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Conde nast gawker1/1/2024 ![]() Over the course of the last few weeks, I have spent countless secondsentire minutes, evenin. © 2016 The Author(s) (Published by SAGE Publications). I have successfully infiltrated the Conde Nast cafeteria. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Investigating the discourse generated by this critical incident is important because it identifies where journalists and readers draw the boundaries of legitimate journalism, specifies the place of ethics in boundary discourse, and informs journalistic practice about the phenomenon of outing in the news. Guided by the frameworks of boundary work and field theory, this study analyzed 65 news articles and 2203 online comments and found that journalists and audiences problematized Gawker’s identity as a journalistic organization and evaluated the article based on traditional standards of newsworthiness, audiences asserted their role in journalism’s larger interpretive community, and that the larger interpretive community assessed the article based on the ethics of outing. The popular blog eventually removed the article following condemnation from readers and other journalists. Gawker ignited a controversy when it published an article about a married Conde Nast executive who allegedly sought the services of a gay escort. The facts pretty much speak for themselves, though: While theres been a 24 percent drop. Out of bounds? How Gawker’s outing a married man fits into the boundaries of journalism. Condé Nast is 'having the worst year of any publisher,' or so a 'rival executive' tells Keith Kelly today. Out of bounds? How Gawker’s outing a married man fits into the boundaries of journalism
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Luminar neo background replacement1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() The simplicity of the workspace is refreshing. Add AI image enhancement, and you have a unique photo editing app. There is RAW support for thousands of cameras, layer support, lens correction, clone tools, and batch processing. This can make it difficult for photographers with a large volume of photos to use it.Īpart from this, Luminar Neo provides all the features we expect with modern editing software. The main weakness of Luminar Neo is that the organizational tools are basic. With this approach, some important features tend to fall through the gaps. This is seen in their AI masking and other creative functions. Instead of finer levels of control, they provide broader features that are changing how we approach photo editing. Skylum approaches its software differently than the industry leader, Adobe Lightroom. But it is impressive how many advanced manipulations it can perform at the click of a button. It cannot perform some advanced manipulations that you can find in Adobe Photoshop. This includes upscaling and stitching for panoramas or focus-stacked images. There are also several options to support the final photographic file. It provides an organizational platform as well as a great number of edits. Luminar Neo is a program that can support almost all your needs in photographic post-processing. If you buy a product through one of our referral links we will earn a commission (without costing you anything). And on top of all this, the software is available for a great price! You can either pay a low monthly cost or buy a perpetual license. ![]() This shows they are committed to providing the best service they can. Skylum also tends to match its development to the response it gets from users. Knowing that software is being consistently checked on and updated is reassuring. You will find that particular functions get refined, and new features get added almost quarterly. A wide range of functions focuses on adding elements to your image that completely change a photo’s atmosphere.įunctions range from adding sunbeams to completely changing the sky! There are even plenty of portrait options that can completely change the face of your model.Īnother strength of Luminar Neo is that the Skylum team constantly updates the software. The program particularly helps photographers who want to get creative with their images. It benefits portraiture to landscape and everything in between. Its wide range of functions suits a wide spectrum of photographic genres. But Luminar Neo manages to provide detailed results regardless. With this reduction of input from the user, you would think it sacrifices accuracy. These methods are often applied with a few clicks or just a simple slider. Luminar Neo is a non-destructive RAW processing program featuring many methods to apply advanced edits to your photos. And their developers have kept this ethos at the forefront of Luminar’s functions. This has been a common thread throughout Skylum software development. Luminar Neo Review: Key Benefits and FeaturesĪt the heart of Luminar Neo is software that prides itself on its ease of use. And we’ll see if it performs up to the photographic standards we are used to as photographers and photo editors. We’ll explore everything from its RAW processing to its most advanced features. Let’s now dive deeper into this software. Combine this approach with advanced functions, and you get photo software that feels like the future of photo editing! Skylum simplified its processes, targeting photographers unrehearsed in photo editing. The modular functionality and workspace of Luminar Neo are the app’s standout aspects. This new software provides layered editing, AI masking, and much more. Then, Luminar Neo launched in 2022, providing a big step up for Skylum. The first Luminar software was launched in 2016 as an alternative to Adobe Lightroom. Their popular Aurora HDR targeted High Dynamic Range (HDR) processing and editing. Previously, Skylum released its software as a single-function app. These help shape your photographs into your intended vision without Photoshop. On top of these expected features, Luminar Neo boasts a wide range of AI (artificial intelligence) functions. It provides RAW processing, organizational tools, and basic and advanced adjustments. This photo editing app is a one-stop shop for any photographer. Luminar Neo is Skylum’s flagship software, encompassing all its programs in a single application.
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Richard warns Lara to destroy all of his research, but she ignores his warnings so that she can investigate further. There she finds a pre-recorded video message from Richard detailing his research into Himiko, the mythical Queen of Yamatai who was said to command the power over life and death. Lara reluctantly accepts and gains access to a secret chamber in her father's tomb. After never claiming her inheritance for many years, believing her father to still be alive, Miller warns Lara that if she does not claim her vast inheritance, her father's country estate, Croft Manor, will be sold off. When she is arrested after a bike accident involving a police car, Richard's business partner Ana Miller posts her bail. ![]() Vikander's performance was highly praised but the characterization of Croft drew a polarized response some described her as a "capable, powerful, and unobjectified heroine", while others called her bland, and a "punching bag and onlooker." It is the all-time best reviewed film based on an video game, currently sitting at 51% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes tied with Rampage.įollowing the disappearance of her father, Lord Richard Croft, Lara Croft makes a living as a bike courier. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some describing the plot as " paint-by-numbers", and others praising the action sequences, tone, grittiness and realistic take on the franchise. The film grossed $274 million worldwide, equal to the Angelina Jolie's original film in 2001 and more than its 2003 sequel. Pictures, in RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, IMAX and 4DX. The first Tomb Raider film not to be distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2018, and in the United States on March 16, 2018, by Warner Bros. Studios in the United Kingdom, and in Cape Town, South Africa. Principal photography took place from January to June 2017 at the Warner Bros. Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, and Kristin Scott Thomas appear in supporting roles. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, who embarks on a perilous journey to her father's last-known destination, hoping to solve the mystery of his disappearance. An American and British co-production, it is based on the 2013 video game of the same name, with some elements of its sequel by Crystal Dynamics, and is a reboot of the Tomb Raider film series. It's a lot of fun trying to get into Lara’s head and the challenge of getting to grips with such a physical role is an element of this project that I find an absolute thrill." For more on the movie, head to Vanity Fair's site.Tomb Raider is a 2018 action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug, with a screenplay by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons, from a story by Evan Daugherty and Robertson-Dworet. She also has a fantastic mix of traits – tough, smart, vulnerable, plus she’s kick ass! She is also uniquely different to other characters I have taken on previously. She’s trying to carve out her place in the world and connect her future with her past. "I think people can identify with her for lots of different reasons, but for me I very much see her as a model for many young women. ![]() "When I was asked to take on this role I got really excited – Lara Croft is a truly iconic character," Vikander tells the magazine. Eventually, she's inspired to investigate what happened to him, and kicks off her search at his last-known location, a tomb on an island off the coast of Japan. Seven years after her father disappears, 21-year-old Lara is refusing to inherit his business empire, choosing instead to attend college while tiding herself over working as a bike courier. Now there's a new Croft in town, as Alicia Vikander has taken over the role for the rebooted version.įor this version of the game adaptation and its central figure, there's a fresh take on the story, with Lara off on her earliest adventure. Aside from the her digital incarnation, the most recognisable image of Tomb Raider's adventurous main character Lara Croft has been Angelina Jolie.
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Watch outer banks season 1 episode 21/1/2024 ![]() So, the Pogues better watch their backs because Blackbeard's treasure isn't the only thing that will cause drama in season four.Īs for what the baddies want to see in season four, they've also got some interesting ideas. It's not completely wild to assume that he could be seeking revenge on the Pogues and an alliance with Topper could be on the cards. This will hit him hard after finally earning Ward's respect and, in turn, the keys to the empire. He instructed the Pogues to keep his father safe, and instead, his father ended up studded with bullets. "And then it would also provide a chance for Rafe to emerge and be aggrieved by that death and blame the Pogues for it, and that would set him up for season four." So we felt like this was the most poetic ending where, at the last second, he tries to redeem himself but dies in the process. "There was no possibility of really a happy ending. "Part of that was about giving bandwidth for Rafe to emerge as the villain going forward, and also feeling that Ward, as a character, had done so many things that were so psychologically damaging to his daughter. ![]() "It was hotly debated, but we always had a sense that it might end that way," co-creator Jonas Pate said (via The Hollywood Reporter). Rafe may have been missing from the season finale action, but it's possible the events that unfolded could see him return to his villainous ways in season four - and Ward's death is the likely trigger.Įspecially as the death was written to be part of Rafe's arc. We just wanted to move them into a new phase in their lives and move them forward a little bit." The actors are a little older, and it was harder to keep them in high school. Pate added: "As far as the time jump, we felt like we needed to get them out of school. It is going to be a part of it, but it's not going to be a traditional Blackbeard-type tale, although we're using elements of the mythology going forward." Teasing what this means for season four, co-creator Josh Pate told The Hollywood Reporter: "Blackbeard is part of Outer Banks lore, and so there's just a lot of stuff we can work with out of that. And we all know what that means: He's speeding towards a tumultuous journey - and will no doubt take the others along for the ride. Instead of turning it down and sending him on his way in a 'no thanks, that's enough questing for me' way, John B smirks. More action is teased when a stranger arrives, bringing with him a manuscript detailing the captain's log of Blackbeard the pirate. But that doesn't mean the adventure ends here.ĭespite the final moments of the finale showing Sarah and John B seeming very settled with their surf shop 18 months after finding El Dorado, there's definitely something brewing on the horizon. Indeed, the quest for El Dorado is over, and the matter of John B's father has literally been put to rest (RIP, Big John). Well, you can bank on a lot of absolute madness. Outer Banks season 4 plot: What will happen? It would be completely absurd, but in a world where a group of teenagers can make it out of multiple shootouts and car chases without so much as a scratch, anything can happen. Ward and Big John do have a history of faking their own deaths, though, so who knows? Perhaps they'll be back for more. Big John and Ward were both killed off in the finale, their bones resting somewhere in the rainforest, which means we also say goodbye to the slightly redeemable Ward and the actor behind him, Charles Esten. Sadly, despite taking this long to finally track down, Big John (Charles Halford) won't be back for another season. We would also bank on the return of the following: So we're most certainly expecting Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline to reprise their roles. Then JJ darkens the mood by pressing the gun he found earlier to Topper's head.Judging by the closing scenes in the finale, it seems John B and Sarah have a new mission. The camera lingers a little bit, because although this is not The CW, the creators of this series want us to know early on that it's okay to objectify these men. ![]() ![]() They somehow roll into the surf so they're wrestling each other in soaking wet clothes that stick to their skin. JJ and Topper fight about who knows what - Topper is a douche - and John B tries to break it up. Notable sighting: Sarah Cameron (Madelyn Cline), the most popular Kook girl and Kiara's former BFF - they had a mysterious falling out - girlfriend of an extremely WASP-y d-bag named Topper (Austin North), and the daughter of Ward, who owns the boat where John B works. For some reason, Pogues don't hook up with each other, so they spend their time at the Boneyard macking on people (their parlance, not mine) from other groups - mainly tourists. Next, the gang heads to "the Boneyard," which John B describes as a three-layer burrito comprised of Pogue kids, Kook kids, and tourists. |