SXSW and the Reinvention of the “Short”: Self Custody and the Language of Ambition
At SXSW, where new forms are constantly being tested, the question is not only what you are watching, but what you are being asked to call it. Garrett Patton’s Self…
SXSW, Tom Sachs, and the Myth of “Sympathetic Magic”
At SXSW, where ideas are supposed to feel ahead of the curve, Tom Sachs delivered something closer to a time capsule. Not entirely irrelevant. Not entirely compelling either. Sachs, the…
SORKIN: Are we headed for another 1929 Crash?
Andrew Sorkin became famous for his book 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History. He visited SXSW in Austin this week to explore the similarities and differences between…
Texas teams with Slovakia at SXSW
The east European country of Slovakia made its presence known in Austin this week, as it hosted a bevy of Slovakian businessmen who were addressed by our Secretary of State.…
KEVIN BACON at SXSW
The dynamic duo of Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon made a big splash at SXSW this week. With regard to their Texas-based film (world premiere screening at the Zach Theatre),…
Don’t Let Your Biological Clock Feel like a Ticking Time Bomb
CCRM, located in Southwest Austin, is a cutting-edge fertility center. They hosted an informative panel during SXSW to talk about options for women and couples who cannot conceive a child.…
SPIELBERG: All my movies come from my nightmares
The world’s most famous director paid a visit to SXSW here in Austin on March 13. Steven Spielberg, 79, gave a wide-ranging talk about aliens and film-making. Aliens & Close…
Next-level Gaslighting of the American people
Speaking on the first day of SXSW here in Austin, about the Feb 28 attack in Iran that killed 170 people (mostly schoolgirls), journalist Tara Palmeri responded to an audience…
KING JAMES I: Love & Politics
With the publication of 2 new books, the avid bookhound now has the opportunity of reading nearly 1,000 pages about King James I of England. First under review here is…
Houston Ballet Scales the Heights of Mt. Olympus
As the Houston Ballet gears up for its new season, starting in September (see below), it just gave us the Gods themselves in a superior production of the 19th-century ballet…