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Sunday, February 08, 2026

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

The Super Bowl Will Test New Device for Blind Fans Who Want to Enjoy the Big Game

gizmodo.com: For years, blind and low-vision sports fans have been limited to audio play-by-play commentary to follow their favorite teams. But that isn’t always ideal. Audio feeds can lag behind the action, miss key moments, leaving fans having to repeatedly ask friends or family for clarification on what’s going on the field or court.

Grammys 2026 stage features "modern sculptural" gramophone

www.dezeen.com: The stage and scenography for the Grammy Awards ceremony in LA this coming weekend is designed by New York-based Yellow Studio and anchored by a giant golden gramophone. The Recording Academy's annual celebration of musical achievement, which takes place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on 1 February 2026, is Yellow Studio's fifth production design for the Grammys.

University installs cinema to showcase work by students

AV Magazine: The school of social sciences at one of South Africa’s leading universities’ has opened a cinema to allow students to experience the work they have produced in a professional and immersive environment.

All the world’s enraged: a new era of ‘resistance theater’ is rising as Trump attacks the arts

US news | The Guardian: On a cool winter night in Los Angeles, dozens gathered to protest against the Trump administration’s attacks on the arts and the recent federal immigration raids in southern California. But these protesters didn’t carry signs or chant in front of a government building – they recited poems such as Antifa Tea Party and Love in Times of Fascism. They performed anti-fascist improv to a small but lively crowd at The Glendale Room, a library-themed theater, as part of the monthly show Unquiet: A Night of Creative Resistance.

'Go See A Show' Offers Discounted Tickets to Participating Pittsburgh-Area Theaters

onstagepittsburgh.com: Go See a Show, a regional initiative currently involving nearly 20 producing theater companies, is underway, offering discounts to performances and aiming to “reenergize local audiences and celebrate the enduring impact of live theater.”

 

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