Tülay McNally, director of inclusive design at Electronic Arts, chooses her words carefully as we chat about creating diverse characters for video games. Raised in Germany, McNally is no stranger to the international video game industry. She worked at Square Enix, Sega, and Bioware before joining EA. McNally’s team at EA assists with the development of characters from underrepresented groups and with public communication.Her caution is warranted—Activision Blizzard was ripped to shreds a month before our interview for its reductive approach to video game diversity, one which assigned numerical scores to marginalization, turning identity into a kind of scorecard that…
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One person has died and 17 were injured as the result of a partial stage collapse at the Medusa Festival in Spain. The incident happened in the early morning hours of Saturday August 13, when high winds ripped through the area of Cullera near Valencia around 4:18AM local time.The person killed was a 22-year-old concertgoer according to the the Spanish Civil Guard, the country’s paramilitary police, who spoke with CNN and is leading the investigation into the tragic event. Seventeen more people were injured, with The Guardian reporting three of them have suffered serious traumas while 14 others had minor cases. In total, 40 people…
Disney+ has released another teaser for She-Hulk, Marvel Studios’ long-awaited superhero legal comedy series, which will start streaming next week on August 18. The video features new footage that highlights Jennifer Walters’ complicated dating life as she struggles to deal with her new superhero identity.RELATED: Every Marvel Disney+ Show’s Release Date From SDCCDescribed as a 10-episode legal comedy, the She-Hulk series will be led by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Tatiana Maslany who will take on the titular role as Jennifer Walters. She will be joined by Avengers: Endgame star Mark Ruffalo and Tim Roth (The Incredible Hulk) as they reprise their respective roles as…
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Viewers won the lottery when Paul Campbell took his first role in a Hallmark movie. His particular brand of charm and wit ensures his starring roles become instant classics. Having never met him before and with great expectations, I’m happy to report that he deserves his time in the spotlight. As our conversation began, we exchanged pleasantries. As Paul had never been to Pittsburgh, where I reside, I discussed what I thought might appeal to him — that many TV and movie productions now film here. Paul’s from Vancouver, so he’s no stranger to film production. “I like anywhere that…
Using density functional theory and measurement data from spin-resolved photoemission, the team investigated the origin of the repeating Au(111) bands and resolved them as deep surface resonances. These resonances lead to an onion-like Fermi surface of Au(111). Credit: HZB Graphene consists of carbon atoms that crosslink in a plane to form a flat honeycomb structure. In addition to surprisingly high mechanical stability, the material has exciting electronic properties. The electrons behave like massless particles, which can be clearly demonstrated in spectrometric experiments. Measurements reveal a linear dependence of energy on momentum, namely the so-called Dirac cones—two lines that cross without…
Pay close attention to Willow Smith’s Instagram; you’ll see she has a penchant for the mystic, ethereal themes. Goddess tributes are scattered throughout her Instagram page, she has a cosmic tattoo on her upper arm, and most recently, she joined the Mugler family in 2021 as the face of the brand’s iconic Alien Goddess fragrance. Returning for round two, Willow serves as the face of the next edition of Alien Goddess Intense, which continues the tale of divine femininity through a new concoction of heavenly notes.Willow describes herself as an “acquired taste” but acknowledges that Alien Goddess Intense is anything…
WhatsApp is found to be working on adding an option to let users hide their online status. This functionality would allow users to choose who can see when they are online on the instant messaging app. It is likely to be available in a future update. Separately, the Meta-owned company is reportedly updating the time limit to delete messages for some beta testers. The feature has been spotted in WhatsApp for Android beta 2.22.15.8, which is available via the Google Play Beta programme. WhatsApp is also said to be rolling out a fully functional context menu on Windows beta.As per…
Big Thief have shared their “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” performance for NPR. Filmed by Adam Gundersheimer and Vanessa Haddad, the band played “Change,” “Dried Roses,” and “Certainty” from its latest LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You. Big Thief also performed an unreleased track called “Happiness” that has been woven into their recent live sets. The band members played while perched around a small coffee table. Watch it all go down below.In 2020, Adrianne Lenker played a solo “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert.” Big Thief’s latest performance for the series features the full band: Lenker, guitarist Buck Meek, bassist…
Anaïs in Love review – A seductive summery romance 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if…
From airplanes to apartments, most spaces are now designed with sound-absorbing materials that help dampen the droning, echoing and murmuring sounds of everyday life. But most of the acoustic materials that can cancel out human voices, traffic and music are made from plastic foams that aren’t easily recycled or degraded. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering have created a biodegradable seaweed-derived film that effectively absorbs sounds in this range. Controlling and optimizing the way sound moves throughout a room is key to creating functional spaces. Foam acoustic panels are a common solution, and they come in a…
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We have an exciting week ahead with some new shows! We have the highly anticipated Game of Thrones spinoff, new series Everything I Know About Love, and more! Scroll down to find out what we recommend. Saturday, August 20 8/7c Temptation Under the Sun (Lifetime) A detective embarks on a steamy affair with an ex-pat while vacationing on an island. However, when her lover is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, she must go to great lengths to clear his name. But will someone lure her into danger? 8/7c Dating the Delaneys (Hallmark) Three generations of Delaney women explore the highs…
New offshore wind farms built as part of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy are expected to turn the country into a net exporter of electricity Environment 18 May 2022 By Adam Vaughan Burbo Bank offshore wind farm in Liverpool BayPAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images The UK expects to become a net exporter of electricity in just eight years’ time as the country implements its Net Zero Strategy. The milestone would reverse decades of the country being a net power importer, using subsea cables to draw more electricity from French nuclear reactors and other European power stations than it sends in…
Destiny’s Child, 1999. Photography courtesy of Getty Images In this essay, I will— By Natalie Michie Date July 15, 2022 You might call it basic, and you wouldn’t be the first. With its no-frills design and admittedly silly name, the humble tube top has been bad-mouthed for years. But I, for one, have had just about enough. To some, it’s just a stretchy piece of fabric. But to me, it’s a versatile summer staple. And it’s time for the tube top to get the respect it deserves! After all, the strapless shirt has had impressive staying power, especially considering it…
“Car après la mort le Temps se retire du corps … ” —ProustWe all know by now that the time-reversal invariance governing statistical mechanics at the microlevel maps by a simple equation onto the macroworld, making “time travel” a wholly unsurprising possibility … but damn! The first time you go back there’s just nothing like it.I know all these first-person accounts of ChronoSwooping have become a cliché here on Substack, where, let’s face it, anyone can write pretty much whatever they want no matter how self-indulgent and derivative. Nonetheless I think I have some unusual insights to share, which derive…
Magdalena Bay have announced a new deluxe version of their 2021 debut album Mercurial World. Mercurial World Deluxe is out September 23 via Luminelle Recordings. It features outtakes, remixes, and alternate versions of songs from the original album. The Los Angeles duo has also unveiled a new track from the release. Listen to “Chaeri (Danny L Harle Remix)” below.“The Deluxe is a miss mosh of sorts, an amalgamation of new songs that didn’t originally fit the flow of Mercurial World, of reimagined versions of existing album tracks by us and some talented remixers, plus some special secrets,” the band shared…
I Came By review ― great script, distracting visuals 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We love watching James Bond on the big screen. This classic spy archetype has been a beloved constant since most of our childhoods, and we practically grew up with him. But there are plenty of other fictional spies who deserve a spot on the big screen too. This doesn’t mean the spotlight needs to be shifted from the James Bond franchise, but rather, we need to make space for other books as well that will make for great spy thriller movies. Spy fiction…
Well, it won’t be too long before one doctor who left Grey Sloan at the end of Season 18 is back. James Pickens Jr. (Dr. Richard Webber, who went on sabbatical in the finale) shared a photo from the Grey’s Anatomy Season 19 set of himself in scrubs alongside the new first-year surgical residents (played by Alexis Floyd, Niko Terho, Midori Francis, Adelaide Kane, and Harry Shum Jr.). “Let’s give a warm welcome to the new Interns of the Grey’s family, excited for season 19,” he wrote in the caption. Check out his post below. At the end of Season…
Russia will opt out of the International Space Station (ISS) program after 2024, the new chief of Russia’s federal space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday (July 26). Roscosmos leadership has been threatening to pull out of the International Space Station for months, stating that Western sanctions will “destroy” Russian cooperation aboard the orbital lab. While those threats have been numerous and inflammatory, they have yet to sound as definitive as the latest proclamation made by the new Roscosmos chief. “The decision to leave the station after 2024 has been made,” the current head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, said, according to the…
The fashion schedule is famous for moving at breakneck speed, and believe it or not, we’re already ready for fall. That’s right, folks: The fall/winter campaigns are starting to roll out. Helena Christensen oozes sex appeal for Tamara Mellon, while Imaan Hammam models Tiffany & Co.’s Lock collection. Circle back to this space as we continue to track the best of the season’s campaigns. Read The Full Article Here
But the turnaround is far from uniform. Everstream’s data shows that lead times for some advanced chips needed for medical devices, telecommunications, and cybersecurity systems is around 52 weeks, compared to a prior average of 27 weeks.Automotive companies that were badly affected by the pandemic because they initially canceled orders for components were then blindsided by an uptick in demand and had no spare inventory and little negotiating leverage when it came to ramping back up. Modern cars can have thousands of chips, and future models are likely to pack even greater computing power, thanks to more advanced in-car software…
Shygirl has released her new single “Coochie (A Bedtime Story).” The track arrives with a new music video from director Samuel Ibram, which follows the English vocalist in transit from a bus stop onto a horse-drawn carriage and eventually to the beach. Video footage of Shygirl singing along to the track is edited together with clips from anime films and superimposed with 3D characters. Watch below.Shygirl’s debut album Nymph is out September 30 via Because Music. The album will include singles “Firefly” and the Arca-produced “Come for Me,” and feature guest contributions from Mura Masa, Arca, Sega Bodega, BloodPop®, Vegyn,…
The Narrow Road – first-look review 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if (msgIsString) { json…
09 Aug 2022 Set off on an adventure to new worlds this week! This selection of new science fiction and fantasy books will surely please! Science Fiction fans should be excited about the latest from bestselling authors Megan Giddings, Brian Freeman, Kelly Gay, and more. If Fantasy is what your library needs, you’ll be able to pick up the latest from D. R. Perry, William D. Arand, Everly Frost, and more. Enjoy your new science fiction and fantasy books. Happy reading! Fantasy Science Fiction Related grant scrolls_pure; if (shouldBeFixed && !isFixed) { header.addClass(“sticky”); isFixed = true; } else if (!shouldBeFixed && isFixed) { header.removeClass(“sticky”);…
What happens when you prepare for the apocalypse before it happens? Tales of the Walking Dead Season 1 Episode 1 introduced us to a doomsdayer named Joe, who had a bunker prepared for the beginning of the end. However, his life was upended by the sudden death of his companion, Gilligan. Armed with a map and a mission, Joe made his way across America. Unfortunately for him, the world was far more unforgiving. How did it all play out? Use the video above to watch Tales of the Walking Dead online right here via TV Fanatic. Catch up on all…
Research by the University of Southampton shows future choices about trade, diet and climate change will be crucial in securing micronutrient food supplies for the UK. Scientists conclude that factors such as Brexit, a move to plant-based diets and any further disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic will be major influences on our food supply and in-turn the range and level of micronutrients available to people through their food. The UK is not self-sufficient in several key vitamins (A and C) and minerals (calcium, zinc and iron). We rely on imports, rather than domestic produce, to provide enough of these micronutrients…
When I first stepped foot in my local Body Shop store at age 11, I filled my basket with Strawberry Body Butter and White Musk EDP. (If you know, you know.) As the years went on and my tastes changed, I started paying a little more attention to some of the other products The Body Shop had to offer, besides my go-to body butters and zesty shower gels. By the time I hit my teens, I was regularly borrowing my mum’s vitamin C serum (I was ahead of the times—what can I say?) and nourishing my hands with my coveted hemp hand cream. Fast-forward…
Amazon Prime Day sale 2022 coming to India later this summer along with countries like Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, as for the first time – Egypt. Amazon has announced that the Amazon Prime Day event will be held for Prime members in the US, the UK, and several other countries from July 12 to July 13. The event is also going to Poland and Sweden also for the first time but it will begin on the same day as the US and UK.The e-commerce platform, Amazon has recently announced that later this summer the Amazon Prime Day event…