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South By Southwest (SXSW) began in 1987 as a music festival to showcase independent music. Held every year in Austin, Texas, SXSW has grown dramatically and it now includes not only an expanded music festival, but also a film festival and extensive exhibits for interactive and new media and new technology.
Here is an interesting article about the new technology shown at this year’s SXSW that has created the biggest buzz:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/tech/innovation/5-things-sxsw/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5
Articles of Interest
Here is a nice article about a truly talented Pittsburgher, Michael Mitnick. I have known him since he was a teenager and am really proud of his success in the entertainment industry.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/theater-dance/fox-chapel-grad-is-getting-green-light-for-stage-film-projects-678045
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I represent and have represented several folks who have done “reality television” shows. As long as they are consenting adults and understand the legal and personal consequences of the decision to appear in a show like that, I think it is just fine. However, I have a real problem when parents exploit their kids in this way. I think that shows like this diminish us all as human beings. American pop culture has been embraced by most of the world for decades. It is a real pity that this type of programming is becoming our latest export.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2284237/Honey-Boo-Boo-goes-world-domination-reality-set-hit-Eastern-Europe.html
