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The Origins of Stop-Motion Animation and Its Role in the Future of Inventive Filmmaking Dating back to the dawn of cinema, stop-motion animation has a rich history, with the first known film using this technique, “Humpty Dumpty’s Circus,” released in 1898. As filmmaking technology advanced, animation styles changed, and stop-motion animation often took a back seat to its computer-generated (CG) counterpart, which is more…

This is a topic that I’ve somewhat resisted diving into as I’ve been writing more about the world of professional golf. I’ve been a longtime fan of the PGA Tour since I was a kid — this has been well established in my previous writing. This is in spite of…

Income disparity may be at a historic high, but it feels as though the wealthy are less visible than ever. Consider the one of a kind stuff that you don’t even know is one of a kind and maybe extra special. I don’t want to spend a lot of money…

I’ve removed most of my stories from behind the paywall. — I’ve been on a break from Medium for a while. I’m down to one or two articles a month now. I haven’t quit writing; I just slowed down and didn’t publish everything I wrote. I made $2.87 through the partner program this month and wrote only one story. I haven’t…

ROLEX: PROUD SPONSOR OF THE OSCARS® CEREMONY THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FILM SEASON Geneva, 12 March 2023 — The Oscars® ceremony is a unique celebration of the excellence, inspiration and technical genius from which masterpieces are made. Since 2017, Rolex has been the Proud Sponsor of the Oscars® ceremony, held at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood. Telecast…

Luxury goods are scarce and their price is high. They are exclusive and not for everyone. They are appreciated by a very select group of people. There is one luxury item that we are all given. The luxury of today. It exclusively happens only once and the price of ignoring…

20 years after it changed the world, and its own destiny, by launching the first widely available online music store, Apple has quietly started winding it down. Is this the end for personal music collections? — If you’ve grown up in the 90’s and early 2000’s, like I have, you probably used one of 3 ways to listen to music: Recording it from the radio to an audio cassette and then playing it on your (no brand name) portable audio cassette player while you walk manly…

What is Tokengating? Tokengating technology is a way to restrict access to digital content or experiences using non-fungible tokens (NFTs). By using NFTs to control access, fashion brands can create exclusive and scarce experiences that can be sold at a premium. As NFTs become more prevalent, tokengating technology has the potential to revolutionize…

Copyright by Gary Lee Pullman This article concerns an endangered species: the newspaper, represented here by the New York Post, the editor of which is pictured above. Founded by American founding father Alexander (“Alex”) Hamilton (Source) and edited, during the 19th century, by William Cullen Bryant (Source), The New York…