Fallen Princess: Not so happy endings of Disney Princesses
Dina Goldstein Fallen Princesses aimed to upend the fairy tale ending for girls, in the process, Goldstein creates some incredible photographs:
Super Mario Bros. get a new 2013 look
What-if Super Mario Bros was made today… using the average commercial video game design.
In this fan made animation things get shadier, bloodier and just downright creepy. And Bowser can NOT be happy.
The Independent on Sunday letting ALL arts critics go
Just catching up on this now: The Independent on Sunday is letting all if its art critics staff go as of September… part of a series of cuts at the paper.
The paper is to continue arts coverage none of it will be review led and the paper’s music writer, film reviewer, theatre critic, visual arts critic and music critic are all due to finish with the paper in the coming weeks.
It’s a blow to arts coverage in an already shrinking arena - shows and exhibitions reliance on reviews is huge.
Interviews and coverage over at The Guardian.
Strength in Numbers: Japanese Train Platform Rescue Woman
Earlier this week a Japanese commuter fell up to her waist in the gap between train and platform at the Minami-Urawa station.
The driver was ordered not to move and the station PA asked commuters on the platform to help move the train - and the swell of people standing at the platform did just that - working together to tilt the train on its suspension and widen gap so that the woman could be freed.
Creating this incredible scene:
Lots more over at The Guardian
Truth in Journalism: Venom Fan Film
Adi Shankar (of Dredd fame) and director Joe Lynch produced a new short film featuring the Marvel character Venom called Truth in Journalism.
The movie features Ryan Kwanten (of True Blood fame) as Eddie Brock/Venom - and makes up a mockumentary-style unofficial Spiderman fan-film.
Eterna: The Trailer to end ALL trailers
What if there was one trailer … for every hero, ever? One trailer to rule them all.
This could be it.