If, as Mr. T once said, you need to “be somebody, or be somebody’s fool,” the people behind the Austin tech start-up #BeSomebody appear to have made the wrong choice.
That’s very nice of you, George. Now where is Book Six???
The rigid worlds of Nashville and country music are getting a Texas-size wake-up call right now.
The WFAA sports reporter made national headlines last year when he spoke out impassionedly for Michael Sam’s right to play in the NFL. Now, he’s taking on racism in North Texas.
The Cowboys star wide receiver is the subject of some unverified rumors being reported by the mainstream sports press regarding a video that may or may not exist. How does a story with no corroboration end up being discussed everywhere?
In a new video for PETA that spoofs his own Boyhood, Linklater explains why spending the past thirty years as a vegetarian has been such a great decision for him.
Gross.
When it came time to determine the winner of the “Album of the Year” award, Queen Bey found herself a runner-up to the latest album from alt-rocker Beck. How is that even possible?
Last week, Doritos revealed that their gigantic vending machine-shaped stage would not be returning to Austin this March. Neither will iTunes, Chevy, or Subway. What does that mean for SXSW?
The troubled quarterback checked himself into rehab last week, and the pundits are punditting.
The influential data journalism site 538.com takes issue with the reports that Austin’s black population is shrinking. Are they missing some context?
A Galveston police officer had his buddy pull over his girlfriend before proposing—is it as cute a story as people are making it out to be?
Clint Eastwood’s Chris Kyle biopic took in an astonishing $89.5 million in its wide release this weekend.
How would the French cartoonists have done if they’d been armed with rifles instead of pens?
No idea what could possibly go wrong here.
The firm, which represents hip eateries in Austin and San Antonio, was at the center of a Twitter flap surrounding the racially-charged reference in its name on Saturday night—and disappeared from the Internet on Sunday.
It's better to have video evidence than not, but those who present police body cameras as a solution to our national predicament involving police relations need to look at cases from Jasper, Texas, to New York City to see that the problem is more complicated than that.
A mailer sent out during an Austin City Council runoff makes this weird question relevant once more.
A few days later, we're still sorting out what happened and why.
Hicks, who died twenty years ago, is not Alex Jones. Or is that just what the sheeple want you to think?
After a year of campaigning, the first gubernatorial race in a generation not to feature an incumbent governor comes to a conclusion. Wendy Davis has been a clear underdog since the race started—so how would you set the spread?
But, really, how many dudes are there who look like Paul Rudd?
She doesn't have Ebola.
Did the Texas native have major plastic surgery to completely change her appearance or is she just 18 years older than we remember her being in Jerry Maguire? Does it matter?
Davis's latest ad has caused a lot of controversy. Is she wrong in bringing up Abbott's accident?
Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Did you click on this seven times?
These days, no matter how much you love pro football, it's hard to like the NFL.
The "handsome mugshot guy" has some competition.
As the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, has escalated, a Houston teen and others turned to social media to wonder how traditional media might depict them if they were shot by police.
BuzzFeed loves Texas.
And the coverage of it by the media.
Cosmo reporter Jill Filipovic came to Texas to ask people about abortion, found that some people were uncomfortable talking with a stranger about their private medical and sexual history, and declared that we had "created a culture of shame and silence."
Lance Armstrong may hold as many Tour De France titles as everyone reading this right now, but people with cancer still find the guy inspiring.
Kendall Jones is a Texas Tech cheerleader who became the flashpoint of Internet controversy this week for posting numerous pictures of herself with felled African creatures. Is the controversy fair?
After losing out on another Olympics bid, it's time for a little bit of soul-searching in Big D.
Click, click, click.
Petty, childish, and oh-so-satisfying.
Print media beefs are a dying art, so cherish this one while it lasts.
The problem with Barkley's statement wasn't that it ignored the young hotties, it's that he dismissed the city because there were women he wasn't attracted to there.
After these three random dudes at the store had their impromptu jam session captured by a passerby, the Internet is waiting to see what'll come next.
A real estate blog has released a list with quantifiable data to prove what we already knew: People in Texas really love tacos.
A map that made its way onto Reddit yesterday explains in no uncertain terms that Houston is friggin' massive.
A once-great, now-disgraced cyclist whose name we're not going to type here because you might still be sick of seeing it is in a video intended to go viral poking fun at his image. Is this part of a path to redemption?
If you're living in San Antonio or El Paso, it's time to pick up stakes and move to, er, Conroe.
Flight attendants go viral with comedy routines, official Twitter accounts go viral with porn, and emergency landings ahoy. What's going on in the skies?
At least it is if you speak Spanish.
The complicated world of film incentives has resulted in an unfortunate lawsuit surrounding the financing of Machete Kills.
Who isn't psyched at the thought of interacting with Samsung, Pennzoil, and Doritos?
By the end of the day yesterday, state senator Dan Patrick's twitter typos had Conan O'Brien talking about him.
Just a quick word of advice: Don't get into a three-card-monty game with Richard Turner, the world's greatest card cheat.