Faster Than Sound: Cracking the SXSW Music Algorithm

If my phone broke and clickbait subsided, where would bring me joy at SXSW?

"...by such reveals, I set out to beat the algorithm. If my phone died, what would spark joy and..."

March 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

I Like to Watch: Better Things Than Stranger Things

There are other worlds than these

"...back to House of Cards, are inspired by the algorithm: Netflix’s unfathomably deep wells of data showed that the..."

July 31, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

Happy Death Day 2U

Comedy-horror sequel is less Halloween, more Groundhog Day

"...again and again in order to figure out the algorithm to close the time loop that created the Groundhog..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Coded Bias

How computers are absorbing racial and gender bias ... and what we can do about it

"...It’s not that lifelike, non-human, and binary codes and algorithms can’t be racist or sexist – they just are...."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Disney gets a lot of the bugs out of their arcade franchise

"...like BuzzTube (run by Henson as Yesss the approval algorithm). This is also when the real risk to Ralph..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dog Days

By-the-numbers summer rom-com has more going for it than just puppers

"...that is what distinguishes Dog Days from some random Netflix-algorithm bullshit that will most certainly pop up on your..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Office Christmas Party

Workplace comedy lacks the laughs

"...programmer and love interest who comes up with an algorithm that saves the day. In supporting roles, Jillian Bell..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Beware the Righteous

Way worse than robots

"...shit with my mind rather than a Google search algorithm. It should come as no surprise that's a doomed..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Take Two Aspirin and Ping Me in the Morning

Heath care: an oral future

"...we turn the practice of medicine into a transactional, algorithm-based, automated, do-it-yourself health kit, the more we're going to..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Conference Quick Cuts

SXSW Film + Interactive

"...Man vs. Algorithm: Online Video Curation Face-OffFriday, March 9, Austin Convention Center..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature

In Space

Google bombs

"...that exploits a feature of the popular search engine's algorithm and forces a particular result. According to John Hiler..."

April 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Austin at Large: From Cloud Coup-Coup Land

Was this the worst that could happen? That (still) depends on what we do next.

"...the political pursuit of campaign cash, the social media algorithm's pursuit of conflict-­driven engagement – is larded with time-­wasting..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin COVID-19 Public Testing Enrollment Is Now Available Online

System identifies who needs a test now; no physician visit required

"...to be seen or referred by a physician. An algorithm-based assessment will evaluate whether the respondent should be referred..."

April 23, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Qmmunity: Video by Queer Latinx Artist Xandra Ibarra Pulled From San Antonio Art Exhibit

Plus Ballroom Basics, Greetings From Queer Mountain, and more

"...I want to talk about strap-ons. Specifically, Oakland, Calif.-based..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Top 25 Instagram Tools You Need to Build Your Following

Accelerate your Instagram growth with these 25 tools

"...buy Instagram followers, ViralRace is one of the better algorithm-based growth engines on the market. They aggregate from real..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Chron Events Post

The Luv Doc: Shoeless Joker

A pair of shoes makes a decent funk fence

"...Saturday night, I went with some friends to the..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Comedy: Doug Loves Movies Podcast Recording

Doug Benson and friends give South By a fond, filmic farewell

"...While that might seem straightforward enough, IMDB’s sometimes baffling algorithm complicates things – Dakota Johnson, who was one of..."

March 18, 2019 SXSW Post by Rosalind Faires

The Luv Doc: A Barney Fife God's Universe

People are just no damn good

"...I went to high school in a small town..."

July 27, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Sun June's Regret Pop

The quintet rewrites the classic tapestry of an “Austin sound”

"...By 2016, an internet algorithm kept confusing Jeff with a DJ duo from Fort..."

June 8, 2018 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Page Three: Still Free After All These Years, But …

Ways to support your favorite alternative weekly

"...comes with disseminating news, and has launched a new algorithm that will dramatically reduce the number of news stories..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Column by Kimberley Jones

Project ATX6

The city’s unofficial music ambassador program turns 4 thanks to the sweat equity of founder Chris Brecht

"...ever really predict. It's all part of that inexplicable algorithm that doesn't have any numbers."..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback – SXSW Recap: Love, Hate, Garth & Trump

Final love / hate SXSW listicles

"...that the Department of Homeland Security has a new algorithm screening for musical artists operating on B1 tourist visas..."

March 24, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Panels: Food and Technology

More highlights from the 2017 food track

"...rare Korean pepper on his menu, which, without an algorithmic suggestion, he wouldn’t have known existed, but AI learning..."

March 13, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

I Like to Watch: Across Steven's Universe

The curious connection between programming and content

"...at all. They are, like the Netflix Original programming algorithm, precisely calculated to juggle all forms of viewing (at-air,..."

Aug. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

Public Notice: Think Globally, Vote Locally

Why your country is depending on you to vote no on Prop 1

"...Court, where plaintiffs are claiming that Uber's surge pricing algorithm amounts to a conspiracy to commit price-fixing. District judge..."

May 6, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Let the Sun Shine In!

Council buys solar, supports Planned Parenthood, fingerprints TNCs

"...So there was no easy algorithm available, with any effect on rates not likely to..."

Oct. 21, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Help Desk

Need a few extra bucks? We look at the tech world's latest apps you can use to supplement your income.

"...recommendation, CATLADY, is to come up with a brilliant algorithm, find investors, and quickly take your start-up public for..."

June 26, 2015 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

Praying for The Overnighters

Director Jesse Moss stands and rests with the fracking migrants

"...You start to run this algorithm in your head. Is she crazy? Jay's a pastor..."

Oct. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

HBO My

Premium cable network struts its stuff with three premieres this weekend

"...developing an Internet holy grail – a lossless compression algorithm – he becomes the chew toy between two commercial..."

April 4, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

NASA Wants You to Help Save the World

Space returns as the final frontier of Interactive programming

"...challenge in the series will invite competitors to write algorithms to analyze Catalina Sky Survey data and identify the..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

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