James Talarico jabs social media giants for poisoning minds of America’s youth

AUSTIN — Texas Rep. James Talarico, who’s running for U.S. Senate, used a SXSW appearance over the weekend to attack big tech and its algorithms for poisoning the minds of America’s youth, especially young men. During a live taping of Vox Media’s Raging Moderates podcast, Talarico blamed social medi

Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Robert Plant, Humbe, Zach Bryan, Paisley Fields

This week, San Antonio music fans can enjoy seeing an old dog from the UK who’s mastered some tricks or a rising Mexican star deemed one of the artists shaping the future of music. There’s also plenty of cool stuff somewhere between. Let’s dive in. Wednesday, March 18 Fred Eaglesmith Canada’s Fred E

A tale of two SXSW festivals

Austin multimedia festival SXSW has long been a maelstrom of chaos, but this tendency was amplified with its 40th installment, which started March 12 and ends this Wednesday. At least in part, this year’s confusion can be chalked up to the even more nebulous nature of the festival. The official even

Shredding the Constitution with Texas AG candidates Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy

Editor’s note: Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Texas Republicans have managed to produce a runoff for state attorney general that should have anyone with a modicum of concern about their civil liberties shitting bricks. On one side is State Sen. Mayes Middleton, the oil-ri