Frontier Television

"...Two deliberately low-tech experimental shorts capture the world from a boy's point..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Screens Feature

Austin, California?

The West Coast Goes to the Southwest

"...from the California area." And with all the California-based high-tech firms opening branches here or relocating to the Austin..."

June 30, 1995 News Feature

Disclosure

"...has never been one to shy away from improbable techno-mayhem propositions anchored by topical hooks -- Westworld, The Andromeda..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Elders: Meet Donald Mace Williams, the 95-Year-Old Ph.D. and Poet

He’s an expert on Beowulf, and he hasn’t stopped writing

"...as a reporter. Soon after, he went to Texas Tech for his undergraduate degree. He initially majored in German..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Mattea Gallaway

The Luv Doc: On Top of Ol’ Sulky

Who knew masculinity could be such a fragile flower?

"...right now because he got laid off from his tech job and has been feeling depressed. He gets mad/sulky..."

April 25, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Eugenics Controversy Looms Over Natal Conference at UT’s AT&T Center

Speakers decry low birth rates, while some promote pseudoscience

"...itself as a premier gathering of scholars, policymakers, and tech entrepreneurs discussing solutions to declining birth rates. But its..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

Adapting “Weirdness” at SXSW 2025

Amid changes and challenges, the Festival attempts to preserve Austin’s spirit

"...This year’s lineup contains more international acts than ever..."

March 14, 2025 Music Feature by Caroline Drew

Gus Baldwin, the Sketch, and a New Era of Old School

Genre-agnostic quartet debuts with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics

"...alludes to the divide between Austin’s eclectic locals and tech boom newcomers...."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

Visual Art Review: Laurie Frick’s “What did you do today?” at Ivester Contemporary

Data-driven works present art and technology with hope for connection

"...the artistic soul of the city and the evil tech companies infringing on Austin’s delicate weirdness reigns supreme. But..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

YouTube Music Workers Laid Off in Possible Retaliation for Organizing

City Council lends support

"...aren’t really the employer, because YouTube Music workers are technically hired by Cognizant. The NLRB has ruled that Cognizant..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Everything Everywhere All at Once Directors Return to South By Southwest

Daniels, Kara Swisher, AI, Mobile Suit Gundam for fest

"...However, if you like your techno future a little more spectacular and with a lot..."

Dec. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AustinCoin? Council Considering Crypto

Some City Council members want to look into cryptocurrency as a way to pay taxes, city bills

"...to explore the potential use of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies for a variety of official city of Austin uses...."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW

One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical

"...introductory song “I’m Spottie,” which contains references to the tech company Larva Labs, Top Shot NFT basketball cards, and..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Anthea, Terry Allen, the Greeting Committee, Hellfury, Dorian Electra, and Olson St. Clair

"...Head-down, relentless groove, acid-squelching tech and minimal house are all Anthea Nzekwu hallmarks. The..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...just about music, but all disciplines, including literature and technology. Enter keynote number four Neal Stephenson. The godfather of..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Joe Rogan Conundrum: For Independent Artists, What's the Cost of Quitting Spotify?

Musicians, managers, publishers weigh in on the boycott

"..."Spotify is a tech company, not a music company. They're not about breaking..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Austin Opera Probes the Power and Perils of Connection With The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

The local company launches a new collaborative production for the nation

"...wife, Laurene Powell Jobs (Sarah Larsen), his friend and technological peer, Steve Wozniak (Bille Bruley), and his spiritual mentor,..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Jason Isbell, Michael Dell and More to Speaker List

Tech scene and politics get speaker slots, plus WTF is Web3?

"...Today's announcement is heavy on the tech side of things, with familiar figures like Dell Technologies..."

Jan. 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Tech for Tomorrow: Austin ISD celebrated the opening of its..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature

Planned Parenthood CEO to Headline SXSW 2022 Conference

Lucasfilm, Patreon, WWE all sending speakers for 2022

"...today's speaker list draws from the worlds of entertainment, tech, futurism, and politics. SXSW Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: WeWork: or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

How hubris was baked into the mega-startup

"...the list the 2019 financial collapse of WeWork, a tech startup that went from $47 billion to bankruptcy in..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Zombies, Oprah, and Zoom, South By!

2021 SXSW EDU Online expands its scope

"...9-11 – features the traditional curation of celebrities, ed­ techies, education journalists, and other leaders in the education industry...."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...of The Girlfriend Experience is set in the London tech scene, Iris, a neuroscience major, begins to explore the..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera Sets Audiences Atop the World's Tallest Mountain

Joby Talbot's adventurous new opera scales Everest

"...she's bringing it to Austin – book-loving, film-happy, fitness-mad, tech-savvy Austin. To that end, Austin Opera has partnered with..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti Wants to Save the Internet From Itself

“We have to keep fighting to make a great internet”

"...characterized the revenue growth as an indication that major tech platforms like Facebook, Google, and Twitter – where most..."

March 8, 2019 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

Five Food-Centric Panels Coming to SXSW

People are hungry for information about policy, sustainability, and curbing a global food catastrophe. And wine.

"...From alternative protein sources to technology's effects on humanity, the hive mind is razor-focused on..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Body Hacking and Human Augmentation Conference Celebrates All Things DIY Cyborg

Get chipped (or don’t) at BDYHAX

"...Implantable technology, self-surgery, nootropics. ... Are we not in Black Mirror?..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin Film Festival Review: Empathy, Inc.

Mind-bending identity SF thriller disturbs and intrigues

"...the meat of the movie. Here Joel is a tech industry failure, asked to take the fall for a..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shirley Manson and Lauren Mayberry Will Keynote SXSW

Scottish singers among first wave of speakers for SXSW 2019

"...Kevin Systrom (aka @kevin), who will sit down with TechCrunch editor-at-large Josh Constine to discuss the massively successful photo-based..."

Sept. 10, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

How Rooster Teeth Became an Online Phenomenon

9.5 million YouTube subscribers can’t be wrong

"...logic is that it's impossible to predict what future tech will actually look like. If they'd tied themselves to..."

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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