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Silent Aesthetics


Continuing with my current allure with brutalist architecture and concrete, I felt it was right to explore fashion designers that would enchant the ideal environment. Something that caught my eye was “…silent aesthetics.” that is the motto of @Omer_Asim. The core of the design is based on simple geometrical lines and shapes where the whole 3D world visuals are aligned to. The “Silent Aesthetics” series is swayed by Omer Asim’s fabrications, copper details by Maya Antoun accessories on Omer Asim’s pieces as well as his inspirations such as Le Corbusier, artists Richard Serra, Leonardo Drew and Werner Mantz. Film by Peter Tomaszewicz Sound by contour-studio.fr

The New American Aristocracy


When it comes to the division of wealth, many Americans believe that the country is split between the 1%, which possesses a significant share of the country’s money, and the 99%, or “the people.” In reality, The Atlantic writer Matthew Stewart argues, 9.9% of the population comprises America’s new aristocracy, which often “takes wealth out of productive activities and invests it in walls.” But this group of people is rich in more than mere money, and its constancy poses an insidious threat to the promise of American democracy.

Nickelodeon assents new seasons of preschool animated shows

Nickelodeon has issued renewal orders for some of the popular preschool shows on TV to add more animation with PAW Patrol (season 6), Blaze and the Monster Machines (season 5), Rusty Rivets (season 3) and Top Wing (season 2).

The network is gearing to build up its biggest preschool content pipeline ever with more than 300 hit shows returning to TV and new series for the 2018-2019 season!

Nickelodeon, which currently houses eight of the top 10 preschool shows on all TV, including PAW Patrol, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Rusty Rivets, Shimmer and Shine and Thomas and Friends, has been one of the most popular basic cable network for kids two-five, two-11 and six-11.

PAW Patrol (S6; 26 half-hours) – Produced by Spin Master Entertainment, the series follows the heroic pups — Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, Zuma and Everest as they transform into the greatest team of superheroes the world has ever seen: ‘Super PAW’. Joined by their new superpowered friend Tracker, no danger in Adventure Bay will be a match for the rescue pups’ incredible speed, high-flying or super-strength abilities. PAW Patrol features a curriculum that focuses on citizenship, social skills and problem solving.

Blaze and the Monster Machines (S5; 20 half-hours) – This will take the viewers to a new level with monster-sized racing adventures with Monster truck, Blaze and his eight-year-old driver AJ. They will travel over land, under the sea and into orbit as Blaze transforms into awesome new vehicles designed to push the limit while helping his friends cross the finishing line. The series is the first preschool show on TV to comprehensively cover all areas of STEM in every episode.

Rusty Rivets (S3; 26 half-hours) – Another Spin Master Entertainment production, this show will find Rusty and Ruby embarking upon larger-than-life adventures as they discover new locations with their amazing robotic dinosaur builds, which include an awesome brontosaurus Mobile Rivet Lab, a speedy robotic raptor, and a daredevil robotic pterodactyl. Inspired by the DIY culture of the maker movement, Rusty Rivets helps preschoolers gain confidence and fuel their creativity with a focus on inventing, creating and problem solving.

Top Wing (S2; 26 half-hours) – Produced by 9 Story Media, Top Wing follows the cadets — Swift, Penny, Rod and Brody as they graduate to a new level and tackle all-new, action-packed rescues on land, through the sea and in the air. With the help of their upgraded HQ Command Flyer, and brand-new uniforms and vehicles, the pilots will put their new-found rescue skills and teamwork to the test as they help those in need. The series features storylines that help preschoolers to build self-confidence, perseverance and hard work.

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PUBG MOBILE reaches milestone with 10 million daily active users

Tencent and PUBG announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG MOBILE) had a breakthrough with 10 million daily active users (DAUs) around the world (excluding China). Both the companies have announced the DAU milestone for PUBG MOBILE, the mobile version of the game that was released on the app store and google play store internationally on 19 March.

PUBG MOBILE has been nominated for best breakthrough hit and best community building game at the 2018 Google Play Awards. The development team is focused on delivering the original PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds PC version’s core excitement to mobile and consistently updating the game with new content every month giving players a smooth, intuitive and immersive experience.

For Tencent Games, smartphone games achieved approximately RMB 21.7 billion revenues (including smart phone games revenues attributable to social networks business), up 68 per cent year-on-year, driven by in-house mobile titles such as Arena of Valor and QQ Speed Mobile.

Revenues increased 28 per cent sequentially due to seasonal promotional activities and new games. Arena of Valor’s metrics showed a double-digit growth in DAUs and strong growth in revenues on year-on-year basis. The multi-player online battle arena subgenre has boomed in popularity due to the industry’s growing esports scene.

Arena of Valor launched in China in 2015 and now boasts of more than 200 million monthly active players.

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Lauren Faust designs teen versions of ‘DC Super Hero Girls’

DC Super Hero Girls is an all-new animated action-comedy series from Warner Bros. Animation based on characters from DC Entertainment. Lauren Faust will do the character designing and storytelling for the action-comedy series starring teen versions of Wonder Woman, Batgirl and Supergirl who will be coming to Cartoon Network soon.

Faust being the executive producer with Sam Register (Teen Titans Go!) for the upcoming series has earlier worked on Super Best Friends Forever, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.

The world knows them as Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl, but these teenagers named Diana, Kara and Barbara, alongside their super hero friends will deal with much more things than just protecting the citizens of Metropolis from some of the most sinister school-aged super-villains of the DC Universe. Teenage is already tough and chaotic, but with super powers and secret identity can get a lot more complicated.

DC Super Hero Girls will expand Faust’s cast and offer new takes on such characters as Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Katana, Frost and Catwoman, among others.

The new series is a global initiative with Cartoon Network and builds on the successful DC Super Hero Girls global franchise, including direct-to-video movies as well as digital webisodes launched in 2015 and viewed by millions of fans on the DC Super Hero Girls YouTube channel, as well as the mobile app.

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First synopsis of ‘Avengers 4’ surfaces; teases an ‘epic journey’

Even while the fans continue to reel the catastrophic death toll in Avengers: Infinity War, there’s a surfeit of questions lingering in the head. The climax left the fans in a massive cliffhanger, and rumors and fan theories have already started doing the rounds for what’s cooking in the closing chapter of the MCU next year.

But much to the delight of the beleaguered fans, the first synopsis of the untitled Avengers 4 has been finally revealed. And looks like all the premonitions of watching some of the original Avengers bite the dust, are indeed going to be true.

In the current month’s License Magazine edition, summaries of the 2019 movie describe the ‘turning point of an epic journey’. Wait, before you rejoice, it also teases something spectacular that might send a chill down your spine. Here’s the complete synopsis:

“A culmination of 22 interconnected films, the fourth installment of the Avengers saga will draw audiences to witness the turning point of this epic journey. Our beloved heroes will truly understand how fragile this reality is and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it.”

Now, more casualties are, at the back of the mind, expected as it’s literally the last time we’ll see some of the original members of the franchise before they bid adieu to the MCU. But the words ‘understand how fragile this reality is’ is also hinting at a possible time-travel.

The Mad Titan succeeded in acquiring all the six infinity stones and subsequently eviscerating half the universe with the snap of his fingers. The heroes are touted to restore things back to normalcy by travelling back in time and decode the way to defeat Thanos.

How exactly do they pull off the time travel and what’s the secret hidden in the past, is a thing of mystery and constant speculation. But one can now see something through the hazy clouds over the clandestine plot of the film.

Based on Marvel Comics and a Marvel Studios production, Avengers 4 will release on 3 May 2019.

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DC Comics reveals brand new costumes for Catwoman and Supergirl

The new Catwoman costume (Source: DC Comics)

Comic giant, DC Comics has unveiled brand new costumes for the popular superheroines – Catwoman and Supergirl.

Written and drawn by Joëlle Jones, Catwoman’s solo comic book will debut this summer which will feature a new look for Selina Kyle and the new costume on the cover of Catwoman #2.

DC Comics has also offered the following commentary about it:

“Selina’s sticking with the black, but gone are the goggles in favor of a cowl, along with some much sleeker, more stylish gloves and boots. The new costume also seems to have some reinforcement in the middle and some openings under her shoulders, which add a bit of flair while also giving her arms slightly more mobility—something that would be particularly important in Selina’s line of work. It’s good to see her sporting a cowl again.”

Supergirl (Kara Danvers) also returns to DC comic universe with a brand new creative team and an all-new costume designed by Jorge Jimenez (Superboy, Super Sons), this August with Supergirl #21.

As reported by SYFY Wire, Eisner Award-winning writer Marc Andreyko (Wonder Woman ’77, Manhunter) and artist Kevin Maguire (Action Comics, Justice League International) will partner to helm the title to take Kara in a new direction.

The issue #21 will find Superman’s cousin on a cosmic quest to uncover more about Rogol Zaar, the mega-villain introduced by Brian Michael Bendis and Jim Lee in Bendis’ debut story in Action Comics #1000 who claims to be responsible for destroying Krypton, Superman’s homeworld. This new story of Supergirl will be directly connected to the storyline running through Bendis’ Man of Steel, a six-issue weekly miniseries launching on 30 May.

“It’s really exciting for me to get to write Kara. Some of my favorite Supergirl stories were obviously things like Crisis On Infinite Earths, the first comic to make me cry as a kid. There was also the great stories that Paul Levitz did with artists Keith Giffen and Steve Lightle back in Legion of Super-Heroes back in the 80s. To get to play with that characters is such a treat,” Andreyko mentioned. (SYFY Wire)

Supergirl #21 cover by Terry Dodson will see Kara clad in a new black, red, and blue costume with a hoodie that “is not a permanent new costume,” according to Andreyko. He further added, “She’s traveling in space, so there’s a lot of technical stuff she has to adapt to and be concerned about. Having a costume that can adapt to different environments and planets that might not have access to a yellow sun is important…Kara’s new costume is practical that happens to be fashionable,” he said of her new digs. “It’s not couture that you wear to the Met Ball only once, as you walk the red carpet; it’s functional fashion.”

Supergirl costume. (Source: DC Comics)

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Warner Bros., Imagine Entertainment and Animal Logic collaborates for production pact

Warner Bros. (WB) has partnered with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment and Australia-based animation studio Animal Logic on a five-year deal to co-produce and co-finance animated and hybrid features for family audiences.

As reported by Deadline, the pact calls for the companies to share a development fund which will be distributed by Warner Bros. to all films, with responsibilities and credits determined case-by-case.

Commenting on the partnership, Grazer and Howard said “ We’re excited about our new partnership with Warner Bros and continuing our collaboration with Animal Logic to bring family friendly films to a world audience. Warner Bros’ success and experience alongside Animal Logic’s creative and technological innovation provides us limitless opportunity to create visually stunning and emotionally resonating films in this highly coveted space.”

Imagine has previously produced the How the Grinch Stole Christmas (directed by Howard) and an Emmy-winning Curious George series for television. Howard has also directed Solo: A Star Wars Story, which opens on 25 May.

Animal Logic Group CEO Zareh Nalbandian mentioned, “This new partnership brings together an innovative slate of family films being developed by Animal Logic and the incredibly talented team at Imagine, with 20 years of highly successful collaboration between Animal Logic and Warner Bros. I know that the calibre of talent and experience we will tap between Imagine, Animal Logic and Warner Bros. will ensure that we continue to bring fun, emotional and inventive animated and hybrid movies to family audiences around the world.”

Animal Logic has a long working history with Warner Bros., including the Oscar-winning animated feature Happy Feet, The LEGO Movie and its upcoming sequel The LEGO Batman Movie.

“Together, Imagine and Animal Logic bring extraordinary creativity and ingenuity to the table. We have enjoyed our collaborations with both companies and look forward to the exciting projects that will emerge from this new partnership,” noted Toby Emmerich from Warner Bros.

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‘The Terror’ fame Adam Nagaitis cast in ‘Chernobyl’, HBO and SKY’s first partnership production

Adam Nagaitis, who garnered raging reviews for his appearance in AMC’s The Terror has landed a role in five-part mini-series Chernobyl. 

Chernobyl is a mini-series magnifying the true story of the backdrop of the nuclear plant disaster that occurred in Ukraine in April 1986. It reveals how and why it happened and tells the stories of those impacted.

The mini-series is written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck, with Sister Pictures and the Mighty Mint producing it with Carolyn Strauss. Jane Featherstone and Craig Mazin can be seen as the executive producers. The filming is ongoing in Lithuania and the show will air on HBO in the US, Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK and Ireland, and Sky Atlantic in Italy, Germany and Austria.

Nagaitis will once again appear alongside Jared Harris, the previous appearance being in few of the AMC series, The Terror as Cornelius Hickey, and Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgård.

The ten-episode, The Terror is based on the 2007 novel by Dan Simmons, which premiered in April, and was written by David Kajganich when a royal naval expedition crew searching for the north-west passage is attacked by a mysterious predator that stalks the ships and their crew in a suspenseful and desperate game of survival.

Nagaitis, earlier in January took on the role of conductor Jimmy in Jaume Collette-Serra’s thriller The Commuter with Liam Neeson and Vera Farmiga. His other credits include Suffragette, ’71 and The Inbetweeners 2 and television productions Sally Wainwright’s To Walk Invisible, Jimmy McGovern’s Banished and the BAFTA award winning Happy Valley.

Chernobyl is the first production under HBO and Sky’s drama partnership.

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