Volume 35, Number 29
Issue Supplement
Guide to SXSW 2016
features
Knowledge is power, and we've got the know-how to guide you to your best Fest yet
Your guide to free events at week two of SXSW
BY TUCKER WHATLEY
news
Michael Cargill thrives in the age of open carry
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
SXSW in full bloom
BY NICK BARBARO
Winning elections is so much easier when there are so few voters!
BY AMY KAMP
Fallout continues from a study showing negative effects of cutting Planned Parenthood from the Women's Health Program
BY MARY TUMA
Ballot language to remain the same
BY MAC MCCANN
Mayors tackle school finance at SXSWedu
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
State allows family detention centers to skirt the rules and become child care centers
BY DINA SAMIR SHEHATA
Adam Kelly Ward set to die March 22
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Annual count reveals a 20% increase in homelessness
BY MAKEDA EASTER
Transforming humans into billboards
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
So you're hungry at SXSW?
BY THE FOOD STAFF
Suffering through Austin's hangover cures
BY BRANDON WATSON
SXSW is brewing
BY ERIC PUGA
Innovative fare mixed with some sour notes
BY MELODY FURY
Writing a food column during SXSW isn't easy
BY BRANDON WATSON
music
2015-16 Winners
SXSW MUSIC
Fear of Missing Out at SXSW Music 2016? Best pack it in now.
BY KEVIN CURTIN
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
BY LIBBY WEBSTER
BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ
Nine must-see showcases
BY TIM STEGALL
BY THOMAS FAWCETT
BY LIBBY WEBSTER
BY THOMAS FAWCETT
Only Thursday night of SXSW rivals Wednesday for talent – especially the showcases
BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
National / international – we have your destination showcase
BY JIM CALIGIURI
Last night stick-arounds
SXSW Record Reviews
Discs to soundtrack your SXSW
screens
SXSW FILM
Duo discuss their new doc show Gaycation
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Acclaimed actor talks about fear and apathy
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Influential multihyphenate talks hip-hop and The Get Down
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Gary Numan doc gets to the heart of the matter
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Doc Presenting Princess Shaw looks at connectivity in the modern age
BY JESSI CAPE
SXSW INTERACTIVE
“I’ll go back to brunch, motherfucker. I don’t care.”
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
The future is here, and it looks a whole lot like a human
BY JESSI CAPE
The Scandal star talks Twitter and activism through beauty
BY SARAH MARLOFF
NBA commissioner talks TV, social media, and LeBron's appeal
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Bringing The Thomas Crown Affair to Shondaland
BY JACOB CLIFTON
Film Reviews
Melissa Rauch stars as a foul-mouthed former Olympics champ
Sacha Baron Cohen's spy comedy goes awry
Sally Field is spectacular in this gently lovesick and funny dramedy
Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups is a vessel half-empty
Is a boy with special gifts a savior or a weapon – or neither?
This Christian-centric film wears its faith on its sleeve
Partake. Enjoy. And tips for townies.
Unrelated Cloverfield follow-up is a dandy suspenser
arts & culture
Why the first collection of the Bard's plays is such a big deal and cause to celebrate on his 400th death anniversary
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
With Will Eno's comic drama, HPT brings a funny kind of fear to the 'burbs
This show's three artists display creative, complex alternatives to the meat sacks we all share
columns
Seven-day visit to the forbidden island unveils a vibrant culture
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
SXSW co-founder passes away on first day of festival
BY NICK BARBARO
The end (of SX) is nigh, but she won't go down without a fight
BY SARAH MARLOFF
People are just no damn good
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY JEN SORENSEN
BY TONY MILLIONAIRE
BY SAM HURT
BY LANCE MYERS
BY TOM TOMORROW