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South by Southwest is known for having its finger on the pulse of all things technology and business, and this year was no different. However, the bustling festival scene couldn’t escape the environment in which it exists - in a year of Amazon sex trafficking scandals, security breaches, Russian interference, Hollywood, Google and Uber harassment scandals, a serious look at the structure of certain industries had to be examined.
The doors to the Austin Public Library opened to the public last Saturday, Oct. 28. Located on 710 W. Cesar Chavez Street, its contemporary, energy-efficient structure makes it unlike any other library in the city.
In today’s modern world of technology, it is no surprise that fashion is closely tied to innovation. Whether it’s protecting our environment or collaborating with tech companies, designers and manufacturers continue to push the boundaries of the industry, ensuring there is no shortage of new developments.
A group of young girls type away on a computer after school on a sunny afternoon at a local school. These girls express their voices as part of a program that allows them to write content and contribute to an online magazine for issues that matter to them and their peers such as beauty and college.
There was always that one kid who claimed to have a girlfriend he met at summer camp. They were star-crossed lovers, and she lived out of state... And no one believed it for a second. (Think Napoleon Dynamite, carrying around the head shot of his girlfriend who just happens to go to a different school).
This year’s South By Southwest had its fair share of glaring issues, as does everything that happens — ever. Some of the more pressing matters concerned fan safety, the evermore-exclusionary atmosphere and the oversaturation of big ass businesses. But please, save the commentary on Austin’s increasing corporatization for a more pretentious article. There is a more minute, but infinitely frustrating problem that has been making its presence known at every live music event, be it at Red 7 or Austin Music Hall.
