The new lineup for Austin’s 5th Annual FUN FUN FUN Fest taking place in Waterloo Park has just been released and…GET READY. You could really just stop at just one ‘Fun’…but it actually will take THREE ‘Fun’s’ to accurately describe this list. Are you sitting down? This years lineup will include: MGMT, DEVO, Mastodon, Bad [...]

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The television Emmy nominations were announced today and for the fourth season in a row Friday Night Lights has not garnered a single nomination in the best drama category. According to the New York Times “Apparently the stigma of being a show about the relatively ordinary lives of Texans obsessed with high school football is [...]

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Straight forward Texas rocker, Alejandro Escovedo has recently released a new album called Street Songs of Love to tons of major acclaim. The New York Times described it as “In another, less fragmented pop era, this would be the album of thoughtful but radio-ready love songs to finally get Mr. Escovedo the big national audience [...]

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When the weather hits 90º all I can think about is drinking Sweet Tea. For such a simple beverage – tea, sugar, water – there are about a million different ways to make it. One of my favorites and easiest recipes: Sweet Tea 2 large quart size orange pekoe or black tea bags (or one [...]

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We figured it was only a matter of time…one of our favorite Texas food bloggers (even though she lives in NYC) who writes the terrific Homesick Texan, has announced today that she has inked a deal with Hyperion to publish her first cookbook! Hamilton Shirts have been fans of Lisa Fain’s site for a long [...]

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We can’t wait for the start of the new season of one of our favorite shows – Friday Night Lights.  Check it out- the first episode airs tonight (5/7) on NBC.

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Esquire magazine launched a new blog on 4/1 called Eat Like A Man: Food for Men and they seem to have taken a real shine (with good reason) to Houston restaurant The Rockwood Room. With a menu based on classic fare from the post World War II era, the restaurant serves up dishes like Prime [...]

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Now Texas Longhorns really have something to celebrate…Playboy Magazine has recently come out with a list of America’s Top Ten Party Schools with the University of Texas scoring the number one position. The much talked about controversial results are tabulated by the magazines staff, with input from campus representatives, models, photographers, online voting, and student [...]

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Its not just a hamburger, its a Whataburger! These vintage commercials featuring Country Western singer Mel Tillis are really great – Mel is best known for a having a string of top ten hits during the 70′s – and also a speech impediment that doesn’t affect his singing voice. via Homesick Texan on facebook.

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Have you seen these amazing videos of the destruction of the (former) home of the Dallas Cowboys – The Texas Stadium?

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