Many are claiming that 2011 is the year of the pie, even going so far as to say that "pie is the new cupcake." But did you know that, in fact, eating pie is the new running a 5K? That's right, you can support a good cause this Sunday without collecting pledges from your Great Uncle Merle or even breaking a sweat. The Austin Food Blogger Alliance and the Alamo Drafthouse are teaming up to present a special showing of a movie all about the power of pie, "Waitress" starring Keri Russell -- a rather felicitous choice, considering that the screening will be accompanied by a pie sale to benefit local nonprofit SafePlace. more ›

• We can’t do better than the original title to this blog post: “The Neurotic's Guide to SXSW.”
• Psst! Wanna be part of a giant pie fight? On pi day, of course…
• There’s now a StyleX at SXSW… (that’s pronounced Style By). We assume the event will go beyond the SXSW trifecta of hoodie/wayfarer/ beat-up Chuck Taylors.

• We can’t do better than the original title to this blog post: How to Have a Hipster Thanksgiving.
• The Houston Press wants your Thanksgiving to be full of “creamy white deliciousness.” Don’t miss the flow chart, and the directions to “beat the crap out of the egg white.”
• As you start your holiday shopping…you might run into the Riverboat Gamblers in the most unusual places…like the NYC based internet emporium Barking Irons.

The Chronicle's Virginia Wood and a collection of Austin's favorite restaurants join forces this Sunday to support Chronicle columnist Stephen Moser in his battle with prostate cancer at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar. more ›