Queen Marie Antoinette in Austin
Courtesy of Ballet Austin, lucky members of the public were able to meet the Queen of France at the Long Center recently. She was in attendance for a performance of…
SXSW LONDON 2026
SXSW is now international: it will return to London this June, after a successful inaugural appearance in 2025. I spoke with Clare Hill, director of marketing & communications for SXSW…
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 125 Years
Celebrating its 125th anniversary season, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is now led by Grammy Award-winning Italian conductor Fabio Luisi. The DSO traces its origins to a concert given by a…
Frightening Trends in Design
NICK FOSTER, futures designer and head of Google X from 2016-2023, took to the stage at SXSW in Austin to issue a dire warning about the future of design: “I…
Accessing the Rage of the Heart
In a wide-ranging SXSW discussion about People Skills in a Changing World, two prominent leaders offered a lot of sage advice. Here, I give two of the core arguments from…
JANE FONDA: Tyrants drink fossil fuels
Jane Fonda, 88, started the Committee for the First Amendment in 1947. She reprised her appearance at SXSW 2025 with another one this year, joined by the comedian W. Kamau…
DALLAS at centre of Synthetic Biology Revolution
“I think synthetic biology will be more transformative than any other technology set of capabilities that we have on this planet.” That bold declaration was made at SXSW by Ben…
Austin Gay Men’s Chorus: Drag Contest
Nic Key as Celine won the tiara at a fundraiser for the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus. Held last night at Highland Lounge on Colorado Street, the event saw nine drag…
The Sights of SXSW 2026
I offer here a selection from the sights of another successful SXSW in downtown Austin. While it is now just a memory, SunNewsAustin.com will be continuing its detailed reports on…
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…