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Sunday, September 18, 2022

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

L.A. Opera Costume Shop Workers Seek Fair Contract – Deadline

Deadline: Seeking a fair contract, costume shop workers at the Los Angeles Opera will be handing out leaflets to patrons at the opera’s opening-night gala on September 17. They voted overwhelmingly in favor of being represented by IATSE Local 768 last year, but the union says they’ve “grown frustrated as management continues to stall negotiations.

The Trickiest Costume Design In The Crown Wasn't For A Royal

www.slashfilm.com: When you're creating a series about a larger-than-life dynasty, you're bound to run into a few challenges — especially if the royal family in question tries to block production whenever possible. From choosing the juiciest plotlines to constantly recasting amid time jumps, there's plenty of work to be done. But surprisingly, the most difficult costume to create wasn't some elaborate ballgown or detailed outfit.

Harry Styles ‘ Don’t Worry Darling’ Fashion: Best Suits From ‘DWD’

StyleCaster: He’s so golden. Harry Styles’ Don’t Worry Darling wardrobe is stunning. The 28-year-old singer and actor looks sleek alongside co-star Florence Pugh in his new movie, however, there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to the psychological thriller’s costuming.

HP Made a Robot That Prints Blueprints Onto a Construction Site

gizmodo.com: There are lots of incredibly capable robots in research labs around the world, but very few handling real world jobs. Purpose-built bots, like robovacs, have so far been the most successful, but HP’s new robot does the exact opposite of cleaning floors. It instead draws all over them, on purpose, and could potentially become an invaluable tool on construction sites.

Will Gov. Gavin Newsom Sign Senate Bill 1116?

AMERICAN THEATRE: As actual forest fires rage in California, there’s been a metaphorical blaze sweeping across the states arts communities, for reasons to be explained below, and State Senate Bill 1116 is the second attempt in two years to send in a fire brigade to save some buildings where people make art and attract audiences who, consequentially, contribute to local and regional economies. The prior attempt, Senate Bill 805, made it through the State Assembly and Senate only to be vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

 

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