Co-written by director Jeff Baena and star Alison Brie, Spin Me Round follows a familiar Eat Pray Love-esque premise: Woman lives a boring life, goes to Europe, and learns how to live life to the fullest. While its wacky twists certainly set it apart, it fails to offer a consistent narrative. Brie’s Amber works as …
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SXSW Newsletter: Can NFTs help musicians?
Sign up to receive Internet Insider, a daily newsletter from the Daily Dot, in your inbox. Hey readers! Andrew here. Welcome to a special edition of Internet Insider. South by Southwest is winding down, but our team of reporters are still on the ground hunting for the best stories. Today we’ve got a column from Ramon …
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SXSW: FaZe Clan CEO Lee Trink talks web3 and future of gaming and entertainment
As the fields of entertainment and gaming have merged over the past few years, the massive esports and gaming organization FaZe Clan is one of the most well-known names in the biz with more than 12 teams. They have established a die-hard fanbase at the intersection of gaming and youth entertainment, with over 33 million …
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Newsletter: Paris Hilton’s call to ‘rage in the metaverse’ at SXSW
Sign up to receive Internet Insider, a daily newsletter from the Daily Dot, in your inbox. Hey readers! Andrew here. Welcome to a special edition of Internet Insider. We’re switching it up a bit for today’s SXSW email. Today, our Culture Editor Tiffany Kelly takes you inside Paris Hilton’s DJ set that was a tie-in to …
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SXSW: Mark Zuckerberg makes first public statement on Ukraine, preaches metaverse potential
It wouldn’t be a Mark Zuckerberg event without a little awkward silence, would it? Calling in remotely from what appeared to be his home, Zuckerberg encountered a bit of a lag when beginning his conversation with Shark Tank host and entrepreneur Daymond John. The featured session on Tuesday was a discussion about how the metaverse …
Newsletter: Creator economy burnout at SXSW
Sign up to receive Internet Insider, a daily newsletter from the Daily Dot, in your inbox. Hey readers! Andrew here. Welcome to a special edition of Internet Insider. We’re still on the ground at South by Southwest. We hope you’ve enjoyed our special edition emails so far! Ramon, our news director, writes about how the music industry portion of …
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SXSW 2022: What’s next for Birds Aren’t Real founder Peter McIndoe?
“Who has seen a baby pigeon before?” BuzzFeed anchor Zach Stafford asked the audience at the SXSW conference Monday afternoon during his panel discussion with Peter McIndoe, the 23-year-old mastermind behind Birds Aren’t Real (BAR). (“OK, one person,” Stafford quipped, after an audience member raised their hand. “That’s deep state.”) For those unfamiliar: Birds Aren’t …
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SXSW review: Halina Reijn’s intense whodunnit ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ satirizes the toxicity of 20-something trust-funders
A subversive slasher/whodunit centered on a toxic group of rich 20-somethings locked down in a mansion for a “hurricane party,” Bodies Bodies Bodies is an absolute trip. From the opening scene’s Slayyyter needle-drop, Halina Reijn’s second feature immediately centers its target on Gen-Z, warping into a suspenseful romp. Its scare tactics stem more from a …
SXSW: Creator economy gurus talk brand partnerships and creative burnout
A room full of creators, agents, social media stars, and brand reps gathered at SXSW today to listen to a panel of well-known creator economy experts. The roster included creator economy reporter Kaya Yurieff of The Information; Lauren Zoltick, head of social and partnerships at stock media company Storyblocks; Samir Chaudry, YouTuber and co-founder of …
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SXSW: Actor Ben McKenzie’s crypto skepticism brings the blockchain conversation back to earth
In a conference full of blockchain optimism, actor-turned-anti-crypto-writer Ben McKenzie’s panel on crypto skepticism was a grounding reminder of the current realities of cryptocurrency and NFTs. McKenzie has received a lot of attention for becoming a vocal critic of cryptocurrency, an anomaly among the rising number of celebrities shilling new coins and NFTs. In a …
SXSW: Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness and influencer ALOK call for a complete degendering of the fashion and beauty industries
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house today when online sensations Jonathan Van Ness and ALOK joined together at South by Southwest (SXSW) to tell powerful stories of the experience of beauty as gender non-conforming people. There was also no lack of whoops and hollers as the panel advocated for radical overhauls of the …
SXSW review: ‘The Lost City’ is a screwball comedy that leans into its silliness
As a modern screwball comedy, The Lost City checks a lot of boxes. There’s a woman more focused on her career than dating, and a man who is trying to get her attention. There’s a mythical place that the main characters are all trying to reach. There’s travel, adventure, and survival. If you put a …
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