ALBANY (ANP/RTR) - Golfer Tiger Woods ziet definitief af van deelname aan de Hero World Challenge, het toernooi dat hij begin december zelf organiseert op de Bahama's. Zijn naam ontbreekt op de laatste deelnemerslijst.
Er was een kleine hoop dat de vijftienvoudig majorwinnaar voldoende hersteld zou zijn van een hernia-operatie in oktober, maar dit is niet het geval. De 49-jarige Woods was ook nog herstellende van een gescheurde achillespees en een eerdere rugoperatie, waardoor hij al meer dan een jaar geen officiële wedstrijd meer heeft gespeeld. Het laatste toernooi waarin hij optrad, was het Brits Open in 2024.
De Hero World Challenge is een liefdadigheidstoernooi ten bate van Woods' eigen foundation.
Rotterdammer Ahmed R. (46) moet zes jaar de gevangenis in voor witwassen en de invoer van een grote partij cocaïne. Dat heeft de rechtbank in Den Haag woensdag bepaald. Justitie vermoedt dat de vader van tien kinderen schathemeltjerijk is geworden van de handel in drugs en wil hem hierna ook nog gaan 'plukken'.
Van 19:00 tot 23:00 uur houden wij je niet alleen via web en app, maar ook via radio en tv op de hoogte van de laatste verrichtingen van de verkiezingsavond. Van stemlocaties in 'sneltellende' gemeenten tot aan de eerste reacties van het CDA van Henri Bontenbal en GroenLinks-PvdA in de Rotterdamse Maassilo.
Hedge fund Apollo has reached a deal to sell AOL to Italian tech holding group Bending Spoons in a deal valued at roughly $1.5 billion, Axios reported Wednesday From the report: AOL still drives hundreds of millions of dollars of free cash flow. Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari said AOL has around 30 million monthly active users across its email and web content properties. That "incredibly loyal user base," as he called it, could be better served with greater investments in AOL's product and user experience, he noted.
[...] Bending Spoons is a privately held Italian holding company that acquires assets with large user bases and invests in their turnaround with technology improvements. The company tends to sit on their investments long term after acquiring them. Some of the other companies Bending Spoons has acquired include Vimeo, Evernote, WeTransfer, Brightcove.
The best way to innovate in gaming is to have good margins, that's according to Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella. He made the comments during an interview days after Bloomberg reported that Microsoft has expected unrealistic profit margins from its gaming division, which the report suggested was a likely reason for studio closures, game cancelations and thousands of layoffs at Xbox.
Nadella used the word "innovation" at least five times during the interview but never offered specifics about what he meant by it. He said Microsoft needs to "invent, maybe, some new interactive media" because gaming's competition is short-form video rather than other games. The CEO described Microsoft's new gaming strategy as being "everywhere, on every platform" after comparing the company's game publishing business to Microsoft Office. He said "the biggest gaming business is the Windows business" and added that he is looking forward to "the next console, the next PC gaming."
From feminist activist Angela Davis to iconic symbols of peace amid political upheaval, Shepard Fairey is known for his bold illustrations and instantly recognizable posters. He rose to prominence within the world of street art and skateboarding culture, creating a sticker in 1989 with the phrase “Andre the Giant has a posse,” which was distributed widely and led to a recurring motif of the wrestler’s face on dozens of subsequent prints.
Fairey’s graphic motifs hit the mainstream in 2008 during Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, in which his portrait sits above the word “hope.” The optimistic work exemplifies how grassroots activism, especially through the form of printing and sharing imagery, can become iconic and have immense influence.
“Afrocentric (Red)” (2007), screenprint on paper, 24 x 18 inches
Out of Print, a retrospective of Fairey’s work presented by Beyond the Streets, celebrates what the gallery calls “the rebellious, democratic force of ink and paper.” More than 400 prints designed over the past few decades are joined by new works. Many of the posters emphasize his interest in activism, empowerment, and protest. His subversive practice, known as Obey Giant, even has a slogan: “Manufacturing quality dissent since 1989.”
Fairey often incorporates the color schemes and modernist, graphic motifs of early 20th-century propaganda posters, especially of the Soviet Union. By incorporating design motifs associated with fascism into messages of peace, feminism, love, and democracy, he reinforces the power of the medium. “Some people say digital media has ended print, but the provocative, tactile experience of a print on a wall or in the wild can’t be replaced,” Fairey says. “Printing still matters!”
The exhibition runs from November 15 to January 11 in Los Angeles. Learn more on the gallery’s website, follow updates on Fairey’s Instagram, and purchase prints in his shop.
“Fist” (2000), screenprint on paper, 24 x 18 inches“Visual Disobedience” (2004), screenprint on paper, 24 x 18 inches“War For Sale (Red)” (2007), screenprint on paper, 24 x 18 inches“High Time for Peace” (2005), screenprint on paper, 24 x 18 inches“Guns and Roses” (2006), screenprint on paper, 24 x 18 inches“Mujer Fatale” (2007), screenprint on paper, 24 x 18 inches“Panther Power” (2007), screenprint on paper, 24 x 18 inches
