Monthly Archives: December 2020

Animated Sci-fi short film “Laniakea”

The action takes place in the future, superluminal speeds allow to travel any point in the universe. People want to find extraterrestrial life, but no one can’t find anything. One day, a lonely man found the message in monolith, which … Continue reading

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Cloudrise

Cloudrise is a short animated film directed and animated by Denver Jackson. It was created in the span of four months from conception to completion. Set in a fantasy world above the clouds, Cloudrise follows a pivotal moment in the … Continue reading

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Dreamy Illustrations by Daniela Gallego Merge Human Experiences with Fantastical Images

Colombian illustrator Daniela Gallego takes us on a delightful journey through a world tinged with magic and brimming with plants. Her subdued color palette enhances the effect, firmly planting each of her drawings somewhere between fantasy and reality.[…] More: Dreamy … Continue reading

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Barbara Windsor: you’re more likely to hear a cockney accent in Essex than east London now

Jo Adetunji Managing Editor Barbara Windsor was the Cockney queen of EastEnders but you’re more likely to hear her famous accent in Essex now rather than London. The word “cockney” conjures up a plethora of London-based cultural expectations. Maybe you … Continue reading

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How Has Public Space Changed in 2020?

How did the pressure of rethinking streets, activities, and transportation systems transform public space in 2020? Written by Andreea Cutieru The pandemic provided a unique circumstance for city-scale experiments regarding mobility, while immediate responses showed the transformative power of tactical … Continue reading

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E-bikes and e-scooters will transform our cities in 2021

E-mobility has historically been confined to the wealthy. Not anymore   The startup world likes to celebrate exciting new technologies, such as AI and autonomous vehicles. But these are newcomers to the party compared to the electric motor, whose precursor … Continue reading

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‘Spooky Interactions’, shocking adaptations discovered in electric fish of Brazil’s Amazon

In findings published in the journal Frontiers, researchers have shown how a cave-adapted glass knifefish species of roughly 300 living members (Eigenmannia vicentespelea) has evolved from surface-dwelling relatives (Eigenmannia trilineata) that still live just outside their cave door — by … Continue reading

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A ‘poet of the everyday’: an animated ode to a beloved uncle with OCD

To the rest of her family, the Portuguese animator Regina Pessoa’s Uncle Thomas was ‘a nobody’, with his intricate obsessive-compulsive rituals preventing him from holding a steady job or starting a family. But to a young Pessoa, his obsessions – … Continue reading

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Sci-Fi Short Film: “Article 19-42” | DUST

Julie and Thomas cross the Northern forest in their 4×4. As they leave the main road, they are met by an unwelcoming man. He was obviously waiting for them, they give him a sum of money. Together they continue deeper … Continue reading

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Dino

Dino, a young man with physical co-ordination disorder dyspraxia, takes us on a dream-like journey through his disability as he reflects on his place in society and his struggle to find himself. Credits:Written & Directed by Emilio Gamal BoutrosProduced by … Continue reading

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