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Sunday, January 20, 2019

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

The Most Dangerous Tools in America

Porch: From hammers to hacksaws, the tools of home improvement can turn dangerous quickly if misused. For novices and experts alike, a lapse in focus or preparation can have painful consequences—leaving the homeowner hurt and the project half-finished. Still, the risks of home improvement haven't dimmed DIY enthusiasm, with millennials particularly eager to attempt their own upgrades. If you have your heart set on getting handy, you'll need to know which tools are most likely to cause injury and which common accidents to avoid.

10 Creators On When They Knew They Had to Make a Change in Their Careers

Adobe 99U: Change is inevitable. Without it, we would cease to exist. It is happening every day, in imperceptible ways and major milestones that alter the course of everything, like getting married, switching careers, and having children.

But sometimes you need to seek out change. You are in a slump, feeling uninspired, unhappy, or stuck. It is during these times that the changes we make – subtle or large – often have the biggest impact on our lives. So we asked 10 creatives, from creative directors to photographers, what change they made in their life and what impact it has had on their work.

Health Implications and Safety Tips for Desktop 3D Printing

www.buildings.com: When we think of 3D printing, thoughts of medical advancements and manufactured parts for cars and airplanes come to mind. It’s a groundbreaking technology that’s only becoming more popular – and more accessible in non-industrial environments like offices and schools. In 2018, the industry experienced 21 percent growth and has exceeded $7 billion, according to Forbes.

New Streaming Platform Threatens to Disrupt Theatre Business

www.forbes.com: New musicals might soon be aiming to appear on the screen instead of the stage.

After growing frustrated with the business of Broadway, a team of determined theatre professionals set out to establish a new paradigm for the creation and presentation of musicals. Their new company, Streaming Musicals, films and distributes new shows across the globe in 4K resolution for less than what a Broadway show spends on marketing each month.

In Search of Authenticity

HowlRound Theatre Commons: As a wheelchair user, Belluso, who died in 2006, wrote complex and richly nuanced plays that defied the dominant disability narrative of “extraordinary-individual-who-overcomes-personal-tragedy.” Instead, he provided a critical examination of how American society treats individuals with disabilities. Resisting the commercial desire for these stories to be inspirational, Belluso’s work challenges audiences to view disability as an experience shaped by socially constructed notions.

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