Tucker Whatley

South by South Lawn brings music, film, and more to the White House By Tucker Whatley, 3:00PM, Fri. Sep. 2, 2016 South by Southwest is a cultural behemoth that refuses to stop growing, taking over more of Austin, extending its tendrils to new subjects like fashion and education. Soon, the borders of Austin will not be enough to contain it, as the megafestival turns its colonizing eye toward our nation’s capital. President Obama at SXSW 2016 (Photo by Gary Miller) On Monday, Oct.

Remember when Mortal Kombat was going to destroy civilization? Gaming in 2019 is bigger and more culturally relevant than ever before, with hundreds of millions – if not billions – of people regularly coming into contact with games and the communities surrounding them. But this is also a period of rapid, unpredictable change, with a dazzling array of new technologies and trends competing for audiences' attention.

The word "varsity" nestles in the American psyche alongside vivid, sporty imagery of grass-stained uniforms, letter jackets, and screaming bleachers; but faculty at Concord­ia University are banking on the term taking on a new association in the near future – the dark, quiet intensity of e-sports.