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‘You’re in a sea’: how film-makers survive in a straight-to-streaming age | Film

In the pre-internet dark ages, the most ignominious fate that could befall a film was going straight to video. This infernal tier – available to buy from a newsagent bargain bin or service-station rack near you – was reserved for cinema’s bottom-feeders: second-rate Disney spin-offs, dodgy softcore thrillers, Troma offcuts, over-caffeinated ninja rampages starring Michael Dudikoff.But this cinematic silt had a certain trashy sustenance value and the random delight of the tombola. Now straight-to-video is no more, and…

Efforts to bring trade standards to Paraguay’s Ciudad del Este just make it harder for residents to survive

Credit: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Paraguay's Ciudad del Este is a busy South American contraband hub where scrappy Paraguayan vendors and Brazilian traders mix with businessmen from places as far away as Lebanon and South Korea. This hive of activity moves billions of dollars' worth of consumer goods—everything from smartphones to whiskey. The city

Apple TV Plus is filming a Major League Soccer documentary series from the people behind F1’s breakthrough Drive to Survive Netflix…

If you're a fan of Netflix's Drive to Survive and also happen to be a fan of Major League Soccer, you're going to think that all of your holidays have come at once with the news that the two things are about to merge into one ball of fun. And it's going to stream on Apple TV Plus.We'd heard hints that Box to Box, the outfit behind Drive to Survive, was planning to work on a documentary series about the MLS almost a year ago, but it now seems that things have moved on a stage with plans for filming underway. If everything…

Can non-partisan news survive in the online echo chamber?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Journalists are supposed to go where the story takes them, unrestrained by political bias. But the online media market puts the ideal of journalistic objectivity to a severe test, as highly partisan news sources compete for clicks with legacy providers known for their neutrality, such as BBC News and Reuters.

Proof the iPhone can survive flying from a plane at 16,000 feet

@SeanSafyre Ever wondered whether an iPhone could survive being sucked out of a depressurized commercial aircraft at 16,000 feet? Me neither. But now we know. Among all the shocking information that’s come out in the wake of the recent incident with an Alaska Airlines plane rapidly depressurizing after losing an emergency exit door plug, nobody was expecting an ultimate iPhone drop test. Seanathan Bates, who was in the area near where the incident occurred, posted some shocking photos on X after finding a perfectly…

Birds of Prey #5 Preview: Megaera’s Melee—Who Will Survive?

Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: Birds of PreyIn Birds of Prey #5, the feathers fly and the Amazons go wild. Get ready for a showdown that not everyone's escaping.Published Mon, 01 Jan 2024 14:26:08 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Birds of Prey #5 swoops in with Amazons vs. Megaera conflict on January 2nd. Expect high stakes with the cryptic hint that not all characters may survive. Dinah and Sin's battle for Sin's fate heats up, promising intense character development. …

Love ’em or hate ’em, NFTs can survive thanks to the communities that drive them

NFTs have suffered everything from ridicule and scams to a broad dip in demand due to the crypto winter. Sometimes it almost feels like some of the projects in the space are kept going simply on hopes and dreams. Still, the sector has persisted through the downturn, and recent momentum in crypto has investors, community members and spectators alike becoming interested in NFTs again. Sure, NFTs get a lot of heat for all the silly apes, rocks and JPEGs that people spend millions on, but there’s a widespread belief in…

BGMI tips and tricks: How to survive in an intense battle and secure victory smartly

BGMI tips and tricks: Are you in search of an interesting warzone game? Then look no further, because Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is one of the best games in India. BGMI is known for its intense battles, variety of maps, choices of weapons, rewards, themes, and much more, which is enough to attract players and keep them hooked. In case you are new to BGMI, you will find the most intense battles and fights, keeping you glued to your smartphone for hours. However, winning an intense battle is not as easy as it seems…

California horse racing is at a crossroads. Can it survive?

Frank Stronach was a hands-on boss and always thinking of the future, his vision dominated by his love of horse racing.So, it was in that spirit that in 2006 he took Robert Hartman, his general manager of Golden Gate Fields, on an hour drive from Albany to the little town of Dixon, about 20 miles from Sacramento.“We get out of the car and stand in the middle of nothing, and he says, ‘We’re going to build a race track here,’” said Hartman, now chair of the University of Arizona’s renowned Race Track Industry Program.“It…