Yael M. Saiger
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Top 6 High-Quality CGI and Live Action Movies That Need to Be Remade as Sub-par Animations
I’m with you, Disney: There are no new ideas. But why limit ourselves to remaking animated films as live action? Why not go the other direction as well? Here is a list of five perfectly good live-action and computer-generated imagery (CGI) movies that need to be remade as old-style, pixelated animations. And soon.
‘Truth or Dare’: If Disney Channel Made a Horror Movie
The idea of truth or dare turned deadly and inescapable is certainly interesting. But the plot of the movie gets a little ridiculous as time goes on.
‘I Was Anastasia’: An Oddly Organized Novel
The novel’s structure and its historical grounding make its concept compelling, but some off-putting style choices and gaps in character development ultimately detract from its execution.
West Cork: A True Murder Mystery
“West Cork” is a podcast released by Audible, Amazon’s e-book and podcast distributor, in which Jennifer Forde and Sam Bungey delve into the murder of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier, which took place in 1996 and remains unsolved. Within the first five episodes, this true-crime series paints a complex picture of a quiet town shaken by a violent act. It investigates a murder which, despite being more than 20 years in the past, represents a real source of fear and even danger for the residents of this Irish town.
Arts Vanity: Horoscopes
Mercury is blocking one of Mars’s moons today, which means a turbulent day for Aries.
Building the Future: Creating a 21st-Century Campus on 17th-Century Foundations
From undergraduate House renewal to ambitious plans for the new Allston campus, Harvard is in a period of profound architectural transition. Crimson Arts takes a look at the history of Harvard's built environment and the possibilities for its future growth.
Pulitzer Author Art Spiegelman Lectures on Comics and Judaism
Like Yiddish, Spiegelman said that “comic books are a secular medium that’s a vulgar medium.”
Enjoy “It”... If You Can
Pennywise’s gaping teeth reach their most terrifying and most alluring at exactly the same moment.
Portrait of An Artist: Kristen Visbal
Yael M. Saiger interviews Kristen Visbal, sculptor of "Fearless Girl."
Geoffrey Farmer Builds an Alluring Apocalypse at the Venice Biennale
Farmer took a step back from the other pavilions’ fear of the apocalypse. He reminds us that what humanity is afraid of is its own end, not the end of everything.
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HUDS Strikers
Scenes from the HUDS strike.The contrast between the constantly moving people and the comparatively stable and stagnant architecture is reflected in the differences between the qualities of line, shape and shade in the two sketches.