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Sunday, November 12, 2023

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

‘The Wiz’ Revival Faces Backlash For Apparent AI-Generated Images Throughout Show

The Mary Sue: The Wiz is very good; generative AI in the arts is very bad. Unfortunately, some dumbo thought it was a good idea to combine the two, leading to AI-generated images being used throughout the hotly anticipated revival of the groundbreaking, beloved musical, currently in its pre-Broadway national tour.

An Insider's tour through Disneyland's new, old-school Treehouse

www.themeparkinsider.com: The Adventureland Treehouse inspired by Walt Disney's Swiss Family Robinson opens one week from today, on Friday, November 10. As part of the two-year transformation, Disneyland has removed the path-blocking alternate entrance that it installed for the Tarzan makeover in the 1990s. And the water wheel is back, adding a welcome dynamic element that enlivens this corner of Adventureland.

UV lights blamed for eventgoers' eye pain and skin irritation

www.avinteractive.com: More than 20 people have reported burning eye pain, vision problems and skin irritation after attending a party for NFT owners in Hong Kong on 4 November. An estimated 2,500 crypto enthusiasts were at the event at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, which was part of ApeFest, a three-day event hosted by Bored Ape Yacht Club.

How to Clean a Guest Choreographer's Work While Maintaining Its Integrity

Dance Magazine: There’s nothing judges love more than sparkling-clean choreography. Keeping competition routines in tip-top shape is always labor-intensive—but especially when the number is the work of a guest choreographer, who may have set it months ago and probably isn’t available to oversee the cleaning process. Here’s how to polish even the smallest details of a guest artist’s routine without altering the piece’s integrity.

Thanks, Gen Z. the Workers of America Owe Ya.

www.businessinsider.com: Thanks, Gen Z. The workers of America owe ya. The recent shade-throwing over how effing soul-crushing the 40-hour workweek is might obscure how much change you — with a big assist from the pandemic — are bringing to many jobs. And it's clear you're not done.

 

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