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5 days agoA Little Baby Owl. A Little Katharine Hepburn. All Alien.
Puppeteering in Project Hail Mary showcases the unique collaboration between live performance and CGI, emphasizing the artistry of physical puppetry.
Jackie Smook has spent years crafting characters and props for "Dilly's World," her whimsical web series and touring theatrical show about a girl confronting big issues with the help of some puppet friends. Her life's work was stolen early Monday when thieves swiped a shipping box containing many of her puppets from outside her Beachwood Canyon apartment. Among the missing are Angus the bassist, Phyllis the mail-delivering puppet, Holstein, who was holding an intricate saxophone prop, and Dumont, who had a television stand.
The original closing date for the Museum of Brands' exhibition devoted to all things Gerry and Sylvia Anderson has been affected by a critical systems failure! After an emergency consultation between Tracy Island and Moonbase Alpha, a new flight plan has been authorised. Revised mission duration: now extended to 18th April 2026. Commander Koenig has confirmed there is no need to evacuate the gallery, Professor Bergman says the data is "far too valuable to abandon," and Doctor Russell has ruled out premature closure.