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Roby Brown

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Roby’s only marketable skills are writing, filmmaking and a fanatical devotion to the Boston Red Sox. He puts two of these skills to use as a freelance writer and owner of a small production company Wind Up Jet Pack. You know that radio or TV spot that you really like? Yeah. He wrote that. Perhaps you saw his webseires ‘Imagination Situation’ too? You’ll find him with his wife and two sons at all the kid-friendly places in Austin, and even some not-so friendly ones. He has all his old Star Wars toys and an impressive collection of Hawaiian shirts. You can read more from Roby at http://robyontheweb.tumblr.com/ . He wants to be Tom Brady or Michael Arndt when he grows up. 

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Boston Pride

The BAUSTIN effect: Local designer's work shows Austin stands with Boston

By Roby Brown

Tragedy brings out our best. Among the chaos of the Boston Marathon, we heard the stories of good. Strangers ran towards the danger, seeking ways to help those wounded. Visiting ...


Growing up Weird

Free Comic Book Day & Viva Streets! top our picks for kid-cool Austin activities in May

By Roby Brown

Keep an eye out for this month’s hot fashion: caps and gowns. As other parents experience the joy of seeing their kids graduate (while trying not to think about ...


All in the Family

Growing up weird: Kid-cool Austin activities for April

By Roby Brown

We have it good here, especially those of us with families. April is no exception, with events for relaxation, reggae and recycled clothing happening all month. Here are our top ...


Game Break

Hit “pause” on the madness by visiting the SXSW Gaming Expo, open to the public

By Roby Brown

It’s easy to pick on the madness that the annual SXSW Interactive/Music/Film conference creates — for visitors and locals alike. The crush of conferences, panels and parties is ...


keeping kids weird

Kid cool Austin activities For March: Dirt, space, academics and the good old rodeo

By Roby Brown

If you feel like skipping this month’s list of activities... feel free. We’ll catch you in April. After all, with South By Southwest, Spring Break vacations, St. Patrick ...


Family Fun

Growing up weird: 7 kid-cool activities for February

By Roby Brown

Love is expressed in many ways, poetry, song and Marvin the Martian cards telling you to have a Valentine’s Day that’s “Out Of This World." It’s nice ...


clean slate

Clean out your clutter and cash in at various Austin and online establishments

By Roby Brown

There’s a difference between nostalgia and crap. Nostalgia brings back good memories. Crap sells on eBay.  Take it from someone with two boxes of vintage Star Wars toys sitting ...


family entertainment

Growing up weird: Kid cool Austin activities for January

By Roby Brown

For those big on resolutions, January is the month for getting out there and moving forward. After a whirlwind of winter break excursions, early-morning Christmas morning activities and New Year ...


Ring in 2013

Kidding around with New Year’s resolutions: Personal improvement for the entire family

By Roby Brown

Kids seem to get out of the New Year's resolutions racket pretty easily.  I guess that lives of learning, leisure and endless streams of entertaining apps doesn’t demand ...


Family Fun

Growing up Weird: Kid-cool holiday activities for December

By Roby Brown

Yes Virginia, there are Christmas traditions in Austin. While we’re not your ideal place for a White Christmas, we know how to celebrate the season. The Christmas spirit is ...


family business

Growing up weird: Kid-cool activities for November

By Roby Brown

The eleventh month of the year doesn't get enough love. While Thanksgiving is by no means a second-rate holiday, time can blow through November faster than leaves across your ...


Film Fest 2012

Austin Film Festival takeaways: The top 5 tips to break into the industry

By Roby Brown

After four days of panels with writers, executives and producers, the curtain fell on the conference portion of the 19th Annual Austin Film Festival on Sunday. There were conversations about ...


Film Fest 2012

The Austin Film Festival and Conference spotlights the craft of screenwriting

By Roby Brown

It takes dozens, if not hundreds of creative, talented and driven people to produce any kind of motion picture, television show or webisode. Yet, it all stems from one individual ...


family stuff

Growing up weird: Kid-cool Austin activities for October

By Roby Brown

Halloween: When the memories of wearing a plastic Ben Cooper Halloween costume with a cheap plastic mask return. Remember how we'd suffer for one magical night of free Tootsie ...


Being The Blue Coveralls

The Clash meets Mr. Rogers: Imagination Movers bring kid-friendly rock to Paramount

By Roby Brown

Growing up listening to The Beatles, Otis Redding and Creedence Clearwater Revival, Rich Collins’ musical aspirations took their cues from the gritty vocals and powerful guitars of those early influences ...


Small Screen Success

Transmedia Austin provides knowledge and community to local online content creators

By Roby Brown

Austin is a city that’s embraced the startup culture; our creative community virtually breeds this mindset. We’re also home to several pockets of people that organize hangouts, happy ...


Silver Screen

Adventure time: Big screen limited engagements introduce newcomers to Indiana Jones

By Roby Brown

The iconic brown fedora. The bullwhip. The Raiders March. The instant those three elements combine, only one thing comes to mind: Indiana Jones.  In 1980, Hollywood heavyweights Steven Spielberg and ...


Family Fun

Growing up Weird: Kid-approved activities for the return of fall

By Roby Brown

September seems to be the month where things disappear around Austin. The store shelves are cleared out of school lunch bags and accessories. Around campus, there’s no place to ...


Family Fun

Think outside the box: Creativity clicks at the LEGO KidsFest

By Roby Brown

Pencils. Books. Teachers' dirty looks. Next week, nine months of academic and social awkwardness await our kids. They’re rolling off a water park and sunshine high, so packing up ...


Career Culture

Landing a new gig: Five strategies for navigating Austin while unemployed

By Roby Brown

Sadly, our summer days are dwindling down. Those precious vacation days have been put to good use, and school supplies are slowly replacing swimsuits. But for anyone that’s unemployed ...


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