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June 20, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin
When the New Thing
Is Old News Already
Call it Murphy's nth Law of Computing: 'Any given program, when running, is obsolete'
"...and insolvency by Wikipedia. King blamed that kind of obsolescence on "organizational inertia around 'This is the way we've..."
March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Sasquatch Sunset
A year in the life of a family of Bigfoots
"...resonate – most especially in the inevitability of our obsolescence. Irony, on the other hand, will outlive us all...."
April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Minamata
Johnny Depp keeps it low-key in this bleak envirodrama
"...who is watching the publication he loves crumble into obsolescence...."
Feb. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Cars 3
Third times not a charm for this franchise
"...the big screen. As Lightning McQueen comes to realize, obsolescence is a bitch, but that doesn’t mean you’re headed..."
June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
SXSW Announces Closing Night Film and More
Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal fight for their Life
"...the thrillingly vague tagline “Love in the age of obsolescence,” and “The People’s House,” which promises a VR tour..."
Feb. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Dougie Gerrard
God Help the Girl
Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch's first film is a charming movie musical in the key of Mod.
"...on Super 16, a lovely grainy thing that’s nearing obsolescence; it’s no wonder that a film stock so associated..."
Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Dancing in Twilight
This intercultural Houston-made film is an off-the-beaten-path ensemble drama that shows a healthy disregard for Hollywood rules.
"...son; there are no easy answers to his putative obsolescence. The film trades off between the perspectives of the..."
Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Himalaya
"...(and their tradition is quickly going the way of obsolescence, even in Nepal), the story feels accessible, familiar. Sometimes..."
June 22, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Radio :30
Riveting revival of a dark comedy overcomes an outmoded script
"...the source of his desperation, the pressure of looming obsolescence, which results in 17 takes, an emotional meltdown, and..."
July 11, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman
Can Architecture Provide a Blueprint for Our Post-COVID Existence?
Forge Craft Architecture's COVID Companion is a field guide to the world of the Aftertimes
"..."The way to think about architecture to prevent its obsolescence," she said, "is to stress things like lightness, adaptability,..."
Aug. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Grageriart: Design 4 Everyone at Crashbox
Math rock is hard, let's go shopping with some robots
"...of showrooms carved out of the permanent into planned obsolescence." It was also, last weekend, a workshop production, maybe..."
Aug. 2, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Laura Poitras Takes a Risk
Oscar-winning documentarian on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
"...technology. Wrangling a new phone, she contends with planned obsolescence. "I can't believe that they changed the mini-jack. It's..."
May 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Lost Arcade and the Loss of Public Play
Doc tells the tale of a New York gaming institution in its final days
"...culture has been pushed into a sort of forced obsolescence...."
Nov. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Will McCarthy
Making Reuse Mainstream
Austin needs a combo of government leadership, corporate responsibility, and individual commitment to meet reuse benchmarks
"...if it's designed to last. Reuse advocates decry planned obsolescence and a "throwaway" mentality about goods. For instance, the..."
Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross
Fight the Power
The deafening silence of rap in times of need
"...way, was paved with a twisted form of planned obsolescence. At some point, speaking your mind with intelligence fell..."
Dec. 1, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman
Now for Something Uplifting
Ballooning with Austin Aeronauts
"...not difficult to imagine: Hot-air balloons have a romantic obsolescence akin to row boats and carriage rides, and the..."
Jan. 2, 2014 Sports Post by Jesse Mandell-McClinton
A Call for Separate Cycling Infrastructure
"...the key factors in people's wholesale acceptance of designed obsolescence and conflation of status with evidence of conspicuous consumption...."
June 19, 2013 Postmarks
Celebration Day
A dying medium digs up dinosaur rarities
"...dead man's march to the dustbin of technological media obsolescence. One day soon, you'll only be able to stream..."
Dec. 21, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
So Much Specialness
David Byrne's cult classic True Stories captured a lost Texas and a prescient picture of today
"...the passion-driven incentives of the tech economy, the impending obsolescence of job security, pensions, overtime, and the end of..."
Oct. 5, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner
'Dallas' Redux: Why You Should Tune In
TNT rolls out Southfork 2.0
"...themes like unsound environmental practices ("fracking") and the coming obsolescence of oil, as well as the never-tired propositions of..."
June 13, 2012 Screens Post by Anne Harris
SXSW Film
Daily reviews and interviews
"...returned with another lighthearted romp about the inevitability of obsolescence and the strange beauty of human struggle. Picking up..."
March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Congratulations! You Are Now the Proud Owner of Your Future.
SXSW Interactive: An Introduction
"...yourself with your own operating manual; topics range from obsolescence to the next big thing. Once the conference kicks..."
March 4, 2011 Screens Feature
'Artistic Textures: Studies From Wood to Wax'
This pairing of works by Ed Lindlof and Sharon Kyle Kuhn gives old materials new life
"...Kuhn's, giving new life to materials long after product obsolescence; both, marking time and space in memory's most delighted..."
Feb. 12, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Review: Wii Sports Resort
Nintendo's Wii Sports reboot does more than go through the motions
"...if the Wii had one. Hopefully that’s not planned obsolescence on Nintendo’s part, although rolling out a new, hotly..."
Sept. 2, 2009 Screens Post by Wells Dunbar
Austin Film Society Documentary Tour
Fish Kill Flea
"...market was now slated for its own dance with obsolescence: It would soon be demolished to make way for..."
April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis
Letters @ 3AM
Like everybody else, I’ve come to take the computer’s marvels for granted. I’ve even come to take for granted that, roughly every two years, I’ve got to shell out for a new model.
"...I have in my possession another machine, oblivious to obsolescence. It is in perfect working order, though more than..."
March 2, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura
Beside the Point
Is big-home sprawl just the facts of life?
"...straight-up, permanent amendment to city code, albeit designed for obsolescence once "permanent-permanent" language is adopted this summer. So why..."
March 3, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Bush Box
Bush Box
"...Instantaneous obsolescence is the inherent risk of all politically themed entertainment...."
April 22, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets
SXSW Film Reviews
"...it tries desperately to wrench itself out of Eisenhower-era obsolescence and into a sexy sport for the 21st century..."
