Why Theater Has Embraced Vr During The Pandemic

These shows are merging the boundaries between games, dance, and theater. With a VR headset and an internet connection, they allow anyone to participate in a live performance. At the same time, they’re providing much-needed income for an industry that is suffering economically from the COVID shutdowns. “In our current moment of isolation, the act of gathering together, even if we are physically separated, is extremely powerful, human, and healing,” Brandon Powers, the choreographer of Queerskins: Ark’s choreographer, a virtual reality performance, said in an email interview....

December 25, 2022 · 5 min · 900 words · Wendy Roybal

Why This Buick Ad Has Been Censored In China

Buick teased its 2023 GL8 Century, a luxury multipurpose passenger vehicle sold only in the Chinese market, ahead of its release on November 3. In the days leading up to the launch event, the company advertised specific features that it felt increased the vehicle’s desirability. Three days before, Buick’s social-media accounts showed off the GL8’s 366-star-studded ceiling. Two days before, it was the MPV’s sound system made by Bose....

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 374 words · Mary Luhman

Why Tomura Shigaraki Is The Ultimate Shonen Villain

Shigaraki’s development gets particularly interesting after the retirement of the former Number 1 hero, All Might (Quirk: One For All) in the aftermath of his brutal battle against the main antagonist of the franchise, the wielder of All For One, and now having reawakened in the current War Arc, Shigaraki has become the biggest threat the heroes have faced since All For One. Adopted by All For One as a child, Shigaraki’s origins were a mystery until the My Villain Academia arc which was a part of the anime’s 5th season....

December 25, 2022 · 7 min · 1360 words · Bernie Grohs

Why Twitter S Offering A Subscription Weather News Service

At first glance, this seems, at the same time, both weird and perfectly sensible. And on further investigation, local weather news is the perfect way for Twitter to showcase its new paid publishing and subscription tools. while pushing its lead as the place to go for breaking news and discussion. “Twitter wants to start diversifying its income with subscription revenue services, and weather content is very marketable,” Dennis Hancock, the president and CEO of Mountain Valley MD, told Lifewire via email....

December 25, 2022 · 4 min · 696 words · Kevin Jackson

Why Upload And Download Speeds Are Equally Important

The internet is pounding us with information, but once we can input with the same speed and reliability as we accept output, we open up new doors to truly communicate. One-way digital interactions are an inadequate mechanism to train or engage — we simply sit and absorb. For two-way learning, training and sharing in a digital environment, we need upload speeds just as fast as downloads. With symmetrical speeds, we lay the foundation for an immersive future of digital give-and-take that we have yet to imagine....

December 25, 2022 · 5 min · 909 words · Laquita Rodriguez

Why Kirby Joining Scream 6 Is A Great Idea

While fans of the franchise are of course thrilled to get to see another Ghostface come to Woodsboro, it’s especially exciting to know that Kirby willl be in Scream 6. Here’s why this is a smart idea. RELATED: Scream 6: What Tropes Can The Franchise Take On Next? Kirby Reed coming back to Scream 6 is an amazing idea because Kirby is such a popular Scream 4 character. Scream (2022) already made fans happy by bringing back Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, and Scream 6 is doing the right thing by bringing back another legacy character....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 729 words · Eric Jacks

Why Kliff Kingsbury Had Kyler Murray Call Plays During Cardinals Training Camp This S Ain T Easy

Instead, Murray faced an interesting challenge from coach Kliff Kingsbury: calling in plays to the quarterbacks who were practicing. Kingsbury claimed it was a lesson to show how difficult it is to call plays over the radio (and, he admitted, was predicated on some head-shaking by the franchise quarterback). “I just wanted him to know that, hey, this s— ain’t easy,” Kingsbury said (via the Cardinals). “Every now and then, he starts shaking his head when I’m calling it in there, I’m like, ‘Alright big dog....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 359 words · Harland Hernandez

Why Lakers Should And Shouldn T Be Concerned About Lebron James Return From Latest Injury

James was an iron man with the Cavaliers and Heat, only occasionally missing games for minor injuries or rest. Since he joined the Lakers in the summer of 2018, though, he has dealt with more serious issues. Most recently, he suffered an abdominal injury that has already knocked him out of multiple games, and it is unclear when he will return to the floor. No one should question James’ effectiveness when he is fully healthy, as he is still posting terrific numbers (24....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 708 words · Anthony Shepherd

Why Lebron James Far Fetched Tom Brady Football Analogy Makes Zero Sense For Lakers

All-time legends in the conversation for greatest of all-time. High IQ leaders who rank among the smartest ever in their respective sports. Age-defying champions who refuse to bend the knee to Father Time. The Venn diagram for James and Brady features plenty of overlap in their 20th and 23rd seasons, respectively. So you’ll forgive James if one game into what could be a long season he reached far into the depths of the proverbial Tom Brady well when assessing the Lakers’ chances of winning with a flawed roster, in this case, an egregious lack of shooting....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 687 words · Randy Branham

Why Louis Van Gaal Makes Manchester United Fans Cringe

If getting eliminated from the group stages of the Champions League was not enough, Van Gaal has had the audacity to get up from the bench and make a statement that would make any United fan seethe with anger. Despite the early elimination and a poor run of form, it is still too early to say if Van Gaal will get the sack sometime in the near future. But being a manager of one of the most prestigious football clubs in the world, the fans would be of the opinion that he has gone too far with this statement....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 621 words · Magdalena Bubrig

Why Micah Parsons Fell To Cowboys In 2021 Nfl Draft Gifting Dallas An All Pro Pass Rusher

Micah Parsons’ breakout rookie season came courtesy of the break of DeMarcus Lawrence’s foot — while Parsons has made his name as one of the NFL’s elite pass rushers in just two seasons, that wasn’t always the plan. In fact, uncertainty over what position he would play in the NFL made some teams question if he would be worth a high first-round pick. That didn’t matter much to the Cowboys, who opted to spend their No....

December 24, 2022 · 5 min · 861 words · Arnold Hill

Why Micah Parsons Is Not Unhappy With The Cowboys

After reading some of the headlines in the days following the game, Parsons undoubtedly threw his phone down in bewilderment. However, here’s why Parsons is not unhappy with the Cowboys just one preseason game into his career: Why Micah Parsons is not ‘unhappy’ Micah Parsons was this year’s first-round pick by the Dallas Cowboys. For Parsons, it was a dream come true. However, it meant it was time to go to work in order to get up to speed and be prepared for the upcoming season....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 445 words · Anita Parker

Why Most Smartphones Don T Have Removable Batteries Anymore

Eventually, even laptop manufacturers stopped making removable battery devices. But why is this so? And is this a good thing for us consumers? Let’s investigate below. Why Non-Removable Batteries Became Necessary As consumers demanded more sophisticated smartphones, manufacturers had no choice but to make sacrifices to comply with the latest trends. That’s because these light and slim all-screen designs became sales hits, allowing companies to make more money for their investors....

December 24, 2022 · 6 min · 1195 words · Zina Shoulders

Why Mourners Place Stones On Jewish Graves

The Custom Within the Jewish tradition, mourners visiting the gravesite of a loved one will often place a visiting stone atop the headstone or gravemarker or somewhere on the gravesite itself, before departing. These rocks and stones vary in size—generally anywhere from a pebble to golf ball-sized or larger—and might be obtained by the mourner beforehand from someplace of significance to the visitor and/or the deceased, or even provided by the cemetery itself (particularly during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur)....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 720 words · Aaron Braden

Why Nick Kyrgios Can Beat Novak Djokovic In The Wimbledon Final

The controversial Australian will take on the favourite to win Wimbledon in Sunday’s final - after Djokovic managed to negotiate his way past British hope Cameron Norrie in his semi final. The Sporting News tells you why Kyrgios can shock the world and win the Wimbledon 2022 title. MORE: Wimbledon 2022 final live: Nick Kyrgios vs. Novak Djokovic score updates and highlights from Centre Court Kyrgios has never lost against Djokovic Incredibly, Kyrgios has never lost against Djokovic with the Australian winning the two occasions they have met....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 564 words · Helene Scarpello

Why Oddworld Soulstorm Is A Re Imagining And Not A Remake

After a long hiatus in video games, Lorne Lanning decided to come back in a big way, first releasing a ground up remake of Abe’s Odyssey under the name Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty. \ Since Lanning was happy with how the story set up the franchise, he didn’t see the need to make drastic changes to the game other than the graphic and technical improvements. The result was a resounding success and longtime fans and critics alike were thrilled with this retelling of the story that started it all....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 526 words · Donald Bonilla

Why Online Moderation Needs New Solutions

TikTok recently added a new feature that will prompt users before allowing them to send what it deems a hateful or rule-breaking comment. The move is an attempt to help curb the online hate and bullying that has spread across various social media networks, including the popular video-sharing app. Unfortunately, while sites may mean well with these features, they don’t address the more significant issue that lies beneath the surface....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 653 words · Nellie Wandler

Why Police Should See The Defund Movement As A Golden Opportunity Opinion

The core mission for police, and the mission for which they are specially trained, is fighting crime: investigating and proactively preventing assaults, rapes, thefts, murders and so on. In this, they are doing something that only they can do—that only they are trained and equipped for. They need not worry that this core mission will ever be “defunded” because it carries with it its own self-correcting mechanism: The community that defunds this function will soon collapse....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 694 words · Billy Merriweather

Why Rev. Wright Said What He Did

Edward J. Blum, a historian of race and religion at San Diego State University and author of “W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet” and “Reforging the White Republic: Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865-1898,” suggests that while some Americans may be understandably offended by Wright’s divisive remarks, those remarks are part of a long and storied tradition among African-American church leaders who have forged Christian ideologies and rhetoric to condemn racial discrimination....

December 24, 2022 · 5 min · 995 words · Delta Cregan

Why Should Gta Online Players Buy Weapons From The Gun Van Whenever Possible

Here is a quick list of reasons why you should always opt to purchase weapons, upgrades, and ammo from a Gun Van in GTA Online: Discounts range from 10 to 30%. You can get all modifications for upgrades, even if you have yet to complete their associated requirements. Some weapons are hard to obtain via normal means, such as the Molotov Cocktail and Combat Shotgun. The only downside is that you cannot get Mk II weapons here....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 437 words · Andy Asher