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Here and around the globe, the cancellation of the 2020 South by Southwest Festival and Conference was a startlement, and one of the first chilling signs that COVID-19 was going to seriously disrupt our lives and livelihoods. A year later, weve still not returned to "normal" – and maybe we never will. But we have, collectively, gotten better at this thing – at being safer, and at being more innovative. Same goes for the worlds largest commingling of cutting-edge technology and culture. SXSW...

1. Creative Box Studios, launched in November of 2020, is an online platform that offers live online art workshops led by emerging women artists: They send you a kit with all necessary supplies in the mail, and they teach the classes right there on your favorite screen. This is not the fierce course of study that you’ll find in the Atelier we referenced earlier; this is arting of a more recreational sort, and a bright respite from the pandemic (or, we daresay, boredom in general). 2. The Ca...

Reply Its a time of giving, and mom-and-pop shops, boutiques and bigger retailers offer myriad gift ideas — from bourbon to skydiving. (Shutterstock) AUSTIN, TX — Its the season of giving as a way to show goodwill in the coming year. Not to be left behind, area retailers offer an abundance of gift options — many with a quintessential Texas twist —from barbecue sauce to skydiving. The list is heavy on spirits to help ring in the New Year with a meaningul toast. "The Old Coupland Inn and...