UPDATE: May 21, 2025 The so-called “life of the mother” act to “clarify” medical emergencies that constitute exemptions under the laws, SB 31, easily passed the Texas House and will soon be on it’s way to the Governor’s desk. Once the Governor has signed the law, it will take effect September 1, 2025. PREVIOUS STORY: […]
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Austin Explosion Injures 6, Damages At Least 24 Houses
Six people were injured, two critically, after an explosion at an Austin house on Sunday. The explosion damaged at least 24 nearby properties, and could be heard away as far as Georgetown, Austin Fire Department Division Chief Wayne Parrish said. One user on X said the explosion “rattled” their building. According to the fire department, […]
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Austin’s Plotting a Comedy Rebellion. Welcome to The Anti-Kill Tony Show.
For a few years now, the Austin comedy scene has been dominated by a new ecosystem led by Joe Rogan and Tony Hinchcliffe. The city is now nationally known as a haven for their style of “say whatever shitty thing you want, it doesn’t even need a punchline” comedy. For these guys (and their disciples […]
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‘Office Space’ Was the Original ‘Severance’
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every three weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 integral (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]
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Secretive Natalism Conference in Austin Offered Matchmaking for Lonely Eugenicists, Bigoted Race Science Enthusiasts
Once upon a time, in the 1920s, the State Fair of Texas hosted “Fitter Family” contests that graded entrants on physical appearance, health, behavior, and intelligence. The winners, according to the eugenicist judges, were most likely to produce offspring deemed genetically superior — and were “invariably white with western and northern European heritage.” The 1925 […]
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These Bands Prove That SXSW Isn’t Dead As a Music Festival
Every March, the start of South By Southwest signals the arrival of thousands of tourists, sponsors, actors, artists, musicians, and countless takes about whether this might be the end of South By Southwest as we know it. The panic reached a fever pitch last weekend when organizers announced changes to next year’s festival, prompting many […]
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Free Tallboys & Cowboys on Horseback: Urban Legends We Tell SXSW Visitors About Old Austin
Let us tell you a tale, youngster, of an Austin ruled by crushed tallboys, pink hair at Barton Creek, and Butthole Surfers songs blasting from FM car radios — long before Lime scooters were invented. Once upon a time, migas tacos used to cost just $.99 and include a free Lone Star, delivered by a […]
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Does Gen Z Even Know SXSW Is a Music Festival? Does it Matter?
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every three weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 integral (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]
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Gross. Natalist Conference Is Returning to Austin with Race Science, Eugenics.
Since neither tax incentives nor government propaganda are solving the country’s fertility crisis, self-described proponents of eugenics and race science will gather to think of solutions at a natalist conference in Austin, as was first-reported by The Guardian. Returning for a second time on March 27-28, the Natal Conference features speakers from race-science influencers to […]
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My First Kiss, 18 Months Postpartum
Five minutes after my first date with Alex, my phone lit up. He was a tall Massachusetts transplant with blue-green eyes and a mop of brown Lyle Lovett curls, and he wanted a second date. Our IRL date banter had lived up to our hilarious texting courtship. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to respond to this […]