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A pilot season guide, miserable cities, giggling Ryan Gosling and more

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Books you shouldn't miss this March, according to Amazon.

Former Austinite Roy Christopher writes about the legacy of comedian Mitch Hedberg.

It's musical enigma Ke$ha's birthday, so Crushable's got some of the weirdest facts about her.

NPR lists songs about lists.

Learn the etymology behind some of your favorite insults.

Get some resume inspiration with this Buzzfeed list of weird / amazing CVs.

Of course we want to read 40 great quotes from Mean Girls.

Finally, Gizmodo tells us how long food stays fresh, in graphic form.

The Atlantic Wire has the first comprehensive roundup of pilot season.

Forbes lists the most miserable cities in the US.

This video of Ryan Gosling giggling at a towel is as great as you'd expect:

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Some parking tickets will be canceled in Austin this New Year's Eve

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Making your parked car tomorrow's problem could be a good choice if New Year's Eve goes differently than planned.

Officials want to remind Austinites that you can get a parking ticket dismissed this holiday season with certain proof.

While the reminder comes ahead of the free celebration in Downtown Austin for New Year's Eve, the offer actually stands year-round. (And it's been in effect for a long time.) All you have to do is prove that you left your car somewhere overnight to take a safe ride home.

The offer works for paid parking spaces in Austin. You can submit a receipt proving that you took a taxi, Uber, Lyft or public transit to go along with your parking ticket from the city, and the ticket could be dismissed.

Austin's Parking Ticket Waiver Program is part of an effort to curb drunk driving and traffic deaths. The site also offers safe and affordable ways to get around Austin, a CapMetro Trip Planner to find bus and train routes, how to use the city's scooters and bikeshare programs and more.

To get your parking ticket dismissed, fill out this Citation Dismissal Request form. [...]

Read the full story and watch the video at KVUE.com.

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