Attack on Titan studio just revealed its risky new sci-fi show with 3 Body Problem vibes

Every new anime season brings another wave of adaptations. Hit manga become television events, light novels become the next ...
SaltWire

‘I’ve always been yearning for that idea of home’: NL's Darren Ivany on writing, acting and belonging

Like many working artists, Ivany said his writing happens around the structure of everyday life. “Same as anybody else,” ...
IEEE

Surface-Aligned 3-D Human Shape Estimation via Gaussian Curvature Structure Learning

Abstract: It is important to estimate the 3-D human shape from a single image, as it is utilized in virtual reality, tactile games, and human–computer interaction. Most previous studies attempted to ...
Paste

Sprayed Edges Are Everywhere and I Hate Them

Ask any bookseller what their least favorite part of a physical book is, and you’ll get a long thought-out opinion on how much they hate something like deckled edges, French flaps, partial dust ...
Wilson Center

HIV in Russia Is a Human Rights Problem

Globally, over 39 million people are living with infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Over one million of this number live in Russia.
Independent.ie

Behind the Scenes with Body & Soul director Avril Stanley: ‘Business people whose advice I trusted told us we were crazy launching in a recession’

The summer solstice marks the 10th anniversary of the festival Body & Soul founder and director Avril Stanley This summer solstice marks the tenth anniversary of Body & Soul, the independent music and ...
Wilson Center

The Problem of Human Rights: A Case Study of Tajik Immigrants in Russia

At a recent Kennan Institute talk, Davlat Khudonazarov, President, "FOCUS" Humanitarian Foundation, Moscow, and Galina Starovoitova Fellow on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, Kennan Institute, ...