Posts Tagged ‘Feature’

>> Be Cool – Letter From The Editor

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Whenever I travel and people learn that I am from Austin, inevitably the response I get is, “I hear that place is really cool.” My stock answer is, “Austin is the coolest city in the United States.” For this issue, I began to contemplate what defines “cool” and specifically what makes Austin cool.
Accolades from a [...]

>> Richard Garriott Up Close and Personal

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

On his Ipod: Took it into space with a combination of lifetime favorites (James Taylor and Pink Floyd)
and Austin artists (Fastball is his favorite)
On his reading list: Doesn’t read novels. Reads mostly for research – magazines and data from the
web. Last books he read were children’s books [...]

>> Richard Garriot : Gentleman Explorer Dreaming No Small Dreams

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Richard Garriott is arguably the most visible Austinite in the world.On October 12, 2008, Garriott launched
aboard Soyuz TMA -13 to the International Space Station as a self-funded tourist safely returning12 days later aboard Soyuz TMA-12 becoming became the first American to follow a parent into space at a cost of more than $30 million. You may also [...]