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Given his equal aptitude for the absurd and the illuminating, Brammer has become one of the internet’s most distinctive voices.

Josh Frank always knew that Austin needed a drive-in theater. A visionary thought, maybe, but even he never saw 2020 coming.  A little more than a decade ago, Frank took over a vacant building on East Cesar Chavez Street. He says that the area, increasingly gentrified, looked much different at the time. The building’s neighbors were piñata stores, a church and taco landmark Juan in a Million. Frank’s six-year anniversary with then-girlfriend Jess was coming up. He painted a screen on an outside wall, put a projector on top of the car, brought some speakers from eBay an...

It's time to rediscover that timeless wisdom: Bread makes you fat. I speak of course about one of the best lines from Edgar Wright's 2010 movie "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," spoken in shock by Michael Cera, who stars with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and a who's who of bright young comedy talents. The film is based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's popular "Scott Pilgrim" graphic novels, and on Friday, it's getting a remastered anniversary re-release in AMC theaters, including in Austin. If you've never gotten a chance to watch it, this incredibly Canadian tale finds Toronto townie Scott Pilgrim (Cera),...

7 ideas for a winter holiday in Tasmania 25 Apr, 2021 04:44 AM 5 minutes to read The summit of kunanyi/Mt Wellington, Tasmania. Photo / Emilie Ristevski NZ Herald By: Patricia Maunder Australia is best known for desert and its tropical paradise, but the southern island state has made a virtue of its cool climate, writes Patricia Maunder Australia is best known for desert and its tropical paradise, but the southern island state has made a virtue of its cool climate. Read More Hunt for truffles The state is famous for fresh produce, even in winter when the earthy aroma of local truffles wafts ...

Ready to get back out there, or at least thinking that might be in sight?  While a lot of things in Texas have been open for business for a while (and certainly are allowed to be, under Gov. Greg Abbott's March order opening the state), plenty of people have kept close to home as the coronavirus pandemic continues. There's hope in sight. As of early last week, more than 8.4 million Texans had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and of those, almost 4.9 million people have been fully vaccinated, according to state health officials. And as folks get their shots, they're l...