âIf youâd been scoring it in the conventional Hollywood way, the temptation would be to up the excitement factor, up the danger factor, all the time,â he added. âBut Top Boy is really about children in a pretty bad situation. So I explored the internal world of the children, not just whatâs happening to them in the external world.
Language, as a social instrument, is more than its content. Itâs also a signifier defining the speaker. Therefore language, whether expressed as slang, dialects, patois, or accents, is a marker of cultural identity. The language you use signals to other people: am I like you? Do we come from the same place? Do we share perspectives?... See more
The show, released in 1998, centers on a teen-age girl named Lain who discovers a virtual realm called âthe Wired,â which she accesses through an elaborate personal computer. The palette of the show is dark but soft; Lain is most often seen in her dimly lit bedroom at night, which reminded me of the basement nook that held the desktop in my own... See more
Kalaurie strives for a new way forward in the fashion industry, choosing to not work in step with standardised retail or wholesaling models. Consciously distanced from the rapid pace of mass production, her atelierâs heart thus beats in rhythm with the wearer.
Following a made-to-order methodology, Kalaurie has freed herself... See more