Throughout the opening montage, Lemanu’s hand gestures at times reflect movements akin to some of the traditional Samoan dances that he grew up with. Other times, his dancing is more abstract; pure improvisational movement meant to convey an intense rush of emotions: grief, joy, loneliness. “With me, I grew up doing Samoan dancing, it’s just part of the culture,” he…
On October 2, 1984, author and media theorist Neil Postman gave the keynote address at the Frankfurt Book Fair. In that address, Postman presented an essay entitled “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Showbusiness.” During his talk, he surprised the crowd by saying he thought the fair’s theme, which was focused on George Orwell, was a mistake.…
Metascreen, a curated NFT marketplace, has launched a movie ticket NFT collection to celebrate the history of Indian cinema. The platform claims this is India’s first-ever NFT ticket collection. What’s more, the collection pays tribute to the iconic Indian music director, R D Burman. Let’s take a closer look at what Metascreen is and what its movie ticket NFT collection…
Crypto and NFTs have been leveraged for some incredibly good causes — from supporting Ukrainian citizens affected by war to funding scientific research. Now universities are taking advantage of the technology to help students raise money. Division Street, a sports venture company that helps create marketing programs to maximize revenue opportunities for University of Oregon student-athletes, recently announced the upcoming…
European Union (EU) negotiators are meeting this week in an attempt to finalize a broad range of rules related to crypto and NFTs. Specifically, the new regulations are aimed at combatting money laundering and could establish an authorization regime for crypto service providers. The documents were prepared by France, CoinDesk reports. Notably, these rules could force people who create non-fungible…
Gary Vaynerchuk’s wildly popular VeeFriends NFT collection is partnering with the vitamins, minerals, and supplements brand MaryRuth’s. Today the two sides have launched a limited-edition run of multivitamin gummies featuring the VeeFriends character, Accountable Anteater. Significantly, the news comes a week after MaryRuth’s announced that Vaynerchuk had joined the company as a member of its board of directors. The Accountable…
The internet has come a long way since it first went mainstream in the 1990s. We’ve gone from the early days of the world wide web (Web 1.0) where users could only consume content to today’s more interactive and user-centric Web 2.0. And now, we’re on the cusp of a new era of the internet known as “Web3” — a…
Once you own an NFT, what can you do with it, exactly? If your NFT is under a CC0 license, the answer is pretty much whatever you want. For members of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, it’s a similar story. Owners of Bored Apes are very much free to commercialize whatever apes they currently have in their possession, turning them…
In market conditions like these, it’s important to take a step back every now and again and make sure you’re not taking things too seriously. Hug your family and friends. Touch grass. Make self-deprecating jokes online with a group of internet degens. You know, the necessities. But seriously, in these rough times, it’s important to band together. With this in…
With the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, political and social relations in the United States are again being strained. Whatever your opinions on the decision, or toward abortion in general, there are certain facts about abortion bans that must be taken into account when formulating those opinions. And those facts are clear and easy to see, thanks to…
