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A youtuber has wondered why movies always improve in black and white. The answer: “Less distractions”

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The tendency to move black and white some successful films looks like a fashion more than a hollywood desperate for repairing and selling our favorite films several times. In some cases, however, the results are surprising, and there is an explanation for this: why in virtually all cases the black and white versions of films that were shot in color are so interesting, when they do not directly improve the original? Blanquinegros dinosaurs. It is the question that Youtuber Midday Reviews was asked when he checked for the umpteenth time one of his favorite films, ‘Jurassic Park’, This time in black and white. He discovered in her, thanks to an experiment that did not believe that he was going to take him to any interesting conclusion, a completely new film, one that returned to the terror to the saurios he experienced when he first saw the film, in the cinema and being a kid. The reason: less distractions. According to the author of the channel, this improvement is summarized in one point: the absence of color distracts less, and the viewer focuses unconsciously on planning, textures, lighting, microgest of interpretations. In aspects more linked to film creation, and therefore in black and white movies have a more “cinematographic” appearance. Not only because they are backward for times when films were less naturalistic and more focused on cinematographic language, but because the absence of color makes the spectator more aware that he is watching a fiction. Other examples. Midday Reviews reviews multiple examples of recent films that have received this treatment commercially, such as’Mad Max: Fury on the road‘(that George Miller himself considers The best version of the movie) either ‘Logan‘ (that He was born as an experimentbut that fans and director think that it is the definitive version of the film). Also mentions a case of which We have talked here‘In search of the lost ark’, a completely unofficial experiment, but that reaches the same conclusions as ‘Jurassic Park’: without distractions derived from color, background aspects such as edition or planning shine throughout its glory. You try. Midday Reviews recommends experiencing with your favorite films, ensuring that you will always find some interest with these colorless versions. And to demonstrate it, it puts some unusual examples: ‘Ninja turtles’ has almost expressionist lighting and planning details; And ‘Solo at home’ becomes an absolutely sinister dyes film thanks to its use of contrasts and that make it a film close to the horror genre. We have done it. Of course we have done it. We have tried an absolute icon of horror cinema: the first ‘nightmare in Elm Street’, overflowing with chiaroscuros, contrasted colors and games with lighting and colors. The result is not only a much more rough film, but completely loses the low -budget air of the Wes Craven classic, acquiring a very classic elegance. Apart from the fact that, as the video says, the lack of color allows you to repair in aspects such as the very detailed and terrifying texture of the special effects or makeup. Is it used for all cases? It will be a matter of testing, but the fun does not take away from you. Header | Warner In Xataka | The magic of the 70 mm: what makes a film recorded in this format so special and obsess so many directors

Is it more “healthy” white wine or red?

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We have read innumerable articles on wine benefits and risks. Like the rest of alcoholic beverages, the consumption of wine, especially excessive consumption (but not only), has been linked to diverse health problems, from liver problems to cancer. On the other hand, wine also contains beneficial compounds for our health, although these benefits do not necessarily compensate for risks. Analyzing the risk. Of course not all alcoholic beverages have the same impact on our health, and even not all wines have to affect us the same. Now a group of researchers He has studied If red wine is healthier than white, focusing on the impact of these drinks on our risk of cancer. The answer obtained is not. Not only did they find differences between the effects of one or another type of wines on the general risk of cancer, they did not find any effect of the consumption of one and the other came on this risk. They did find differences when studying the impact of white wine on skin cancer. Alcohol and cancer. Alcohol is considered a hallucinogen of group 1, that is, a substance linked to the development of human cancer. The reason is in the fact that our body, when metabolizing ethanol, transforms it into potentially harmful compounds for proteins and DNA, which increases the risk of cancer. Despite this, there is some notion that red wine is healthier, at least compared to white wine. 42 studies. The team conducted a meta -analysis, a quantitative study that explores the results of previous studies to weigh possible discrepancies between them. He did it by taking 42 observational studies, among which they added a total of 96,000 participants. This analysis of scientific literature did not detect significant impacts on the risk of cancer associated with wine consumption, regardless of its color. The details of the analysis were Published in an article In the magazine Nutrients. The case of skin cancer. Yes they detected a difference that was manifested in the long term in the case of skin cancer: the consumption of white wine was related to a 22% increase in the risk of suffering from this type of cancer with respect to the consumption of red wine. “The results of our meta -analysis did not reveal any significant difference between red wine and white wine in general,” explained in a press release Eunyoung Cho, who collided the study. “However, we observe a distinction in regards to the risk of skin cancer. Specifically, the consumption of white wine, but not that of red, was associated with an increase in the risk of skin cancer. ” The team admitted not to know what this difference could cause. The generic consumption of wine could be linked to the possibility that those who consume wine are more likely to activities that are linked to skin cancer such as sunbathing. The problem is that this would not explain the difference between the type of preferred wine. Is it then good wine? It is necessary to have caution when interpreting the results in this regard since meta -analysis only analyzes global results of previous studies. In some contexts, such as the American, wine is a drink linked to Socio -economic situations more favorable. In this type of contexts, wine consumption can also be correlated with greater care in other aspects: healthier food, physical exercise … etc. This could do That the carcinogenic effect of alcohol contained in the wine is compensated, so that, globally, its impact cannot be appreciated through the statistical tools used. In Xataka | The study of two wines from 1,500 years ago illustrates something interesting: choosing one in front of another was already a matter of posture Image | Zachariah Hagy

In search of the lost ark ‘, the answer is to pass it black and white

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At this point, say that Steven Spielberg It is one of the best directors in the history of cinema, it is meaningless. Has shaped Incredible works And, without judging me which is your best movie, I am clear that the one I can see again, another and again without boring me is’In search of the lost ark‘. Not only is the first in the saga of Indiana Jonesbut also a round tape with humor, good argument, sharp dialogues and masterfully shot action. His initial scene with the great rock chasing the archaeologist is part of pop culture and I know I am not the only fan of this film. But I also know that not so many people have seen the black and white version, without sound and industrial metal sounding in the background. Because yes, ‘Indiana Jones: In search of the lost ark’ he has a version made by a fan. And that fan is a winning film director of the best director: Steven Soderbergh. The other Indiana Jones face Soderbergh is a peculiar director. He has films that have been a failure and are somewhat rare, surprises like the raw ‘traffic’ that made him deserving of the academy award and balls such as the saga ‘Ocean’s’. In addition to directing, produces, edits and is director of photography of many of his creations. Also those of others. The director has a blog in which he releases his thoughts, but between filming and filming, at some point in 2014 he thought something like “Has people really see the work so impeccable Spielberg at photography level?” Or something like that, go. Being a director of photography, some of this knows and something proposed: to make his version of one of the most mythical films in history: the aforementioned first installment of ‘Indiana Jones’. I have to admit that, of all the times I have seen it, I had never done it as when I saw the Soderbergh version. I focus on action, I look at the definition of the first planes, I let myself be carried away by the music of John Williams and I must admit that the grain and the color palette flips me. But never, and see that I like photography, I had given me to value that aspect of the movie. I of course was good, but with what Soderbergh did … there I realized to what extent Spielberg is a teacher. Because Stephen does not want to improve what Steven did. Not only would it be a disrespect, but a boldness. What he wants is, precisely, to exalize Spielberg’s work, that everyone can put aside the elements that have nothing to do with pure and hard photography. And, for this, he applied a series of changes to the tape. The first and most evident: it was the color. Not only did he put a black and white filterbut made it hard, accentuating the shadows until it is indistinguishable. It is what stands out the most, but as soon as reproduction begins, the second thing that attracts attention is that John Williams has disappeared. All the sound of the movie, really. The industrial and heavy music of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross bathe each scene. Turning a Blockbuster As this in something similar to the silent cinema of German expressionism, Soderbergh wants us to concentrate on one thing: admire Spielberg’s hand and eye. Also be didactic and that those who are learning from cinema can do it with one of the best. In this link that leads to your blog We can see the full film in this format, and it is surprising that, beyond that you know it or not, only with the framing, the rhythm of the assembly and the movement of the camera, the argument can be followed so well. You can ride the dialogues in your head: the movie simply works. And be careful, it is not the only film that made an alternative montage. There is also ‘2001: Odyssey in space’but unfortunately that entrance was erased from his blog. The truth is that, in this case, Kubrick sure would not have made him a hint of grace. And it is also true that there are films that these changes feel better than others. ‘Logan‘It has a black and white version and I think it would also work if we take away the sound and focus on what we see. But – by saying another that hallucinates me – something like ‘Matrix‘, For example, I would not work at all with such a change, at least in my opinion. The color is tremendously important in the Wachowski tape. I will be delighted to read in comments what this version of ‘Indiana Jones’ “remastered” by Soderbergh. (And what amounted to me most is that you can see free being Disney’s rights). In Xataka | The director of ‘The substance’ debuted 30 years ago with a homemade tribute to Star Wars that you can now see for free

We had to observe 4,000 supernovae to realize that something does not fit the explosions of the white dwarfs

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Approximately a century ago we realized that the universe was not static but extended. Some theories even estimate that it does it at increasing speeds, but measuring this speed has become A major headacheas much as explaining the mechanisms that underlie this cosmic inflation. But maybe we are doing too many turns to the matter. Not so predictable. A study has observed That the supernovae associated with the white dwarf stars are not as predictable as we believed. The study presents us with a problem, and that is that the role of these explosions as markers of the cosmic distance is staggered now. Star milestones. Regular and predictable cosmic objects and events are of great help for astronomers when analyzing a vast and diverse cosmos. Know what intensity an object or a distant event shines opens the road to precisely calculating your distance based only on the intensity with which it shines in our sky. That is why these supernovas had been useful for calculating distances and with it the changes in the distance over time, that is to say the speed. The speed at which the objects of the cosmos move away from each other. Explosions of the most varied. The new study has revealed that supernovae associated with White dwarfs They are not in this group of regular cosmic events as we believed. Through its observations, the team found “multiple and exotic ways” in which white dwarfs could explode. These included collisions between two stars and star cannibalism in binary systems. “The diversity of ways in which white dwarfs can explode is much greater than it was previous And until years later ”´, pointed in a press release Kate Maguire, co -author of the study. 4,000 Supernovas. The finding was possible thanks to the use of tools capable of detecting very faint signals and the accumulation of a large amount of data for the sample. The team resorted to the data of the ZTF survey (Zwicky Transient Facity), From which they obtained information from a total of 4,000 supernovae, a sample, they explain, much greater than those previously compiled. “Thanks to the unique capacity of ZTF to scan the sky quickly and deeply, it has been possible Maguire added. The details of the study were recently published in a special number in the magazine Astronomy & Astrophysics. Dark energy. The finding is at the same time a problem and it is that if we lose one of the tools used to calculate the distances in the cosmos. In spite of this, it is great news since knowing that the outbreaks of white dwarf the one that moves away from us. In Xataka | What astronomers believed was going to be a boring supernova has revealed an enigma of the galactic dust Image | Trinity College Dublin

The White House disdains Spanish, others elevate it to promote Latin American art

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LOS ANGELES — The use of Spanish is considered an act of rebellion and resistance in the United States. Now, more than ever, the language of Juan Rulfo, Gabriel García Márquez and Julio Cortázar will be a dissonant element, a language that the spouses Ivonne Guzman and Jorge Espinosa They have decided to elevate their venture that promotes art through books and records. On his first day as president, a few hours after his inauguration, Donald Trump closed the website and social networks in Spanish from the White House. However, these entrepreneurs use their digital platform, called The thinking junkto celebrate the literature and music produced in Spanish, betting on a reunion—in some—and discovery—in others—of the delight caused by art in this fertile language. “In general it is about dignifying, showing the joy and beauty of this language,” commented Ivonne. On the digital platform, Los trastos depensa, these entrepreneurs offer alternative music and literature in the United States. (Soudi Jiménez / Los Angeles Times en Español) This Ecuadorian couple launched on April 23, 2023, within the framework of the Book Dayits platform that now has a presence on Facebook and instagram. In part, this digital initiative responds to their personal tastes, but along the way they have realized that there are more Latin people with the same preferences in literature and music. The idea of ​​creating this website arose during the times of the pandemic, as a result of that unsatisfied need that they have been dealing with since they both settled in the United States. Jorge arrived with residency in 2011, while Ivonne did so in 2018 when she assumed her position as Consul General of Ecuador in Los Angeles. “We didn’t find a lot of things that are easily accessible in other countries,” said Jorge. If they wanted to acquire a book by the Argentine writer Ariana Harwicz, the Ecuadorian Mónica Ojeda, or the Spanish Irene Vallejo, they had to buy it on a trip they took to Quito, the Ecuadorian capital; or ask for any friendship that could bring them from their homeland. The same thing happened to them if they wanted to buy an Argentine rock album, or a Brazilian or Chilean artist. “There weren’t any, it was impossible to get them, it was like they didn’t exist,” he added. In their own words, they do not consider themselves experts; However, academic training and experience gives them knowledge and authority to speak about what they are doing. Ecuadorian journalist Ivonne Guzmán shows some of the books that were put on sale at the LéaLA book fair, held in September 2024 in Los Angeles. (Soudi Jiménez / Los Angeles Times en Español) For the last 31 years, Ivonne has practiced cultural journalism in her native country. She has been a reporter, editor and columnist at the newspaper The Commerce. He also has a master’s degree in research in history and is author of the book Social painting. Three women in the art world of the 1930samong other professional achievements. On the other hand, Jorge is a musician and has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts with an emphasis in painting and printmaking, as well as a master’s degree in education and is currently pursuing another master’s degree in sound art. To launch this venture, in 2022 they did a market study, they visited record stores and bookstores in Southern California, they talked to different people, they asked them where they got their books and music. By receiving a grant they applied for, they enabled the platform that sells new and used books, as well as compact discs and vinyl records. “This is a bit of facing what is there and seeing what works; We got records from Mercedes Sosa, Julio Jaramillo and Astor Piazzolla, as well as Aterciopelados from Colombia and Caifanes from Mexico. We emphasize artists from Ecuador, taking into account those who are outside the city of Quito,” Jorge explained. Among the books they have for sale on their portal are those by Ecuadorian María Fernanda Ampuero and Daniela Alcívar Bellolio, Argentine Leila Guerriero and Colombian Pilar Quintana, among other authors. (Soudi Jiménez / Los Angeles Times en Español) In literature, the bet is to have books like those written by the Ecuadorian María Fernanda Ampuero and Daniela Alcívar Bellolio, the Argentine Leila Guerriero and the Colombian Pilar Quintana, to name a few examples. They are also interested in offering copies of graphic novels, essays, novels and short stories by prestigious authors. Along these same lines, the public can suggest a book or an album; If the person is patient, these entrepreneurs can get it and send it to any city in the United States. At this time, delivery takes time because only the two of them select and renew their catalog. They themselves take the orders to the postal service. “The nice thing is that we are bringing more indie, newer, smaller publishers; We have things that you can’t get easily and that Amazon doesn’t have either, that’s the difference,” Ivonne highlighted. These publishers are Ecuadorian, Spanish, Colombian and Argentine, which publish many of these books by unknown authors in the United States, but with wide recognition in Spain and Latin America. Jorge Espinosa shows a book about the Argentine musician Fito Páez. (Soudi Jiménez / Los Angeles Times en Español) Despite the position recently adopted by the White House, Spanish is moving forward at a steady pace. Currently more than 600 million people speak this language in the world. In the United States, 67.6% of the 63.7 million Latinos use Spanish at home, that is, more than 43 million people, according to the 2024 report from the Cervantes Institute. This interest in this language was noticeable at the last LéaLA book fair in Spanish, held in September 2024. These entrepreneurs sold almost half of their catalog, there they found many learners of Spanish and people who are competent or who are native speakers who seek alternative literature and music. For this reason … Read more

What is the message of the letter that Biden left for Trump in a drawer in the White House?

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Before giving up the presidency, Joe Biden decided to write a few lines dedicated to Donald Trump in a document placed in one of the drawers of the desk where the Republican now works. The day after his presidential inauguration, The New York tycoon thanked his predecessor for taking the time to leave him a message, but above all he recognized the good intention of his words. “It was a very nice letter. It was a bit of an inspiring letter. Enjoy it, do a good job. Important, very important. How important the work is. It was a positive thing for him to write it. I appreciate the letter,” the head of the nation said before several representatives of the media. Joe Biden left the White House with the worst approval rating for his job since he became president. (Credit: Alex Brandon / AP) Trump discovered the letter in a white envelope with the legend addressed to “47” and Its content is extremely significant after Biden became its main political detractor for just over four years, first by repealing some of his policies that he had implemented during his administration, such as the restrictions on women’s reproductive rights and the pressure exerted on immigrants who lacked documents to prove their stay in the United States. Later, in his attempt to be re-elected, the Democratic politician attacked Donald John Trump with everything, pointing out him as a very dangerous character for American democracy. However, Before retiring from the White House, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. tried to turn the page with a text wishing the best to whoever now takes his place in Washington. “Dear President Trump: As I bid farewell to this sacred office, I wish you and your family all the best in the next four years. The American people—and people around the world—look to this house for steadfastness in the inevitable storms of history, and my prayer is that the years ahead will be a time of prosperity, peace, and grace for our nation. May God bless you and guide you as he has blessed and guided our beloved country since our founding,” states the text signed by the 82-year-old Democrat dated January 20. Keep reading: • Vivek Ramaswamy gives up his mission to try to save the government millions of dollars• Trump sets a date for charging 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada• Trump’s insistence on increasing defense spending to 5% worries NATO

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