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Sunday, November 09, 2025

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

Meet the artist who knitted every tiny sweater in Coraline

Boing Boing: Althea Crome is a professional micro knitter who makes incredibly tiny garments. She made Coraline's clothes in the beloved 2009 iconic stop-motion. In this fun video, we hear her discuss her process.

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Review: The Opposite of Art

consequence.net: It was 8:20 p.m. in Las Vegas, but the sky above me was sunny and blue. As a fan of unique, arguably ridiculous exhibition stunts, I’d sat down for Sphere’s “enhanced” version of The Wizard of Oz at least intrigued by the possibilities of the experience: The original 1939 film, cut down by about 25 minutes, the rest blown up to stretch across a 160,000-square-foot curved dome with additional “immersive” elements. Lost in translation: A classic film’s soul.

Content Creators on Stage- Do They Boost Ticket Sales?

www.broadwayworld.com: Social media’s role on Broadway has been increasing over the last couple of years. Shows like The Great Gatsby and Maybe Happy Ending have been able to ride social media virality to either help overcome early struggles, or outperform expectations based on critical and awards reception.

New 3D knitting machine creates solid objects with conventional yarn

newatlas.com: If you find 3D printers to be just a little too coldly futuristic, this contraption might be more to your liking. Scientists from Cornell University have created a machine that knits solid 3D objects out of nice old-timey conventional yarn.

Which Walt Disney World holiday party is the best?

www.themeparkinsider.com: The holiday season stars officially at the Walt Disney World Resort on November 14. That's when Disney rolls out its holiday decorations, entertainment and menus across its four theme parks in Florida. But for fans who want even more holiday cheer, Disney World also offers two after-hours, hard-ticket events at its theme parks. Let's look at those two events, to help you decide which one is the better choice for you and your family.

 

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