Cold case murder of Biggie Smalls starts to heat up again
By Mike McCray The unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. are hip-hop’s most infamous cold cases. Information on the murders dried up since they occurred over 14 years ago. Both cases occurred at busy intersections in major cities, and were six months a part. There have been documentaries, conspiracy theories, endless commentary and [...]
Men 2 Fathers
“I Never Sang for My Father,” is a play written in the 70s. It’s a play, as the title indicates, that focuses on an issue many of us ignore, deny, or just plan refuse to acknowledge: dads are important and don’t get their due. How appropriate I thought to use the third of my holiday [...]
Do Americans think marriage is obsolete?
What do the American people think of marriage? A new Pew Research Center/Time magazine poll has been misused to suggest Americans love family diversity and, oh by the way, marriage is “changing,” not declining, and for the better! Nothing to worry about. Meanwhile, scratch the surface support for pieties like “diversity,” and you find a [...]
Tongue-in-cheek headlines: Sometimes humors, but not in the case of Michael Vick
Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback, – Michael Vick – was named the starter for their next football game. That is fine and well, as Vick has played very well this season. Vick has taken over for the original starter –Kevin Kolb – who was hurt in the Eagles first game of the season. Earlier in the week [...]
Texas Longhorns Football: Five Keys to Victory & Defeat against Texas Tech.
Get ready to see that photo from either that famous play (if you’re a Texas Tech fan) or infamous play (if you’re a Texas fan) of Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree crushing Texas’ chances of playing for a National Title in 2008. Yes, that photo that you clicked on to enter this slide show [...]
Cowboys lose opener to Skins
The Cowboys are at it again, underachieving. Yes the SuperBowl is at Cowboys’ Stadium, that simply means Dallas won’t have to travel very far to buy a ticket. The disaster at FedEx Field last night seemed all too predictable. Dallas, which arguably has one of the most talented teams in the league once again showed [...]
Commentary: Is Obama winning the hearts and minds of the Arab and Muslim world?
By Larry Elder Creators Syndicate – “It’s conceivable,” said then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008, “that there are those in the Arab world who say to themselves, ‘This is a guy who spent some time in the Muslim world, has a middle name of Hussein, and appears more worldly and has called for talks with [...]
Is Farve really retired or just tired?
As I am writing this it is currently 8:06pm Central time and Brett Favre is still retired. Allegedly With the news coming out of Minnesota that Brett has texted some of his now former teammates that he is done with pro football. ESPN blew the story out of the water when word broke. Could this [...]
Good-bye letter from the Editor
It is with a heavy heart that I am stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of The Austin Times as of today, July 23, 2010. I originally signed on with the 12-year-old weekly newspaper back in October of last year because I knew, I just knew, that it had potential. It did not have a website, a [...]
How obesity has become part of the African-American culture
African-Americans are the most obese group in the United States and it may be by choice. Obesity is a growing epidemic in this country, with Americans eating more and becoming less and less active. Seventy-three percent of adults and 43 percent of all children in the United States are overweight or obese, according to the [...]
