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Unreal Engine, a real-time 3D creation platform developed by Epic Games, designed for video game development, is now transforming the way films and animations are made.To discover how and why Unreal Engine can impact the film industry I met director Tim Richardson, the filmmaker, whose work includes projects for Billie Eilish, Givenchy and Nike.

In 2017 Ray Kaplan, a parasitologist and veterinarian then at the University of Georgia, started receiving e-mails from colleagues around the U.S. asking for help with resistant parasitic infections in dogs.The parasites were hookworms, a group of roundworm species that target animals and humans.Kaplan specializes in livestock animals, not pets.

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.Alan Blinder's plans blew up around 10 a.m. last Tuesday.Mr. Blinder, who covers golf for The New York Times, had just settled in at his home office when he received a heads-up from a source with some gobsmacking news: The PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the insurgent league bankrolled by billions of dollars from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, had agreed to a partnership, suspending a bitter and costly struggle for supremacy of men's professional golf.

The 2023 Western States 100 is just around the corner and we're here to take a look at the pointy end of this year's women's field.Before we get started, in case anyone needs a reminder of this unique, point-to-point, net downhill course, here are the stats for the standard course: 100.2 miles, 18,000 feet of climbing, and 22,000 feet of descending.

I spend a lot of time maybe you do, too thinking about happiness.What is it?How can I get more of it?But there are other times and maybe this also applies to you when I just think, forget all that: Life is hard, and who says lasting happiness is even within reach?It's in those moments that Samantha Irby's work feels so valuable and refreshing.

The Universal Hip Hop Museum, which will be part of Bronx Point, a new mixed-use development with affordable housing in the South Bronx, is not scheduled to open until 2025.But that hasn't stopped Rocky Bucano, the museum's executive director, from celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary this year.[R]Evolution of Hip Hop, an exhibition tracing the genre's momentum from 1986 to 1990, will offer free admission this August in honor of the anniversary.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are racing to establish a presence in space.But what rights and obligations come with that?It's not clear what the rules are, even as the $460 billion space industry is growing quickly.Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by Mr. Branson, announced on Thursday that it would launch its first commercial spaceflight this month, joining Mr. Bezos' Blue Origin, and Mr. Musk's SpaceX in sending ticketed passengers to space.

For more than 60 years, David Austin Roses has bred the world's most prestigious blooms.They are the Air Jordans, the Birkin bags, the Steinway pianos of roses, and have become what we know, smell and delight in as the modern English rose.And every year for more than 60 years, David Austin Roses has named one or two new varieties after historical British figures, including Queen Elizabeth II, Emily Bronte, Roald Dahl and Charles Darwin.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are racing to establish a presence in space.But what rights and obligations come with that?It's not clear what the rules are, even as the $460 billion space industry is growing quickly.Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by Mr. Branson, announced on Thursday that it would launch its first commercial spaceflight this month, joining Mr. Bezos' Blue Origin, and Mr. Musk's SpaceX in sending ticketed passengers to space.

In 2021, Judge Judith Sheindlin, the razor-tongued court show star, decamped from the dying medium of daytime broadcast syndication and joined Amazon for a streaming-era experiment.Fewer people were watching traditional daytime television, including programs like Judge Judy.Was it because they were tired of the content?

The summer of 2023 is clearly, the first summer since 2020 in which taking kids to an actual movie theater is very much back.The Super Mario Bros. Movie was huge ( regardless of reviews!), Across the Spider-Verse is correctly slaying a the box office, The Little Mermaid remake is doing great, and now, Pixar is back, too.

President Joe Biden intends to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House confirmed exclusively to CNN, succeeding Dr. Rochelle Walensky in the critical public health role as the agency grapples with challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic.

According to a study by Ernst & Young, there is one trait that is shared by 94% of women who hold C-suite level positions.PepsiCO CEO Indra Nooyi has it.So does former Hewlitt-Packard CEO Meg Whitman.Elevance Health CEO Gail Koziara Boudreaux and Sheex CEO Michelle Marciniak possess it as well.So, what is this trait?

A friend asked me recently how I managed to read all the things I recommend in my Friday newsletter.Was this newsletter a collective effort, he asked?Was there some committee of like-minded readers who consumed a great deal of material and then sent me their recommendations?I have no assistants, no committee, I told him.

Rachel Maddow has something special for anyone who appreciates the occasional digressions into history on her weekly MSNBC show.She and her longtime producer, Isaac-Davy Aronson, debuted the first episode of Rachel Maddow Presents: Deja News on Monday.The six-episode podcast looks at historical incidents that can teach us lessons about current events.

The future of the Boston Celtics' 2023 NBA Draft pick is "unclear," as the June 22 date looms large.According to The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor, the Celtics are trying to "bolster the roster," perhaps using the pick as a trade chip."It's unclear if Boston will keep this pick, though," O'Connor wrote.

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Barbara Boxer was once among the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate, a favorite of progressives, who much preferred her over California's other Democratic senator, the more staid and centrist Dianne Feinstein.So it's noteworthy to hear Boxer's advice for those most fervently wishing that Feinstein, who's dealing with well-chronicled maladies, would immediately join her in post-Senate retirement.

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Silicon Valley executive Lexi Reese, a Democrat, announced Thursdaythat she is considering running for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein."As a working mom, I've spent my career in nonprofits and at technology and financial services businesses - working to help create economic opportunity for women and small businesses.

Patriots "Put in the hard work and then believe in yourself and go be confident."While the students of Norwood High School might be dealing with stress as final exams begin, a former Patriots player made a timely appearance to provide some reassurance.Devin McCourty, who retired in March after 13 seasons and three Super Bowl wins in New England, gave a quick pep talk during an interview he did with NHS-TV.

As the Dodgers neared their free-agent signing of J.D. Martinez this winter, Andrew Friedman reached out to his superstar right fielder.The Dodgers president of baseball operations didn't exactly need an endorsement for Martinez, a five-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger Award winner who could help bolster an offense going through a marked offseason turnover.

Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Washington, D.C., in 2019.Her state of Wisconsin now has near total ban on abortion under an 1849 law.Mark Wilson/Getty Images Sami Stroebel, an aspiring obstetrician-gynecologist, started medical school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison last summer within weeks of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.

Auto industry analysts say Canada paid a big price to bring Volkswagen's first North American electric vehicle (EV) battery plant to St Thomas, Ont., but whether that money will deliver lasting benefit to the economy is a matter of debate.On Wednesday, parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux released a report detailing his calculations.

Guest post by W. Keith Robinson, Professor of Law, Faculty Director for Intellectual Property, Technology, Business, and Innovation, Wake Forest University School of Law.Watch his video proposing a Law and Technology Pipeline Consortium.This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative, which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research.

In 2021, Judge Judith Sheindlin, the razor-tongued court show star, decamped from the dying medium of daytime broadcast syndication and joined Amazon for a streaming-era experiment.Fewer people were watching traditional daytime television, including programs like Judge Judy.Was it because they were tired of the content?

Front cover of Pull Down The Shades: Garage Fanzine 1984-86 - Tales From The New Zealand Music Underground by Richard Langston
Of Oysters, Obsessives, and Finding the Sound
by David Kilgour
I may have made first contact with Richard when I was living in Christchurch, about to return to Dunedin after a stint in the Great Unwashed.

Social media content marketing is a great way to keep your audiences engaged.You can improve your credibility, build trust and establish yourself as a leader in the industry.Creating consistent creative social media posts can be challenging, especially when you are new to online marketing.You should know that attracting B2B clients takes more than minimum effort.

In an effort to market its culinary content, Netflix is popping up inside LA's Short Stories Hotel called Netflix Bitesfeaturing chefs and personalities from its shows.Headliners for the pop-up include Maude and Gwen chef Curtis Stone, Dominique Crenn, Ming Tsai, and Andrew Zimmern, who were on the show's Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend that came out last year.

"My paintings teeter on the edge of sculpture and my sculptures are mostly painted," said Czechoslovakian contemporary artist Jan Kaláb.His view on the evolution of his own art, from what began as lettered graffiti, is interesting and a real story of following what's possible.As an artist, it's easy to start off with one style, one medium, and then remain pigeon-holed for the rest of your career.

The Covid inquiry will examine the impact of Brexit on Britain's readiness for the virus and the government's handling of the pandemic.Two years after then-PM Boris Johnson announced a public inquiry would be set up, chairwoman Baroness Hallett will officially begin the first day of evidence on Tuesday.

It's been about a year and a half since Le Fantastique brought the Champagne-soaked raw fish party to a midcentury-inspired space near Market and 12th streets.And as most people paying attention already know, it's been a tumultuous time for the mid-Market neighborhood.But with the season of June gloom and " No Sky July " upon us, chef and owner Robbie Wilson has a new plan: hit the road.

The 2023 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its winners list.The top honors went to "Cypher" for the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, "A Strange Path" for Best International Narrative Feature, and "Between the Rains" for Best Documentary Feature.The competition categories include Feature Film, Short Film, Audio Storytelling, Immersive, Games, Human/Nature, and Tribeca X.
"We take great pride in recognizing this year's collection of diverse, trailblazing works and creators," said Cara Cusumano, fest director and vice president of programming, said in a statement.

NASCAR's first-ever street race will come to Chicago during the first days of July, bringing with it questions and apprehension from community members and city leaders about a deal made by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.Concerns about traffic and public safety - and skepticism of the street race's economic benefit to the city - were among the issues aldermen raised Wednesday at the City Council's Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee, where they questioned Chicago street race President Julie Giese, staff from the emergency management office and other city leaders.

In February, the Commanders hired Tavita Pritchard, a former Stanford quarterback and assistant coach, to coach their quarterbacks.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post)Tavita Pritchard has made a career out of adjusting.Sixteen years ago, he was thrust into a starting role as a redshirt sophomore quarterback, and two years after that, he was back on the bench, spelling a hotshot sophomore.

San Francisco has been an outlier among American cities in its inability to rebound from pandemic lockdowns.Nearly a third of offices downtown are vacant, the highest share of any major city in the country.Stores are closing every week as employees, especially in the technology sector, continue to work from home.

MIAMI GARDENS - The name stenciled on the back of his jersey is what he wants to be called - Chosen.Yes, the former Robby Anderson, who then became Robbie Anderson, then Chosen Anderson, and, now, finally, Robbie Chosen, simply wants to be called Chosen.He's only scratched the surface of sharing the complete explanation for the change.

The United States Golf Association acknowledged Wednesday that it had heard ferocious opposition to its proposal for professional players to use balls that travel shorter distances but it also signaled no interest in abandoning its ambitions to rein in equipment in the next several years.The association and the R&A, a governing body based in Britain, had in March proposed a rule that they estimated could trim top golfers' tee shots by an average of about 15 yards.

The award-winning French author, director and composer David Lescot's play Dough is all about money: how a man makes it, manages it or fails to and mostly loses it through his lifetime.The show programmed at this year's Edinburgh fringe examines one person's relationship with le fric (as dough translates in French) as a continuous transaction between themselves and others.

State courts in every state highlighted on this map have cited cases involving enslaved people in the 1980s or later.Citing Slavery Project, Michigan State University This story starts but certainly doesn't end in 19th century Maryland, when John Townshend updated his will.Townshend grew convinced at the end of his life that God would punish him if he did not free the enslaved people he owned and give them all of his property.

Let's assume, because it seems like a reasonable assumption, that we have not reached the end of the indictments that will be handed down against Donald Trump.Let's assume that either the case in Georgia, where he is being investigated for election tampering, or the special counsel's continuing investigation in Washington, will yield a prosecution related to his conduct between the November 2020 election and the riot on Jan. 6.

Cross-country swimming the combination of hiking and open-water swimming enables you to create routes that traverse land and water, whether it be mountains, lakes or a stretch of coastline.The concept is that when your walk comes to a body of water, you pack your kit into a waterproof inflatable bag that can be towed, swim to the next destination, exit, and continue your journey.

June 13, 2023 - Before arriving at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Michael Dillon, MPH '23, spent more than three decades managing mergers and acquisitions at PricewaterhouseCoopers.He discussed how he combined his previous work experience with his Harvard Chan School education to launch a "second act"-advancing health equity for the LGBTQ community.

Patients are supposed to be at the heart of everything the NHS does.This is considered such an important principle that, a decade ago, the fledgling NHS constitution was rewritten after the mid-Staffs scandal, in which so many patients died, to make clear it should frame every aspect of NHS work.Yet, last week, the NHS Confederation, the membership body for NHS providers, published guidance that appears to cut this ethos adrift.

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees last squared off for an on-field brawl back in 2018.At the time, Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts was still in a Red Sox uniform and Boston was at the starting point of its soon-to-be World Series-winning run.But before that, the Red Sox needed to assemble their 108-win campaign, one that included an eventful night in April at Fenway Park, which Betts looked back on.