Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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

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Busy as a bee

Julie Rene Tran April 18, 2011

Intoxicated by the smoke from burning raw cotton and pine sawdust, the Italian bees crept out of their hive to sip on the honey drizzled on the edge of their wooden box home. Yellow specks of pollen...

French in the Heart of Texas

Julie Rene Tran April 15, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series providing a glimpse into small but significant cultural communities in Austin. With a blue cap pressing down his silver, sweat-dampened...

Media locates Odd Future rapper sent to Samoa for schooling

Ali Breland April 15, 2011

Complex magazine reported yesterday morning the alleged location of Earl Sweatshirt, the 17-year-old rapper of the phenom hip-hop group Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. Sweatshirt, legally known...

David Foster Wallace novel captures mood of imagined IRS site

Ao Meng April 15, 2011

Bureaucracy, as a concept, could be described as otherworldly. In its grip, a bureaucracy has undeniable power, akin to weaponized tediousness, to make you understand both its terrible largeness and...

Computer game developer joins dinosaurs with Nazis

Allistair Pinsof April 15, 2011

“Dino D-Day,” released last Friday for PC, stands out for some good reasons and some bad. Its alternate reality where dinosaurs fight alongside Nazis refreshes the World War II backdrop...

Tiki-themed concoctions make return in Austin bars

Gerald Rich April 14, 2011

There’s a certain imagery associated with tiki culture — that broad over-Americanization of all things tropical, resulting in color-me-sick frozen cocktails with plastic swords for miniature...

Student creates ornate fashion designs

William James Gerlich April 14, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series about the textiles and apparel seniors and their fashion show held at the end of the semester. Fashion masterminds such as Yves Saint...

Breaking it down

Lindsey Cherner April 14, 2011

Every Wednesday night, funk and hip-hop music is heard around the hall and through the closed doors of the Union Quadrangle Room. As Darren Lam made quick crossovers with his feet, he then dropped to...

Energy, uniqueness make up for cons of album

Ali Breland April 12, 2011

Bass Drum of Death sounds like California, 40 years ago, which in contemporary California terms is swag. The groups newest lo-fi album, GB City, is reminiscent of a band ripping out hard, fast chord...

Rehashes of older games make for nostalgic times

Allistair Pinsof April 12, 2011

Video game franchises live on within the walls of publishers primarily for profit, but the pixilated heroes of fans’ youth continue to resonate because of nostalgia. Over the past decade,...

Children’s literature author talks about book, alter ego

Katie Stroh April 12, 2011

For years, author Daniel Handler has been entertaining readers of all ages with his darkly humorous “A Series of Unfortunate Events” books, written under his more commonly known pen name:...

Comedian brings raunchy jokes to stand-up show at local theater

Courtney Griffin April 12, 2011

Comedian Bob Saget came off as calm and self-composed on the phone last week, with a slight tendency to ramble. He is the same man who regularly makes pedophile jokes on stage in front of semi-intoxicated,...

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