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VOLUME 13, ISSUE 2
6 | AT A GLANCE
Meet Sophie Roach, SXSW
2019's Registrant Bag Artist
10 | IN BRIEF
Updates from the
SXSW family of events
56 | A LOOK BACK
2019 SXSW EDU Opening
Keynote: The Aspen Institute
FEATURES
22 | Bozoma Saint John
Marketing executive
explains why empathy
is good for business
24 | Us
Winston Duke discusses
his role in SXSW 2019's
Opening Night Film
26 | T Bone Burnett
Musician and producer
stands quietly on the
shoulders of history
28 | Kimberly Bryant
Black Girls Code founder
is this year's Interactive
Hall of Fame inductee
STORIES
32 | Seth Rogen
Actor/filmmaker wants
to find substance behind
the laughs
36 | Ross Golan
Multi-platinum songwriter
on his creative process,
podcasting, and advocacy
40 | Arlan Hamilton
Diversity-focused investor
is funding startups for
Silicon Valley outsiders
44 | Shrill
New Hulu series premieres in
SXSW Film's Episodic Program
48 | The Chills
New Zealand indie music
legends make dramatic
return on stage and screen
52 | Algorave
Live coding events create
new type of social gatherings
Cover: Bozoma Saint John,
Photo by Maya Darasaw,
MAD Works Photography
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PUBLISHERS
Roland Swenson, Nick Barbaro, Louis Black
EDITOR
Andy Smith
ART DIRECTOR
Shelley Hiam
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Foxtrot
ART
ART DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND DIGITAL MEDIA
Cathy Ricks, April Litz, Zach Horn, Robin Welch,
Mara Fleet , Jamie Miller, Krista Quiroga , Kayla Dockery,
Kelly Cameron, Leeann Pendley
EDITORIAL
CONTRIBUTORS
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Aimee Levitt , Amy Nicholson, Doyin Oyeniyi,
Jenny Smith, Noah Stroehle
SXSW CONTRIBUTORS
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Chris Backus, Hayden Bagot , Rory Burbeck,
Chris Cantu, Lisa Hang , Jim Kolmar, John Krause,
Nicole Krause, Andrew McNeill, Casper Mills,
Jordan Ornelas, Chloe Quakenbush, Pam Renteria ,
Jordan Roberts, Julia Shatilo, Dev Sherlock,
Chondra Washington, Gary Watkins,
Catlin Whitington, Miranda Wylie
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