The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 3 marks a pivotal moment as Ellie and Dina officially embark on their vengeful quest toward Seattle in pursuit of Abby and her associates. What’s more interesting is Seth emerges as an unlikely ally in the latest episode, helping Ellie on two separate occasions as she departs Jackson along with Dina. Why Seth helps Ellie in The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 3 explained Seth (Robert John Burke) and Ellie did not have a long feud history, but episode 1 of The Last of Us season 2 showed that the former’s conservative…
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Ancient necklaces, rings that enclose secrets, hairpins, gold belts, and inlaid bracelets: these are just some of the jewels preserved at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, in Milan. It stands in the neighborhood called “Fashion Quadrilateral,” where the major couture designers have their showrooms. It is easy, therefore, to understand how these masterpieces of goldsmithing from the past influence modern jewelry creators in the city of fashion. Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli, a very generous manThe collection of ancient jewelry is one of the many collections in this museum, named after its founder, Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli. The nobleman converted his “special…
For me, one of the standout shows at this year’s Munich Jewelry Week was Goodness, a collaboration between jewelers from Aotearoa New Zealand and students from the Deutsche Meisterschule für Mode, the city’s school for fashion design. Twenty-six pieces of jewelry were displayed on a collection of capes hand made from natural calico by a group of first-year students. Their designs were beautifully made, and inventive. Cape-making is a task routinely given each year to students at the start of their course. The jewelers represented at Goodness were a mix of emerging and established makers. The pieces themselves represent a…
A bold and beautiful engagement ring design, the cluster engagement ring is where there are multiple diamonds or other gemstones set close together to create a larger and more sparkling overall appearance. It has remained a timeless choice across eras with its eye-catching design. It can be more affordable than the classic solitaire engagement ring yet still manages to appear bigger and brighter. Here we are delving into the evolution of this style and looking at how each period influenced the design. What is a Cluster Engagement Ring? As mentioned, a cluster ring features multiple diamonds or gemstones set close…
Are you looking for an eye-catching engagement ring with a large central feature stone? An effective way to make the centre stone appear larger and maximise its sparkle is with a halo setting. This ring style is one of the most popular choices thanks to its ability to enhance the central diamonds appearance, here we are breaking down how and why this setting is so spectacular. The Optical Illusion of Size The design of a halo ring involves the central stone, either a classic diamond or another gemstone being encircled by smaller diamonds or gemstones in a “halo”. This increases…
Main Street artists can grow stronger with collectors, collaborations, and creative thinking. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”— William Arthur Ward Main Street visual artists, renowned for their resilience, face significant challenges in the current economic climate. Trump’s tariffs and inconsistent, rash decisions on everything from regulations to immigration, along with ill-conceived staffing cuts and threats to Social Security, are causing severe, stomach-turning anxiety for most Americans — especially anyone with a 401k or any business that markets discretionary income items. Trump’s blatant lies about prices “going down” when…
Welcome to the closing night of Ebertfest! It’s been an incredible year, and we’re so thrilled with everyone who’s been turning up to screenings and joining us for conversation and fellowship about cinema. You can find all the information (including where to buy tickets) at ebertfest.com. We’ll be giving you daily dispatches of what to expect from the fest each day, including the full panel of filmmakers, scholars, and critics who will follow each screening. Read on to learn more about what titles and guests you can expect at the fest on its final day: SATURDAY, APRIL 26 9:00 AM: THE…
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. We all know how destructive substance use can be — how a single overdose can cost a life. For some, addiction seems like a conscious choice. But is it really? Does the addict truly realize the depth of their downfall? Or are they victims too — victims of a system that turns a blind eye to those slipping through its cracks? It’s easy to condemn the user, but harder to see the invisible web pulling them — and others — into tragedy. Yadang: The Snitch is a searing, heartbreaking Korean crime thriller that rips…
Marvel has made plenty of tie-in comic books for their movies. I remember selling quite a few copies of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man book that was written by Stan Lee back in my days as a comic store clerk. Marvel has made movie prequels and movie adaptations, and movie spinoffs.So it’s not particularly shocking in and of itself that Marvel is making a comic tied to their upcoming Fantastic Four film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. What makes it a little more notable, or at least more interesting is that (per Deadline) the company’s First Steps comic is “designed to be an artifact from the world…
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced a new grant program for the design and creation of statues for President Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes. The sculpture garden is one of the president’s central priorities for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence next year, and was first announced in 2021. The sculpture garden will feature life-size statues of “250 great individuals from America’s past who have contributed to our cultural, scientific, economic, and political heritage,” according to a news release from the NEH. The garden’s location is still “to be determined” but intended to “create…
