The notorious tagline “Keep Austin Weird” has long suggested that the Texas city is a haven for liberal politics in a conservative state. Yet, both its history and current reality tell another story.
Like so many other cities in Texas and across the United States, Austin is built on racial inequality and discrimination. The gentrification that fuels its economy today comes at the expense of Black Austinites — in fact, it always has. Read More...
Former Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard was booed by supporters as he made his K League debut for FC Seoul on Saturday.
The 31-year-old completed a surprise move to the South Korean club last month after being released from his Nottingham Forest contract at the end of last season.
He chose to move to the K League despite offers from as many as 26 clubs around the world. With reports suggesting he will earn around £17,500-a-week, a huge drop off from the £100,000-a-week he was on at United. Read More...
Actor Nick Nolte’s memoir, “Rebel: My Life Outside the Lines,” would make a good movie, but only if he starred in it. “Nick the weirdo,” as he calls himself, has the blond good looks, the distinctive voice, the acting chops and, as “Rebel” makes clear, the willingness to go deep inside his character. How weird is Nick Nolte? Weird enough that on a 1991 “Good Morning America” segment he announced that he had scheduled a “testicle tuck. Read More...