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Five Things We Love This Week

Austin Metablog  Thu, 11/17/2011 - 6:00pm

This week, we're all about wearing scarves, wondering who killed Jane Austen, "The Hunger Games" trailer, RPattz' witty responses to...

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Egg Throwing Deemed Legitimate Sport

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 06/23/2011 - 5:56am

The World Egg Throwing Federation says its "eggstatic" now that the English Sports Council has deemed most of its games "legitimate sports." The list includes throw and catch and target throwing.

Russian egg roulette did not make the cut.

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Olympics notebook: Interview with a Games junkie

 Mon, 02/15/2010 - 6:21pm

Norman Tu is a self-described Olympics addict, attending at his seventh games. But, he says, that's the perk of owning his own company.



 

Tech makes Olympic-size jump in Vancouver

 Fri, 02/05/2010 - 4:23pm

roundup At what some have dubbed the first Twitter Games, CNET looks at the many ways tech is changing the world's largest sporting event.



 

Event: Austin Ice Cream Festival at Waterloo Park, Sat, Aug 14 1...

Planning Ahead, Austin  Tue, 12/22/2009 - 7:25am

Do you scream for ice cream? If you do, bring yourself, your friends, your family and even your dog to the 4th Annual Austin Ice Cream Festival.

This yummy event will include lot’s of games, activities, contests and live entertainment as well as what we all scream for…ICE CREAM! 16,000 attendees expected.

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Modern Warfare 2 tops entertainment industry, not just games

 Wed, 11/18/2009 - 8:58am

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was one of this year's most anticipated titles, but Activision figures now estimate that its launch was even bigger than expected.



 

I am Bon Jovi

That Other Paper  Tue, 12/04/2007 - 5:54pm

Even though we set up rules to play games by, they’re different rules from the normal world. In life, you rarely get $200 for passing go, and if you jump head first into a floating brick, it probably won’t supply you with a magic mushroom that makes you get bigger.

Usually.

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