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Austin mixologists compete in Manhattan Cocktail Classic (and share their recipes with us)

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Flagrant Conduct author Dale Carpenter talks about the landmark Texas case that decriminalized being gay

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Lauren Modery

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Lauren likes to write about Rick Moranis, Jeff Goldblum, and Prince. A LOT. She also likes wearing mustaches, but not in the "I'm trying to be cute" hipstery way. More of the, "Lauren, you kind of like wearing mustaches a little too much, don't you think?" kind of way. Lauren used to work in the film business, but one day she woke up finally understanding the lyrics to Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" and left LA. Lauren has written for AOL, Alternative Apparel, Spinner, Scoutmob and a bunch of other stuff. Her blog was selected by Blogger as "Blog of Note" in 2009 and last year she was named Austin's Blogger of the Year at the Austin Blogger Awards. You can read more from Lauren at Hipstercrite.com

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Visiting a former life: When nostalgia plays tricks on you

By Lauren Modery

05.13.12 | 1:34 pm

This week I visited Los Angeles. It was my first extended trip since I walked away from the city of wandering angels. I met up with old friends and revisited ...

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Ten ways to know whether you're an Urban Bohemian

By Lauren Modery

05.04.12 | 2:20 pm

In this week's CultureMap article, "More than Trader Joe's in store: Seaholm development targets 'urban bohemians,'" managing partner of Seaholm LLC, John Rosato, used the titular term when ...

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House arrest: My crazy roommate diaries

By Lauren Modery

05.01.12 | 8:00 pm

Of all the roommates I’ve ever had, only three sucked ass. There were two reasons why my first roommate sucked. Firstly, she enrolled in our college simply because some ...

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Why I finally had to admit to myself that I’m jealous of Girls' Lena Dunham's success

By Lauren Modery

04.20.12 | 10:24 am

After finding myself rolling my eyes at yet another Internet ad for HBO's new series, Girls, I had to finally admit to myself that my aversion to Lena Dunham ...

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When getting old shows up, will it get you down?

By Lauren Modery

04.13.12 | 4:13 pm

"Yesterday, Lionel couldn't make it to the bathroom fast enough," my mother told me. "I guess he made quite the mess." I lingered on the mental image of this ...

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Accessible in theory but not necessarily practice: Aren't we all deserving of dental care?

By Lauren Modery

04.07.12 | 4:00 pm

Currently, I'm teething. My lower right wisdom tooth is trying its best to do a Tim Robbins at the end of Shawshank Redemption impression. I can imagine that little ...

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Celebrities who need to make a comeback, STAT

By Lauren Modery

03.30.12 | 2:20 pm

Do you ever find yourself catching an old flick and wondering, "Oh man, where did that actor disappear to?" Then you scramble to Wikipedia only to find out that they ...

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The ugly step-child of entertainment: What I learned about reality TV after being on reality TV

By Lauren Modery

03.24.12 | 10:52 am

I was once on a reality show. I know. Nowadays that's not so unique. You actually have to crawl into a cave and live there for the rest of ...

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Forget Groupon: Daily deal sites worth keeping In your inbox

By Lauren Modery

03.18.12 | 10:00 am

Every morning I wake up to 50 emails in my inbox. I cross my fingers that one of those emails is from the New York Times telling me how sexy ...

On the Road

Traveling to Europe for the first time: Will John Stamos be waiting for me?

By Lauren Modery

03.18.12 | 1:30 am

Today my boyfriend leaves for a three-month stay in Portugal. I'm not happy about it. I've spent the past weeks devising a plan to run screaming out onto ...

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Hill Country Pierogi: The vendor of sweet and savory nostalgia

By Lauren Modery

03.16.12 | 11:30 am

Grandchildren of Eastern Europeans rejoice! Your childhood is now available to you in the form of an East Side food trailer offering homemade pierogis and stuffed cabbage. Hill Country Pierogi ...

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Fearful or jaded? When life is an unfunny Woody Allen script

By Lauren Modery

03.02.12 | 1:00 pm

I worry a lot. I want to lower my car insurance, even though, knock on wood, it's pretty freakin' low already. But I'm afraid if I get the ...

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Richmond is the next Hipster City; Detroit is mad at me

By Lauren Modery

02.27.12 | 11:00 am

Much to my surprise, a playful hypothesizing of what the next hipster cities of America will be turned into a bloodthirsty national debate last week. Hipsters from Chattanooga, Asheville, Burlington ...

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The new hipster cities of America: Who's emerging as the "next Austin"?

By Lauren Modery

02.21.12 | 6:30 pm

Sometimes it feels like there is no place more hipster-plentiful than Austin, Texas. The city has become the poster child of what young creatives and entrepreneurs are discharging into this ...

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Absence makes the art grow stronger: On the artistic importance of longing

By Lauren Modery

02.10.12 | 2:45 pm

I secretly love reading self-help articles written by people who have no formal training in telling you how to live your life. In my scavenging for these articles on such ...

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Just a little girl in men's clothing: Growing up in bowties, suspenders and suits

By Lauren Modery

02.06.12 | 1:30 pm

I like men's clothing. I wish this were my big Ed Wood-like announcement in the form of writing rather than a poorly shot and performed film about transvestism, but ...

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For the love of nerds: Why I've always crushed on uncool guys

By Lauren Modery

01.27.12 | 2:00 pm

Ever since I was a little girl, I loved nerds. The thicker the glasses they wore, the better. Even more attractive than coke bottles was social awkwardness. At eight years ...

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Austin is ch-ch-ch-changing: Give up the hate and embrace the non-natives who make our city great

By Lauren Modery

01.22.12 | 3:00 pm

On my CultureMap column, I've written a number of posts about how wonderful Austin is and how much I love this adopted city of mine. For this, I've ...

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The winter of wanderlust: Becoming a city groupie

By Lauren Modery

01.13.12 | 3:15 pm

During the holidays, we drove through West Texas and New Mexico. A trip I've done before and a journey I never tire of. It had all the makings of ...

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Indie-ignorant and proud: What it looks like to love the musical eras of yesteryear

By Lauren Modery

01.06.12 | 4:00 pm

I have no idea what new music is out there right now. I have the freakin' pen-name "Hipstercrite," and I have no idea what people my age are listening to ...

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