Weathering With You

A magical rainy adventure in Tokyo with sympathy for the underdog

"...Tokyo that's a valuable skill, and in the less-than-booming gig economy that can make for a handy living for..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

What does it mean to gig American workers?

"...learn that we now live and work in a "gig economy."..."

June 3, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Austin Rideshare Drivers Get Organized

Local chapter forms in support of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, a renewal of workers' rights

"...Marcos (in northern San Diego County) who researches the gig economy. He's also a former driver for Uber and..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Faster Than Sound: Music Industry Workers Face Uncertainty Around Unemployment Benefits

Independent contractors advised: “When in doubt, go ahead and register”

"...An independent contractor employed seasonally, she lost a crucial gig following the conference and festival’s unprecedented cancellation on March..."

March 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Music Industry Workers Face Uncertainty Around Unemployment Benefits

Indie contractors advised: “When in doubt, go ahead and register”

"...An independent contractor employed seasonally, she lost a crucial gig following the Conference and Festival’s unprecedented cancellation on March..."

March 24, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...Walsh. Resignations, unionization, hustle culture, essential workers and the gig economy – buzz words that pack a punch. COVID-19..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Duty Free

Around the world in 77 years in this tale of new ambition in old age

"...the workplace, financial insecurity in the age of the gig economy and last, but certainly not least, a son’s..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lapsis

Bleak but funny look at life at the low end of the high-tech gig economy

"...Noah Hutton's savage take on how the gig economy grinds us down and keeps us down through..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

History doesn't repeat itself but the rhymes are terrifying in this unmissable documentary

"...– via Reagan and Thatcher, Amazon's tax-dodging, ultra-nationalism, the gig economy, the welfare state, the housing crisis, the birth..."

May 1, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Rap Reigns at SXSW

Snoop Dogg crowns SXSW hip-hop as keynote, the Cherubs may have topped Heroin Man, and Sparkplug becomes part of musicians’ shared economy

"...And look who scored the ultimate SXSW gig: Snoop Dogg. The lanky Long Beach native has been..."

March 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: Marcia Ball Took Her First Summer Off Since 1984

“It gets hot in Austin in the summer, did you know?”

"...MB: My band and I played 19 gigs in February. I spent the first week in March..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Author Gabino Iglesias Talks Spiders and Assassins

The horror writer guides you through the darkness at the Texas Book Festival

"...Once he did he spent several years in the gig economy – teaching, writing, and more – usually without..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...and subtly funny attack on ubiquitous technology and the gig economy (anchored by Dean Imperial the ultimate everyman as..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Review: Utrasound

Mindbending comic adaptation is more about mood than momentum

"...lab as Noah Hutton's brilliant Ph.D. thesis on the gig economy, Lapsis. However, it deliberately lacks a brilliant central..."

Dec. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tribeca Film Festival Review: Ultrasound

Brain-twisting SF drama questions who you believe you are

"...lab as Noah Hutton's brilliant PhD thesis on the gig economy, Lapsis. However, it deliberately lacks a brilliant central..."

June 27, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...really important here is the merciless takedown of the gig economy, with Imperial perfect as a man out of..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Goes to Infinity ... Well, Next Sunday

Fest adds a whole week for virtual screenings, plus awards

"...or Lapsis, with its subtle look at the dystopian gig economy, and bleak, cunning, layered crime flick The Oak..."

Dec. 9, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lucky Seven for Sci-Fi Film Fest Other Worlds

Interstellar picks for the festival's seventh year

"...SXSW, Noah Hutton's savage takedown of the high-tech, low-paying gig economy traipses after blue collar schlub Ray (a delightfully..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...he stumbles into a strange new berth in the gig economy; trekking deep into the forest, pulling cable over..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Lapsis

The gig economy savaged in this SF warning about modern capital

"...Noah Hutton's savage take on how the gig economy grinds us down and keeps us down through..."

Sept. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: "Waffle"

Catch an AFS alum's SXSW short with a comedy-horror twist

"...Hudson's story of friendship, the weird impact of the gig economy, and how waffle can be a noun and..."

April 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

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

"...to quantum cabling, a strange new corner of the gig economy, and faces a pivotal choice to either help..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Street Corner Arts' Junk

Ayad Akhtar's drama about Eighties junk bond traders plays like a prequel to 21st century America and its financial crises

"...the seeds for the mortgage-backed securities crisis, the unstable gig economy, the rapid deindustrialization of blue-collar America, and so..."

March 8, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Luv Doc: Terrible Music

Burn it all down and start over

"...My friend's husband is in a terrible band. This..."

April 20, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Anna Margaret Hollyman's Directorial Debut at SXSW

Austin's own on her films, Don't Leave Home, Cleansed, and "Maude"

"..."Maude." In it, she plays a babysitter in the gig economy who accidentally signs up to watch the daughter..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

“The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip” at the Blanton

Aperture Foundation’s survey is a portrait of what we find with our cameras when we travel

"...shows us a poster child of the post-Great Recession gig economy; in their pranksterish image of french fries sprouting..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

What’cha Watchin’?

Distribution Manager/Luv Doc Rabble-Rouser Dan Hardick is all Showtime, all the time

"...single mom struggling to make it in the modern gig economy. She tutors/babysits, goes on casting calls, tries out..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Screens Column

Luv Doc: Worthless

Everyone is a snowflake and we all have something unique and special to contribute

"...My boyfriend lost his job in November and has..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Lack of Empathy

"...Uber/Lyft's decision to leave (and so much of our gig economy), you are disposable. Whether heads or tails, Austin's..."

May 12, 2016 Postmarks

Top 10 Labor Stories

"...for the formerly incarcerated. 4) The Rise of the Gig Economy..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

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