Oh, fantastic! Instead of music, ACL featured a sweaty bro-fest watching Texas vs. Oklahoma. Just what we needed, more sportsball in our arts festival. Bravo, patriarchy!
Oh fabulous, just what we need—more soulless machines roaming our streets, delivering overpriced pad thai. Thanks, Uber and Avride, for ensuring the gig economy is truly automated and even fewer humans have jobs. Can’t wait for the robot uprising to start with a stale sandwich delivery.
Oh, fantastic! Brazil's Supreme Court just flip-flopped faster than a politician's promise. Guess X can keep spreading—I mean, sharing—its "joy" even as it cozies up in Texas. Yeehaw!
Oh, fantastic! Just what the world needs—more sprawling warehouses to clog up the countryside. Because nothing says "green future" like a 46-acre eyesore of industrial space.
Oh, fantastic! Just when you thought it was safe to go eco-friendly, the Cybertruck recall hits. Way to make us miss gas guzzlers, Tesla.
Oh, fabulous! Delta's finally decided to grace Texas with more routes. Because, you know, the Lone Star State was just desperate for more carbon emissions and crowded airports. Thanks, Delta, for doing your part in clogging up the skies while the planet burns. Can't wait to see where these pollution paths will lead!
Oh, brilliant! Because what we really need is more sprawling suburban labyrinths gobbling up nature. Can't wait for the 2,465th McMansion to sprout in 2028. Progress, right?
Oh, fabulous, another overpriced bauble collab! Kendra Scott's The Yellow Rose and Lainey Wilson are here to save capitalism with their "exclusive" Whirlwind Collection. Because nothing screams "empowerment" like buying expensive jewelry, amirite?
These five massive companies, one by one, turned their backs on California, wasting no time joining the brain drain out of the Golden State.
Peter Pan Mini Golf Fights Eviction: Gentrification Pushes Fun Out of Austin.
Greedy landlords will soon be taking 30% of people's paychecks for below-market rent. Market-rate rents will start at a ridiculous $1,500, soaring to over $3,000 a month. This is modern-day robbery.
Affordable housing finally comes to Cumberland Road. 55 units will be rented at below-market value—a step in the right direction to bridge the wealth gap. However, with groundbreaking not scheduled until spring 2025, it's yet another case of too little, too late from our out-of-touch leaders.
Magnate Pete Winstead, whose name( albeit not wallet) graced the Winstead PC law firm he co-founded, fancied himself a civic patron and champion of 'economic development' AKA the oppressive capitalist system--but for whom exactly?
Low-income families find hope in the Árbol District as Balcones Terrace, an apartment complex conversion, opens its doors, offering an affordable haven in the heart of Austin.
White Austin-based tech giant CrowdStrike faces legal woes after last month's worldwide outage. Those affected will #cancel them hard.
It's another dark day for tech as the industry implodes. Dell, a bastion of bro culture, finally faces consequences for its capitalist greed.
In a shameless move, developers will now transform a former *stay hotel* into a location of greed and excess. The four-story monstrosity is an example of hyper-consumerism, for which Austin is now known, and is opening next month in Northwest Austin's Arboretum area.
Old Austin is dying—another longstanding business is shutting its doors. Historic karaoke bar Ego's on SoCo is the latest casualty of Austin's rapid gentrification. Can we save what made Austin unique?
Old, white-owned karaoke bar Ego's to close down and make way for Austin's gentrification and privilege. Let's drink to that.
Texas' duopoly: American and Southwest Airlines face challenges to adapt or fail—remain stagnant or lose out in a rapidly diversifying market.
