![]() The best LED strip lights you can buy in 2023 1. READ NEXT: Best ring lights for video calls, vlogs and selfies You can't, however, mix and match strips from different manufacturers. Many manufacturers sell strip extension kits, allowing you to extend the length of your strip without having to purchase an entirely new kit. Should you need a longer run of lights, then it’s possible to combine multiple strips using a compatible connector. Most LED strip lights feature connection cutting points that allow you to trim the strip down to the size you need. More premium strip lights can offer more advanced wireless control via a companion smartphone app or even Alexa or Google Assistant support. On more budget-friendly options control is handled via a dedicated remote control. The available level of control varies from model to model, but even the most basic types of LED strip light offer control over colour and intensity. The backing should be strong enough to provide a secure, long-lasting fit, but still allows the strip to be removed again later if required.īest outdoor lights 2023: Add ambience and style to your garden, patio or porch Can you control, dim or change the colour of LED strip lights? The flexible nature of LED strip lights allows them to mould to a wide range of different environments while the included adhesive backing means you can stick them just about anywhere from the floor to the ceiling. How to choose the best LED strip lights for you How easy are LED strip lights to install? Best Philips Hue strip lights: Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus | £80.Best budget app-controlled strip lights: Govee LED Wi-Fi Strip Lights | £25.Best LED strip lights for bedrooms: Govee LED Strip Lights | £20.Best all-around LED strip lights under £50: TP-Link Tapo L930-5 Light Strip | £45.Below you will find our brief buying guide followed by our pick of the best LED strip lights on the market today. If you’re looking to add a little extra ambience, style or flair to just about anywhere, then an LED strip light may be just the thing. ![]() LED strip lights are available with interchangeable colour and brightness options, remote and smartphone app connectivity and some even offer voice command control over Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri. Once hooked up you can then dial in your chosen colour, brightness and even program different lighting patterns. The strips can be cut to length as required and thanks to their self-adhesive backing, installation is a breeze. What really makes LED strip lights stand out is their near-unrivalled level of customisation. For those seeking a little more subtlety, they’re also popular for lighting kitchen cabinets, shelves, television surrounds and even car interiors. ![]() Available in a range of bright, user-customisable colours, LED strip lights have become the lighting of choice for TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram videos, as well as a firm favourite for ambient bedroom illumination. ![]()
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![]() And the veils that Stephen Jones contributed to the finale may have been from Paris in the 1930's, but there is timeless allure in that look. Past and future met again in an evening ensemble that matched the athletic ease of a citron silk knit to the grandeur of a floor-sweeping silk skirt. It was the same with the traditional Bucol silks woven to represent a painting, drips and all, by Sterling Ruby, one of the contemporary art world's hottest properties (and a Simons favorite). ![]() The formal past, the streamlined future, meeting in the middle. One key silhouette could best be defined as a full-skirted classic ball gown truncated at the peplum (a quote from a 1952 collection, according to the run of show), its skirt replaced by black silk cigarette pants. But he approached an actual couture collection with an appropriate balance of reverence and iconoclasm. Dior was obviously the guiding spirit of his fascination with midcentury couture (see the Q&A here) during his last seasons with Sander. Simons has been engaged with this world for a while. The first look-a tuxedo whose jacket was shaped after Dior's iconic Bar jacket, one of the most distinctive silhouettes in fashion-established an innate compatibility that reached across a half-century. Here, he used that unusually heightened sense of focus to reflect on Christian Dior as architect, a notion that dovetailed neatly with his own obsession with construction. As the man himself said, "A shift is happening."Ībout that outsider thing: It's a position that has always loaned a crystal clarity to Simons' vision and has helped him to the purest interpretations of his inspirations. ![]() The avant-garde outsider from Antwerp insinuated himself into the hallowed history of haute couture with a tour de force that had both emotional and intellectual resonance. That it would be such a triumph was a thrill. ![]() That it would be a success seemed a given, what with the evolving polish and confidence of Simons' "couture trilogy" for his previous employer, Jil Sander. Inside, the industry's great and good-Alaïa, Elbaz, Jacobs, Theyskens, Tisci, Van Assche, Versace, von Furstenberg-gathered to see Raf Simons debut his first haute couture collection for Christian Dior. Outside in the street, there was hysteria. Fashion had seen nothing like it for years. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dominos Pizza contains flour, yeast, sugar, salt, soybean oil, and other ingredients. Because it tastes so good, we are willing to eat something so unhealthy.ĭomino’s Pizza won a reputation for speedy delivery and took their company nationwide. This cheese overload is not good for you. If you only consider the overall taste of the pizza, Domino’s will undoubtedly win the competition. People enjoy Domino’s pizza because of its flavor, garlic bread, and cheese. This cookie brownie can stay good and be eatable for two days at normal temperature when covered in plastic wrap. In one pan, Domino’s Marbled Cookie Brownie integrates brownie and cookie batter.Īccording to the company, it is “enchantingly melty with hot milk chocolate chunks and fudge brownie throughout every bite.” We can find garlic’s pleasingly odorous aroma and spicy flavor in our garlic Parmesan white sauce, which is famous as a pizza sauce as well as a dipping sauce.īrownies, which resemble a bend between cake and fudge, are famous treats and desserts. Garlic and pizza are such an organic pairing that it’s easy to overlook them. They’ve managed to nail the great foundation, melted cheese, and garlic level. ![]() With the addition of vegan mozzarella and a diversity of vegan-friendly pizzas, sauces, quality side dishes, and sides to their menu (including our garlic bread), you’ll find it simple to order a meal that would satisfy your sense of taste.ĭomino’s Garlic sauce is a total game-changer.ĭomino’s Pizza is at the top of the heap when it tends to come to garlic pizza. Vegans will find it a lot easier to request their favorite pizzas from Domino. Generally, Domino’s vegan pizzas are delicious. The only significant distinction is the surface of the cheese, which is slightly sticky instead of crunchy like dairy cheese. The smallest Domino’s pizza is about 9.5″, has up to 6 slices, and serves two to three people.ĭomino’s vegan pizza is excellent – nearly as good as the vegetarian edition. ![]() Medium Domino’s pizza is 14″ has eight slices, and serves 3-5 people. The largest pizza at Domino’s is 16″ wide, has 12 slices, and serves 5-8 people.
![]() ![]() ![]() This is what’s handling the actual footage you bring into Premiere Pro. Here are the best options and prices for each, respectively:Ī GPU (graphics processing unit) is a card that’s designed for graphics and video rendering. Okay, so that gives us an idea for where to start with our CPU hunt and what we can expect to pay (as of right now in fall 2021). Take, for example, this breakdown comparison of around fifteen different CPUs currently available and compatible with Premiere Pro: However, there are resources that will list how these stack up against each other. Obviously, I haven’t personally tested each and every CPU available. ![]() That being said, which CPU would ideally work best for Premiere? Let’s dive in. Like most post-production situations, you’d benefit from having a decent CPU to work with. In the context of this specific situation, the CPU has previously been a major factor when using Premiere Pro. Still with me? It’s the brain, essentially. ![]() So, it takes in information, figures out what to do with it, then does it. CPUs are essentially chips that receive information from different parts of your computer, then perform somewhat of a calculation. Image via Alexander_Safonov.Ī CPU (central processing unit) resides attached to the motherboard of your computer. What Is a CPU? The CPU is the brains of the operation. Then, we’ll talk about what Premiere requires from you.Īlso, Adobe has listed the system requirements for VR and hardware acceleration. Let’s go over the basics and where to look for the products that will best match your computer setup, so you can have an idea of where to start or what you need. While this isn’t exactly an article about GPUs and CPUs, it’s important to understand how these tools work in relation to what Premiere needs from your computer in order to perform to the best of its ability.
![]() ![]() ![]() Her breakout is one of the most ambitious conceptual jazz works ever written: 1971’s heady and unsettling triple-LP Escalator Over the Hill. Bley’s polyglot sensibilities and contrarian streak resulted in a disparate and often bizarre discography. She was more inspired by Motown and Joe Cocker than John Coltrane and Duke Ellington. “I liked them, but there was also what Max Gordon said about a bunch of guys screaming their heads off: ‘Call the pound.’”Īs much as the jazz of her time, Bley loved its pop music. “In free playing everybody played as loud as they could and as fast as they could and as high as they could,” Bley told Ethan Iverson in 2018. ![]() She cut her teeth writing tunes for radically-minded pianist Paul Bley (her husband for a few years) and co-organizing the NYC-based Jazz Composers Guild with avant-gardists like Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Milford Graves, and Andrew Cyrille in the early ‘60s, but Bley was always wary of free jazz, on the look out for something slightly different. Today, she ranks as one of the most revered jazz big-band writers of the post-bebop era. Starting out her musical life as a self-described “cigarette girl” at NYC’s Birdland jazz club, Bley-born Lovella May Borg in Oakland in 1938-progressed from being a shy pianist and songwriter-for-hire, to an in-demand composer and arranger, and eventually, to a visionary bandleader. Instead, the composer and pianist worked off of her own stories, following her own fiercely independent muse. Many of her most famous records sound like cues in a spy movie or some darkly comedic thriller. In an alternate universe, Carla Bley could have made a lot of money in film soundtracks. ![]() ![]() His life-long destiny is to embark on an epic journey in search of a mysterious artifact known only as, The Artifact. The game puts players in the mighty boots of DeathSpank, the ∽ispenser of Justice, Vanquisher of Evil and Hero to the Downtrodden. Developed under the direction of The Secret of Monkey Island creator and industry icon Ron Gilbert, DeathSpank combines Gilberts unique humor and wit with fast, addictive action-RPG gameplay, making for a hilarious and massive epic quest for justice. Gain quests from a colorful cast of characters, and vanquish evil with fast and furious action as DeathSpank scours the world for a mystical artifact. and leading independent developer Hothead Games announced today that the upcoming downloadable action-RPG, DeathSpank, will be released on July 13th for PlayStation Network and July 14th for Xbox LIVE Arcade. A more in-depth design for DeathSpank was then producedĪ's announced that the console editions of DeathSpank will debut on the Playstation Network and Xbox Live July 13th and 14th, respectively, at a cost of $15:Įlectronic Arts Inc. Gilbert and Kauzlaric created a rough design for the game and pitched it to games publishers for over four years without any success.Previously, Gilbert had consulted for Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness at Hothead Games he contacted them and a deal was made for the company to publish the game. The character was then later developed further. The character DeathSpank originated in Ron Gilbert's Grumpy Gamer comics, created by Gilbert and Clayton Kauzlaric. Players also have the options of doing many side quests, and hunting for achievements. The game is being designed to be comfortable to play in short segments, ideal for more casual gamers, but also boasts over 15 hours of gameplay. Advanced dialog options, similar to LucasArts popular Monkey Island series also play a large part in unfolding the game's story. Gameplay is similar to Diablo, but with more customization, featuring hundreds of pieces of armor and weapons. The game was showcased at Hothead Games booth, with live gameplay being demonstrated by staff, along with examples of story elements, and dialog trees.ĭeathSpank's world is cylinder shaped and is rendered without load screens as the player explores its unique goings-on. The game has been described as "Monkey Island meets Diablo". DeathSpank is an upcoming action role-playing game by game designer Ron Gilbert, who had been working on getting the game made since 2004 it was announced on Januthat Hothead Games would publish the game. ![]() ![]() ![]() Once complete, students reflect on their work noting materials (mediums) and techniques they used when making their Diem style cow, as well as the best thing, and what they might change if repeating the piece. A TINY bit of one corner of the bag is cut off to enable squeezing out fluid lines of puffy paint! They could outline or add lines to their design for amazing TEXTURE. The next lesson we made puffy paint with PVA glue, shaving cream and food colouring in a zip-lock bag, and mushed it around to mix the 3 ingredients. It is then painted over to fill the gaps and a contrast colour painted for the background. Use bright and fluorescent oil pastels to add lines and shapes and patterns, considering the features of Diem’s work. Students then outline in black or a dark colour crayon or pastel. Students are shown how to draw a simplified cow, Diem style – just the outline-in the shape of a Diem painting. We viewed some videos of Diem in action to learn about his materials and techniques, noting how he draws the cow, and methods of applying paint- brush, finger, hand, straight from the tube. ![]() I used a Seesaw activity for them to respond. They were then given a task where they described the elements of art thy noticed in a cow painting. Students viewed and discussed Diem’s cow artworks on his website. “He gained worldwide fame because of his vivid paintings and lively, colourful representations of Dutch cows.” We viewed the Peter Diem – Cows website for examples of his artworks and discussed the elements of art Diem used to make them: colour, line, shape, texture, space. Peter Diem (born 1945) is a Dutch artist well known for his expressive use of colour and texture in his art. I shouldn’t have bought magazines because I own some unread ones, but I couldn’t pass up these topics.Peter Diem inspired cows By Year 3/4 students Scientific American Mind special issue on The Sexual Brain New Philosopher: Technology and Your Brain supporting my growing interest in comics. by Sana Takeda Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff by Steven Cummings, John Rauch, and Tamra Bonvillain Monstress, #1 by Marjorie Liu, illus. I enjoyed the anime of this series and though I know everything, I’m still excited to read these. I was curious about mangas so I picked these up and now I’m hooked on the format. both of these mangas are by Hiromu Arakawa. Here is a review of Enchanted Air on the Vamos a Leer blog. Their giveaways are hosted monthly and to enter, all you have to do is comment on one of their posts during the month that the giveaway is for. I won this in a giveaway hosted by Vamos a Leer. Giveaway winĮnchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings by Margarita Engle The novel is slated to be published in June. I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan ![]() made available for purchase a colouring book with the title Color Me Crazy. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty The Rise by Sarah Lewis The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith, aka JK Rowling The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson The Templeton Twins Make a Scene by Ellis Weiner, illus. Peter Draws is an American illustrator and doodler who has gained more than. I’m looking forward to that sequel to You and I grabbed the grammar book because it’s $5.98. Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes Easy Guide to Grammar Since I am interested in reading this series and I previously received the third book for free, I thought it best to gift myself this box-set.Ĭolor Me Crazy by Peter Deligdisch, aka Peter Draws The School for Good and Evil series box-set, which includes books 1 & 2: The School for Good and Evil A World Without Princes Some I bought, some were gifted, some are giveaways, and some are ARCs. So here are all the books I acquired for my birthday. Then I sat outside for a bit, enjoyed the fairly nice weather, and watched the sun set and planes fly by. Once up, I glided to the book store - yes, glided because I daydreamed the whole way - and afterwards treated myself to a burger because I craved one that whole week. I just went with the day and spent it how I wanted to - relaxed. To celebrate, I spent my birthday relaxing and doing nothing except rolling around and around in my warm, soft bed until noon or 2 pm or whatever. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not since Up, has there been such a debilitating romantic opening. First, we have the heartbreaking opening sequence about young Cal falling in love with his best friend on the wrestling team, but getting sideswiped by his girlfriend's pregnancy. But somehow the series managed to work three of its most perfect sequences into one episode. Thoughts: This random, middle-of-the-season connector episode had NO REASON being as good as it is. ![]() Nate decides to get back together with Maddy. Laurie gives Rue a larger stash of drugs. Rue tells everyone she's just smoking weed. Euphoria loves an experimental sequence and this one intertwined the beauty, horror, and frenzy of her using perfectly.Īlternate title: "The One Where Cassie Has Never Ever Been Happier" The whole season then concludes with Rue's relapse, depicted as a musical maelstrom where she's carried down the street by a company of burgundy dancers. Mix in the heartbreaking scene of Cassie getting an abortion, and Jules's decision to leave Rue at the train station, and you've got a tragicomedy Shakespeare wishes he could have concocted. Jules and Rue are declaring their love for one another while Kat and Ethan finally get on the same page. We're back to another party (a school-sanctioned winter formal), and the whole cast is scuttling around the dance floor airing their petty grievances. Thoughts: For as strong as the first season of Euphoria starts, it ends even stronger. Rue and Jules decide to get on a train but Rue stays behind and does drugs. Maddy and Nate try to make each other jealous. Kat and Ethan make amends at winter formal. What happens: Rue recovers from a kidney infection. The finale had some gut-wrenching, poignant moments, but felt a bit uneven and messy, especially compared to how tight other episodes in the past have been.Īlternate title: "The One Where Rue Has Musical Hallucinations After Winter Formal" No clue, but Lexi's tech crew got some great one-liners. ![]() How is Jules digesting everything that happened this season. Is Rue still on the hook for thousands of dollars to a potential human trafficker? Unclear, but we did get a full, unabridged guitar number from Elliot. While the episode wrapped up certain plot points (goodbye Cal, Nate's-girlfriend-bowl), it also seemed to spend a lot of time on largely irrelevant plots while leaving huge questions from the season unanswered. My roommate was so nervous, she stood in the kitchen while I narrated every excruciating second of that sequence which seemed to last 50 years. Everything with Ash/Fez has taken a decade off of my life. The award for the most depressing episode of Euphoria certainly goes to this Season 2 finale. Rue reconnects with Lexi and doesn't say "I love you" back to Jules. What happens: Cassie storms the stage of Lexi's play. This episode was a fever dream, but I loved every second of it.Īlternate title: "The One Where Cassie Attempts to Overthrow the School Play" For as baffling as it was, the final dance number and the sheer audacity for this show to earnestly give us the "I'm writing a play about us" storyline is immaculate. Was Nate's molestation dream a part of the play? Is the play supposed to be completely true or is it fictionalized? How did Lexi manage to cast 40 ripped jocks to perform a locker-room orgy scene? Did the school approve it? Did she get the musical rights cleared to use "Holding Out for a Hero"? SO MANY QUESTIONS. And between the play itself, the play with the inspiration characters standing in, and then scenes separate from the play with the same characters, this episode was very hard to follow. Like with High School Musical 3's senior musical, literally no one is going to understand what this play is about. Yes, it is Maddy, and honestly it is a ridiculously bad piece of writing. Thoughts: "Wait, is this fucking play about us?" Yes. Nate angrily leaves the play which is calling him gay. Fezco promises to come to the play but never shows up. Alternate title: "The One with Lexi's Play" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unimpressed, the sleepy Superstar fired back that the only person living in “The Generation of Jade” was Jade herself.Ĭan Choo spoil the start of year two for “The Generation of Jade”? Nathan Frazer vs. Cora JadeĬora Jade claims that the first year of NXT 2.0 was just the beginning of her new generation and that year two will start in a similar fashion when she beats Wendy Choo. Will the powerhouse duo of Nile & Paxley put Toxic Attraction in their place, or will Dolin & Jayne pick up a decisive victory on the road back to the NXT Tag Team Titles? Wendy Choo vs. Ivy Nile’s bite has most Superstars shook, but her bark on social media caught the attention of Toxic Attraction.Īfter The Pitbull of Diamond Mine relished in Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne’s loss to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions on SmackDown, the toxic duo want Nile to back up her big talk in the ring alongside partner Tatum Paxley. Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley vs. Toxic Attraction Stone stepped in to save the altercation for a later date. When it became apparent Wagner did not care about Sanga, Leon or Feroz and more about finding a more physical way of blowing off steam, Mr. While Sanga attempted to console an injured Leon and inspire Feroz for a singles run, Wagner stormed in to put the focus on him, but he became irritated as Sanga repeatedly cut him off to prevent him from cursing in front of the tag team partners. Irate after being passed over by the WWE Universe for a North American Title opportunity, Von Wagner tried to join Sanga, Yulisa Leon and Valentina Feroz in venting his frustrations. Let’s take a look at the card for September 20th, 2022’s edition of NXT: Sanga vs. Tonight’s card (and even the graphics that WWE.com is using to promote them) don’t seem much different just yet, but nevertheless, change is in the air at the Performance Center. Tonight marks the first episode of WWE NXT after a surprise change was announced at the end of last week’s episode: The “2.0” branding appears to be on its way out as Shawn Michaels announced a new “evolution”. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some cat eye glasses also come with embellishments in the corner of the frame, which can create a unique style statement, and also stops darker frames from looking too heavy. Many frames come in a number of different colourways, so if thicker frames don’t suit you, you can shop for cat eye frames online in tortoiseshell, metallic hues, or even bold colours that work with your skin tone. When you choose cat eye spectacle frames, you aren’t just limited to black styles. Choose Cat Eye Spectacle Frames in a colour to suit you Our in-store assistants will be happy to help you pick a pair if you aren’t sure. 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