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Page 11 Page 23 Page 18 Photo by Mona T. Brooks Photo by Julian Bajsel On the Cover: Lee Daniels, photos by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images VOLUME 11, ISSUE 1 Publishers Roland Swenson, Nick Barbaro, Louis Black Editor Andy Smith Art Director Eleanor B. Rosaire Pousson Advertising Katharyn Howe, Una Johnston, Katie King, Mirko Whitfield, SXSW Contributors Jody Arlington, Amy Braband, Rory Burbeck, Justin Burnham, Brett Cannon, Chris Cantu, Morgan Catalina, Hugh Forrest, Shelley Hiam, Zach Horn, Una Johnston, JIm Kolmar, April Litz, Andrew McNeill, Bobby Nall, Dean Palm, Leeann Pendley, Cathy Ricks, Ari Roth, Amy Wanke, Stacey Wilhelm, Luann Williams, Julie Yost SXSW 2017 Logo Design Foxtrot Bravo Alpha [FBA] Contributors Shermakaye Bass, Jared Dubin, Eli Fernandez, Cisco Gilliland, Linda Laban, Patrick Nichols, Danielle Nussbaum, Rob Preliasco, Susan Elizabeth Shepard, Jenny Smith, Nigel M. Smith, Dan Solomon, Luke Torn SXSW Headquarters PO Box 685289, Austin TX 78768 US Tel 512/467-7979, Fax 512/451-0754 Email: sxsw SXSW Sales & Exhibitions MUSIC: Stacie Cline, cline@sxsw.com FILM: Katharyn Howe, katharyn@sxsw.com INTERACTIVE: Wendy Cummings, wendy@sxsw.com, Katie King, katie@sxsw.com GAMING: Justin Burnham, jburnham@sxsw.com SALES: sxsw.com/sales SPONSORSHIPS: Scott McNearney, mcnearney@sxsw.com SXSW Music, U.K. & Ireland Una Johnston, 9 The Coach Yard, Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary IRELAND Tel/Fax: +353 505 42570 SXSW Europe & Int'l. Business Development Mirko Whitfield, Blaihofstrasse 4, #10, 72074 Tuebingen-Pfrondorf, GERMANY SXSW Japan Hiroshi Asada, #406 2-3-21 Kabukicho Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-0021 SXSW Australia, New Zealand & Hawaii Phil Tripp, 60 King St., Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Australia, +61 (2) 6652 6675 SXSW Brazil Tracy Mann SXSW Central, South America & Caribbean Peter Lewis SXSWORLD (ISSN 1935-1496) is published by SXSW, LLC. five times per year in May, November, February and twice in March at 400 Bowie St, Austin, TX 78703. © 2016 SXSW, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Periodicals postage paid in Austin, TX and at additional mailing offices. "SXSW" and "South By Southwest" are registered trademarks owned by SXSW, LLC. Subscriptions are provided annually with paid registrations to the SXSW Conferences. Email for inquiries POSTMASTER: Send address changes to SXSWORLD PO Box 685289, Austin TX 78768 CONTENTS SXSW.COM | N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 6 | SXS W O R L D 1 2 6 30 4 9 10 12 15 16 17 19 21 22 24 27 28 IN EVERY ISSUE At A Glance Understand the new expanded badge access for 2017 New & Noteworthy Updates from the SXSW family of events A Look Back: John Hanke Niantic CEO gave Pokemon GO preview at SXSW 2016 FEATURES SXSW Eco 2016! Remembering October's conference in words and pictures South By South Lawn SXSW goes to Washington Dr. Jennifer Doudna CRISPR-Cas9 innovator and the new frontier of "designer genes" Lee Daniels Film and TV maverick on turning struggles into screen success Pussy Riot Nadya Tolokonnikova driving Russian agitprop collective forward Bill Nye The Science Guy's climate change empowerment message at SXSW Eco John Maeda Design guru discusses importance of remembering the human element Kate Crawford Artifical Intelligence speaker on why ethics must be a focal point The Solo Way Transparent creator is making her own television revolution Virtual Reality Concerts Could a VR headset be your front-row seat or backstage pass? Hip-Hop & Urban Planning SXSW Eco session examined mid-century building schemes and rap SURVIVE: Belated Exposure In digital realm, sometimes musician's popular notice comes late The eSports Bubble Will online gaming become more popular than live sports?

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