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The Disaster Artist Celebrates Accidental Celebrity

There was a palpable air of anticipation coming from many directions at once at the Paramount Theatre’s 2017 SXSW Film Festival screening of The Disaster Artist. James Franco had written, directed and starred in the adaptation of Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell’s book of the same name about the bizarre…

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(L-R) Seth Rogen, Tommy Wiseau, James Franco, Greg Sestero, and Dave Franco at the SXSW premiere of The Disaster Artist. Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

In Workplaces and Workspaces, Women Change the Dynamics

The technology industry has a record of being unwelcoming and even harmful to women. Accusations of sexual harassment and pay gaps, especially for women of color, have plagued companies, with Google and Uber especially coming under recent scrutiny. “I believe that tech has a long way to go because the…

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Whitney Wolfe (R) during "The Future of Connection" session at SXSW 2017. Photo by David Zacek

Urban Artists Make Cities Their Canvases

There was a time when “public art” consisted of putting up a statue in a heavily trafficked part of a city to commemorate some often long-gone historical figure. Now the city landscape itself has become an artistic medium, and few artists are more adept at using it than Janet Echelman…

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Overwatch Starts a League of Its Own

Global crises bring people together, even in the digital space. From Counterstrike to Call of Duty to Starcraft, conflicts between terrorists, nations and species have driven millions of players to mash buttons together. But few games have had the rabid appeal of Overwatch, which has developed a strong enough competitive…

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Good Intentions Key to Meaningful Social Media Engagements

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning—before making coffee, before brushing your teeth...before you even put your feet on the floor? Most people check their phones for email, notifications, tweets they missed and the latest news headlines. Over the past year, those headlines have…

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Jose Luis Vilson Heard Education’s Calling

More than likely, you have been at a crossroads at some point in your life. One direction seemed sensible, maybe lucrative, and safe—while the other promised to be interesting, fun, and though not monetarily rewarding, had the potential to leave you fulfilled. José Luis Vilson encountered this dilemma in 2004,…

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The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, November 3

Topics to be pondered after reading The Daily Chord this week: Industry-wide sexual harassment revelations continue, ticket scalpers are bad, streaming services are making all the money, and decades later, Bob Dylan's 'gospel' period still confounds. Subscribe to our email blast for an inbox reminder of the top music stories…

BY Hayden Bagot

25 Years of SXSW Film Festival – Lena Dunham

To commemorate the 25th edition of the SXSW Film Festival, we continue our weekly alumni spotlight on careers launched, artists discovered, powerful performances, and more with actress, writer, and filmmaker Lena Dunham. Dunham’s first feature as writer, director, producer and star, Creative Nonfiction premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in…

BY Neha Aziz
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