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During the South by Southwest Film or Interactive Conferences in Austin, Texas there was a giant ferris wheel that appeared just south of the state capitol building. The ferris wheel that added a touch of boardwalk...
The Rachael Ray Feedback Party is one of the landmark parties of SXSW. Every year it seems like a kazillion people line up wanting to get in…and why wouldn’t they? This year the food...
It was a whirlwind SXSW 2016! Check out what happened at my version of SXSW via my social media snapshot!
This morning I went to physical therapy at the pool at St. David’s Hospital. As I was ready to go, I joined in on a chat with the rest of the people getting therapy...
I am proud to present an unusual take on Beyonce’s “Formation” video: an academic close-reading of the video by independent scholar and guest blogger Byron King: “What happened at the New Wil’ins?”: Cultural and...
I don’t know about you, but it’s less than a month until “the monster that ate March” otherwise known as South by Southwest. That’s when the whole world comes to Austin and everything happens....
During the hoopla of the opening weekend for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” it’s been hard not to feel left out. I grew up in the 70s in the small town of Deer Park,...
The 2016 Levitation Lineup includes: Brian Wilson PERFORMING PET SOUNDS • Animal Collective • Caribou • Flying Lotus • Slowdive(band) • Sleep • Nicolas Jaar • The Brian Jonestown Massacre • The Black...
Now that the weather in Austin is turning fallish, it’s time to care more about all things dark and disturbing. Among these things is the video for Espectrostatic , with the music from Alex...
Last year I met some friends at the “Barbarian Invasion” weekend of The Texas Renaissance Festival, outside of Houston. I hadn’t been to the festival since the early 80s and it has gotten so much bigger since then!...
