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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Life and Arts

Zooey Deschanel is too adorkable in ‘New Girl’

Aleksander Chan November 30, 2011

Fox’s new hit comedy “New Girl” is weird. The show, centered on a woman (Zooey Deschanel) who moves in with a trio of single guys she found on Craigslist and created by Liz Meriwether...

Faculty Exhibition Artist Talk offers insight into professor’s work

Sarah-Grace Sweeney November 30, 2011

When college art students see the work of a professor on display, the effect can be similar to seeing a high school teacher outside their classroom. It’s a little strange. But for the art students,...

Songz unabashedly explores his favorite subject on new EP

Anjli Mehta November 29, 2011

 In his follow-up to 2010’s Passion, Pain & Pleasure, Trey Songz brings the heat in his new, sexually-charged EP Inevitable. On this EP, Songz refines his R&B vocal chops with five new...

Holiday show displays work by disabled artists

Lindsey Cherner November 29, 2011

At the age of 15, Karen Thomas lost all usable vision. Now, 27 years later, she is getting ready for her first ever art show being put on by VSA Texas, or Very Special Arts. “So much can be accomplished,...

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis collaborate in sold-out tour

Ali Breland November 29, 2011

Very little music of worth or at least notoriety has come out of Washington since the heyday of Kurt Cobain and grunge music. In the ’90s, Sir Mix-A-Lot managed to move out of the Seattle scene and...

Time will tell if Jet Life rappers can fly

Eli Watson November 29, 2011

New Orleans’s Curren$y has had a busy year. From performing at this year’s South By Southwest to releasing a handful of mixtapes and albums, the chilled-out, newfound leader of stoner rap is...

Shop owner showcases local graffiti art

Elizabeth Hinojos November 28, 2011

[Corrected at 4:35 p.m. on Nov. 29: Changed "state capitol" to "Austin" in the eight paragraph.] There is a giant wooden chest along the whitewashed wall, a piece that could fit in...

Designer creates hats for the 21st century

Sarah-Grace Sweeney November 28, 2011

Laura Del Villaggio made her first vintage purchase at the age of 8. It was a piece of 1950s luggage from a garage sale. Her mother asked if she was planning to run away, but Villaggio was simply beginning...

Scorcese shines in new film

Alex Williams November 28, 2011

Martin Scorcese’s “Hugo” is almost like two films in one: half family-oriented adventure film, showing us the adventures of Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) as he lives inside a train station,...

Marilyn starts strong, does not utilize experienced cast

Alex Williams November 28, 2011

“My Week With Marilyn” more or less hinges on Michelle Williams’ performance as American sex symbol Marilyn Monroe and even builds in a certain amount of awe around the actress by staging...

Eavesdropper blogs about all things Austin

Jessica Lee November 23, 2011

Tolly Moseley is still reeling from getting to meet her idol, Wayne Coyne. The Flaming Lips’ front man showed up at Fun Fun Fun Fest a few weeks ago, and Moseley spotted his wild hair, approached...

George Clooney departs from his usual persona in Alexander Payne’s latest film

Alex Williams November 23, 2011

It’s been seven years since Alexander Payne’s last film (the sublime “Sideways), and although “The Descendants” may not reach the staggering highs of that film, it’s...

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