After years of theatre, Javier Smith is working the comedy scene of Austin, TX. He is a writer/performer for the Emmy-nominated sketch troupe, The Latino Comedy Project, and performs locally with his improv troupe, Antique Limax.
It took Obama to catch Osama, and even Bush was cool with it.Eight years after former President George W. Bush said the phrase “Mission Accomplished” in regards to the war in Iraq, President Obama went through the...
Austinites keep Austin weird year-round, but you have to appreciate the special breed of folk that comes to town for SXSW. South by is an internationally renowned festival that brings together...
Used to be that the sequence of events for most aspiring entertainers was: learn how to act/sing/play the guitar, get discovered, become famous, fall into obscurity, live happily ever after. However, if you are...
Eating alone in the cafeteria, nobody showing up to his 9thbirthday party, his dog leaving him to play with the neighbors. These are the types of painful memories Mack must be reliving as the Texas football coaches are dropping out...
On November 11, American fast food chain Wendy’s announced the launch of its new and improved french fries. The new carton of fries offers a “natural-cut” that displays the potato skin...
Tomorrow is the official voting day for the midterm elections of 2010, and most Americans probably have no plans to cast a ballot. According to the Pew Center on the States, voter...
If choosing between two primary colors to align your political ideologies with a candidate has become too difficult and time consuming for your 140-character-limited brain, the universe has offered a new method: check to...
In Texas, we take to heart the old saying, “Eat, drink, and be merry!” The first two actions on that list are rather self-evident, proven statewide with perennial BBQ contests and locally...
Burning on the outside in triple-digit heat isn’t good enough for Austinites. No, we need to subject our innards to searing heat, too, the likes from which even Smokey would cut and run...
In Austin, people like to protest things. They march, yell, petition, gather signatures, anything to help the cause. Getting arrested and carted off by the authorities is considered a badge of honor. Most of...