South by Southwest

Reports from the movie, music and interactive festivals in Austin, Tex.

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March 19

The Daily Show With…Glenn Beck?

Jon Stewart devoted the better part of Thursday's "Daily Show" to an extended impersonation of his Fox News adversary Glenn Beck.

March 19

SXSW: When Sponsors Attack

As Here We Go Magic played, the Harley-Davidson booth invited people to sit on its motorcycles and go VROOM VROOM.

March 19

SXSW: Do the Monkey on a Stick

DJ Jubilee listed, performed and urged dozens of dance moves on the crowd.

March 18

SXSW: Two Takes on the Bronx

Bicoastal versions of The Bronx at the South by Southwest festival.

March 18

Fortunes Improve for ‘Miracle Worker’

After two weeks of doubts about the financial viability of the Broadway revival of "The Miracle Worker," its producers have completed a new round of financing that will allow the play to keep running through mid-April in hopes of appealing to spring vacation theatergoers.

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