Let's look back at a week in which no site in the -ist network adopted anyone from Africa... -Austinist reveled in the dumb antics of some U.T. law students and posted some great audio from former New Orleans natives who've decided to stay in Austin. But the best news for Austinist? They were voted Best Local Entertainment Web Site by the local Austin alt-weekly. Congrats, Austinist. -DCist gloried in being told their musical tastes made... more ›

On Monday, 42-year-old Matthew Houbrick, an accountant for the Fox TV show "Prison Break," was found dead in his 6th-floor hotel room at The Drake. It's gonna be about 6-8 weeks before toxicology tests for sure say what he died of, but he was found lying on the floor near his bed with a white powder and pills nearby. Seems like a drug overdose. Apparently the hotel staff was tipped off by a concerned caller so they telephoned the police in and that's when he was found. more ›

Edward Allen Bernero, the former Chicago police officer who teamed up with John Wells to produce Third Watch, is getting 7 figures from Fox TV to create 2 new Chicago cop-themed dramas. One will air on FOX and is described as a modern-day Starsky & Hutch and has 2 cops who solve cases together and have different views on upholding the law. The other is described as a police "area headquarters ensemble show" (whatever that means) and will be on CBS. more ›