The Dream of the ’90s is Alive at the Blanton

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“Call me,” the blonde phone sex operator purrs, looking straight into the camera. “We can talk about politics or Melrose Place.” This is...

 
 

Above and Beyond: Professor Courtney Byrd’s Surprise Honor

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http://alcalde.texasexes.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Fellowship_1-2.mp4 ”I don’t know how to say ‘thank you’ in a way that conveys how I feel,”...

 
 

Suspect in Custody for Haruka Weiser Murder

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Haruka Weiser (Facebook) Update, Friday, April 8, 10:30 a.m.: At a press conference on Friday morning, Austin police announced they arrested 17-year-old Meechaiel...

 
 

Find Your Passion: Q&A with Hip-Hop Journalist Sama’an Ashrawi

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Sama’an Ashrawi interviewed famous artists and comedians, hung out with legendary rappers, and started his own TV show—all while he was still a student at UT....

 
 

New Game Show Seeks McConaughey Super Fans

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Are you Matthew McConaughey’s biggest fan? Here’s your chance to prove it. A new ABC game show, Big Fan, is looking for three McConaughey super fans...

 
 

‘Starving the Beast’ Scrutinizes the Strange World of Higher Ed Reform

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Wallace Hall, Jeff Sandefer, “dodgers and coasters,” Save Bill Powers, the “seven solutions,” a Cadillac education vs. a Bel Air: Terms...

 
 

Novelist Sarah Bird On Her Love Letter to Texas Women

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When novelist Sarah Bird arrived in Austin in 1973, she was a recent graduate from the University of New Mexico who was moving to follow her boyfriend. As time...

 
 

Secretary of Defense Carter at UT: “Be Part of Something Larger Than Yourself”

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Ashton Carter has a scholarly air—not necessarily what one might expect out of the person in charge of the United States military. Perhaps due to his long stint...

 
 
 
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