South by Southwest Announces First Round of Speakers

Tech, business, and the business of tech dominate session list

"...For its final year utilizing the Austin Convention Center..."

Sept. 17, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Update to City’s Water Plan Through 2080 Nears Completion

Austin Water offers incentives for conservation and new supply strategies

"...Flores Gonzalez. Rather than selecting one likely future, they’re gaming out several possibilities, including worse droughts than the historical..."

Sept. 13, 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

"...• Futurist, TV news commentator, Board Director and Senior Fellow at the Drucker..."

Dec. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 10-16

"...they wouldn't nag and sting us anymore. The good news, Capricorn, is that the coming weeks will be an..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Jordan Levin on the Future of Rooster Teeth

Post-pandemic, the studio's general manager looks at the next steps

"...was the planned West Coast tour for the studio's gaming strand, Achievement Hunter. As way of a make-up event/thank..."

July 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Masters of the Universe Still Has the Power

New images from the Austin-made series for Netflix

"...bleak for the heroes of Eternia, but it's great news for Powerhouse, which sees the fourth and final season..."

May 13, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

House Makes Its First Post-Freeze Moves to Fix the Grid

Who's got the power?

"...In what he dubbed a "first phase" of the..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Reveals First Speakers for 2021 Fest

Climate, cannabis, and creativity featured in initial drop

"...Landscape (metamorphoses in the music, film, television, sports, and gaming industries), Connection in Disconnection (how online platforms have alleviated..."

Dec. 15, 2020 Events Post by Kimberley Jones

One in a Crowd: "The Rink"

Get groovy on wheels by crowdfunding this horror short

"...There was major news in Austin's gaming community last week when industry legends..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Big and Small Screen

From essential box sets to writers’ wisdom: stocking fillers and the gifts that keep on giving for your watching pleasure

"...to cut the cable, but what about the local news, and maybe you still want your Austin traffic report?..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: “Gerrymandering Is Not a Game”

"... except when it is"

"...In view of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision..."

July 13, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A Brief History of Rooster Teeth

For those late to the party, here's the story of a little production team that could

"...July 6: Gaming-centric sub-brand Achievement Hunter debuts...."

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The End of the Free and Open Internet?

Austin's creative class worries what the FCC net neutrality ruling means for life online

"...Mayor Steve Adler wrote that the order is "bad news for Austin's tech scene and our job market. ......"

Dec. 22, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

2017 SXSW Film Venue Guide

Where to go, how to get there, and how to navigate the lines

"...events and perks including but not limited to SXSW Gaming, SXSW Create, SouthBites Trailer Park, and the SXSW Outdoor..."

March 3, 2017 SXSW Post

The Hightower Report: Why Can't Our Economy Promote Equality and Shared Prosperity?

A grassroots coalition is taking on the corporate elites

"...There's good news, however! A growing grassroots coalition of churches, unions, civil..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

They Shoot Movies, Don't They?

Heather Page on the state of the Texas Film Commission

"...ready for indie film production all the time." Similarly, gaming has become a major part of its creative industry,..."

April 22, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hip-Hop Now Sucks?

What does that even mean?

"...The problem with these contextual matrices of blame gaming and “rap just ain’t like it use to be”-isms..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Point Austin: On the Endorsement Carousel

The Chronicle begins its endorsements process

"...time to time – are regularly subject to campaign gaming of various sorts, with supporters joining and attending several..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Report: AISD Discriminates Against Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

AISD Trustee Saldaña "not surprised" by the study because many of the issues uncovered are endemic

"...A 2012 study of contracts issued under the 2004..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Halloween Storm Update

Closures everywhere and tornado warnings

"...Remember: just because it stops raining, that doesn't mean..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2015: The Boy and the Beast

Anime with heart, brains, and action

"...Summer Wars, touchingly blended young Japan's obsession with online gaming and social media with an older story of family..."

Sept. 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: Satanic Panic

Book seeks crowdfunding, plus Short Term 12 returns

"...decade that reason forgot, from the crusade against tabletop gaming, to the bizarre religious pamphlets known as Chick books,..."

May 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo South Lamar Is Alive!

Drafthouse announces opening date and the special opening film

"...bar as it is for its screenings. The good news is that there will no longer be a need..."

Aug. 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: A Knuckle-Dragging Meathead

The worst kind of ignorance is ignorance accompanied by hubris

"...As for soccer, I see where you’re coming from,..."

June 20, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Interactive Announces First Wave

More than 500 sessions are already on the docket

"...programming runs the gamut of tech and Web topics: gaming, health, startup culture, fandom, memes, and computing, just to..."

Oct. 14, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

One for All

Brian Salisbury talks about his new, post-Spill site, One of Us

"...said, "[Chris] came over one night right after the news came out, and we were dejected about everything. Then..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Teen Terrorist or Facebook Prankster?

Online gamer in jail on charge of posting a "terroristic threat" on Facebook

"...According to the San Antonio Express-News, Justin Carter told the court in a letter written..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Allistair Pinsof

Geopolitical Fault Lines

Austin's latest attempt at single-member districts is getting a mixed response

"...By the end of Thursday's meeting, a messy situation..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: The Kids Really Are Alright

In with the new, out with 'someone's scary grandmother'

"...Quiet Company and Fresh Millions and adds skating and gaming competitions to benefit the Conscious Rider Center for Equine..."

April 13, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Point Austin: Activate This!

One insider's fight to make 'good old liberal Austin the city it thinks it is'

"...In this instance, she took the witness stand in..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

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