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Dispatches from the South by Southwest music, film and interactive conferences.

Dispatches from the South by Southwest music, film and interactive conferences.

  1. Street Style at SXSW

    The kickoff of the music-festival style season happened in Austin, Tex., at SXSW.

     

  2. Critic’s Notebook

    SXSW: From Exclusive Performances to Cellphone Souvenirs

    The initial lure of South by Southwest in 1987 was site-specific and ephemeral; now this music festival generates content for people who don’t have to be there.

    By Jon Pareles

     

  3. Mike Birbiglia Discusses ‘Don’t Think Twice’ at SXSW

    The writer and director talks about his film about a troupe of improv performers.

    By Mekado Murphy

     

  4. Review: Iggy Pop and his ‘Post Pop Depression Tour’

    His new album may be called “Post Pop Depression,” and he may hint that it’s his last, but at South by Southwest he was forceful and swaggering.

    By Jon Pareles

     

  5. Pee-wee Herman’s Big SXSW Adventure

    After a 28-year break, a new movie about the perpetually young-at-heart character is unveiled, and the star, Paul Reubens, explains how it came to be.

    By Mekado Murphy

     

  6. At SXSW, a Woman Who Had a Stroke Turns Director

    After a brain hemorrhage at 34, Lotje Sodderland started recording her recovery and wound up with a film executive-produced by David Lynch.

    By Simone S. Oliver

     

  7. At SXSW, ‘Hardcore Henry’ Stars You and Film Fans Cheer

    The director Ilya Naishuller explains how he shot his thriller and why women can relate to a male hero much easier than men can relate to a female one.

    By Mekado Murphy

     

  8. State of the Art

    At SXSW, a Shift From Apps to a Tech Lifestyle

    Tech has become a lifestyle brand, and products at the tech festival are more informed by the theories and practices that have ruled the business.

    By Farhad Manjoo

     

  9. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg at SXSW With ‘Preacher’ and ‘Sausage Party’

    The creative duo brought two very different projects to screen at the festival.

    By Mekado Murphy

     

  10. Joe Berlinger Discusses His Feel-Good Tony Robbins Film

    The director says his film about seminars led by Mr. Robbins, a popular life coach, sprang from a transformative experience he had in attending one.

    By Mekado Murphy