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Austinite Brad Womack has been announced as the new Bachelor for ABC's tired reality show, The Bachelor. Womack is one of the owners of local establishments Chuggin' Monkey and Dizzy Rooster. Apparently Womack is ready to find a woman and settle down . . . never mind that none of the couples on that show have ever stayed together (Trista and Ryan don't count, since that was The Bachelorette). ABC is referring to him as... more ›

We don't know if you've seen what our former co-editor Matthew Odam has been up to lately, but we're getting a little worried. He's still making us laugh, but we're concerned that the mainstream media may be rotting his beautiful mind. True-to-form, he's still writing about music, movies and sports, but he's now taken to writing about the reality tee-vee shows. We're not sure if our favorite part-time misanthrope and full-time smartass lost a... more ›

Hey gentlemen, are you, like, totally ripped? Do you have an entire walk-in closet full of shiny striped shirts? Do you take yourself way too seriously and have the IQ of a bag of flaming hot Cheetos? Do you have time-share rights to a Gulfstream? Are you the brother of a B-List movie star? Would you like to meet a bunch of attention-starved silicone-laden dingbats who do not have the social skills to meet... more ›

Maybe teachers should set a "due date"
Lawmakers just can't seem to make a decision about schools, and we just can't seem to make ourselves do the homework on it. It's afternoon cartoon time. [Statesman] more ›