#sxsw — Public Fediverse posts

Weekly output: Most Innovative Companies, Serve Robotics, Android 17, United Airlines’ ambitions, Polymarket’s pop-up bar

CHICAGO–This is one of my favorite cities in the U.S., but it doesn’t show up in my work travel as often as I’d like. So I’m delighted that the Online News Association decided to move its annual conference from late summer to early spring and then stage this year’s event here–in a hotel that should be familiar to everybody who’s seen The Fugitive.

Patreon readers got a bonus post that I’d meant to have written weeks earlier: a recap of MWC Barcelona in which I also gave away a global eSIM to the first reader to ask for it.

3/24/2026: The most innovative robotics and engineering companies of 2026, Fast Company

This list, the product of months of research and editorial back-and-forth, finally emerged online this week. And then we had to run a quick correction after one of the companies honored said that we’d mentioned an achievement that they did not want disclosed.

3/25/2026: Delivery Robots Have a Mapping Problem, PCMag

I sat down in a hotel lobby in Austin during SXSW with MJ Burk Chun, co-founder and vice president of product and design at Serve Robotics, to talk about the issues that company is working to address as it tries to scale up having four-wheeled robots cart food deliveries to customers.

3/27/2026: Google Ships Latest Android 17 Beta. Here’s What’s New, PCMag

In between having so many longer stories to write, I was happy to get one that I could bang out in an hour or so.

3/28/2026: United’s New Upgrades Aim to Keep You Online and Fully Charged at 35,000 Feet, PCMag

My week started with me flying to another one of United’s hubs–with the airline covering my airfare and lodging–for its United Elevated event at LAX. In addition to looping me into UA’s ambitions for its onboard product, this event doubled as a reunion with some of the avgeek journalists I met at Cranky Dorkfest in September and with my former Washington Post colleague Lori Aratani, who interviewed United CEO Scott Kirby onstage Tuesday morning.

3/29/2026: Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC, Ars Technica

I thought I saw an opportunity to write for this occasional client for the first time since the summer of 2023; fortunately, my editor then and now agreed.

‘The Comeback’ Incited Public Confusion While Recreating 2023 Strikes Outside WB Lot: “Cars Were Honking”
#Festivals #News #HBO #HBOMax #SAGAFTRA #SAGAFTRAstrike #SXSW #SXSWStudio #TheComeback #WGA #WGAStrike

https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-comeback-public-confusion-recreating-2023-strikes-wb-1236761758/

‘They Will Kill You’ Cast Joined Under One Condition: “Please Don’t Make It Camp”
#MovieNews #Movies #Andymuschietti #BarbaraMuschietti #HeatherGraham #Myhala #PatriciaArquette #SXSW #TheyWillKillYou #TomFelton #WarnerBros #ZazieBeetz

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/they-will-kill-you-zazie-beetz-patricia-arquette-camp-sxsw-1236540393/

‘They Will Kill You’ Review: Zazie Beetz Saves Sister From Wealthy Satanic Cult In Adrenaline-Pumping Thrill Ride — SXSW
#Festivals #Reviews #Myhala #PatriciaArquette #SXSW #TheyWillKillYou #TomFelton #ZazieBeetz

https://deadline.com/2026/03/they-will-kill-you-review-zazie-beetz-sxsw-1236746474/

‘Love Language’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz in a Romantic Dramedy That Offers Plenty of Talk but Too Little Feeling
#MovieReviews #Movies #AnthonyRamos #ChloeGraceMoretz #MannyJacinto #SXSW #SXSW2026 #SXSWFilmFestival #SXSWReviews

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/love-language-review-chloe-grace-moretz-manny-jacinto-1236525356/

‘DreamQuil’ Review: Elizabeth Banks and John C. Reilly in a Visually Adventurous Slice of Dystopia That Feels Like Yesterday’s News
#MovieReviews #Movies #ElizabethBanks #JohnCReilly #JulietteLewis #SofiaBoutella #SouthbySouthwest #SXSW #SXSW2026 #SXSWReviews

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/dreamquil-review-elizabeth-banks-john-c-reilly-1236533277/

‘Manhood’ Review: Daniel Lombroso Sensitively Navigates Insecurities of American Masculinity While Breaking Its Taboos
#Variety #Reviews #Manhood #SXSW

https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/manhood-review-documentary-penile-enhancement-1236685119/

‘Slanted’, SXSW ’25 Prize Winner, Debuts As Fest’s Latest Edition Kicks Off; Vietnamese Culinary Family Drama ‘Scent of Pho’ — Specialty Preview
#News #3388Films #GroupTheSchoepenhauerEffect #ScentofPho #Slanted #SpaceCowboy #SpecialtyPreview #SXSW

https://deadline.com/2026/03/new-indie-films-opening-slanted-sxsw-scent-of-pho-vietnam-1236752618/

‘Seekers Of Infinite Love’ Review: Hannah Einbinder and Justin Theroux Star In Smart Cult Comedy That’s Worthy Of A Cult Of Its Own – SXSW
#Festivals #News #GregKinnear #GriffinGluck #HannahEinbinder #JohnReynolds #JustinTheroux #JustineLupe #SeekersOfInfiniteLove #SouthBySouthwest #SXSW #VictoriaStrouse

https://deadline.com/2026/03/seekers-infinite-love-review-hannah-einbinder-comedy-sxsw-1236752037/

Lainey Wilson, Charley Crockett Get Showcases at SXSW (Exclusive)
#Music #MusicNews #LaineyWilson #SXSW

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/lainey-wilson-charley-crockett-playing-sxsw-2026-1236501773/

‘Ash’ Review: Eiza Gonzalez and Aaron Paul Star in Flying Lotus’ Trippy but Inert Space Drama
#MovieReviews #Movies #AaronPaul #EizaGonzález #FlyingLotus #SXSW #SXSW2025 #SXSWReviews

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/ash-review-flying-lotus-eiza-gonzalez-aaron-paul-1236163759/

‘The Python Hunt’ Review: One Invasive Species Pursues Another in a Quirky Doc About Snake-Chasing Florida Tourists
#MovieReviews #Movies #KillingIt #SouthbySouthwest #SXSW #SXSW2025 #SXSWReviews #ThePythonHunt #XanderRobin

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-python-hunt-review-1236158972/

Netflix Finalizes Acquisition Of Sundance Prize Winner ‘The Perfect Neighbor’; Plans 2025 Release
#Acquisitions #Documentary #Festivals #News #AjikaOwens #GeetaGandbhir #Netflix #SamPollard #SundanceFilmFestival #SusanLorincz #SXSW #ThePerfectNeighbor

https://deadline.com/2025/03/netflix-acquisition-the-perfect-neighbor-documentary-1236320662/

‘O’Dessa’ Review: Sadie Sink in a Post-Apocalyptic Rock Opera With Maximalist Style and Minimal Substance
#MovieReviews #Movies #KelvinHarrisonJr #MurrayBartlett #ReginaHall #SadieSink #SouthbySouthwest #SXSW #SXSW2025 #SXSWReviews

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/odessa-review-sadie-sink-1236158434/

Issa Rae on Black TV History: ‘They Built the Success of Their Networks on Our Backs, and We Almost Don’t Have Anything to Show For It’
#Variety #News #IssaRae #SeenandHeard #SXSW

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/issa-rae-tv-black-creators-seen-and-heard-doc-1236332079/

The event season is gearing up for an exciting month! Check out March's calendar: https://www.eventsforgamers.com/march-2025-game-industry-conference-and-convention-events-calendar/ 📅

Featured events include ➡️ GDC, PG Connects, Nvidia's GTC, and more. Which are you attending? #GameDev #Conference #GDC2025 #SXSW #MeetToMatch #IndieCade 🎉

The Accountant 2

https://frimoulux.com/the-accountant-2/

#BenAffleck #JonBernthal #CynthiaAddaiRobinson #JKSimmons #GavinOConnor #Comptable #Action #Thriller #Suite #Autisme #Mathématiques #Meurtre #Enquête #Frères #Trésorerie #ArgentSale #Criminels #Assassins #Énigme #Comptabilité #AmazonMGMStudios #SXSW #Première #SortieEnSalles #25Avril2025 #Trailer #Suspense #Mystère #Violence #Puzzle #Conspiration #Secrets #FilmAméricain #Casting #Production #Distribution

The Accountant 2

https://frimoulux.com/the-accountant-2/

#BenAffleck #JonBernthal #CynthiaAddaiRobinson #JKSimmons #GavinOConnor #Comptable #Action #Thriller #Suite #Autisme #Mathématiques #Meurtre #Enquête #Frères #Trésorerie #ArgentSale #Criminels #Assassins #Énigme #Comptabilité #AmazonMGMStudios #SXSW #Première #SortieEnSalles #25Avril2025 #Trailer #Suspense #Mystère #Violence #Puzzle #Conspiration #Secrets #FilmAméricain #Casting #Production #Distribution

The Accountant 2

https://frimoulux.com/the-accountant-2/

#BenAffleck #JonBernthal #CynthiaAddaiRobinson #JKSimmons #GavinOConnor #Comptable #Action #Thriller #Suite #Autisme #Mathématiques #Meurtre #Enquête #Frères #Trésorerie #ArgentSale #Criminels #Assassins #Énigme #Comptabilité #AmazonMGMStudios #SXSW #Première #SortieEnSalles #25Avril2025 #Trailer #Suspense #Mystère #Violence #Puzzle #Conspiration #Secrets #FilmAméricain #Casting #Production #Distribution

Sadie Sink Sings to Save the World in Trailer for Rock Opera ‘O’Dessa’
#MovieNews #Movies #KelvinHarrisonJr #MurrayBartlett #Music #Reginaking #SadieSink #SearchlightPictures #SXSW #Trailers

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odessa-trailer-sadie-sink-musical-1236135147/

“A disaster horror comedy that’s equal parts CAN’T HARDLY WAIT and IDLE HANDS, Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut Y2K is often hilariously sincere in its depiction of social and technological anxieties from the tail end of 1999….” 📽️ 🇺🇸 🎞️🍿 #film #movies #cinema #SXSW #SXSW2024 #CineMastodon

SXSW Review: Kyle Mooney’s Unhinged Directorial Debut Y2K Parties Like It’s 1999 https://thefilmstage.com/sxsw-review-kyle-mooneys-unhinged-directorial-debut-y2k-parties-like-its-1999/

‘The World According to Allee Willis’ Review: A Fascinating Doc Honors a Creative Force of Nature
#MovieReviews #Movies #SXSW #SXSW2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-world-according-to-allee-willis-review-1235859626/

The Best of SXSW Day Four: Eliza McLamb, Lip Critic, Rocket, and More https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/sxsw-day-four-bootsy-collins-eliza-mclamb-lip-critic-rocket-1234988925/ #BootsyCollins #LiveReviews #ElizaMcLamb #LipCritic #SwampDogg #SXSW2024 #Snooper #Music #SXSW #Zapp

Faye Webster Closes Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase With Late-Night Pedal-Steel Bliss https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/faye-webster-sxsw-red-clay-strays-future-of-music-showcase-1234988879/ #FutureofMusic2024 #FutureofMusic #RedClayStrays #LiveReviews #FayeWebster #SXSW2024 #direct #Music #Hinds #SXSW

Faye Webster Closes Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase With Late-Night Pedal-Steel Bliss https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/faye-webster-sxsw-red-clay-strays-future-of-music-showcase-1234988879/ #FutureofMusic2024 #FutureofMusic #RedClayStrays #LiveReviews #FayeWebster #SXSW2024 #direct #Music #Hinds #SXSW

The Best of SXSW Day Four: Eliza McLamb, Lip Critic, Rocket, and More https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/sxsw-day-four-bootsy-collins-eliza-mclamb-lip-critic-rocket-1234988925/ #BootsyCollins #LiveReviews #ElizaMcLamb #LipCritic #SwampDogg #SXSW2024 #Snooper #Music #SXSW #Zapp

‘The Gutter’ Review: Susan Sarandon and Shameik Moore Face Off in a Boisterous Bowling Comedy
#MovieReviews #Movies #Shameikmoore #SusanSarandon #SXSW #SXSW2024 #SXSWFilmFestival

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-gutter-review-susan-sarandon-shameik-moore-1235853866/

‘The Idea of You’ Review: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Charm in Michael Showalter’s Airy Rom-Com
#MovieReviews #Movies #AnneHathaway #NicholasGalitzine #SXSW #SXSW2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-1235852525/

‘The Greatest Hits’ Review: Lucy Boynton Time-Travels Back to Her Dead Boyfriend in Predictably Weepy Musical Drama
#MovieReviews #Movies #DavidCorenswet #JustinHMin #LucyBoynton #NedBenson #SXSW #SXSW2024 #SXSWFilmFestival

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-greatest-hits-review-lucy-boynton-1235853780/

Some are asking. Actually, for many of us who lived in Austin, we lost patience for SXSW some time in the early 1990s. It went from a week of sets at participating venues for exclusively *unsigned* bands to a music industry schmooze fest. So, it brought hordes of the most annoying douchebags imaginable to town to clog up the restaurants and bars. It became the one week you didn't want to go out. That was all before SXSW added a film festival and tech conference.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/has-sxsw-festival-lost-its-cool/

#SXSW #SXSW2024 #Gaza #Palestine #Austin

Austin4Palestine.org has a full list of all those who dropped out of South by Southwest (SXSW) 2024 events because of the participation of arms manufacturers who arm the Israeli military, and the “Super Sponsor" the US Army — who aid the IDF in myriad ways.

The list includes two musicians labor unions and the entire lineups of three independent record companies. Check out their music, see them live if you get the chance.

Austin Federation of Musicians (AFM 433)
United Musicians and Allied Workers
Tiger balm – RECORD LABEL
Keeled Scales – RECORD LABEL
Flatspot Records -Entire showcase

TC Superstar
Merce Lemon
Proper.
Squirrel Flower
Shalom
Eliza McLamb
Mamalarky
Abe Batshon
Amatheband
Bloomsday
The Curls
Greg Freeman
Buffalo Nichols
This is Lorelei
Madison Baker
Jess Cornelius
Groa
Lucîa Beyond
Luge
Fantasy of a broken heart
Friend
Birthday Girl
Lucy Kruger
MEDUSA
TAGABOW
Kneecap
Omni
Frances Chang
Gel
Winona Forever
gavin james
soda blonde
Scowl
Dear Life Records
Tomato Flower
Godcaster
Sarah Morrison
Kolb
Gold Dime
BabyBaby_Explores
Mei Semones
Smut
Lambrini Girls
Sprints
Little Mazarn
Yaya Bey
Enola Gay
The New Eves
Tetchy
Subsonic Eye
Conchúr White
Mick Flannery
Chalk
May Rio
Fust
The Armed
Lip Critic
Font
Discovery Zone
Allegra Krieger
Vera Ellen
cumgirl8
BODEGA
Farmers Wife
Reyna Tropical
Mindshrine
Pons
Robert grace
Cardinals
Rachel chinourini
Good looks
Holiday ghosts
Venus Twins
Teenage sequence
Big bill
Antiquated joke
Horse Jumper of Love
Ritual
Trauma Ray
Villagerrr
Buggin
Strange Joy
Lady Apple Tree
Zuck The System
Ben Aqua
Glare
Being Dead
Perfectly Imperfect (Music Newsletter)– SHOW CASE
High as fuck band
Shred flintstone
Shower curtain
Glixen
Joyer
Bbslugs
New dad
Gurriers
Thor Harris
Alex dl

#SXSW #SXSW2024 #Gaza #Palestine #Austin

‘Fly’ Directors Spent Seven Years Capturing the Drama Behind BASE Jumping
#MovieNews #Movies #SXSW #SXSW2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fly-directors-spent-seven-years-doc-1235853151/

‘I Wish You All the Best’ Review: Alexandra Daddario and Lena Dunham in Tommy Dorfman’s Sweet Nonbinary Coming-of-Age Comedy
#MovieReviews #Movies #AlexandraDaddario #ColeSprouse #LenaDunham #SXSW #SXSW2024 #SXSWFilmFestival #TommyDorfman

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/i-wish-you-all-the-best-review-lena-dunham-tommy-dorfman-1235853630/

Pourri CEO Suzy Batiz Talks “Alive Ideas” During House of Robb Discussion at SXSW
#GeneralNews #HouseofRobbRecap #SXSW #SXSW2024 #THROriginalVideo

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/pourri-ceo-suzy-batiz-house-of-robb-sxsw-1235852921/

OMFG I 💜 YOU DAHLIA LITHWICK!
"...there’s a brand-new berating in town that goes something like this: '... Why doesn’t anyone write about Y?'...
"it’s a way to fault #journalism writ large for the fact that we now live in bubbles so tiny they can only deliver the same content...
"...we can ask ourselves what matters to us, + why we aren’t seeing it, + how we might find it. "

https://slate.com/business/2024/03/news-algorithm-why-weve-gotten-so-bad-at-the-news.html

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i blame this phenomenon in #music too. 🙄 Hashtags mine. #SXSW #SXSW2024 #andsearchengines

“Many elected officials want the #disinformation. There are literally hundreds of election deniers in Congress. Do you think they’re going to allow a federal agency to counter disinformation?”

Is our #democracy ready for #AI technologies? Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti reports from #SXSW: https://www.texasobserver.org/sxsw-disinformation-artificial-intelligence/

#politics #USpol #news #elections #LLM #Austin #Texas #SXSW2024 #war

‘Civil War’ Review: Alex Garland’s Dystopian Thriller Starring Kirsten Dunst Stimulates the Intellect, if Not the Emotions
#MovieReviews #Movies #A24 #Caileespaeny #KirstenDunst #NickOfferman #SXSW #SXSW2024 #WagnerMoura

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/civil-war-review-kirsten-dunst-alex-garland-1235852455/

‘Doin’ It’ Review: Lilly Singh’s High-School Sex-Ed Comedy Gets an Incomplete
#MovieReviews #Movies #AnaGasteyer #LillySingh #SouthbySouthwest #SXSW #SXSW2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/doin-it-lilly-singh-movie-review-1235851151/

‘A Nice Indian Boy’ Review: Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff in a Winning Gay Rom-Com
#MovieReviews #Movies #JonathanGroff #KaranSoni #SXSW #SXSW2024 #SXSWFilmFestival

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-nice-indian-boy-review-jonathan-groff-karan-soni-1235851111/

‘Arcadian’ Review: Nicolas Cage Headlines a Post-Apocalyptic Drama That Rarely Lives Up to Its Potential
#MovieReviews #Movies #NicholasCage #SXSW #SXSW2024 #SXSWFilmFestival

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/arcadian-review-nicolas-cage-1235849239/