Frank Warren appears to be a typical, soft-spoken family man from Maryland. But on the internet, Warren, like a priest, accepts confessions. Hundreds of anonymous, artistically-rendered secrets are sent to him on postcards every day. He reads each one, carefully selecting and displaying a handful of them on his blog, PostSecret, every Sunday. What was originally intended as a one-off art project has grown into not only a website boasting over a million hits a......

Last week, the Chronicle announced details for wristband acquisition, and though the .pdf is a little hard to digest, SXSW Baby! broke it down for us: In short, wristband information will only be sent out to 512 area code numbers via the official SXSW SMS list right before wristbands go on sale. Looks like if you live in Austin, you must be willing and ready to drop everything to go purchase them! SXSW will......

*(Giveaway Alert: Email us (editors@austinist.com) with the names of two of your favorite Alejandro Escovedo songs and be entered to win two tickets to By the Hand of the Father.*) By the Hand of the Father, the critically acclaimed original work written by Theresa Chavez, Oscar Garza, Eric Gutierrez and Rose Portillo, returns home to Austin this weekend. The performance, featuring music by the legendary Alejandro Escovedo (whom you already know we love), dramatizes......

Next Monday, in the Texas Union, on UTs campus, Paul Rusesabagina will be speaking. You might have seen Don Cheadle as Mr. Rusesabagina in the Oscar-nominated film, Hotel Rwanda. But this guy is the real thing. The event is free, but you will need to pick up a pass from the Student Events Center Office to gain entry. In order to pick up a pass, you will need a UT ID. (The Austinist heard......