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  • Ryan Gosling falls in love with Austin during his stint filming TerrenceMalick's new film and is leaving Hollywood behind to become a musician/barbecuepit apprentice in East Austin.
  • Transmission Events vows to make Fun Fun Fun Fest every weekend for the entireyear.
    Photo by Bill Sallans

  • Prepare for Austin's plastic bag ban
  • Guitarist Mike Scaccia died in Fort Worth
    Photo courtesy of Susan Roden Photography
  • Longhorns suspended before Alamo Bowl
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  • Is there more Gosling in store for Austin in 2013?

  • Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook
    Silver Linings Playbook/Facebook
  • Emmanuelle Riva in Amour
    Amour/Facebook
  • Quvenzhane Wallis as Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild
    Photo by Jess Pinkham/Cinereach Ltd.
  • Denzel Washington in Flight
    Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
  • Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables
    Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures
  • Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
    Zero Dark Thirty/Facebook
  • Skyfall starring Daniel Craig as James Bond
    James Bond 007/Facebook
  • Ben Affleck in Argo
    Argo/Facebook
  • Sally Field and Daniel-Day Lewis in Lincoln
    Photo by David James/DreamWorks

  • Trader Joe's No. 1 best seller was a spread made of ground-up cookies. Spread iton your cookies!
    Photo courtesy of Small Kitchen College
  • Trader Joe's has only recently arrived in Texas.
    T. Rudick
  • Peppermint-flavored Candy Cane Joe-Joe's are an annual holiday tradition.

  • South American food, like this ceviche from Nazca Kitchen in Dallas, will becomemore popular in 2013.
    Photo courtesy of Nazca Kitchen
  • Kale, like this kale salad served at Woodshed Smokehouse in Fort Worth, willonly get bigger in 2013.
    Photo courtey of Tim Love
  • Soba noodles at Tei An are made onsite by chef-owner Teiichi "Teach" Sakurai.
    Photo by Brad Murano
  • Chicken is getting an upgrade at restaurants such as FT33 in Dallas.
    Photo by Teresa Gubbins
  • We already knew chicken was hot, thanks to restaurants like Chicken Scratch thatare elevating the comfort-food staple.
    Photo by Jennifer Chininis
  • Technomic predicts a surge in diner- and deli-inspired meaty sandwiches, likethis roast beef at East Hampton Sandwich Co.
    Photo courtesy of East Hampton Sandwich Co.
  • Expect more locally made liquor and craft beer, like Deep Ellum Brewing Company.
    Deep Ellum Brewing Company/Facebook

  • Tony Romo will continue to perform.
    Dallas Cowboys/Facebook
  • Sean Lee will emerge as a team leader.
    Dallas Cowboys/Facebook
  • Dez Bryant will be a source of enthusiasm.
    Dallas Cowboys/Facebook
  • DeMarco Murray and Miles Austin.

  • Hey, Disneyland was just around the corner, literally within walking distance ofFantasyland and - even better - Tomorrowland.
    Photo via Community.GreenCupboards.com
  • Moe Veissi, president of National Association of Realtors, discusses market withreporters.
    Photo by Ralph Bivins
  • Lawrence Yun, chief economist, National Association of Realtors, addressesmedia.
    Photo by Ralph Bivins

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