Eugene Mirman is much funnier than you. A mainstay of New York's alternative comedy scene, Mirman's profile has been even higher of late. In February, his Comedy Central Presents special debuted, and earlier this year, he was asked to cover the New Hampshire primaries for 236.com. He can also be seen as Jemaine and Bret's strange landlord in HBO's Flight Of The Conchords. A multi-year veteran of SXSW, Mirman is hosting this year's Web Awards at SXSW Interactive and is also performing at multiple SX venues during the music festival. ...

As we move to the next square on the calendar you're still out there trying to make a connection. Sadly you let most of them slip by without saying a word. We understand, no one wants to be overzealous and get shot down. If only you had some place to find a second chance. Oh yes, Missed Connections. If only you had someone to sort through and find the best of the above. Oh, right, read below....

Six missing after refinery explosion in Georgia. Economic stimulus package ready for president's signature. Checks should start arriving in May. Border-control activists not fans of McCain's rise. Does this guy creep anyone else out?...

Artists, take note: When in doubt about how to price your work, go high. ...

Scientologists' lawyers are threatening a huge lawsuit against the author of this week's controversial new biography of Tom Cruise, which also exposes many of the sect's most embarrassing secrets. Facebook has been asked to remove the Scrabulous game from its website by the makers of Scrabble. Although there's been quite a bit of hype about all the changes this year, which promise singers playing real! live! instruments! and fewer guest coaches, the first Idol......

Oprah is getting her own network. Called OWN. In "her own voice." Because you know, we don't get enough of that. ...

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......

Still from Lions for LambsWe were under the impression that "No Country for Old Men" was opening this weekend, and we just found out it's only coming to "big" cities today—Austinites have to wait till next weekend. Miffed, we're only slightly placated by the other offerings at hand, though Philip Seymour Hoffman is hard to turn down... Lions for Lambs: Meryl Streep is a reporter, Tom Cruise is typecast as a neocon congressman, Robert Redford......

Last Friday in Houston, a young girl brought a loaded 9mm pistol to school and started pointing it at people. She is 12 years old. The U.S. Supreme Court's new term starts this week. Why exactly is socialized medicine such a bad idea? Interesting article... The guy who tried to extort $1 million from Tom Cruise commits suicide. Article about the bloggers who helped bring the story of recent government oppression in Burma to......

Say what you will about Tom Cruise’s career choices, religion, or personal relationships, the man has certainly made some fantastic action movies. Witness his sweaty brilliance firsthand tonight as 101X presents this week’s Summer Movie Series classic Top Gun. Cruise plays Maverick, a Naval Aviator whose record is less than pristine due to his high-flying high jinks and general loose cannon-itude. He makes it into the elite Fighter Weapons School by the skin of his......

The year was 1992: America Smelled Like Teen Spirit, although Dr. Dre was sending heavy wafts of the Chronic across the cultural landscape. Jack Nicholson was telling that punk bitch Tom Cruise that he could not handle the truth. Boutros Boutros-Ghali was the U.N. Secretary General and David Letterman could not stop making jokes using the Egyptian's name. The first George Bush was booting all over the Japanese. The FA Premiership was in its inaugural......

The Sinus Show's next subject of ridicule is Top Gun, the classic 80's homoerotic romance-cum-action movie with big planes, big hair, and big bulges. It's queso mas grande by itself, which leads us to believe that it'll be completely over-the-top once the comic wizards at Sinus apply their treatment. [info] Wanna go? We're giving away tickets to a show of your choice this opening weekend. Fill out the form below! First Name: Last Name: Email......

Yeah, we know he's a little wacky a la Tom Cruise, but we still adore Beck and his unpredictable blend of funk, rock, and pop. In fact, his recent album "Guero" is one of our favorites, ever. Seriously - ever. If you don't have it, rush out and get it now. Seriously - now. And if you heart Beck as much as we do, you'll want to know that he's coming to the Backyard......

Still developing: A woman's body was found in the road in East Austin this morning. Forgione's plan (that we mentioned in January) is rolling along: school officials are looking into turning Porter Middle School into a leadership academy for gals. Cedar Park is picking up more development, including some along what will soon be toll road. Yes, the crisis in Sudan is still going on (and getting worse). The Archbishop of Canterbury is visiting......

You might feel lost and confused and out of place in this conservative, W voting, war loving society (well, half of it), but just remember this next time you are thinking about a one way ticket to Canada: Jon Stewart is hosting the Oscars! Y'all, did you hear us? Jon Stewart! Something has to be right in the world. We don't pretend to be experts, but our predictions are: Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman......

The Eiffel Tower replica at Dreyfus Antiques on Lamar. Where is our Tom Cruise?......

Bush actually claims he was wrong? Is the end of days near? We've already written to Carlos Mencia to nominate ex-FEMA director Michael Brown for next year's Dee Dee Dee awards. But, now Bush is actually admitting he is (at least) partially to blame for all the bullshit these people went through. He is quoted in the Statesman as saying, ""And to the extent that the federal government didn't fully do its job right,......

We love watching Tom Cruise on the big screen. We don't care if he believes we have alien matter clouding up our psyches or if he calls Matt Lauer "glib" for not agreeing with everything he says, or even if he divorced our beloved Nicole Kidman. We love the Tom Cruise Movie Star machine. We loved him in Eyes Wide Shut and in Legend and even in Magnolia. We really loved him in Vanilla......

Rejoice! This day is finally here! The day we have all been breathlessly waiting for since, oh, around the time we now call “The Dance of Psychosis That Is Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’s Great Love Affair” began. Not that we buy into media hype, of course. Because their love is REAL and PURE and MAGNIFICENT, not to mention sanctioned by the upper echelons of Zorbit IV-OA. Or something. Come on! Spielberg! Cruise! Aliens!......