For the millions of listeners of NPR’s Serial, every Thursday is Christmas, birthday, and Kwanzaa all rolled into one day. Each episode just parcels out the black tar heroin that is the addictive true crime story of the murder of Baltimore high school student Hae Min Lee and whether or not her convicted killer Adnan […]
Ten Things You Should Know About #GamerGate
Confused about #GamerGate? Not sure what the rules of gaming culture are? Don’t worry, John Bender’s got you covered with a handy ten point list clarifying everything. First, you should know that #GamerGate is for GAMERS ONLY. If you are not a gamer, please leave now! I’m serious! You are not welcome to participate in […]
Top 10 “Cosplays”
San Diego Comic Con is a magical week of nerdiness, fandom and giant swag bags. With nearly 150,000 attendees each year and growing, it’s hard to stand out from the crowd. While that dope Millennium Falcon shirt you got from Target might get all the dicks hard and pussies wet in Columbus, every five Con […]
Fifth Street Foodie: A Final Frontier of Food
Welcome to the second entry in our Fifth Street Foodie series, a dining guide for true Austinites and by true Austinites! We hope this feature can help everyone from out-of-town “newbies” to seasoned (dry-rubbed?) veterans in their quest to find the best little dining nooks Austin has to offer. In case you missed it, last time we discussed Austin’s great fried […]
I Bought the Only Copy of the New Wu-Tang Clan Album
From the Desk Floatie of Nona Lippi: It’s hard to believe that me, Nona Lippi, a simple, multi-gendered, race-less vessel for an inter-dimensional god whose very name conjures the mind-melting voice of Beelzebub was a founding member of influential rap collective Wu Tang Clan. Indeed, in 1990 I was living on Staten Island, I took […]
Fifth Street Foodie: A Wild West of Flavor!
Note: This is the first entry in our Fifth Street Foodie series, a dining guide for true Austinites and by true Austinites! We hope this feature can help everyone from out-of-town “newbies” to seasoned (dry-rubbed?) veterans in their quest to find the best little dining nooks Austin has to offer. Welcome Austinites, and welcome non-Austinites (as long as you don’t […]