Friendship Brings Awkward Hugs and Comedy Giants to South by Southwest

Director Andrew DeYoung gets matey with Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson

"...of multicamera studio sitcoms and the single-camera faux vérité backlash of the post-The Office era. Now, there’s a return..."

March 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Baby Doe

An empathetic look at pregnancy denial and its consequences

"...forced to navigate crises alone or face brutal societal backlash. During the trial, Gail’s judge calls her a monster...."

March 8, 2025 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

How the BTS ARMY Superpowered the Megapopular Boy Band

This fandom moves mountains

"...to break into the U.S.?” Ahn questioned. “Usually with backlash and ridicule ... BTS really shattered that image and..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: Until Branches Bend

Gorgeous eco-drama about how a tiny beetle upends a town

"...In doing so, she becomes the target of intense backlash from the tight-knit town folks, most of them having..."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

SXSW Film Review: Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

Jeffery Robinson's captivating lecture on America's shared legacy

"...The simplest thing to say about SXSW Documentary Spotlight Audience Award winner Who We Are is..."

March 24, 2021 Screens Post by Michael King

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Grapples With Reopening & Protests

Civil unrest erupts nationwide as Austin clubs begin reopening

"...row of close-up fans. Promoter Mike Wade, who aids SXSW shows with WorldStarHipHop, said he only sold 300 tickets..."

June 5, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...SXSW, meanwhile, signed on to premiere his A&E doc Biography:..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the Spring festival launchpad for..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Featured Session: Laura Jane Grace, Our Lady of Punk, Devours SXSW

Against Me! founder on the “demonstrable power of punk”

"...Jane Grace joined music writer Kayleigh Hughes for a SXSW retrospective on her life and career as the founder..."

March 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

SXSW: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left

AOC: Democratic Socialism is about prioritizing people, not profits

"...society to value and even “idolize” cynicism during Saturday’s SXSW interview with The Intercept’s Senior Politics Editor Briahna Gray...."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

SXSW Panel Asks, Will Gerrymandering Get Worse Before It Gets Better?

Changing the districting narrative from computers to communities

"...The only substantial remedy, in the end, is voter backlash – that anticipated “blue wave,” to make it impossible..."

March 8, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Jeb! Trains His Energy on Mastery

Please clap for Bush’s ambitious yet familiar SXSW EDU pitch

"...Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush stopped by SXSW EDU on Monday (March 4) for a chat with..."

March 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Writer Explores the Contradictions of Ted Kennedy in Chappaquiddick

Telling the tale of the shattering of Camelot

"...production house, shepherding such noteworthy projects as Alan Berg's SXSW 2015 documentary The Jones Family Will Make a Way,..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: Spring Has Sprung

A light agenda promises an early farewell

"...City Council officially enters the spring festival season (aka SXSW), meaning there won't be another regular Council meeting until..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

TIFs, TPIDs, and Puppy Love

City Council wrestles with Mayor Adler's Downtown Puzzle

"...aimed at police resources for the “spring festivals” (i.e., SXSW) and “historic preservation” – the latter also intended to..."

Oct. 2, 2017 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Panel: Game of Thrones Showrunners

Sansa or Arya? The truth comes out at the panel for the popular HBO show.

"...On a cloudy Sunday, SXSW audibly wondered if their Game of Thrones showrunners panel..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Film Review: Sylvio

Fame turns dark for a small-town gorilla with a sensitive side

"...act turns exploitative. Then a viral video causes a backlash and Sylvio’s fame turns to infamy...."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

SXSW Panel: The Messy Truth With Van Jones

CNN commentator takes on our new reality television society

"...the realities of disintegrating (or nonexistent) economic environments and backlash to liberals’ vocal “disdain” for rural America’s penchant for..."

March 11, 2017 Screens Post by Kahron Spearman

Local Businesses Warn Lege on Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Discriminatory laws not just morally corrupt but financially damaging

"...Backlash over the anti-LGBTQ law in North Carolina led to..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW Film Announces Keynotes

Fest releases full schedule, plus convergence details

"...SXSW Film attendees, time to finesse your calendars. The conference..."

Feb. 16, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Permitting Nightmare Precedes SXSW

SXSW events permitting induces promoter panic, the Austin Music Hall receives a stay of execution, and there are two last Austin Music Poll categories to vote in

"...abruptly stopped accepting permit applications for the week of SXSW. In a Jan. 7 press release, ACE had announced..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Online Harassment Summit

Apologizes for “unintended message” that condones harassment

"...flooding and Twitter was flooded with warnings and closures, SXSW Interactive Director Hugh Forrest announced an Online Harassment Summit..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Post by James Renovitch

LGBTQ Rights: Hate Defeated

Fallout from the 84th Texas legislative session

"...Notably, the fear of Indiana-style backlash prompted censure from an unlikely bedfellow for progressives, Texas..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Jade Helm and Tinfoil Hats

Abbott, Cruz, Jade Helm, and the death of the sane GOP

"...a pain (kind of like avoiding Downtown Austin during SXSW, or maybe Pease Park on Eeyore's birthday). Or the..."

May 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Fundraiser Planned for Jumpolin

Fundraiser Planned for Jumpolin

"...in their attempts to clear the lot for a SXSW-timed event. The Lejarazus claim the landowners – who bought..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...By now most Austinites – perhaps even most SXSW visitors flooding Downtown this week – are familiar with..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Splash Inc. Finds a New Place to Party

Far away from planned protest at former Jumpolin site

"...party planner Splash Inc. – which had scheduled a SXSW-timed party at the site of demolished piñata store Jumpolin..."

March 13, 2015 News Post by Tony Cantú

Jumpolin & Gentrification Backlash

Jumpolin owners fight back against landlord demolition

"...at the space during the period of this year's SXSW. (See "Gentrification Refugees," Feb. 27.)..."

March 13, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Through an Afghan Lens Darkly

In Frame by Framefour photojournalists navigate a newly free press in Afghanistan

"...also face a myriad of obstacles – everything from backlash coming from warlords, to physical harm while covering war,..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...She's still "anti-folk-shel," but as interesting as her playing SXSW is her participation in the Crawdaddy!/Paul Williams panel. Berryhill's..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

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