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Austin Powell


Austin Powell is the former managing editor of the Daily Dot. His work focuses on the intersection of entertainment and technology. He previously served as a music columnist for the Austin Chronicle and is the co-author of The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology.

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Hockey goalie does the Wobble dance in full pads

It's all in the hips. 

On Mar 22, 2014 by Austin Powell

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This is what it feels like to pull off a March Madness upset

Mercer’s bracket-busting win over Duke University Friday afternoon might be better remembered for this post-game highlight.

On Mar 21, 2014 by Austin Powell

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15 must-see bands at SXSW 2014

South By Southwest is like Spotify streaming IRL: free, near-limitless music intermittently interrupted by ads. Here's your cheat sheet. 

On Mar 11, 2014 by Austin Powell

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Kobe Bryant just unfollowed his own teammates on Twitter

Can you blame him?

On Feb 28, 2014 by Austin Powell

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The inspiring redemption of ‘the Wendy’s guy’

Junior spent 14 years serving the students at the University of Texas at Austin. Now they're returning the favor. 

On Feb 10, 2014 by Austin Powell

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Olympian puts phone number on helmet, gets nude selfies

Russian snowboarder Alexey Sobolev is making the most of his time in Sochi. 

On Feb 8, 2014 by Austin Powell

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Try not to smile as this squirrel hides a nut in a dog’s fur

Wally is the pet squirrel you always wanted.

On Feb 8, 2014 by Austin Powell

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You can feel good about downloading U2’s new song for free

U2 might not be playing the Super Bowl halftime show, but the iconic band just stole the spotlight all the same.

On Feb 2, 2014 by Austin Powell

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Daily Dot to acquire investigative U.K. magazine The Kernel

We’ve often thought of The Kernel as the “Daily Dot after dark.” Now it's official. 

On Jan 29, 2014 by Austin Powell

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The State of the Union in one priceless Joe Biden GIF

This is what progress looks like. 

On Jan 29, 2014 by Austin Powell

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Richard Sherman gave the best post-game interview ever

This is the reason why your parents will be rooting for the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl.

On Jan 20, 2014 by Austin Powell

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12 essential playlists to celebrate unlimited Spotify streaming

Break out your headphones. Spotify just lifted its time limit for free Web listening. 

On Jan 16, 2014 by Austin Powell

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Don’t believe you can walk on water? Just watch this

You might not be able to walk on water, but one ingenious company came up with the next best thing.

On Jan 9, 2014 by Austin Powell

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25 must-read stories from 2013

These are the longform features worth bookmarking and revisiting from the past year. 

On Jan 1, 2014 by Austin Powell

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The 15 most popular Daily Dot stories of 2013

We stayed up all night to get lucky. 

On Jan 1, 2014 by Austin Powell

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