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Paper. Wire. Tape. Scissors. A few ancient overhead projectors. That’s about all it takes for Chicago’s Emmy-winning Manual Cinema to create worlds within worlds. Since 2010, the multi-hyphenate artists of the 12-year-old film and video production company/design studio/performance collective have taken their intricate, subtly spectacular blend of shadow puppetry, live theater and richly detailed, ultra-low-tech animation from the theaters of Chicago to the screens of blockbuster movies to the stages of Tehran. This winter Manual Cinema reboots one of their more elaborate offerings. It’s actually more of world premiere than a reboot: “Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol” is no longer a streaming production created…
DALL·E is a new AI that turns text descriptions into images. It’s just been launched publicly, but Spark Foundry gained beta access in April, giving us time to test the system and assess its potential. The execution is simple, you type a description of the image you want to make, and DALL·E generates it for you. For example, we asked it for “a photo of knitted chocolate chip cookies on a yellow background”. It created the following image: I won’t go into how it works or the commercialisation of the tool, but rather what opportunities this creates for media and…
Refresh 2022-11-16T22:20:44.675Z (Image credit: Apple) (opens in new tab)If you’ve now totally lost track on which AirPods iteration Apple is on, you’re not alone. After double (and triple) checking, I can confirm the most recent model is the AirPods Pro (2nd generation), which retail at £249 on the Apple store. However, if these are the wireless headphones you want, you can save a cheeky tenner over at Amazon UK, where they are now £239 (opens in new tab). 2022-11-16T21:57:00.977Z (Image credit: Apple) (opens in new tab)Time for you guys in the UK now. Once again, this deal comes on an…
Native Arizonan Steve Woods started his business from home. He took a leap of faith by incorporating all of his skills and putting it together into his business model. Woods had extensive experience in technology and marketing and merged that with his entrepreneurial spirit. “I thought that I would just take a shotgun approach and do everything that I do. And it’s morphed into this,” Woods said.His efforts paid off and he is proud to say that his local Carefree business, Tech 4 Life, is celebrating 18 years after launching in 2004–the same year that Facebook and Gmail were launched. The…
ATLANTIC – Steve and Sue Anderson have faced more than their share of personal tragedy in the last year, and are now facing a professional loss following a barn fire Tuesday night that destroyed most of the inventory and equipment for their business.At around 2:30 a.m., Steve noticed a fire in the barn where the family operates their business, Crystal Clear of SW Iowa. It had apparently begun sometime around midnight with security camera footage showing flickering flames just outside of the camera’s range.Steve said he immediately called 911 and the Atlantic, Marne and Lewis fire departments responded. But Atlantic…
AVA Labs President John Wu weighs in on the widespread impact of the FTX fallout and how that will impact the largely mistrusted crypto markets on ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast.’ As details about the collapse of FTX continue to emerge, the core of its downfall stems from a murky, damaged market, according to one tech entrepreneur. “It’s almost like the equivalent of the largest market maker, the largest bank, the largest exchange, and the largest hedge fund, all going down at the same time. So the Web3 and crypto capital markets seem like they are broken,” AVA Labs President John Wu…
Los Alamos County Councilor Sara Scott, far right, presents a proclamation to Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce representatives Ryn Hermann, center, and Sam McRae proclaiming Nov. 26 Small Business Saturday in Los Alamos County. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com BY MAIRE O’NEILLmaire@losalamosreporter.com Los Alamos County Council members meeting Tuesday evening at the Municipal Building issued a proclamation proclaimed Nov. 26 Small Business Saturday in Los Alamos County. The proclamation, which was read by Councilor Sara Scott, appears below: Whereas, Los Alamos County, celebrates our local small businesses and the contributions they make to our local economy and community; and Whereas, according…
MIDDLETOWN — A new, locally produced documentary explores the poignant stories of soup kitchen patrons in an effort to give voice to those living among marginalized populations, as well as share their experiences and successes overcoming addiction, homelessness, domestic violence, mental health and other issues.”Meet the Streets” is a collaboration between acting teacher and stage director Diana Moller-Marino, videographer and Central Connecticut State University graduate Marx Chiriboga and Anne-Marie Cannata, executive director of The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown. Those interviewed are frank and honest about their situations. “Our hope is to dispel stigmas around mental health and/or addiction, and to celebrate…
Some may say that cannabis is a product that sells itself, but in America’s current green rush, things aren’t quite that simple. Businesses need to find new ways to compete and stand out in an oversaturated licensed market. Not to mention, we as a cannabis industry are limited in what promotional platforms we can use and how we can use them; each business — even non-plant-touching companies within the space — must follow rigorous (and often convoluted) guidelines for digital advertising and marketing as it relates to our green products and services. The solution? Build strategic partnerships with lifestyle companies…
UConn men’s basketball fought off a slow start to roll to a comfortable 84-64 win over Buffalo on Tuesday night. While the offense struggled, especially early on, the Huskies got key contributions from Tristen Newton and Adama Sanogo as well as quality bench minutes from Joey Calcaterra and Donovan Clingan to pick up their third win of the season. Here are some takeaways from UConn’s win over the Bulls. Cracks Forming in the Offense Patrick Martin: For the first 10 minutes, you could start to see how UConn would lose games this year; sloppy turnovers from the guards and a…