Here are the top ten comment generating articles of the Fall Semester:
Creating Authentic Looks: The Art of Costume Design in Video Games
gameishard.gg: In the fast-paced world of video game development, every detail matters. From compelling narratives to stunning graphics, game designers strive to create immersive experiences for players. One often overlooked aspect of game design is costume design. However, it plays a crucial role in bringing characters to life and enhancing the overall gaming experience.
Lizzo Requests Dismissal of Former Dancers' Harassment Lawsuit
variety.com: Lizzo has requested a judge dismiss the lawsuit filed last month against her by three of her former dancers. The lawsuit filed by Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez accused the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment — accusations Lizzo’s legal team vehemently denies in a new legal document filed on the evening of Sept. 27.
Lyric Opera’s SoundShirt offers new technology for deaf, hearing-impaired patrons
Chicago Sun-Times: The conductor steps to the podium and raises his baton in the darkened theater. The flutter of flutes. The quiver of strings. And then you feel something tingling, vibrating about your shoulders — almost as though a pair of bees have somehow found their way into the theater and under your clothing. It’s not an unpleasant sensation — just odd, very odd.
Zooming in on our brains on Zoom
YaleNews: When Yale neuroscientist Joy Hirsch used sophisticated imaging tools to track in real time the brain activity of two people engaged in conversation, she discovered an intricate choreography of neural activity in areas of the brain that govern social interactions. When she performed similar experiments with two people talking on Zoom, the ubiquitous video conferencing platform, she observed a much different neurological landscape.
Why Playbill Is Opening a Floating Hotel in Edinburgh
Playbill: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the biggest arts festival in the world, featuring the newest and most adventurous works across theatre, musicals, comedy, and even opera. It’s a must-visit destination for any arts lover. If you’ve never been and have always wanted to go, Playbill wants to help you get there.
Is 32 hour workweek better than a 4 day week?
www.fastcompany.com: I often think about the Maggie Smith line in Downton Abbey “What is a weekend?” Being a Countess, she didn’t know what a weekend was because she had no workweek. But there was a time in the not so distant past when working Americans also had never heard of a weekend for the opposite reason: They often worked six or seven days a week.
Best Wicked Behind-The-Scenes Facts
www.buzzfeed.com: First, the process for painting actors green for Elphaba in Wicked is so streamlined now, it only takes roughly 20–30 minutes. Chromacake in Landscape Green by MAC is what is used for the green base, and it's applied using a paintbrush and a mixture of the Chromacake and water.
Empowering accessibility in live events
TPi: Touring the European continent can be challenging at the best of times and with a greater focus on cultivating accessible spaces for the live events industry, Marisa Rinchiuso, who has a deteriorative neuromuscular disease, muscular dystrophy, recently embarked on her first experience on the road, assuming the role of Assistant Stage Manager on the European leg of The Weeknd’s latest stadium tour.
LGBTQ Representation Hits Record in Film, GLAAD Study Finds
The Hollywood Reporter: GLAAD has released the 11th installment of its Studio Responsibility Index, an annual study that tracks “the quantity, quality and diversity” of LGBTQ characters in films released in a calendar year by 10 Hollywood distributors.
How TikTok Is Changing Stage Design
WIRED: “You can have the world’s best idea, but if it doesn’t fit on the back of a truck then it’s a nonstarter,” says Ray Winkler, who’s been loading ideas onto the backs of trucks for close to 30 years now.
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