How to evaluate position feedback on proximity switch designs

Control Design: In the world of automation, it is commonplace to find some sort of position feedback on pretty much every design. Often, the feedback is static in the form of a limit or proximity switch, and this suits many applications. However, sometimes we want to know about the places in between the goal posts.

Climbing the Leadership Ladder

Church Production Magazine: Many of us serving in the church tech production world may not think of ourselves as natural leaders. I believe that there’s a bit of an incorrect stereotype of a leader: they have to be overly outgoing, great speakers from the platform, or even carry more experience and expertise than everyone around them.

Milwaukee M18 vs M18 Fuel Tools: What's the Difference?

PTR: Milwaukee has one of the deepest lineups of trade-focused cordless tools available. We’ve been using their tools since 2008, so we’ve seen the technology evolution first-hand between Milwaukee’s M18 and M18 Fuel rosters.

'Here Lies Love': David Byrne and Taper Director on the Show Reaching L.A.

variety.com: Fascism has arrived and settled into Los Angeles. And before you say “Tell us something we don’t already know,” this refers to the opening on this coast of “Here Lies Love,” the David Byrne-created musical about the Philippines’ dictatorial First Lady, Imelda Marcos, now getting its L.A. premiere at the Mark Taper Forum. A whole different set of audiences is being posed with the musical question: Do disco balls and martial law mix?

These 'Job Applications' Are Actually Scams

Lifehacker: If you receive a text from a random number offering you a job, it's almost certainly a scam, and you likely know to ignore and delete the message and move on with your life. But a message from a recruiter with a link to an employment application may give you pause—and fraudsters are hoping that you'll believe it just enough to hand over your personal information.

Have You Ever Used A Tick Stick?

Hackaday: Picture this: you have an irregular opening you need to fabricate a piece to fill. Maybe it’s the stonework of a fireplace; maybe it’s the curved bulkhead of a ship. How do you get that shape? The most “Hackaday” answer would be to 3D scan the area, create a CAD model based on the point cloud, and route the shape with CNC.

New Law Would Demand 'Firearm Blocking' Tech In Every 3D Printer

www.slashgear.com: As 3D printers from a number of brands get better and less expensive, there's always the question of 3D-printed guns. After all, 3D printers are showing up in combat roles. To counter this, at least in California, Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced a bill that would mandate that every 3D printer sold in California be coded with "firearm blocking features designed to prevent the printing of dangerous gun parts and ghost guns."

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, and More Win 41st Artios Awards

www.broadwayworld.com: Casting Society honored excellence in casting across feature film, television (scripted and unscripted), commercials and theater at the 41st Annual Artios Awards held at ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London. Among this year's theater winners are Buena Vista Social Club, Maybe Happy Ending, English, The Jonathan Larson Project, and more.

Registration Now Open For 2026 InfoComm Show In Las Vegas

ProSoundWeb: Registration is officially open for the 2026 InfoComm Show, produced by the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA), that’s slated for June 13–19 (exhibits June 17–19) at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada.

Do we need AI-optimized resumes?

The Verge: With AI-backed hiring on the rise, tips for “hacking” your resume are all over social media. As job search companies increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to sort through applications, job seekers wonder how to best position themselves with those filters in mind.

Introduction to GD&T

Protocase Blog: Manufactured pieces can differ in size and dimensions from an original CAD model due to variations in the manufacturing processes. To optimally control and communicate the allowable variations, engineers and manufacturers working under the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standards, use a symbolic language called Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Real World Gear: Large-Format Digital Consoles

ProSoundWeb: When we talk of “large frame” consoles, older analog units with channel counts of 40 inputs or more come to mind because they actually had very large frames loaded with channel strips. In today’s digital world, however, we’re usually referring to a console that can professionally handle a large production, even if physically it’s not all that sizeable, because most use layers of fader banks to access additional channels and functions like aux sends on faders.

L-Acoustics Opens Americas Regional Headquarters in Nashville

Sound & Video Contractor: L-Acoustics, a leading global creator of professional audio technology, opened its first dedicated Americas regional headquarters in Nashville today, a bold move that puts the company at the center of the entertainment industry’s creative power base. Located within the CAA Creative Office Building at Nashville Yards, the new 11,100-square-foot facility features the first L-Acoustics Showroom with HYRISS on the American continent and an L-Acoustics Creative Studio equipped with L-ISA and L-Acoustics DJ technology.

‘You know when you’ve hit it – it’s a transformation’: Ruth E Carter on building the bold world of Sinners

Movies | The Guardian: Ruth E Carter’s costumes were a crucial part of establishing the identities of the two identical twins, both played by Michael B Jordan, in multi-Oscar-nominated Sinners. Particularly the hats. One brother, Stack, wore a red fedora. The other brother, Smoke, wore a blue newsboy flat cap.

A Different Lane: Microphone & Mix Considerations For Conference Audio

ProSoundWeb: If you hang out in a church tech booth long enough, you’ll eventually find yourself mixing some type of conference. It might be internal, regional or open to the world. Conferences have very unique challenges, most of which can be solved by careful planning.

When Artists Lose Their Archives

hyperallergic.com: There is a particular kind of shame that comes with losing your own work. Not the spectacular kind. Not the kind that arrives with a public failure or a dramatic ending. This shame is quieter. It settles in the body. It convinces you not to tell anyone. It suggests that if you were more responsible, more successful, more organized, this would not have happened. It tells you that asking for help would only confirm what you already fear, that you were never supposed to need it in the first place.

Broadway Cares Breaks Grant Record with $3.2M for Food Relief

www.ticketnews.com: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has awarded a record $3,207,500 in food grants to 158 food pantries, meal delivery services and congregate meal programs across the country. The grants were distributed February 10, 2026, marking the first round of funding in the organization’s 2026 National Grants Program.

L-Acoustics L2 delivers for Radiohead's record-breaking return to arenas

LightSoundJournal.com: When Radiohead announced their first tour in seven years, the Oxford quintet made a bold choice: rather than the traditional end-stage setup, they would perform in the round on a small circular stage at the centre of each arena. The decision reflected the band’s commitment to creating a more intimate connection with audiences despite playing some of the largest venues in Europe.

A Guide to Cutting Plywood With Zero Wasted

Family Handyman: Around our house and workshop, plywood is king. Strong with a natural aesthetic, we use it for everything from custom countertops to artful bookshelves. But, in recent years, plywood costs have doubled, which means it really pays to use each piece as efficiently as possible.

I've Used This Ridgid Tool Set for Years, and It's Over $500 Off Right Now

Lifehacker: If you need to start a cordless tool kit or replace a set that’s worn out or broken, this Ridgid 18-volt, eight-tool combo set has all the basics you need for home DIY and beginner woodworking projects. Because cordless tools can be expensive, getting a good deal on a set is a way to stretch your DIY budget.

Bad Bunny Tour shines with Claypaky Ultimo Sharpys

LightSoundJournal.com: International superstar Bad Bunny is using 286 Claypaky Ultimo Sharpy fixtures on his “Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour,” which continues this year after hugely successful runs in Latin America, Europe and other destinations around the world. Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) is the exclusive distributor of Claypaky lighting fixtures in North America.

IN Series and 4EYE Film Center join Theater Alliance as primary partners in SW DC arts hub

DC Theater Arts: IN Series and 4EYE Film Center are joining Theater Alliance as the primary partners at a new multidisciplinary arts hub opening in early Fall 2026 in Southwest DC, the leadership of the three organizations have announced. While the hub will serve as the permanent home of the three organizations, it will also be a space for the broader arts and nonprofit community to showcase their work and thrive.

Makera Carvera Air Makes Milling a Breeze

Make:: Matt Stultz reviewed the middle of Makera’s lineup, the Carvera Air, when it first came out in 2024. Since then we’ve spent some time on a production machine and come to appreciate even more what Makera has done to make CNC milling easier.

Is everyone capable of creativity? Yes

Fast Company: We have a complicated relationship with creativity. Intuitively, we understand its value—the ability to produce new ideas and novel innovation. Instinctively, we know that it presents opportunities for marketplace advancements. When we think of some of the most revered organizations in modern times, like the Apples and Disneys of the world, we point to their creative contributions and their impact.

'Pillion' BDSM Sex Scenes Explained by Intimacy Coordinator

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Baz Luhrmann Confirms ELVIS Stage Musical Is In the Works

www.broadwayworld.com: Baz Luhrmann has confirmed that there is a stage adaptation of his 2022 Elvis film in the works. In a new interview promoting his EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert film, the director confirmed that the musical is happening and is currently being worked on.

Kristen Stewart Just Saved This Historic Theatre in Los Angeles

mymodernmet.com: Nearly two years ago, the historic Highland Theatre in Los Angeles shut its doors less than a week before its 100th anniversary, unable to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. The space, which was designed by noted architect Lewis Arthur Smith and once hosted vaudeville performances, was all but abandoned and dilapidated—until Kristen Stewart swooped in.

Carhartt announces $375,000 grant to 15 high school via skilled trades nonprofit

Woodworking Network: Carhartt has announce a $375,000 grant through its "For the Love of Labor" program to the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), a nonprofit leader in skilled trades workforce development.

15 New Milwaukee Tools & Products For Construction Jobs Coming In 2026

www.slashgear.com: Milwaukee might have one of the most comprehensive tool and accessory lineups on the market, but the brand doesn't rest on its laurels. It already showed off a collection of exciting new products that are set to launch in early 2026, and at World of Concrete, Milwaukee previewed even more brand-new products that are on the way soon.

The Bafta film awards are going greener – but some climate problems are hiding off camera

theconversation.com: The Bafta film awards are brilliant at making film feel like it matters. The clothes, the cameras, the applause, the shared cultural moment. That spectacle is the point. But it also has a climate shadow. Not just from the night itself, but from the behaviour it effectively rewards and normalises in the weeks around it.

Young Martial Artists Perform a Spectacular Traditional Dance in Perfect Sync With Humanoid Robots

laughingsquid.com: During the 2026 CMG Spring Festival Gala in Beijing, a group of very talented young martial artists performed a spectacular dance in perfect synchronization with a group of elaborately costumed humanoid robots.

Record scratch—Google's Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today

Ars Technica: The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called music “the universal language of mankind.” Is that still true when the so-called music is being generated by a probabilistic robot instead of a human? We’re about to find out. Google has announced its latest Lyria 3 AI model is being deployed in the Gemini app, vastly expanding access to AI music generation.

WOOD Taiwan to showcase sustainability solutions

Woodworking Network: Sustainability is a global imperative in the woodworking industry. Net-zero goals along with smart and energy-efficient production, are helping redefine wood products manufacturing.

Google Rolls Out Nano Banana 2, Now Faster Than Ever

gizmodo.com: Get ready to check the corners of images you see on social media for the Gemini watermark so you can figure out if it’s fake or not. On Thursday, Google announced that it is rolling out Nano Banana 2, the latest version of its image generation model, which the company claims comes imbued with “advanced world knowledge” and “precision text rendering and translation.”

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Announces 2026–2027 Season, “Escape Into Wonder”

onstagepittsburgh.com: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has unveiled its 2026–2027 season, Escape Into Wonder, a five-program lineup running October 2026 through May 2027. The season features four full-length narrative ballets and one mixed-repertory program, combining classical works, a world premiere, and contemporary creations.

Why Those Post-Show Diner Trips Meant Everything

OnStage Blog: Theatre people understand that post-show hunger is not normal hunger. It is a full body emergency. You just spent two hours singing, dancing, quick-changing, carrying set pieces, pretending to die, or all of the above. Of course you need mozzarella sticks at 12:14 a.m. Be serious.

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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Disney World's Villains Land Is Pivoting Away From Scaring Kids

gizmodo.com: When Disney announced it was going to build a villains-themed section at Magic Kingdom in Florida, it was a little hard to get your head around. Villains, of course, are a key part of Disney’s legacy. You can’t have heroes without them, and people absolutely love them. But villains also suggest darkness, evil, and fear. Not exactly emotions you want in a theme park. So what, exactly, was this land dedicated to villains going to be?

Paddington Bear costume designer ‘overwhelmed’ by response to musical’s puppet

Yahoo News Canada: Costume and creature effects designer Tahra Zafar has worked on a number of productions and national events, including the 2012 London Olympics where she met the late Queen to design a replica wig for a stunt double for a James Bond sketch.

Olaf animatronic coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

attractionsmagazine.com: The Olaf figure will be part of Olaf Draws!, a new attraction debuting inside The Magic of Disney Animation. Disney revealed Olaf Draws! on Feb. 23, 2026, following the initial summer 2025 announcement of The Magic of Disney Animation at large.

Black Actress Sues Harvard Theater Over Horrific Hair Experience

www.theroot.com: Her story revolves around the 2025 production of “The Odyssey” that was taking place at Harvard University’s American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass. While there, Imoru said she was made to get cornrows in her hair as required for her role.

How to Fill a Clown Car (Lessons from Julia Proctor’s Clown Gym)

HowlRound Theatre Commons: New York City, 2021. Isolated, over-snacked, and starved for a creative community, I joined a virtual playwriting group. I was writing an existential dark comedy (as one does during a pandemic-induced lockdown) and thought, this play has clowns. Where do I find those?

 

When Beck Did Beckett: The Last Days of a Living Theater Cofounder

AMERICAN THEATRE: He would perform in one final serious theatre work, a Beckett play, That Time, at La MaMa, directed by Gerald Thomas, who was making his mark in the downtown theatre world and created a significant event by bringing together three well-known actors of the avant-garde—Julian Beck, George Bartenieff, and Fred Neumann—in three short American premieres by Beckett.

How “Tell Me Lies” Costuming Captures the Unraveling of Girlhood

www.harpersbazaar.com: Perhaps the hardest task for any costume designer is to make the clothes feel invisible. What’s more challenging still is to do so using a collection of coconut bras, fur-trimmed coats, and low-rise True Religion jeans. But for an all-too-relatable portrayal of college years, rich with friendship fallouts, toxic relationships, academic stress, and family drama, crafting looks that feel as real as the emotions behind each scene is crucial. Just ask Tell Me Lies costume designer Charlotte Svenson.

Far-right character’s monologue prompts violent scenes at German theatre

Germany | The Guardian: An actor at a theatre in Germany was at the weekend shouted down, pelted with fruit and subjected to an attempted stage invasion as he delivered a final monologue in character as a far-right activist. The violent scenes came on Saturday during the German premiere of the Portuguese playwright Tiago Rodrigues’s work Catarina, or the Beauty of Killing Fascists in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.

The end of experimentation with AI agents

Fast Company: For the last several years, enterprises have treated AI as something to test. A pilot here, a proof of concept there. That era is ending. According to new global DeepL research, a survey of 5,000 global executives on the impact of AI agents reshaping business, 69% expect AI agents to fundamentally change how their companies operate in 2026. Nearly half anticipate major transformation, while another quarter say that change is already underway.

Martha Graham Took Classic Ballet and Turned It Into Modern Dance. It’s Still Moving Us 100 Years Later

www.smithsonianmag.com: This past fall, in a sunlit studio in Manhattan’s West village, the Martha Graham Dance Company was rehearsing a production of Cave of the Heart, a fiery one-act ballet created in 1946.

Q&A: Hybrid conference explores the potential of VR theatre in Canada

Intermission Magazine: A conference exploring digital and mixed-reality Canadian performance is happening in Vancouver. And Kingston. And Toronto. And online. Across these settings, Single Thread Theatre’s Performance and Extended Realities Conference (PXR) features a mix of live performances, interactive digital presentations, and technical deep dives, as well as virtual and in-person installations.

Disney World's Villains Land Is Pivoting Away From Scaring Kids

gizmodo.com: When Disney announced it was going to build a villains-themed section at Magic Kingdom in Florida, it was a little hard to get your head around. Villains, of course, are a key part of Disney’s legacy. You can’t have heroes without them, and people absolutely love them. But villains also suggest darkness, evil, and fear. Not exactly emotions you want in a theme park. So what, exactly, was this land dedicated to villains going to be?

Black Actress Sues Harvard Theater Over Horrific Hair Experience

www.theroot.com: Her story revolves around the 2025 production of “The Odyssey” that was taking place at Harvard University’s American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass. While there, Imoru said she was made to get cornrows in her hair as required for her role.

If you have federal student loan debt, here's what experts want you to know

PBS News: With the passage of President Donald Trump's signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer, the repayment landscape will look substantially different for new borrowers starting July 1, more so than for existing borrowers who are grandfathered into older plans for two more years.

Live Nation to Operate New Amphitheater in Cleveland

www.ticketnews.com: Bedrock and Rock Entertainment Group have unveiled plans for a 6,200-seat outdoor amphitheater along downtown Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River, marking the first new large-scale music venue built in the city in more than two decades.