastards. more ›

Could this be the good life? Sitting downtown in a coffeeshop, drinking a mocha, eating s'mores for lunch? Yes, we think this is the good life and you too can have the good life at Halcyon. more ›

We here at the Austinist dropped the ball and would like to offer a formal apology. It is our duty to keep you up-to-date on the coolest things going on in our fair city, and we have been terribly negligent. more ›

Sin City, a movie based on the excellent and very dark comic of the same name, will be having a special premiere here in Austin on the 31st. Tickets are not cheap, but we think it'll be a small price to pay to see this film at the Paramount with Robert Rodriguez in the house. The movie was shot to look like the art of the comic book, which was written and illustrated by... more ›