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Never mind the hella-awful Austin allergy forecast (which features the four icky horsemen of the achoopocalypse riding into town on their microscopic horses) …but today is the first day of Fantastic Fest, 2012. It’s...
This weekend in Liepaja, Latvia is the second Summer Sound festival. I was there last year. While I’ve only been to Liepaja twice–once for the Baltic Beach Party and once for Summer Sound– my...
One of the things that surprises me about my life is that I’ve been to the Positivus music festival in Salacgriva, Latvia more than once. I’ve written extensively about the festival. I’ve seen American...
Recently the Austin Animal Center has received more animals than they can handle. They are at full-as-a-tick capacity, with an additional 518 dogs and cats in offsite foster care. Hearing about the number of...
My brother-in-law is going to Prague for the first time later this month, to do a bit of work for his company. It’s his first trip to Eastern Europe. This post is for him....
When my traveling companion and I first heard about “the world’s cheapest 4 Michelin Star” place, we figured that at the worst, the place would be cheap, and that we probally wouldn’t die of...
Kind of shocked to be spending Friday night at the racetrack, even if it’s for a screening of ROAD WARRIOR. Update: Pictures! Alamo Drafthouse inflatable screen in the middle of the racetrack! Sometimes the...
I hope that by now you’ve seen the Conan O’Brian doc “Can’t Stop” about the time between the end of his hosting The Tonight Show and taking his talk show to cable. “This is...
There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to teach your furry family members how to clearly enunciate their own street address and phone number. Even if you do manage to teach your doggie your digits,...
Being that I’ve spent so much time in Asheville over the years, I tend to forget that other people don’t have the same visual references that I do for the city. So here’s a...
