In this interview, Pixar shading and grooming artist Markus Kranzler discusses work on Hoppers after Elemental, including time in Pixar’s Tools Department, a layered approach for wet fur, and how ...

A rare collection of tools and tricks used by legendary magician Harry Houdini for seemingly inexplicable escape acts — including handcuffs and neck and leg shackles — are now on display a century ...

For those who don’t know the tool: Arnold is the production renderer from Autodesk, integrated via MtoA, MAXtoA, HtoA, C4DtoA and KtoA into Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, Cinema 4D and Katana, and ...

Nintendo 3DS Azahar has just announced support for caching shaders to disk. Azahar has to translate 3DS vertex shaders so your GPU can use them, slowing down gameplay. By caching compiled shaders, ...

Patagonia’s Houdini Jacket is a fan-favorite windbreaker for its barely-there feel, packable design and reliable weather protection, and now it’s seeing a rare markdown at REI. The ultra-popular ...

From a dog’s unexpected reaction months after seeing a glass break to the heartwarming moment a woman found her "soul dog" in a shelter, pet stories have offered laughter and joy this week. If you ...

The Danish author Solvej Balle’s experimental opus reframes the tedium of contemporary life as a source of unexpected wonders. Solvej Balle in her garden in Denmark.Credit...Giulia Mangione for The ...

Before Tara Selter, the protagonist of “On the Calculation of Volume,” a series by the Danish author Solvej Balle, gets trapped in a time loop, she is one half of a unit called T. & T. Selter. It’s a ...

NEW YORK ‒ Zohran Mamdani dared President Donald Trump to keep going after him in a combative speech after his Nov. 4 New York City mayoral election victory. Mamdani, the subject of months of attacks ...

Life Sim Stardew Valley 1.7: The farmer's almanac for key details and news on the next big update Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders' next update adds hurricanes, and players think the teaser is hiding ...

Microsoft has a fix for long shader compilation wait times. The system is called Advanced Shader Delivery, and it's being first introduced for ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds and games listed on the Xbox ...

The volume levels of certain media files playing on your computer can often be underwhelming — even at 100%. There are several reasons for this. Some media is simply recorded at a low volume level, ...