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  • Traverse Hieronymus Bosch’s ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ with Smarthistory – Colossal

    Turning over the panels, as if opening the cover of a book, we enter an otherworldly realm where humans and beasts mingle with oversized animals, fruit, and surreal structures. On the left, Adam and Eve are introduced by a young God, before Eve was tempted to eat the forbidden fruit hanging in the Garden of Eden. In the center, dozens of nude figures frolic, eat, engage in sexual activities, forage, swim, and fly. On the right is hell. “One of the most compelling theories is that the central panel is an alternate story,” Zucker says. “What if the Temptation had not taken place? What if Adam and Eve had remained innocent and had populated the world? And so is it possible that what we’re seeing is that reality played out in Bosch’s imagination?”

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  • Citywalki: Virtual walking tour in cities around the world

    Citywalki lets you immerse yourself in the vibe of cities from all over the globe without leaving your home. You can explore over 100 locations right now, while new ones are added every week. Take a walk in Paris, drive on the streets of Manhattan or enjoy the breathtaking aerials views of Tokyo. It’s a great way to spark your curiosity, get inspired for future travels, or just to take a few minutes to unwind. And on the days when you’re feeling nostalgic, take a walk down memory lane in cities you have visited before.

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  • The Shardcore Inquisition 2025 – LLM edition. – shardcore

    Whilst the interactions were text-based, I wanted to embody the each LLM as a quasi-human subject, following the same parameters as the original inquisitions. Each bot has been given a different AI generated voice and face, with SadTalker providing the somewhat hit-and-miss lipsync animations. Presenting the interviews in this way places them firmly in the uncanny valley and emphasises the somewhat surreal nature of conversing with ‘the machine’.

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  • Bluesky launches a custom feed for vertical videos – TechCrunch

    With TikTok’s future in the U.S. uncertain, it feels like major social media platforms are working overtime to ship features to attract the millions of people who may want to switch: Bluesky said on Sunday that it is launching a custom feed for vertical videos in its app. … Other social networks are taking advantage of this situation as well. Elon Musk-owned X also launched a dedicated feed for vertical videos in the U.S, and Meta announced a new video editing app called Edits to rival CapCut.

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  • Lynn Hershman Leeson predicted our digital hellscape – Hyperallergic

    Another work, “CybeRoberta” (1996), comprised of a seemingly ordinary doll sitting inside a glass vitrine, allows viewers to access a designated website via a QR code displayed on the wall and then to change the position of “Roberta”’s digital eye to see real-time images of themselves in the gallery. Needless to say, finding myself so thoroughly surveilled by a seemingly benign toy was morbidly riveting, but also genuinely disconcerting.

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  • Christian Marclay: The Clock – MoMA

    Due to limited seating capacity, entry to The Clock is not guaranteed. MoMA members receive priority access. Visitors may stay inside the exhibition as long as they like during open hours, but must rejoin the queue if they exit for any reason. Food and drink are not allowed, and we ask that visitors refrain from talking or using cell phones. The use of recording devices, including mobile phones, is strictly prohibited.

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