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Sunday, March 26, 2023

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

Broadway shows are becoming embarrassingly cheap-looking

nypost.com: There is a depressing sight that New York theatergoers are becoming all too accustomed to: a brick wall at the back of the stage. Welcome to Broadway! Please enjoy the bare minimum!

Who's Pooping in Broadway Aisles?

jezebel.com: I read a lot of news for my job here as an investigative gossip journalist. I have to know who is who, who is doing what, and where all of these whos are at while doing their whats. It’s common for all of these news items to coalesce into a dense globule in my beautiful, smart brain. It’s easy for me to lose sight of which celebrity is redefining beauty culture on their own terms or which tech-water brand is sponsoring the latest reality show cheating scandal. But one news item and its details have remained crystalline in my mind.

London theatres may lock up audiences’ phones after illicit James Norton photos

Theatre | The Guardian: Theatre audiences in London’s West End could be made to lock up their phones to prevent illicit images of actors being taken during performances. The suggestion comes after naked photos of James Norton on stage in A Little Life were published on MailOnline.

The 5 Coolest Things We Learned About 'Avatar 2's VFX

www.inverse.com: The films of James Cameron are known for many attributes that pop up time and again, but one of the most undeniable commonalities is the simple fact that a James Cameron film evolves the use of technology in filmmaking. From making one of cinema’s first fully CGI characters in Terminator 2: Judgment Day to innovating the “virtual production stage” for Avatar, James Cameron has always found ways to push the technological boundaries of filmmaking. Unsurprisingly, Avatar: The Way of Water is no different.

A Disney Imagineer Shares Why It’s Important To Dream Big, And What It’s Like Creating Unique Attractions

www.forbes.com: When Ann Morrow Johnson steps into her office every morning, her mind is flooded with the endless possibilities that could eventually be coming to Disney Parks around the world. As the Vice President of Blue Sky and Creative Development at Walt Disney DIS +1.2% Imagineering, Johnson leads a team of creators and big idea thinkers to imagine what could come to the Disney Parks, Resorts and Disney Cruise Line.

 

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