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…
SXSW: KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND FEATURED SESSIONS FOR THE 2026 CONFERENCE
South by Southwest® (SXSW®) has announced Aza Raskin, co-founder of The Earth Species Project, as a Keynote Speaker for SXSW 2026 (March 12-18), as well as the second wave of…
NASA in Supersonic Race with China
NASA is pinning its supersonic hopes on the X-59, and a discussion about it was a featured session at SXSW in Austin. On hand were NASA’s lead pilot of the…
Building a Quantum Computer
Quantum computing has a great allure, but last year the physics Nobel Laureate Alain Aspect issued a caution. “It may be that quantum computers are as fantastic as we think…