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Nutshell Mail

Alright.  I'm not a techie, but I AM a social networker.  I hate being at my computer all day, but I LOVE knowing what my friends are up to on Facebook and Twitter.  Especially when they're commenting on my show! So what's a girl to do?  Get NutshellMail! Why? Watch this and find out.....

Yep, no more spending hours on Facebook when you should be updating your blog!  This product will come in handy for those who work jobs that rudely BLOCK you from keeping your online life active! 

Thrillist Austin Launch Party

The line to get into Stubb's BBQ was down the block.  But once inside, for those who got in, the line was well worth it.

The music was loud, the people were dancing, and the beer was free. All makings for a great party to celebrate the launch of the Austin chapter of Thrillist, the email newsletter and website.

Though mainly catered to dudes, Thrillist introduces you to the coolest of the cool in your city.  Jeff Miller, the editor of Thrillist Los Angeles, was the MC of the evening, and in the midst of all the dancing and music, he stopped for a few minutes to answer the question, What is Thrillist?


The evening was just getting started when Jeff and I spoke.

Kid Sister, a female rapper from Chicago, took the stage and kept the crowd dancing. This girl is as electric on stage as she is in this here video.

Austin locals, White Denim, followed with their awesomeness of rock!

I love them, and I LOVE their videos.


From going to a Thrillist party, we discovered new music, new websites, and made new friends.  Imagine what you will discover when you sign up to receive their newsletter!

Thanks to Jeff Miller for inviting me, and to Flavie Bagnol for letting me walk in and out of Stubb's like I owned the place!  All photos by Thrillist.

Elisa Kreisinger is a Pop Culture Pirate

I was introduced to Elisa Kreisinger's work at the What is Open Video? panel at SXSW.  When I spotted her in the audience of another panel I attended the next day, I had to meet and invite her to be on the show.  She does this really cool thing where she takes TV shows (some pretty popular ones at that) and remixes them to make more politically themed media.  In our interview, Elisa explains video remixing, and what happens to Carrie Bradshaw when she gets in touch with her, ahem, feminine side.

Visit Elisa's website for more of her work and to suggest any shows you'd like to see remixed. 

Also, don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel for more videos from the Queer Carrie Project!

Nina Hartley

Nina Hartley, for those of you who's parents didn't own a VCR with VHS tapes in that one box you weren't ever supposed to go into, is most recognizably a Porn Star.   But most importantly, she is a sex educator and self proclaimed sex-positive feminist.  And, THAT is why we love her.  THIS is why your boyfriend loves that we love her.

Nina was at SXSW promoting her two new online ventures about, you guessed it, SEX.   I spotted her outside of the Thrillist party at Stubb's and was giddy when she agreed to be on the show to talk about her new online community, SexWise.me, and her new talk show, SexWise.TV.

Please note:  Hostess and subject are both fully clothed in this interview and, like her new ventures, is totally Rated R!



SexWise.me launches TODAY!
SexWise.TV launches Monday, March 29th at 7pm PST
For naughty bits, please visit Nina.com

SXSW Teaser

If you don't know who Nina Hartley is, ask any friend that grew up in Southern California or the nearest Dude.  Better yet, stay tuned to our show.  Nina's launching a brand new site, a Rated R site, and she tells us all about it!

SXSW Teaser

What is Video Remixing?  Find out when we interview Elisa Kreisinger about that very topic and her Queer Carrie Project; "an experiment in political video remixing and transmedia storytelling based on the Sex and the Remix Series".   Stay Tuned.

SXSW Teaser

BBQ and Music at the Thrillist Austin launch party.  What the hell is Thrillist Austin?  Stay tuned.

SXSW Teaser

There are so many technologies, web apps, and acronyms floating around SxSW Interactive that I feel a little bit out of place at times. Everyone wants to sell you their site, BUT, I found just one that I will actually use.  It's called NutshellMail and I think you're really going to like it.  Stay Tuned for our interview with it's founder, Mark Schmulen.