South by Southwest (SXSW) is an interactive, film and music festival and conference that has taken place every spring in Austin, Texas since 1987. The music festival is one of the biggest in the United States, with over a thousand performers playing in dozens of venues around downtown Austin for a week in March. Can't make it? No worries, they are seeding a torrent of 739 MP3s by 739 a... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

City of Villains is a massively multiplayer online role-playing computer game based on the superhero comic book genre, developed by Cryptic Studios and published by NCSoft. Released on 2005-10-31,the game is integrated with their previous release, City of Heroes. The gameplay centers on defeating a variety of computer controlled opponents within a three-dimensional world using various powers and a... read full post picked by sholom22 2 years ago

The first High Line Festival, an 11-day series of music, film, comedy and art in New York will feature artists that Bowie would like to see perform.

The festival is named for the 1.45-mile elevated train line on the city's West Side. The line has not been used since 1980, and is to be developed into a green corridor . picked by suebe 2 years ago

City of Shadows is a collection of photos of St Petersburg using time lapse techniques giving a sense of the faceless anonymity of the masses of the city as they go about their daily business.

The other galleries are worth a look too. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

eBay has a running auction for a real 'live' FemBot from the Austin Powers movie. Groovy Baby! picked by c1010010 2 years ago

One of the owners of a local pub in Huntley, Ill., said the village's annual Turkey Testicle Festival is a thrilling time for all involved. The event includes an abundance of turkey testicles for festival veterans and first-timers to sink their teeth into. Website picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A ten block stretch of downtown Austin was shut down after dozens of bird carcasses were found on the streets overnight. picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

On August 15, 1969, a farmer named Max Yasgur addressed one of largest assemblies ever to gather when he addressed the crowd at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in the name of peace, love and music. Mr. Yasgur, now a cultural icon, allowed 40 acres of his 1,100 acre farm in upstate New York, to be used for Woodstock, thus making the musical and cultural event of the century possible. For ... read full post picked by tigertony 12 months ago

Washington, Lincoln, Houston, and Austin, all over look I-45 Every morning, causing a bit of traffic and a lot of interest.

These things are HUGE! picked by muppetmaker 11 months ago

A teacher in Austin who threatened to report a local free-Linux-machines charity to the police because "there's no such thing as free software" and they had therefore deceived the student she caught distributing Linux disks in class. picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago

The 12th installment of the veteran Indie music festival. This year's WE Fest will take place from Thursday, May 22 through Monday, May 26 at the Soapbox Laundro Lounge, The French Quarter and The Whiskey in downtown Wilmington, NC. Over 100 bands confirmed and the cost is just $1.00 per night! picked by sbcea 8 months ago

Police in Tromso, Norway, are putting the squeeze on accordion players who peddle their brand of music on city streets. picked by muppet 1 year ago

No video cameras were used in the production of this music video. It was created entirely from 45,000 photographs taken by a Nikon D200 DSLR. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

Inspiring the Austin community with bicycles and other alternative forms of transportation by creating unique human powered vehicles, bicycle-based theatrical performances and educational programs for youth. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

If you live in Austin, Texas, it's because they dig the hole every morning, then fill it back in (AND asphalt over it) every night, day after day after day...

Cue Cool Hand Luke... picked by tigertony 3 months ago