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The Daily Texan

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

Celebrating 50 years of the Longhorn logo

Benjamin Smith September 26, 2011

It’s probably fair to say that most of the nearly 102,000 people that walk through the gates of Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturdays have no idea who Darrell K Royal is. Born...

Facebook to unveil website’s next phase

Aleksander Chan September 26, 2011

Last Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed a slew of new features for the social network at the company’s annual F8 developer’s conference. Throughout the presentation, Zuckerberg...

New Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album “Hysterical” too tame

Henry Clayton Wickham September 26, 2011

In 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s self-titled debut won unqualified praise for both its brave sound and independent, grassroots distribution model, but the intervening years have pushed the group...

Archery club practices poise, focus

Lindsey Cherner September 26, 2011

The pounding of the arrows as they strike the back wall covered in targets is continuous during every practice. Down the lines, shooters of all levels of experience nock their arrows, draw their bows and...

Blanton shows retrospective of El Anatsui’s works

Rachel Perlmutter September 23, 2011

Opening Sunday, the Blanton Museum of Art’s latest exhibition “When I Last Wrote to You about Africa” will showcase a major retrospective of internationally renowned contemporary artist,...

24-hour science podcast seeks to inform, entertain audience

Robert Starr September 23, 2011

Science has had a tough time in the popular media. On TV for instance, every “Cosmos,” “Mythbusters” or “Planet Earth” has about a dozen Fox specials about alien abductions,...

Pecan Street Festival brings magic back downtown

Elizabeth Hinojos September 23, 2011

[Updated at 12:27 p.m., donation amount] On Saturday and Sunday, Austin will harken back to its pre-metropolitan roots and keep the state capitol “weird” at the biannual Pecan Street Festival....

‘Moneyball’ fails to live up to entertainment standards

Alex Williams September 23, 2011

“Moneyball” isn’t director Bennett Miller’s first foray into fact-based drama — Bennett’s last film was Oscar winner “Capote” back in 2005. While “Capote”...

Scientists discover Tatooine-like planet

Benjamin Smith September 22, 2011

Consisting primarily of sand and broken dreams, the fictional desert planet of Tatooine appears in five of George Lucas’ six “Star Wars” films, re-released this weekend on Blu-Ray. The...

What not to miss at Fantastic Fest

Alex Williams September 22, 2011

Fantastic Fest is, to put it plainly, the best week of the year to be a film fan in Austin. The festival, entering its seventh year, focuses on genre films and has been the host of prestigious world premieres...

‘Parks and Recreation’ returns for fourth season

Alex Williams September 22, 2011

Editor's note: This review contains information about unaired episodes. Born from a network whim for a spin-off of “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation” certainly got off to...

Soulja Boy cranks out new uncharacteristic album

Ali Breland September 22, 2011

The dissonant and awkward style characteristic of Soulja Boy has been met by extremely harsh criticism in hip-hop since the rapper’s breakout hit “Crank Dat.” Album after album, and song...

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