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The Daily Texan

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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‘Sims’ goes medieval in latest EA refresh

Danielle Wallace April 20, 2011

After nearly a decade of creating tiny people and screen-sized worlds to control and manipulate, Electronic Arts has, as of March 22, released its latest venture into life simulation by taking a step...

Sharpest tools in the shed

Amber Genuske April 19, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a three-part series profiling artisans who work with their hands. “The body becomes a tool in one way or another,” said Shane Shannon...

Singles fail to live up to previous records

Christopher Nguyen April 19, 2011

Lady Gaga’s bad romance just got a bit more sinful. “Judas,” the second single off the soon-to-be-released Born This Way takes the melody of “Bad Romance” and adds religious...

Alumna’s shoe line offers comfy solution to heels

Lindsey Cherner April 19, 2011

When she’s traveling or just wants a break for her feet, Jessica Nadeau slips on a pair of her Solettos — a comfortable ballet flat designed for emergency situations. “When you...

‘DJ’ label defies simple definition

Ali Breland April 19, 2011

What does a high octane performer, who conducts wild, bacchanalian dance parties every night to masses of drugged out youths, have in common with a chubby, Fat Joe look-a-like called Khaled, who spends...

Despite complicated plot, HBO fantasy adaptation shows a promising future

Katie Stroh April 19, 2011

Amid a massive amount of media hype and fan anticipation, HBO premiered its ambitious serialized television adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s sprawling fantasy book series “A Song of Ice...

Electronic, hip-hop artists to take the stage this week

Francisco Marin April 18, 2011

It’s been nearly two years since the release of YACHT’s last album, See Mystery Lights,but if front man Jona Bechtolt’s recent Twitter feed is any indication of the band’s...

Latest movie in franchise loses steam in final scenes

Aleksander Chan April 18, 2011

Wes Craven’s “Scream 4” is less of a fourth installment in the horror-satire series and more of a throwback to the 1996 original. But retro is in: This movie operates at a bizarre...

Tina Fey’s book explains comedy’s role in daily life

Aleksander Chan April 18, 2011

There’s been debate about what exactly Tina Fey’s book, “Bossypants,” is. Is it “a sort-of memoir” as The Washington Post describes it? Or is it, as Entertainment...

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...

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