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 _IntroductionThis article will outline my personal reasons for making the big switch. I am not writing it to explore why one console objectively is better than another. Both systems have their benefits and faults. Rather, the following paragraphs are an investigation why the PS3 is better suited than the 360 to my lifestyle and gaming preferences. It is my hope that this article might be useful

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Found both of these on the same box on Guadalupe.  Even though they are most likely different artists, but they seem to go well together.  The added green scraps and pink tag on SMUT make it work well with "Kits Smokes Blunts." Nice coincidence.

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Volkswagen has a new commercial for its boring minivan with a made-up word for a name: So Volkswagen launched a campaign called Punch Dub to encourage people to hit each other upon sight of every Volkswagen, including boring minivans. Is this really catching on? I'm out of touch with the minivan driving suburban crowd, so I don't know. Either way, it doesn't make any sense to me. The

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(This post was actually written on the night of March 31, 2010) There are boxes stacked up around my bedroom. They reach varying heights, reminding me of the broken ruins of ancient Greek columns that I have only seen in textbook photographs and old postcards at antique stores. The few items that remain unpacked are the computer that rests beneath my fingers, a picture frame that holds a photo

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If you were at the right place at the right time during the SXSW film festival, you might have caught the screening of Dr S Battles the Sex Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie. The plot follows a young cheerleader who gets caught in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Fearing that she has no where to run, she follows the enigmatic Dr S as he tries to find a cure for the zombie infection that he

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I want to be beautiful. I'm saying this with a complete lack of irony. Really. I want to be beautiful. Don't you? Tonight was the 7th annual Pretend You Are Rich Art Auction. Presumably, it ended about three hours ago. It was held at The Pump Art Complex, a collection of studio spaces and a community of artists. The auction was an exercise in fantasy, a night when the artistic community of Austin

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Okay, I’ll go For the past month or so, a friend of mine had been trying to convince me to attend an introductory meeting for something called The Forum. When I asked him to describe The Forum, his answer was hard to grasp. Apparently, even though he was already fairly happy with his life (and making good money), The Forum helped him realize his unreached potential. He told me that taking it made

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Marcos is leaning against the railing in front of the store doing his daily leg stretches. His leg is lifted on to the railing in a manner that resembles a practicing ballerina. The damp morning air is slowly being replaced with the fresh warmth of a new season. Across the highway, the once barren trees are shyly beginning to reveal their greenery. Bushes and shrubs are swaying in the warm breeze

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Failure SMUT

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Wheat Paste Mural Artists: James Huizar, Randy Muniz, Bartley Kibbe, Tony Diaz, Failure Spray painted mural Artist: Federicko

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It is New Year's Eve and the salesmen are briskly walking, single file, through the glass doors to the car lot. On their faces are scowls, angular and hard, masks made of long hours with little pay. In their hands are helium-filled balloons, which freely float and bob on their strings like fishing lures in water. The salesmen, with their solemn faces and bunches of red, white, and blue balloons,

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Click Image to Enlarge Unfinished. Will upload newer version soon.

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*This post was featured in the community spotlight on ScrewAttack.com!!* 5. Waggle Waggle practically ruined this game. I know this is a recent trend, but Wii developers need to stop making us shake the Wii remote. It is not accurate or enjoyable. I don’t want to waggle to make Link swing his sword. I don’t want to waggle to make Mario spin jump. And I especially don’t want to waggle to throw

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click image to enlarge

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From the Boho Coco Show during EAST!

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Like so many Austinites, I have been finding the scattered trinkets, collages, and toys left by Science Bear Arcade for years now. The bulk of their work is an exercise in randomness, from rescripted Garfied comics in which the hero dawns a mustache and spouts seemingly random insanities, to homemade meat/doll combos. Many of us are familiar with Science Bear Arcade and its larger artistic

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___I live on the outskirtsIn the servant housesOf the richWith my one good suitGripping a BordeauxGaping at the opulenceAcross the windowLooking inLike FitzgeraldFetteredNot havingIn weakness wantingFakingPeeringThrough windshield glassFor a prize worth takingBreaking a barrierBarring the wealthThinking of dealingTo make a livingWithout stealingIneffectual IntellectualWith a nametagAnd wet

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___ I can’t afford not to be here, Among the morbidly obese, Hobbling down the aisles With their fat children, Who know no better Than the deer hunters, The patriots, Stockpiling rifles, Pistols and canned foods, To protect themselves From me.

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Our new 2010 Trucks have heated steering wheels. That's right. Your ultra sensitive truck driving hands will never have to feel the icy sting of the wheel again. If you read about the history of Chrysler from their perspective, you will learn that Chrysler has patented more innovations that Ford and GMC combined. Things like heated steering wheels are, in my opinion, along the same line as bacon

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Thanks to everybody who came out to our show at Co-Lab last night. Good times were had by all. Be sure to check out the other projects going on this week. I'll be there on Thursday to see what Science Bear Arcade will be doing.www.colabspace.org*The poems that I read last night will be posted later. They are:-Shopping at Wallmart-Window-Ex-Girlfriends Beware. I Have a Magazine Now.

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Okay, I'll admit it. I love the new Lady Gaga video. Huge news in Gaga Land everybody! Is Lady Gaga the new Slim Jim mascot? Macho Man would be proud.

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Another salesperson is gone. Blake, who sauntered in with confidence and sunglasses. Blake was a closer. He told me himself. But he also joined the business during the month of September, which was surprisingly slow. Nobody did well this month. Somebody had to go. There will probably be more to follow. A dire September.Bonnie thinks that September is slow because the Cash for Clunkers program

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Oh Man, the next issue of TalkHard is coming out soon. Really. I know, it has been a while. This next issue is going to be tremendously bad ass, and so it is taking a tremendous amount of time. But we just got the cover finished and it looks fantastic.We'll keep you posted.

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Soul got hit by a car. Twice. So he won't be back for a while. One of our new guys is sitting in his office. Lucky break. His name is Angel. His brother used to work here months ago. Angel is from Puerto Rico.Margaret needs a good trial lawyer who will work for the fees of a court appointed attorney. I tell her that she would need to find somebody with an altruistic streak to who would take on

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JOOOOOOOOOOOOSE! What can I say? I'm a marketing whore, and though I don't think that Joose was target marketed to guys like me, I still couldn't resist the appeal of a drink that promised a whopping 9.9% alcohol content. Juice it up! I wasn't expecting much. Though, at the time, I did not know that Joose is an energy drink/malt liquor beverage...thing. I thought it was booze only,

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At approximately 12:09 in the afternoon, Mr. Jason Kidd placed two bean and cheese tacos on my desk and then announced that he was leaving our dealership. As I have mentioned numerous times, auto sales is a migratory business. Sales staff flock from dealership to dealership like birds at the change of seasons. It was inevitable, therefore, that Jason Kidd would leave us, as will all of these

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Chrysler has already been bought by Fiat and many dealerships were forced to shut down in the process. Now, in the aftermath of the storm, our numbers are slowly building back upward. Managment is pleased.We had to hire new employees to handle all of the new customers who would have normally gone to the other dealerships that have closed down. Many of their former staff were also at my desk,

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It's only now that he's dead that I think of Michael Jackson as the child he never ceased to be.His first indelible impression on me came via a VH1 mini-series version of his young life. That horrendously abusive father who tortured his children toward talent, until one of them (young precious darling Michael) fulfilled those Jehovah's witness prayers. It seemed cruel that the young Jacksons were

nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756350728963380613noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-52082063291822272582009-06-19T02:09:00.010-05:002009-12-07T13:11:48.055-06:00

Here is TalkHard issue 3. (Click an image to enlarge) Cover Art by Manik Nakra We are dead serious about Murderparty.

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Hello everybody. I just want to let you all know that the next issue of TalkHard is in the works and we are hoping to put it out in July. We'll keep you posted on what is going on.This has been a busy month for us, due to a few other projects that we're working on. We should have more regular updates after June 25!Thanks to everybody who came out to the Boho Coco Show. See you again at the next

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From the Boho Coco show at Co-Lab!It was a fun show, and there will be many more!

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We were still getting our margins right with issue 2, so some small parts were accidentally cut out. Below is the issue with notes on what was cut out beneath the respective pages.Click on an image to increase its size.We got a lot of emails about this one. The last sentence reads, "While I don't intend to ever make a career of this work, it will always be connected to me."Nobody really noticed

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The first issue of TalkHard from Oct 2007.Click on an image to increase its size.

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So a small victory goes to the small minded today, but it is a mere door stop meant to withhold a battering ram.I am not going to investigate the depth of simple minded, hate and fear consumed, bigotry that causes people to think that there should even be a debate over whether some people are more equal than others. We are past the point of argument here. Those who understand our reasons will

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"I'm just trying to keep it rollin'. Just taking it a one day at a time," says Soul, "but damn, 789 is a big number. It'll take you some time to count there one by one. 789. Lord! Think about all the people who losing they job!" That's what Soul, our most experienced salesman, told me on D(ealership) Day. It was like having lightening strike five feet away from you. But we made the cut. We

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Why would anybody want to buy a gas-guzzling vehicle that requires frequent maintenance and has a significantly shorter life span than its competitors from a company that has gone bankrupt?I have no earthly idea, but this article offers a few accurate suggestions. People are still willing to buy, which astounds me.It looks like a lot of dealerships will be closing down soon. Ours is one of the

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I first noticed the “thin line between love and hate”That all nerds allude toWhen you called me tender.Tenderness is what our grandparents felt at the altarAnd what ninjas know nothing of.It’s dogs barkingAnd you altering your jeans,meticulously. I didn’t think you could sew.Tenderness is “This page cannot be found”And me floundering to end your sentencesWhen I am fully aware that “The Newlywed

nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756350728963380613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-84926300473796767442009-05-07T18:02:00.004-05:002009-05-07T21:45:31.068-05:00

That's a shitty title, but we're stuck with it. Something I read recently (I'm a champ at not being able to cite sources) talked about the Prodigal Son's real moral as one that demonstrates the fact that some people do not wish to be loved. Which if you think about it, is totally different and more poignant than the whole unconditional forgiveness Sunday school spin. Why am I talking about

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Here I am reading an article from issue 4 of TalkHard at Ruta Maya.Thank you Chris Savage for posting this on your blog.

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I keep reading in the news about how far car sales are sliding, but you wouldn't know it working here. Our numbers for last month were as steady as they have been ever since our current management team took over. I think that this story paints a fair picture of how many of us feel. Certainly, we are not getting out two to three hundred vehicles a month like we did in the often reflected upon

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Remember when McDonald's was trying to appeal to the health conscious with this load of bullshit?Of course the "Go Active" campaign failed, because nobody could possibly believe that McDonald's actually gave a good god damn about fitness. Meanwhile, unused pedometers fell into the sticky linings of countless couches.Meet Micky D's new mascot, The Dollar Menunaire: ********(Click the image to

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I'm not surprised that it finally happened. But what does it mean for us, who make our meager wages at Chrysler dealerships?Customers have been calling in to check if we are still here. We are. They want to know if their warranties are still valid. They are.The sales people here don't seem worried. Why should they be? There are still a lot of cars to sell. Gino strolls through the dealership with

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Hey class act!Are you craving you nico-fix, but worried that cigarettes are losing their cool?Do you love to chew, but are sick of having to hide your blackened saliva in empty Coke cans and potted plants?Well now you can buy a product that will discreetly infuse nicotine into your bloodstream while flavoring your spit at the same time!-One can definitely understand the need for a product that

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No issue of TalkHard is without its share of blunders, but this issue's blunder takes the entire cake and sets it on fire.We placed an article in this issue written by Matthew Duncan (a regular TalkHard contributor) without crediting him in the issue. Matt, I'm sorry about the mistake. I didn't even notice it until all of the issues had been distributed. We are running a second print of this

Jonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11205321008222281968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-19720312763358318722009-04-06T09:47:00.002-05:002009-12-07T13:13:37.022-06:00

I'm putting TalkHard issues at the following places!-The Hideout Coffee House-Ruta Maya Coffee-Book People-Waterloo Records-(this one coffee shop on manor that nicole used to live by.But I need more places to distribute!Anybody have any ideas?

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04386272396543096581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-58154120426734528372009-04-01T10:55:00.001-05:002009-12-07T13:13:37.023-06:00

My first reading at an open mike was last night. Ruta Maya. By the strip club. Nerves, shivering hands clasping crumbled paper, I looked up at the poets on the stage with the same big-eyed fascination as when I first searched for the sky through the majestic skyscrapers of Manhattan.My choice was an essay I wrote for issue two of TalkHard called Something is Rotten in the City of Austin. I'll add

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04386272396543096581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-85083797440100592182009-02-26T23:29:00.001-06:002009-12-07T13:13:37.024-06:00

Why didn't we start a blog a year ago?Finally, the next issue of TalkHard is on the way. The articles are written, the cover is done, and we are laying out the issue as we speak. The latest issue should be kicking Austin in the face early March. I'll let you all know as soon as it comes out. It will be found at the usual places. Also, we are going to have a live reading of this issue, so if any

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04386272396543096581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-16055322207248109162009-02-23T00:48:00.001-06:002009-05-02T16:59:09.082-05:00

So we were spectacularly wrong. But not about Winslet. or Ledger. Well kind of about Ledger. How appropos that a movie about foreign poverty would win this year (economic crisis... what we inflicted on the world for eight years.. etc.). Congrats to all the Desi kids relegated to the back row. You should have all been sitting on Jolie's lap. Diet Coke lost, though. I know that much.Fucking

nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756350728963380613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-18913893954602133502009-02-21T01:15:00.001-06:002009-05-02T16:59:31.311-05:00

Richard and My take on what liberal fatcat's taking home a golden statueBEST PICTURER: Slumdog Millionaire made me fall back in love with being alive. It was the first truly globalized movie. Not just amazing, but intellectually appealing.N: Milk had everything I needed. But also I like watching boys make out.ACTRESSR&N: Winslet wins! Winslet wins! GOOOOOOOAAAAAL!!!!ACTORN: Langella makes the

nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756350728963380613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-46521754356265790502009-02-20T20:44:00.002-06:002009-05-02T18:45:54.442-05:00

florida's the shriveled cock of america. and i'm so stoked about spring break. and i am once again a blogger. woot woot.

nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756350728963380613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-85321644455304705252009-02-19T17:10:00.002-06:002009-05-02T18:45:54.443-05:00

(In chronological order)1. Halloween Sound Effects Tapes/Edgar Allen Poe StoriesMy parents bought one every year for Halloween. After the holiday, I would save them and listen to them as I went to sleep. One year my mom brought home a cassette of abridged Poe stories being read over creepy sound effects. I must have listened to The Pit and the Pendulum over a hundred times.2. This One Cassette of

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04386272396543096581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-49728369764969500162009-02-12T17:01:00.001-06:002009-12-07T13:13:37.025-06:00

Jonnie and I started putting out TalkHard a little over a year ago and have learned a lot since then. Now that I have started blogging, I thought it would be interesting to start a column (an e-column?) about how we do what we do and why. This column will include the story of how some articles are created, why some make print and why some must be canceled.Issue 5 is hot on the way, but which

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04386272396543096581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157279238876935827.post-86953090244526733722009-02-02T23:04:00.005-06:002009-05-02T18:45:54.443-05:00

Tequila + triple sec + orange juice = welcome to TalkHard.My name is Jonnie and I can't stop listening to a song on repeat. For the past hour.So welcome to TalkHard. This blog is going to supplement the zine that we distribute across the condo-covered city that is Austin, Texas. We have put out a few issues already, and you may have read them. Good for you. We're friends now. Our next issue is

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