Edward Snowden

SXSWistful

I’m sitting in a darkened theater watching a comedy show. The room seats 90 people. It’s a late show, and I only stayed out because there’s a writer from The Daily Show performing. Then the host comes out and says, “We have a very special guest with us tonight…Mr. Judd Apatow.” That’s right, the director […]

Edward Snowden Keynote

Edward Snowden spoke at SXSW over a very choppy video feed, but it wasn’t the fault of technology, his signal was bouncing over seven proxies in order to keep him safe. The thirty year old is currently living in Russia after he made public classified documents about NSA spying programs last summer. Ben Wizner and […]

What Keynote is SXSWi Most Excited To See?

SXSW attracts some of the brightest and most forward thinking people to come share their ideas and experiences. This year the keynotes represent a diverse group of technologists, scientists, artists, and journalists. These are the Keynote speakers this year and the attention they have garnered on twitter since their announcement of being a SXSW keynote. […]