Comedian Doug Benson coming to Austin
The hardest working stoner in show business is coming to Austin and he has promised to keep it weird. Comedian Doug Benson is the star of Super High Me, a spoof of Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me, which opened at SXSW in 2008.
He has also appeared in NBC’s Last Comic Standing, is a character on [...]
A Sharp-dressed man: How to suit yourself
Science tells us that we produce sex pheromones that can drive a man or woman wild. As a man, what else can you do to visually attract someone of interest? Everyone knows that any man looks sharp in a nice suit. As long as the suit fits well, and the subject wearing the suit is [...]
Single in Austin: B.O.B.
It had been a long time since me and the girls have hung out all together. It was long overdue, so I decided to stay in for a night of fun and host a sex toy party at my place for my lovely friends. The party was a success! We all had so much fun, [...]
Tracy Morgan says son saved his life
Actor Tracy Morgan’s riding high, but the actor-comedian said that — thanks to his teenage son — he’s not driving high.
Morgan, arrested twice for drunken driving four years ago, said he sobered up after his son confronted him.
“My son said, ‘What if I start driving drunk and kill somebody?’ That right there just made me [...]
Single in Austin: Coming up short
Valentine’s weekend did not turn out as I had planned. I was not able to go to Miami due a last minute change in my moving schedule. Instead, I spent Friday moving all my stuff into my new apartment and mourning the loss of my life partner, my great dane.
He did not pass away; he [...]
Austin Music Office releases local compilation CD online
It’s a little bit country, a little bit rock’n’roll, a little bit of everything. Just in time for the 2010 SXSW festival, “Austin Music, Vol. 9” is a compilation CD recently released by the Austin Music Office, a division of the Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, to give music fans a taste of the bands [...]
Fashion Freakout 2010
This week’s adventure in fashionland took me to the front lines the third annual “Fashion Freakout” put on by the ever-so-clever with an eye for detail Audrie San Miguel, co-owner of Prototype Vintage Design. This year’s event took place on a crisp Friday night at the Mohawk.
Fashion Freakout took me “Back to the Future” courtesy [...]
Single in Austin: V-Day
Saint Valentine’s Day is just a couple of days away and, of course, I feel the pressure to write about love or, rather, the lack thereof… What is Valentine’s anyway? Should it be exclusive to couples, or can we single souls also partake? I don’t know exactly why, but I always manage to keep myself single [...]
Recommended Event Listings for 12Feb-19Feb
Fri / 12 Feb
MUSIC // Concierto Vivo Alternativo – Presented by ViVo ALTeRNATIVO and GoHispano. Celebrate V-day early with music by Rubik, from Monterrey, Mexico, Latin Hip-Hop with Manzanas Malas, and Arthur Yoria with his electroacoustic show. 9pm. $5 cover. All ages. Ruta Maya, 3601 S Congress Ave.
MUSIC // El Tule with Huerta Culture – [...]
Happy ValenTimes Day!
If the traditional dinner and a movie for Valentine’s Day is not up your alley, here are some alternative ideas to celebrate being sexy and single or perfectly paired.
Shop Local
Pick up a heart-shaped pizza from Mangia Pizza until Sunday, 14 Feb. and get a free $5 Mangia gift certificate good from 15 Feb. to 31 [...]
