White House tells you to "get a job!" Diddy is pissed at McCain. The economy is shot but the Neiman Marcus Holiday catalog wants you to buy a life-sized Lego replica of you and your partner for $60K. Hef is shocked one of his bunnies has left the ranch. Didn't the 54-year age difference give him a clue? How long would an unchained bike last in Austin before it got stolen? Hash or Chocolate? Canadian Border Control can't tell. Mighty Murder Morphin Power Ranger Trial....

Designs from Stella McCartney, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, Zac Posen and Eskander will be showcased, but our interest level is definitely leaning towards mojitos, champagne, Italian cocktails, and snacks from The Steeping Room, North, Jaspers, The Daily Grill and Viva Chocolato. ...

The Domain Crossing Shopping Center is opening tomorrow. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the mega pseudo-mall (disguised as a shopaholic’s theme park) is the new home to Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, Tiffany and Co. – and dozens of stores already in Houston and Dallas. We could’ve waited till tomorrow to sniff out an impossible parking spot, and then dart through a gaggle of “You-wanna-sign-up-for-a-Macy’s-card?” ladies, but the people at Martin +......

The two most anticipated openings for stylish Austinites are the new By George at Cissis’ Market, opening March 1, and Neiman Marcus at The Domain, opening on March 9th. Michael Knight, former Project Runway star, and Robert Verdi, host of E!'s Fashion Police, are participating in a couple of The Domain’s opening events. Women’s boutique Plume is having a closing sale until the end of the month. Pick up silky tops, jersey dresses and Japanese-made......

The Austin Business Journal reported earlier today that Tiffany & Co, purveyors of fine baubles and other really expensive polished minerals, will join the already swank establishments at the upcoming luxe retail development called The Domain. Opening next March and a mere stone's throw from Dell HQ, The Domain will be a massive 700,000 square foot haven of "luxury, couture, contemporary fashion and restaurant space," anchored by the city's first Neiman Marcus (budget masturbation......

KVUE reports that the fellow pictured on the right exposed his manly bits to the bargain couture shoppers at Neiman Marcus Last Call back on June 22nd, according to the Austin Police Department: Investigators say the man went into the women's shoe section and then exposed himself. He later walked out of the store and drove off in a black, 1994 Honda Civic. The license plate number was S64-VSJ. He's described as white or Hispanic......

: : FRIDAY : : [culture] End of Ramadan (EID) Festival, 9:30am-4:30pm @ Richard Moya Park [homework] Deadline for the Soup Peddler's Soupie Cookbook [film] New Movies! @ Your Local Theater! [dance] Armagetdown with New Berlin, DJ Big Face and DJ Manny, 9pm @ Progress Coffee [music] Cruiserweight, The Fall Collection, The Always Already and Paper Airlines @ Emo's [music] Fluffer's Union and American Graveyard @ Trophy's [theatre] Paul Rudnick's "The Most Fabulous Story......