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Sunday, October 20, 2019

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

the sound shirt lets deaf people feel music using haptic sensors

www.designboom.com: the soundshirt is a haptic wearable device that allows deaf users to feel music on their skin. designed by fashion tech company cute circuit, the sound shirt brings music to life using a series of haptic sensors that are built into the material.

#PayUpHollywood Sheds Light on Low Assistant Pay

Variety: It’s no secret that many assistants in Hollywood bear heavy workloads for low pay. But the entertainment industry’s labor practices when it comes to those workers have now become the subject of intense social-media scrutiny.

Gradually Finding The Leader Within

Butts In the Seats: One of the first things I appreciated about Sudmann’s talk was that he acknowledged that good leadership is a lot easier in theory than in practice. As a subordinate, we always have ideas running through our heads about how we would do a better job than our bosses if we were in charge. Then when we are actually put in charge, we get bogged down with all the details and demands for our time.

Using the Arts as a Pathway to Empathy

www.cmu.edu/news: Rachel Harry of Hood River, Oregon, flew under the radar for 30 years and then, one day, it all changed. The theatre arts educator from Hood River Valley High School was named the third Excellence in Theatre Education Award (EITEA) winner at the 71st Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Suddenly Harry was the focus of media attention and, to her surprise, asked to be a TedX presenter. Her presentation was titled "Theater education is going to save the world."

Why the Oscars, Emmys and Tonys Are Not Ready for They and Them

The New York Times: Sam Smith, the British crooner with a voice often described as heaven sent, announced in September that “my pronouns are they/them.” Days later, the Brit Awards, which had nominated Smith for top male artist earlier in the year, said the categories would be reconsidered for 2021.

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