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VOLUME 12, ISSUE 3
EVERY ISSUE
6 | AT A GLANCE
Learn more about the
essential SXSW GO app
12 | IN BRIEF
Updates from the
SXSW family of events
64 | A LOOK BACK
2018 SXSW EDU Opening
Keynote: The Moth
Storytellers
FEATURES
24 | Ta-Nehisi Coates
Esteemed writer balances diverse array
of projects
26 | Ernest Cline
Ready Player One author excited for film
adaptation's release
28 | Amber Venz Box
How an online fashionista already sees
the future
30 | Lyor Cohen
Why is YouTube's Global Music Head
so optimistic?
STORIES
32 | Young Guru
Meet the engineer behind so many familiar songs
34 | Female Film Directors
Wider equality movement reflected in 2018
SXSW Film program
36 | VR Innovation in the U.K.
New tech meets traditional art forms with
exciting results
38 | Eddy Cue
Apple VP ready for tech giant's next big leap
Cover: Amber Venz Box, photo by Mindy Bird
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Park, Leann Pendley, Krista Quiroga , Cathy Ricks,
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EDITORIAL
CONTRIBUTORS
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Essential information to help you navigate SXSW.
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