Behind the Curtain: The Real Story of SXSW’s First Chaotic Year
It Was Messy from the Start People see SXSW now and think it must have always been this way—polished, sprawling, international. But the truth is, the first year of SXSW was chaos. Beautiful, maddening, joyful chaos. There was no template, no step-by-step plan. Just a handful of us who believed Austin deserved something more, something […]
Why I’m Opening a Bookstore at 74 (and What I Hope Happens There)
A New Chapter, Literally At 74, most people are settling down. Slowing the pace. Reflecting on what they’ve done. Me? I’m opening a bookstore. It’s not a retirement project. It’s not a nostalgic nod to the past. It’s the most alive I’ve felt in a long time, and maybe the most connected I’ve ever felt […]