Image by the "Subway Cyrano," from GothamistNew York City was at its strangest and swellest this week. On Sunday, tens of thousands people ran in the NYC Marathon, including Mrs. Tom Cruise, aka Katie Holmes, who ran it in just under 5 hours, 30 minutes. Gothamist also found out that limes in Corona are sometimes illegal, the weird maple syrup might be back and a famous punk music pioneer-turned-real estate broker was possibly killed by... more ›

Presidential candidates make campaign stops in New Orleans this week. The Taliban is saying they will free the remaining South Korean hostages. Turkey elects new President with Islamist past. Greek forest fires lead to conspiracy theories and anger at politicians. Part-time Austinite Owen Wilson is in hospital recovering from a reported suicide attempt. Texas prison officials scared of the power books may have over inmates? Professionals use social networking sites, too.... more ›

Once heroic South Korean scientist, Hwang Woo-suk, fabricated much of his data in some of his research on cloning. Now at an all-time low, he is being charged with fraud. Ritz-Carlton for some, Motel 6 for others; A hotel in Germany actually charges their guests based on their weight. Last night, The Anaheim Ducks took over Round 2 and knocked Colorado out of the playoffs, winning 4-1. The Ottowa Senators beat Buffalo by a... more ›

Austinist is rolling nonstop catching some South By action. The following are our thoughts on some SXSW films: Friends With Money (Drama) - Lovely and Amazing director Nicole Holofcener has returned with another "real life is the best kind of drama" film, and it's a good one. The cast includes Catherine Keener, Francis McDormand, Joan Cusack, and Jennifer Aniston, and all but Cusack have significant screen time. The movie's plot revolves around the life... more ›

Amidst heavy speculation, Steve Jobs reveals Apple Computer's newest gadgets ... It's still unclear whether Dick Cheney is suffering from ailments of his foot, heart, knees, or conscience. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton claims hundreds of US soldiers died in Iraq because their body armor was simply inadequate The Governator reveals the cause of his big fat lip Bush attributes rising test scores to No Child Left Behind act Now the American College of Chest... more ›

Science magazine proclaims Evolution the Breakthrough of 2005 New York City's transit system is back on schedule The National Geographic reports that the Hubble telescope has discovered several new moons, rings around Uranus. Oh, stop giggling. Long-irrelevant fashion label Tommy Hilfiger is sold to Apax Partners, part owners of Calvin Klein Is Courtney Love selling her rights to Nirvana's catalogue to fund her drug habits? Brad Renfro is arrested in an undercover drug sting... more ›

For quite some time now, both our city and state have been carefully courting Samsung, the international behemoth producer of just about everything requiring electricity, who is now researching cities in which to build its latest chip factory. The proposed manufacturing plant would cost over $3.5 billion - that's like $3500000000000000 or basically a number so egregiously ginormous it means nothing to us - and add over one thousand new jobs. Not surprisingly, both... more ›