Cyber Security for YOU
A session at SXSW dealt with a lot of practical issues about your online security. The poster boy for what a hacker can do was quite a famous person: billionaire…
Space and the Evolution of Humanity at SXSW
Many sessions at SXSW dealt with space exploration. Australia House on Rainey Street hosted one where the Webb Space Telescope was featured, along with an Australian astronaut. Let’s get the…
AUSTRALIA: Down to Earth
The second season of Netflix’s Down to Earth was featured at SXSW. Even though SXSW decided not to include it in the schedule, I found it just for the readers…
FELIX III at SXSW
It’s ‘Full Speed Ahead’ for Felix III, the premiere act at the closing party for SXSW 2022. Felix III is a Mexican-American who has carved out a musical niche for…
“I Love Austin”: DOLLY PARTON
There were four reasons for going to the Moody Center in downtown Austin last night: (1) getting your first NFT (2) watching England’s new heartthrob sensation perform (3) seeing the…
The Next Level of Science Fiction
The year 1976 is back with a vengeance. This is about The Man Who Fell to Earth, which was the iconic film starring David Bowie. Now, 46 years later, it…
Is Texas a good place to shit on Trump? The Boys are back!
Season 3 of The Boys begins June 3, but attendees at SXSW got an insider look at the new season with the entire cast, including Texas-born boy Jensen Ackles. Lead…
Trendy and Tipsy
Katie Brown is a fashionista to be reckoned with. The founder of a San Diego-based clothing retailer is at SXSW here in Austin this week, selling a fine range of…
WANTED: Ukrainian Satellite Imagery
There are many shortages in the Ukrainian war: food, medicine, shelter, armaments to fight the aggressor and many more. But one of some importance that is not so obvious is…
Noah Hawley: Is America becoming Russia?
He has been called the pre-eminent cultural anthropologist of American ridiculousness. Austin-based writer Noah Hawley kicked off the first day of SXSW 2022 with a wide-ranging discussion of absurdity. In…