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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival celebrates loved ones

Eleanor Dearman October 17, 2013

Candied skulls, skeletons, bright colors, mouthwatering food and dance-worthy music are a few of the things that come to mind when thinking about Dia de los Muertos. It is a celebration of life and loved...

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Sexy Sally: Turn ons

Sexy Sally October 16, 2013

Turn-ons are what take innocent attraction to burning passion in as little as half of a second. So what turns me on? Manhandling. This might come as a surprise, but I actually really...

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Local tarot reader finds home in Austin

Elizabeth Williams October 16, 2013

Angeliska Polacheck might be the nicest witch in Austin. Polacheck opened Sister Temperance Tarot in 2011. The native Austinite inherited her first deck of cards from her mother and began working with...

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Local drag queen Althea Trix talks about her version of drag

Claire Gordon October 15, 2013

The opening lines to Eurythmics’ “Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)” perfectly embody drag queen Althea Trix.  “I was dreaming like a Texan girl, a girl who thinks she’s...

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Virgin Veronica: why I don’t have sex

Virgin Veronica October 11, 2013

Why do I have sex? Well I don’t, remember? So let’s rethink this question. Why do I NOT have sex? It’s a question I’ve been asked in exasperation before. But it is a tough one...

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Committed Caroline: why I have sex

Committed Caroline October 11, 2013

I don’t have sex because it’s fun. I don’t have sex because I have a high sex drive, or like spontaneity or want to live on the edge. I have sex because it is intimate. Sex...

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Technology marketer turned photographer Greg Davis finds unexpected success

Hillary Hurst October 10, 2013

Greg Davis calls them “God winks”: Little connections in life that are too significant to be brushed off as mere coincidences.  Davis quit his corporate job to chase these “God...

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Fabulous Frank: Why I have sex

Fabulous Frank October 10, 2013

Why do I have sex? Well, as Sexy Sally said yesterday, it’s fun and it’s natural. Sex is a major part of who we are, and finding out more about ourselves. But, we live in a heteronormative...

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Sexy Sally: Why I have sex

Sexy Sally October 9, 2013

Why do I have sex?  We have sex to get what we want. For most people, sex is a way to express their love or attraction for another person. Some people are just looking for a good time on Saturday...

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Q&A with Noah and the Whale’s Tom Hobden

Eleanor Dearman October 8, 2013

Four years after Noah and the Whale released First Days of Spring, the band’s second album that documented frontman Charlie Fink’s painful break-up with Laura Marling, the band is back to dancing...

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Miley Cyrus quits acting

Katy Lutz October 7, 2013

If you thought Miley Cyrus’ display of tongue-wagging, eyebrow-raising, clothing-optional performances was one of the greatest acts of all time, you were wrong. In an extended interview for her...

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