“two slugs in wedding attire getting married, stunning editorial photo for bridal magazine shot at golden hour”

Does UT Austin have official “DO NOT FEED, TOUCH, OR TEASE” merch? Because I may need a t-shirt.

The auto industry lost its spectrum fight with the FCC because V2V was always a fantasy theverge.com/2022/8/12/2330… via The Verge

Twenty years ago today, I moved to Austin. Back then, people were complaining about sprawl. Now the complaints seem to be about infill.

The 20th anniversary of my move here reminded me to update my SoundCloud with this recording of my most recent arrival in Austin: soundcloud.com/christopher-mc…

A local camera store has a twin-lens camera that exposes 4x5 inch sheet film. This seems like the perfect rig for some discreet street photography. Used Gowlandflex 4x5 TLR Large Format Film Camera with Rodenstock 210/5.6 Lens precision-camera.com/used-gowlandfl…

This morning, I found a leopard and a blankie Iying in the street. I moved them into a tree for greater visibility, but I wished Austin 3-1-1 had a service request for “plush animal - found.” I felt sad for the kid missing their cat.

Is it just me or are the graphics on this Tesla a lil' dystopian? reddit.com/r/Austin/comme…

OPENING SOON: Ellsworth Kelly: Postcards Kelly is famous for his abstract paintings, sculptures, and beloved "Austin." Lesser known is his lifelong practice of making collaged postcards. Come see these rarely seen artworks when the show opens 8/27 → bit.ly/EKPPV

Now I want to read the selected candidate’s diss/book.

Several people have asked if artists consented to be in the training dataset or if there's a way to remove your work from it. The answer to both is no, an issue that I wrote about in my previous post. waxy.org/2022/08/openin…

NEW from Sneha Dey: Texas DFPS instructed staffers to keep quiet about child abuse investigations related to gender-affirming care, according to internal agency communications reviewed by Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2022/08/30/tex… #txlege #tx2022

I just uploaded a field recording of town sound: soundcloud.com/christopher-mc…

damn. sick burn.

Does Austin still have a circuit-bending scene? I saw this at Top Drawer Thrift, and it seemed to be begging for bending. (cc COTFG )

This is happening at a school named for Daniel Pearl, an Encino native and The Wall Street Journal reporter killed on an overseas assignment.

Friend of mine is looking for a new place to rent….because the owner of her garage apartment wants to turn it into an Airbnb. A real example of how STRs can take away housing for long-term residents.

Wait, the State of Texas operates a food pantry at one of its facilities… for its employees? kxan.com/investigative/…