Daily bacon keeps 105-year-old woman going strong

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By Annie Churdar in New Trends on Saturday 11 May 2013

This 105-year-old Texan woman really knows how to throw a party! For her 105th birthday, she organized a three-day event with over 200 guests. And not only does she still party, she also loves mowing her lawn and dancing. What’s the secret to this great-grandmother’s good health? Bacon. Despite the negative health-effects typically associated with [...]

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Get a free cab ride at Austin’s SXSW by confessing your greatest tech sin

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By Annie Churdar in New Trends on Saturday 9 March 2013

Want a free cab ride to the next venue at South by Southwest this year? No problem! All you have to do is tweet the Kendo UI team using the hashtag #SXSWTechCab and Irin Slutsky will let you know if she can swing it. The Kendo UI cab ride is completely free in exchange for the [...]

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Artist Mick Burson paints a wall in Texas

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By Lost At E Minor in New Art on Thursday 9 February 2012

In this video, Mick Burson paints a wall in Denton, Texas, that was inspired by the slums in Brazil. With no sketch, just a level, and a big paint budget, he was able to knock it out in a big three day weekend and make it to work on time Sunday night.

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Ignacio Torres

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By Sarah Jaffe in New Photography on Tuesday 20 December 2011

Ignacio Torres is a photographer I met in my hometown of Denton, Texas. It wasn’t until he moved to New York City, though, that we became friends. I had the honor of working a bit with him this past summer in New York, and through this realized just how unique and phenomenal he really is. [...]

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Redneck Hippie: a documentary about gun fanatic Jeff Pierce

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By Sandy Carson in New Film on Friday 25 November 2011

English film-maker Philip Bloom really nails it here, with this short documentary on Texas old time BMX legend and gun fanatic, Jeff Pierce. He’s part redneck, part hippie and part nutcase! I hate guns, but really enjoy nerding out on the camera work here. Shot with a Red Epic and Phantom Flex, the slow-mo on [...]

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Large scale sculptures made from thousands of crayons

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By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Art on Tuesday 18 October 2011

Using thousands of large crayons, artist Herb Williams creates a field of sculpture flames for Unwanted Visitor: Portrait of Wildfire at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas.

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Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka

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By The Urban Grocer in New Food and Packaging on Wednesday 1 June 2011

While vodka may be the last thing you thought you’d come across in the heart of Austin, Texas, it’s just what you’ll find with Deep Eddy. For everything from cocktails to on the rocks, Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka is the perfect antidote to a scorching Texas summer day. It’s not your grandma’s sweet tea, but it has the same slow, sweet, Southern taste — and it’s actually infused with real tealeaves and local clover honey.

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El Cosmico, Texas

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By Lamia Larkin in Cool Travel on Thursday 12 August 2010

With Summer drawing to an end in America, the time to take that last vacation before Fall starts is now. Instead of doing the traditional visit to the beach or camping in the woods, why not try the Texan desert? Located in Marfa, Texas, this ultimate bohemian destination named El Cosmico has been described as [...]

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Ansen Seale’s slit-scan photography

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By Gerry Mak in New Photography on Wednesday 20 January 2010

Texas-based photographer Ansen Seale uses slit-scan photography, a process by which a panel with a slit is placed between the camera and the subject, to create his beautifully warped and abstracted images. No computers are involved.

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The dust art of Scott Wade

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By The Uncool Hunter in New Trends on Monday 12 October 2009

Through watching cowboy movies, among other things, we’ve learned that Texas is full of dust. Fortunately, there are people such as Scott Wade who knows how to embellish something that is disgusting. Wade started to produce simple hearts or phrases such as ‘Wash me, you dirty fellow’ on the windshields and windows of cars. Later on, he improved his skills and now he can make a Mona Lisa or a Rembrandt by using the ‘dust extraction’ technique. He does not own a gallery because it should be really expensive but he has a huge permanent exhibition touring the city. The art of Wade reached the advertising world and brands such as Mitsubishi have used it in their graphic campaigns.

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Yacht’s Secret Playlist

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By Zolton in Cool Websites on Wednesday 5 August 2009

YACHT founding members Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans live in Portland, Oregon and Marfa, Texas, and consider themselves ‘generalists’ in the fields of music, art, writing, and everything in between. Their new album, See Mystery Lights, has just been released, along with companion materials ranging from book and mixtapes to a limited-edition playable copper [...]

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The Kimber Modern Hotel, Austin, Texas

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By Zolton in Architecture on Wednesday 29 July 2009

Whilst in Austin the other weekend, I spent a couple of nights at a beautifully designed hotel called the Kimber Modern, which is located in the happening SOCO area, just a short hop, skip and sideways roll to the bustling hive of restaurants and cafes along South Congress. The Kimber Modern is a hotel with a twist. First up, the architecture is stunning, this elegant and contemporary building with subtle splashes of color to break up the overall white-walled minimalism. And then there are the clever design touches, such as communal hammocks made from car belts, and a giant tank churning liters of water in a calming, almost Zen-like manner. [photos by Alison Zavos]

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Austin Motel’s phallic signange?

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By Zolton in Cool Travel on Monday 27 July 2009

I was in Austin last week and spent a night at the Austin Motel, where the rooms are all themed and the signage is a little … err … suggestive. As far as I can tell, it’s either telling me to bugger off or to come prepared. I mentioned it to the receptionist as I [...]

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Chicken Poop Bingo at Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon

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By Zolton in Cool Travel on Tuesday 14 July 2009

From deep within the WTF files, comes this out of Austin, Texas: a dive bar at which a rather unique form of bingo is played. Yes, every Sunday at Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon, a dive bar near the main college campus, the locals play Chicken Poop bingo, which involves a poor fowl wandering aimlessly about [...]

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Golden Bear’s new EP, Everest

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By Zolton in New Music on Wednesday 4 February 2009

Having played South By South West over the past couple of years, Golden Bear have just released a souped up new EP, Everest, which sees the Texan rock band playing together like they would at a rehearsal or a show. Says frontman Chris Gregory: ‘I was a little anxious about being able to approximate the [...]

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