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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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It’s Wings and Beer: how Pluckers prepares for the Super Bowl

Olivia Arena February 4, 2013

On any other day Pluckers is buzzing, but on Sunday, the doors opened and hoards of fans swarmed through the entrance. Every year before the Super Bowl begins the team says a few words in an attempt to...

My Bloody Valentine’s new album becomes internet sensation

Audrey White February 4, 2013

The new My Bloody Valentine record, “m b v,” doesn’t sound like I expected it to. I couldn’t have dreamed up anything like this. It explodes with creative, noisy energy. With...

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Austin’s Pizza to create a new 24 hour study environment

Willa Young February 4, 2013

Austin’s Pizza, a University of Texas Italian dive and grungy hang-out spot on Guadalupe Street, has decided to reinvent the idea of a study destination. The dark wood and dim-lit stop for pizza...

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Icelandic girl wins right to use her given name

The Associated Press February 1, 2013

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities and Iceland’s strict law...

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Barbecue joint brings touch of class to West Campus

Alexandra Hart February 1, 2013

An establishment must have a certain amount of self-respect to set up shop in a historic landmark, particularly the Franzetti Store, a piece of real estate dating back to 1869. Newly opened barbecue restaurant...

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Romero and Juliet: Zombie romance bursts with creativity

Alex Williams February 1, 2013

Zombies are perhaps the best of the great monsters of horror cinema. There is just something about a shambling mass of brain-starved monsters that lends itself to great entertainment value in all form...

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‘Seven Psychopaths’ is a bold new black comedy with sharp dialogue

Kevin Lee February 1, 2013

“Seven Psychopaths” is exactly what you would expect out of a film with this kind of title. Martin McDonagh directs and writes this bold new black comedy with sharp dialogue and gritty violence....

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Local band Shivery Shakes discusses its place in the Austin music scene

Elizabeth Williams January 31, 2013

Somewhere deep in the expanses of the Austin music scene, between the shaggy-haired garage rockers and the hushed voices of indie pop is a band whose sugary tales of youth are as swoon-inducing as its...

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Poetry store Write Bloody thrives in Austin

Audrey White January 31, 2013

Derrick Brown found poetry in a foxhole at the Fort Bragg, N.C. Army base 20 years ago. He hopes you’ll follow suit at his new store, Write Bloody. The shop features the work of the poetry publishing...

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A Zimbabwe snack, from tree to dinner table

The Associated Press January 31, 2013

GWANDA, Zimbabwe — In Zimbabwe, mopane worms are a staple part of the diet in rural areas and are considered a delicacy in the cities. They can be eaten dry, as crunchy as potato chips, or cooked...

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Milk jumpstarting puberty is ‘Udder’ nonsense

Robert Starr January 31, 2013

During the height of the Cold War, a conspiracy theory developed, with proponents insisting that the safety of our water supply was at risk. A fluoridation process, which the Soviets clearly devised, put...

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It’s all the Buzz (Mill)

Shane Miller January 30, 2013

Austin’s insatiable thirst for coffee has brewed another 24-hour provisioner, The Buzz Mill, located on East Riverside Drive. In addition to coffee, the establishment also serves alcohol, allowing...

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