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[smbhax]

Tried to re-create the costume worn by the Akira Yuki seen in Sega's recent "New Virtua Fighter Project" teaser trailer

in Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (PS3) ^ _^:

Was kind of surprised how close…ish to the trailer's Akira costume I got. ; D

Session: https://youtu.be/jsBXH1hA3mI

[doamarierose-honoka]

Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown | 2.0 Update Trailer

[mrs-stans]

Sebastian Stan Is “Still Shaking” After Getting Two Golden Globe Nominations

On the heels of recognition for both The Apprentice and A Different Man, Stan speaks to Vanity Fair about his “surreal” journey to awards recognition, as well as being nominated in the same year as Pamela Anderson.

BY SAVANNAH WALSH

It’s not every day that an actor earns a Golden Globe nomination, much less two in the same morning. But Sebastian Stan joined the likes of Selena Gomez and Kate Winslet on Monday by getting dual Globe nominations. “It’s certainly surreal,” he tells Vanity Fair, “still sort of shaking from it.”

Stan secured recognition for both his dramatic turn as Donald Trump in The Apprentice and his more comedic performance as a tormented aspiring actor named Edward in A Different Man. It is the first time that a male performer has pulled off double nominations in the lead acting categories since Ryan Gosling managed to do it back in 2012. “Listen, one of my favorite actors of all time,” Stan says. “I’d be very glad to be in that little stat with him.”

In the early hours of nomination morning, Stan was getting some shuteye—or, at least attempting to. “I actually woke up in the middle of the night at 4:00, and was like, Oh, okay, there’s an hour and a half. I fell asleep again, and then I got a call from my publicist,” he tells VF. Since then, “I’ve been sending a lot of pictures to my mom.”

Some excitement is to be expected, especially when considering what it took to get both of Stan’s nominated films to the screen. “I never would’ve dreamt that I was going to be going to the Globes with both of these films, I never would’ve dreamt that both of the films would’ve come out in the same year,” he says.

Aaron Schimberg’s A Different Man sat in limbo for two years before debuting on the festival circuit this year. At the Sundance Film Festival, it was acquired by A24 for a fall release. The film then screened in Berlin, where Stan won the Silver Bear for best lead performance. Meanwhile, The Apprentice, directed by Ali Abbasi and written by Vanity Fair special contributor Gabriel Sherman, premiered at May’s Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews. But the film faced a treacherous road to distribution in the days before the 2024 presidential election.

“To even be in one room with both films is not something that’s ever crossed my mind,” Stan says. “So, I’ll be digesting that probably throughout the holiday season.” The recognition for each movie feels extra gratifying because “they both felt really challenging in terms of what the roles we’re requiring,” he says, “obviously one being one of the most famous people in the world, with a lot of people having very strong feelings about [him], and many, many impressions having been done. How do you go in there and find something new, or try to offer a different perspective?”

As it turns out, bringing a young Donald Trump to life during the dawn of his fortuitous relationship with Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong, now Globe-nominated for best supporting actor in a feature film) was only half the fight. Stan recently opened up about the struggle to promote The Apprentice in the wake of Trump’s re-election, including having to pass on Variety’s Actors on Actors because other participants were reluctant to talk about the president-elect.

“The movie has had a really uphill battle since Cannes,” says Stan, who also recently nabbed an Independent Spirit Award nomination for the movie. “It’s been hard for people to have permission to express how they feel about the movie, and today feels very gratifying in terms of having the Golden Globes recognize the film, and the work. It feels like hopefully going forward people can feel okay talking about it, and see it.”

Stan earned his first Globes nomination for playing Tommy Lee in 2022’s similarly controversial based-on-a-true-story project, Pam & Tommy. How does he feel to be nominated in the same year as the real-life Pamela Anderson, who became a first-time nominee for The Last Showgirl? “I’m so happy for her, and [it’s] so well deserved. It’s a beautiful film and a beautiful performance,” says Stan. “From our end, this was always part of the goal and the intention [of the series]—to somehow shine a light where it hasn’t been shined before, and hopefully contribute in a way [to her success]. So yeah, I’m ecstatic for her.”

Stan is also rooting for many of his other fellow nominees. “My two favorite films of the year are Sing Sing and A Real Pain,” says the actor, who then praises one of his competitors in the musical/comedy lead actor race. “Jesse Eisenberg, I want to say congratulations to him because he’s somebody I worked with years ago, in 2006 [via Fred Durst’s feature directorial debut, The Education of Charlie Banks], and the man’s a genius. I love that movie so much.”

He also spotlights The Substance, a film that, along with a release date, also shares themes with A Different Man—more specifically, issues of transformation and fixation on physical appearance. “There were a lot of articles that kind of put us together, in terms of the themes of the movies,” says Stan. “But they’re unique in the sense that they are original. Sing Sing, A Real Pain, I should say Anora while I’m at it—to be able to have films that are standing on their own without any IP, or anything about them that we know but their true original film storytelling, is amazing.”

The Globes are seen as something of a precursor on the way to potential Oscar gold—but Stan isn’t getting ahead of himself. “The fact that we’re here today in itself is such a massive step, but it is very much a one day at a time experience,” says the 42-year-old. “As an actor in this community, besides the work that you do on the day, when you go home at night and feel like you’ve left it all on the field, there’s nothing more gratifying than the actual recognition of your peers. I’ve been doing this for 20-some odd years, and I’m pretty grateful. So, knock on wood, and whatever happens next happens—but we’ve already won in a major way.”

[pinturas-sgm-aviacion]

1942 11 09 Morocco, Operation Torch, Clawed by a Wildcat - Roy Grinnell

https://mikesresearch.com/2022/03/27/air-battle-over-morocco-1942/

November 9 The battered but plucky pilots of GC II/5 were airborne at dawn with only five aircraft. They strafed landing craft at Fedhala and received such intense US Navy AA fire that three of the French Hawks were damaged severely, although all the planes returned.At 0645 hours, Tom Booth leading 7 Red Ripper Wildcats took off from the RANGER bound for Port Lyautey. John Raby’s VF-9 was close behind with eight F4F-4s ordered to patrol over Fedhala. The VF-41 pilots were straining to locate enemy targets and waiting for some direction when an air control officer with US troops radioed that a lone French plane was strafing them. Tom Booth replied to the distress call but was immediately countermanded by the ship and ordered to attack an enemy transport column on the Fedhala-Casablanca Road. In screaming dives, the Wildcats descended on the enemy truck convoy spraying it with .50 Cal machine gun fire. Booth ordered the stubby Wildcats to strafe the column again. While pulling up, they observed 6 to 8 trucks burning and another half dozen sitting at odd angles in the ditches along the chaotic road.John Raby’s VF-9 had barely reached their patrol altitude at 10,000 feet when French aircraft were spotted. A motley group of 15 LeO 451s, DB-7s and Martin 167s had just bombed landing craft on the Fedhala beachhead from high altitude with poor results. They were escorted by 16 Hawk 75s from GC I/5. Without the slightest hesitation, Raby led his 8 Wildcats against the enemy force. The French bombers got away as the fighters became embroiled in a massive dogfight.In the air battle, Wildcats and Hawks alternately became the hunter and were the hunted. The French fought and flew courageously, but the Curtiss fighters were unable to cause decisive damage to the Wildcats. On the other hand, the six .50 Cal machine guns of the F4F-4s had a devastating effect on the French fighters. Some of the French pilots had out flown the Wildcats, but they did not ready had a chance. The main reason may have been that their aerial combat tactics were those from WWI. Four planes of the Champagne Escadrille were destroyed, two pilots KIA and two other survived crash landings. Another four Hawks were damaged. VF-9 claimed 5 destroyed and 4 probables.

[annislittleshopofhorrors]

She lives in LA and NYC - both places with direct access to the ocean (Atlantic and pacific) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Also…how will she explain why her sister and best friends sister both live in LA but don’t have time or don’t want to introduce her to new restaurants? Has she never heard of the zagat guide???

How do you think she should explain how she has live plants in her new apt that’s totally not in Lisbon when the same apt was shown by the PT carpenter who built her custom bookshelves and kitchen table who also delivered them to her? Damn, those international shipping fees must be insane! But she moved to the US three years ago! She only goes back to PT to recharge!

I mean, I guess her 5 fans want to continue to stay delusional but the writing is right there. ATP I think some people are intentionally refusing to see the light.

Why hasn’t anyone asked her why she’s back home doing podcasts that she had to beg her friend to help her get on if in the same breath she’s talking about her Hollywood career and rubbing elbows with the biggest names in the business?

She could attend VF red carpet but couldn’t get on one of the 6 million podcasts in America?

Sure, Jan. You’re doing just great.

😭🤣

She is back home and did a podcast because she has to kiss Portuguese asses. Nobody gives her job. And she never had a chance in Hollywood. Hundreds of VF articles later she still has no job - a reshoot doesn't count.

[jalwyn21]

The Vanity Fair exclusive of Kinds of Kindness didn't mention Joe even once! It was disappointing, and I kinda want the Joe fan pages on insta to call them out on it🤷‍♀️

It's always vf pulling this kind of sh!t. The vf are pretending hard that Joe is not in KOK. This is the official direction, I guess 🙄🙄🙄

Remember this trash of an article? Also, vf!

The fact that they pretend Joe is not in KOK is just pathetic now. Not one article, but two articles where they pretend Joe is not in the film. 🙄🙄🙄

How much is ts paying them for this? Maybe she promised them some exclusives 🙄

Meanwhile the KOK insta account is sharing the vf article with a pic of Emma and Joe 🥰🥰🥰

Well, tough luck for vf cause Joe is in KOK even if they don't like it 🤭🤭🤭

[sgiandubh]

"He's actually paying those PR people? Whatever for? A drunk wombat would be better at the task." I LOL'd because my god have we been asking this very question of both Sam and Cait for years. They're PR is actually the worst. It's honestly hard to believe at times. Absolutely zero idea who either of them are trying to reach. The recalibrating after that VF disaster sent Cait into hiding, I'm not sure she's done another print interview since Belfast promo ended and if the Sam articles are going to continue on this way, he can quit too. Boring.

Dear Quit Anon,

I am flattered I managed to bring a smile or even a LOL, but I am not particularly glad about it. Unlike droves of people who think this PR shitshow is sad, I actually find it mystifying.

You are right. Goddess C went into occultation after that cursed VF interview. There are clear reasons, I think, for that. Also, please take into account the fact that, despite the illusions peddled by some fuckwits in this fandom, there are many things we simply do not know (nor should we, most probably).

As for S, I guess that ever since she went totally MIA (as I said, make-up and fash-un promo don't really compensate), he is overexposing himself. On purpose. Perhaps to protect her (I think so). Certainly to hide something. Since this is no way in hell about being gay (I will die on that hill and I know I am right), the only thing he could hide is well... I don't really need to draw it, do I?

Smoke and mirrors is always a risky strategy. S simply hasn't got what it takes to play that game long term, probably for the same reasons he was never a serious shortlist candidate for Bond. At this point in time, he'd mechanically go with whatever merde du jour is thrown by his imbecile PR on the table. Still, it's high time he'd seriously pull himself together. He can do better, as I wrote in a comment: he can do NYT and he did it very well, recently. And I was glad to see that. But Metro is just disappointing, clueless and tasteless. And it's padding up a press portfolio with amiable, meaningless bullshit that goes nowhere. Or at least nowhere near he wants to be or see himself in, let's say, five years from now.

OL is going to end. It has to. It's been both a blessing and a curse, I said that before. Then, it will be high time to end the fucking Truman Show. He (abstractly) knows that, he keeps hinting about it. “I’m ready for new challenges, but also nervous about what it’s like in the real world” - for some reason, I found this phrase very telling. But I doubt he internalized what probably still feels like a safely remote occurrence, right now.

What are his real projects? For the moment, zero. Directing? I'd love to see it, but he's got no real credentials for that. Bond? I mean, publicly gushing and insisting is not going to manifest it. He needs a real movie, a good one to break that glass ceiling. Is he going to get it? I hope so. But his personal brand awareness is still low. The PR clowns should stop talking to us, in here: we are already here and not going anywhere. All of us: antis, mommies, shippers, fencers, haters, trolls. They should talk to the people who have no clue who S is, and do it differently. He should step out of his comfort zone, ditch the leeches and refuse to discuss his personal life, for a while. There, I said it.

What are her real projects? For the moment, not much. Sure, we have The Cut, where I gather her part is minimalistic, to be kind. We also have The Amateur, of which very little is known at the moment. However, if I am correct, she is not one of the leads. Enough said. And beyond that? Crickets.

Make no mistake. The real litmus test is not now. The real litmus test is 2025. And then we'll see. And I'll still be here, taking weeping Anons because I don't know who said I don't know what I don't know where. Mark me.

[crascet]

Honest Thoughts: The 2024 Video Game Awards and Announcements

So, a couple of nights ago, me and a discord server I'm in did a group watch for the VGAs this year. Normally, we wouldn't care that much about the awards but would just watch them for the announcements for new games anyways. The award show itself was pretty decent anyways with some fun parts here and there. Statler and Waldorf were the best part of the show hands down, as they always were in the Muppets Show. The presentations for Best Narrative from Sam Lake was also pretty good as well as the presentation for Best Adaptation from Jesse Pinkman and Lucina (I will not specify that further). Now for the awards themselves, there are some pretty good winners, especially from Metaphor and Astro Bot with the ladder winning Best Game. Glad to see those two games win awards here and I could check them both out next year. I didn't like how Best Fighting Game was relegated to the First Act as I would love to see that on the main show with a presentation instead of a quick mention. Back to presentations, the one with the two TLOU actresses was the worst part of the show to me tbh, they were just boring.

Now for the announcements themselves and WOW they were something! First, there was the announcement of a new Ninja Gaiden game with Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound that seem to have both the old and new versions of Ryu Hayabusa. I'm already excited for this as a fan of ninjas and with hearing the difficulty of the first NG game and the first 3D game, which is a game I should check out some time.

There was then the announcement of Clive Rosfield from FF XVI being the last DLC character for Tekken 8's Season 1 DLC which is really cool to see as it follows Noctis being in T7 as DLC. I know most people wanted Tifa to be in Tekken (including myself), but hey, Clive looks great and the DLC stage looks great!

To a new project announced, there is genDESIGN's unannounced project, being made from the same creator of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian. I absolutely love SotC and I did enjoy myself with the demo of TLG found with the SotC remaster. The game itself seems to follow in the footsteps of SotC with a climbing mechanic, but there could be some cases of Ico within it. Not much is known seen in the teaser other than the gameplay and how it has a giant robot to be an important part of the game. Can't wait to see more about this project.

And then there's Intergalactic and I'm... conflicted. On one hand, Naughty Dog are FINALLY working on a new, original IP that's NOT a remaster, PC port, or both of The Last of Us Parts I and II, so thank god for that. On the other hand, Neil Druckmann is directing this game too. Now, if you like TLOU I and II, that's fine. I understand why people like those games, or at least the first game. It has a mass appeal to everyone with its narrative in both games. It's just that ND just focuses on ONLY those two games and nothing else, just shoving down our throats on how great it is, and I'm worried it'll be the same thing with Intergalactic for the next 5 years. But who knows, maybe it'll turn out great, idk.

Now for the five announcements that stole the show from two companies.

First, there is Sega with the one-two punch of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's two new projects: a new installment in the Virtua Fighter franchise and Project Century. Seeing VF come back after years of new versions of VF5 is awesome, with the only two characters being confirmed for the game being Akira Yuki and Stella who is either the daughter of Jacky or Sarah Bryant, or (and this is sort of a fan theory) a clone of Sarah created by J6 given that she looks similar to her, especially that it seems that VF6 as I could call it could take place years after VF5 and Judgement 6 could return. As for other characters coming back, I expect Pai, Kage Maru, and Jacky to be here. Lau I'm guessing is definitely dead as this point with his move set going to either Pai or to Lei Fei, but time will tell. Then there's Project Century, which seems to be a Lost Judgement-esque game taking place in 1915 Japan and it does look really interesting to play. I can check out the demo if there's going to be one of Century. These two look really great and I'm definitely interested in both, especially with RGG's track record with Yakuza/Like A Dragon, which is another franchise I'm itching to play next year.

On the same topic of Sega, there's the announcement of a new Sonic racing game with Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. Given from the little time it was shown with the only character being shown being Shadow, it seems to be more in track of Sega All Stars racing, which sounds really cool to me seeing a comeback from the racing series, I just hope it'll be better than Team Sonic Racing. Sonic does seem to be on a revival with the releases of Sonic Frontiers, Sonic X Shadow Generations, and Sonic 3 coming out next week, huh? Glad to see it.

And now for Capcom starting with the return of two dormant franchises.

To start, there's the announcement of Onimusha: Way of the Sword. It's awesome to see Onimusha get a new game in a nearly 20-year absence with the release of Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams back in 2006 and with the remaster of the first game back in 2019. It'll release in 2026, but it looks great from the gameplay footage so can't wait to kill more demons!

And then there's the Okami sequel being directed from the original director, Hideki Kamiya returning to Capcom and reforming CLOVER studios which is the best announcement from the VGA's this year. I have never played Okami before, but I now have both the PC and Switch ports of Okami HD, and I do plan on playing them during the winter break. I just hope that the sequel won't ignore Okamiden as I really love the puppy so much. And with the reformation of CLOVER, there's a good chance Viewtiful Joe 3 could happen in the future, but I do wonder about Kamiya's Ultraman-esque project he was working on years ago when he was still working in Platinum. Other than some worrying thoughts of me hoping the Okami sequel won't be that controversial in its development like with Bayo 3.

A pretty good and fun VGA this year with some well-deserved winners and great announcements to look forward to.

[demifiendrsa]

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O | Gameplay Trailer

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. will launch for PC via Steam on January 28, 2025 for $19.99. Pre-orders are available now at a 20 percent-off discount price. An open beta test is available until December 17, 2024.

The version 2.0 update for Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, the game’s PlayStation 4 equivalent, is also available now, followed by the arcade version on December 16, 2024.

VF Direct 2024

Latest details

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Special Editions and Pre-Order Bonuses

The “Sega Hardware Customization Item 3-Piece Set” pre-order bonus includes classic SEGA hardware as in-game content for character customization. These items include the “SEGAGenesis” (known as Mega Drive in international territories), “SEGA Saturn,” and “Dreamcast”. All items can be equipped on the backs of all 19 characters from the Customization menu.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. 30th Anniversary Edition

The Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. 30th Anniversary Edition commemorates three decades of Virtua Fighter, the world’s first 3D fighting game. The Anniversary Edition includes exclusive items, such as the 30th anniversary swimsuit costume, a collection of setting document and a game soundtrack.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. base game

Virtua Fighter 30th Anniversary Swimsuit Costume Set

Virtua Fighter 30th Anniversary Anniversary Sound Collection

Virtua Fighter 30th anniversary collection of secret setting documentation

Downloadable content “Legendary Pack” and “Ryu Ga Gotoku Series Collaboration Pack”

Anniversary Edition Special Title

Virtua Fighter 30th Anniversary and Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Wallpaper Set

Open Beta Dates

Starts: Friday, December 13, 2024

Ends: Tuesday, December 16, 2024

Global Tournament “Virtua Fighter Open Championship” in Spring 2025

Virtua Fighter Open Championship, a global tournament using the Steam version of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O., will be held. The event is scheduled to be held in the spring of 2025. In addition, the winners of the regional qualifiers will face off at the “Grand Final Tournament” to determine the world’s strongest Virtua Fighter competitor. More information will be revealed soon.

Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Ver. 2.0 update for PlayStation 4: Available Now!

The Ver. 2.0 update for the PlayStation 4 version of Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown is available now.

[kilfeur]

Ce combat avec Adam montre la différence de pouvoir entre Alastor, Charlie, Lucifer et Alastor. Lors de la chanson entre Lucifer et Alastor il parle de ses possessions et de son pouvoir. Mais quand l'hôtel est en danger ainsi que sa fille, il montre vraiment de quoi il est capable. Donc ouais Lucifer aurait pu tuer Alastor si il avait posé une menace bien plus présente à l'hôtel. Toutefois bien qu'il y ait un marché entre Charlie et Alastor, je penche plus sur le fait qu'elle devrait le sauver à un certain point contre les anges voir même Lilith.

D'ailleurs la partie chanté d'Alastor dans la chanson final. Il y a des différences encore une fois dans la vo et vf. Dans le passage où justement où on voit son ombre puis son visage. Parlant du "Great Alastor Altruist died for his friend. Sorry to disappoint that is not( where it's end" (Le grand Alastor altruiste meure pour ses amis. Désolé de décevoir mais ce n'est pas comme ça que ça se termine) en anglais. Mais en Français ça dit "Alastor reviendra soyez bien préparés, il vous éblouira". (Alastor will be back, be well prepared, he will dazzle you) Là il ne s'agit pas d'amis mais avant tout de lui même.

Quand il se retourne en anglais il dit "The constraints of my deal will surely you have a back door". (Les restrictions de mon marché a sûrement une porte de sortie.) En français, il dit "Par mes choix, me voilà un peu plus vulnérable". Ce n'est les restrictions dont il parle mais les choix en français pourront faire allusion à Lilith, le fait qu'il reste à l'hôtel. Une dernière pour la route, en anglais "Once I figure out, how to unclip my wings, guess who will be pulling the strings. (Quand j'aurai compris comment enlever mes ailes, devinez qui va tirer les ficelles). Closer to the angels, but this time those wings are a hindrance to his freedom. En français "Lorsque j'aurai trouvé le moyen de me libérer, devinez qui va régner" ("When I find a way to free myself, guess who's going to rule".) Ce qui est j'avoue plus direct comparé à la vo mais j'imagine qu'ils voulaient plus se caler au rythme de la chanson qu'un traduction littérale.

This fight with Adam shows the difference in power between Alastor, Charlie, Lucifer and Alastor. In the song between Lucifer and Alastor, he talks about his possessions and his power. But when the hotel and his daughter are in danger, he really shows what he's capable of. So yeah, Lucifer could have killed Alastor if he'd posed a much more present threat to the hotel. However although there's a deal between Charlie and Alastor, I'm leaning more towards her saving him at some point from the angels or even Lilith.

Moreover, Alastor's singing part in the final song. Once again, there are differences between the english version and the french version. In the passage where we see his shadow and then his face. Speaking of "Great Alastor Altruist dying for his friend. (Le grand altruiste Alastor meure pour ses amis. Désolé de décevoir mais ce n'est pas comme ça que ça se termine.) in english. But in French it says "Alastor reviendra soyez bien préparés, il vous éblouira." (Alastor will be back, be well prepared, he will dazzle you) Here it's not about friends, but about himself.

The constraints of my deal will surely have a back door".(Les restrictions de mon marché a sûrement une porte de sortie.) In French, he says "Par mes choix, me voilà un peu plus vulnérable". It's not the restrictions he's talking about, but the choices in French could allude to Lilith, the fact that he's staying at the hotel. One last for the road, in English "Once I figure out, how to unclip my wings, guess who will be pulling the strings."(Quand j'aurai compris comment enlever mes ailes, devinez qui va tirer les ficelles). Closer to the angels, but this time those wings are a hindrance to his freedom. In French, "Lorsque j'aurai trouvé le moyen de me libérer, devinez qui va régner" ("When I find a way to free myself, guess who's going to rule").

Which is admittedly more direct than the english version, but I imagine they were more intent on keeping to the rhythm of the song than a literal translation.

[positively-knotted]

Dissertationposting 3 - The Torus

Remember that last time, by taking f=1 in Lemma 1, we showed that ʃR_Σ ≥ ʃR for a stable minimal hypersurface Σ in a manifold (M, g). In particular, if R > 0 on M, so is ʃR_Σ. But if M is 3-dimensional, then Gauss-Bonnet says that Σ must be a union of spheres! Combining this with the fact that we can find a stable minimal hypersurface in each homology class of T³, this shows that T³ cannot have a geometry with positive curvature! Let's introduce some notation to make this easier - we'll say a topological manifold is PSC if it admits a metric with R > 0, and non-PSC else. Gauss-Bonnet says that the only closed PSC 2-manifolds are unions of spheres, and we've just shown that T³ is non-PSC.

How could we make this work for higher dimensions? Well, we can still write each torus as Tⁿ×S¹, so an induction argument feels sensible. In particular:

T² is non-PSC by Gauss-Bonnet

Every (Tⁿ, g) has a stable minimal T^{n-1} by taking the homology class of the meridian by Lemma 2

Stable minimal hypersurfaces in positively curved spaces are PSC?

By induction and contradiction, Tⁿ is non-PSC for all n.

So, what do we have and what do we need to prove Statement 3?

We need to allow (Σ, g) to not have R > 0 even if Σ is PSC. The easiest idea here is to find a function to scale g (ie distances) by to get a new metric.

If we scale by φ^{4/(n-2)}, then the new curvature is φ^{-(n+2)/(n-2)} Lφ, [1] where L is the conformal Laplacian

which is a reasonably well known operator that sometimes has nicer behaviour than the regular Laplacian.

To use the full power of Lemma 1, we want another result relating the integral of |∇f|² to Vf² for some other function V.

As if by magic, functional analysis gives us exactly the result we need.

Lemma 3.

Let (M, g) be a compact n-manifold, possibly with boundary, and V a smooth function on M. Then the infimum

is attained by some function φ. Furthermore, φ > 0 on int(M), and

The proof [2] is pretty technical, but if you've done a course on Fourier analysis, the term "first eigenfunction" for φ might ring a bell. If you've done any undergrad course on ODEs, you can try thinking about how this relates to the normal existence theorem and maximum principle for the Laplacian (set V=0).

But that's all we need! Letting V = -(n-2)/4(n-1) R, Lemma 3 gives a function φ > 0 and constant λ with Lφ = -λφ; Lemma 1 and being careful with compactness gives that λ > 0; so scaling by φ^{4/(n-2)} does the job! It's worth recording that separately I think.

Proposition 4.

Let (M, g) be a closed manifold with R > 0. Then any closed stable minimal hypersurface is PSC.

Next time, we'll see how far we can push this method - in particular, it will turn out that we only actually care about the cohomology ring of M! I might even drop my first novel result, the classification of so-called SYS 3-manifolds.

[1] I'm not gonna do this for you, it's a direct calculation. I even gave you nice coefficients! I also think it's an exercise in Lee.

[2] This time, we pass to the Sobolev space H¹, where a sequence of functions approximating the infimum converges to a continuous function attaining the infimum. Showing it's an eigenfunction is fairly standard (vary φ, differentiate, divergence theorem), but the argument that it's smooth is cute. If Vφ + λφ is continuous, so is Δφ. But then φ is twice differentiable, so by induction smooth. Thierry Aubin's "Some nonlinear problems in Riemannian geometry" has all of the painful details, and a sketch is below.

[linkclicktina]

Bonjour à tous,

oui,oui je sais je ne suis plus revenu depuis longtemps et j'en suis navrée.

Mais je reviens, avec un peu de retard pour vous annoncer.... La saison 3 sera diffusée cet été (bien que certaine sources disent janvier 2025).

La troisième saison aura 8 épisodes et s'intitulera L'arc de Londres.

Voilà pour le moment, vu le succès des deux premières saisons, je doute pas que Crunchyroll nous mijotera une vf aux petits oignons, espérons cependant qu'elle sera diffusé directement, sans devoir attendre plusieurs semaines après les premiers épisodes.

D'ici là, à bon entendeur

[doamarierose-honoka]

SEGA - VF Direct 2024

[mrs-stans]

Inside Sebastian Stan’s Winning Look at the Golden Globes 2025

With help from Frank Sinatra and hopes of a postshow burger, the Prada- and Cartier-clad Stan prepared for his first major awards show victory.

BY SAVANNAH WALSH

Sebastian Stan entered the Golden Globes 2025 with two chances at winning—nominated for both his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprenticeand his more comedic performance as Edward, an aspiring actor living with neurofibromatosis, in A Different Man. But in the lead-up to his big night, Stan was eager to put his double nominations into perspective, instead focusing on what he could control: a hearty postceremony meal. “You always read about people having burgers or somethingafter these award shows,” he told Vanity Fair.“I mean, that sounds kind of nice, to be honest.”

A celebratory nosh was well-earned by Stan, who won best actor in a musical-or-comedy film, his first-ever Golden Globe. After thanking A Different Man filmmaker Aaron Schimberg and his costar Adam Pearson,who has the genetic condition neurofibromatosis in real life, Stan advocated for more inclusive narratives onscreen. “Our ignorance and discomfort around disability and disfigurement has to end now,” he said. “We have to normalize it and continue to expose ourselves [and our children] to it. Encourage acceptance.”

A Different Man languished for two years before it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, and the A24 movie later landed Stan the Silver Bear for best lead performance in Berlin. But The Apprentice, directed by Ali Abbasi and written by Vanity Fair special correspondent Gabriel Sherman, also endured a beleaguered road to distribution in the weeks before the 2024 presidential election. “Both of these films started out as major risks,” Stan told VF shortly before the Globes. As such, he’s not taking any of the recent accolades for granted.

“I feel very blessed that I have good people around me, friends who I’ve had for 20 years at this point, who remember as much as I do what it was like to be in New York City and going out to auditions and not getting it,” said Stan. “Even my mother, who has been with me over the holidays, I was growing up with her in Vienna, Austria, and not even really knowing that I was going to get to America. So when I think about those moments,” he continued, “I’m immediately humbled and on the ground. Because even as it is currently, without anything happening on Sunday, it already feels like such a win.” Stan dedicated the award to his mother and stepfather during his acceptance speech, also taking the time to profess his love to his girlfriend, actor Annabelle Wallis.

Stan spent hours in prosthetics for both A Different Man and The Apprentice, getting comfortable with a bit of metamorphosis. “I kind of liken it, for better or worse, to being in a relationship,” he said of transitioning back to himself postproduction. “I always remember somebody telling me, ‘However long you’ve been with somebody in a relationship, take away half the time, and that’s how long it’s going to take for you to get over them when you break up.’ It’s a little bit like that. It doesn’t just go away suddenly, I guess. There’s a process…that happens with it. It’s sort of a slow, gradual disconnection.”

But does Stan find it harder to disappear into a character or present as himself at an awards show? “That’s a very good question,” he said with a laugh. “Sometimes it’s easier transforming into a role…. Being yourself at an award show, it can be quite tricky, because I’m not going to an award show [thinking], Oh, I’m a funny, interesting guy. I’m feeling self-conscious.”

Nevertheless, Stan was excited to venture beyond his comfort zone in custom Prada. “It’s really fun and different, and it’s something I’ve never really worn before,” he said, crediting stylist Michael Fisher with steering him toward a different era in Hollywood. “You get romantic sometimes when you see clips in black and white of the Oscars and how people dressed up. So I think I’m more old school like that in my mindset rather than, Hey, let me take a crazy swing on this red carpet. Even though, once in a while, Michael has definitely had me in pink.” This time, though, Stan opted for a black mohair coat and trouser with contrasting white piping detail, paired with a black knit wool sweater and white poplin shirt, plus black brushed-leather lace-ups.

The “timeless and classic” vibe continued with Cartier accessories, including a [Sur]naturel transformable brooch made of 18k white gold, diamonds, and black lacquer, as well as a 1968 CartierCollection wristwatch made of 18k yellow gold, sapphire cabochon, and leather. This collaboration marked a full-circle moment for Stan, who fondly remembers wearing Cartier at May’s Cannes Film Festival, where The Apprentice premiered.

Stan’s vintage-Hollywood vision also extended to his pre-Globes playlist. “I don’t mind a little Frank Sinatra,” he told VF. “We’re going to be getting ready at the Hotel Bel-Air, and that hotel itself has such history and that Old Hollywood classic style. I might be playing some ’20s or ’30s music, something that will at least keep me under the illusion that I’m in a different time, because it does feel like a different time.”

As for grooming, Stan said that with age, he’s embraced more facial hair. “I used to be more clean-shaven when I was younger, but it also depends on what I’m working on at the time,” he said. “A lot of how I was looking this year was informed by the fact that I was shooting Thunderbolts, so there was not much I could do. Even with the hair, I don’t always want everything to be perfect or slick. Maybe that just reflects my attitude in terms of staying flexible in the moment with these things—to go, All right, keep it loose and keep it fun.”

Stan never dreamed that A Different Man and The Apprentice would debut in the same year, but they have been in conversation with each other this awards season by virtue of his involvement. “Both films, to me, are about the loss of identity and the loss of self, and to some extent denial of reality and denial of self-acceptance,” said the actor. “Both of the films focus in different ways on characters that go to great lengths to abandon their true selves.”

Stan’s searching, self-conscious characters in the two films meet ego-driven fates. Edward is “obsessed with what he doesn’t have, and then he spends the rest of the film trying to deal with the shame that he’s buried, the shame that he’s never really accepted himself,” said Stan. “Then the Trump story is very obvious to me—it’s a total loss of humanity, empathy and vulnerability, and any morals, sort of at the hands of this very self-indulgent, self-narcissistic way of life. It’s also about how far one can go to deny the truth, deny reality, and lose humanity as a cost.”

Stan’s performance in The Apprentice, which was bested by Adrien Brody’s in The Brutalistfor best male actor in a drama film, has faced a particular uphill battle given the utter Trump fatigue in many circles. “Trump is part of our lives. It’s inevitable that we’re talking about him. You go to a coffee shop, and someone’s talking about him; you open your phone, the news, whatever—he’s everywhere, even in the award season,” says Stan, who believes his film will stand the test of time for boldly “challenging, or at least the attempt was to challenge, history as it’s happening rather than waiting.”

With Trump’s second election to the presidency, it feels as if perception of The Apprentice has shifted, as evidenced by its awards season embrace so far. (Stan is also nominated at the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards.) Would that be the case had Trump been defeated? “I don’t know if I know the answer yet to that,” said Stan. “We’re all still trying to figure out how to feel, or to think, about the election and what happened and the next four years.”

In the days before his first Golden Globe victory, which involved a lively backstage reunion with his frequent Marvel costar Anthony Mackie, Stan was similarly open-minded about what’s next. “[In] Eastern Europe, we grow up with a lot of superstitions,” he said. “But this year I just basically surrendered to whatever’s going to happen. Wherever this wild sort of ride I’m on is taking me, I’m just going to kind of follow and really try to be in the moment as much as possible.”

[bookishtheaterlover7]

Hi booky! Marketing anon here, just checking in on you.

I can see you are upset by what’s happened recently and I think you are very valid to feel how you feel. I will keep my own thoughts to myself.

That being said, I was kind of waiting for 🐟 to show her true colors for a long time and I think at this point it should be pretty obvious.

For these last years, CE’s angry haters/fans tore him apart (I’ve seen some very heavy hating posts lately) for this relationship but I’ve never believed what they said was happening.

People claimed 🐟 gave up everything and hid for 2 years so she could be a wife and perfect partner to his idyllic settle down in the woods peaceful life. Right? Isn’t that what so many ppl were screaming about and claimed he didn’t want a strong woman just someone to mold to him? It was what he wanted, not her. And people complained about this and called him every name in the book.

….let me ask some simple questions here. Since they got together, where has it been shown that she’s given up anything for him?

She is in PT all the time and her trolling friends continue to troll and be themselves 24/7

He is now being seen in PT doing restaurant tours for her/with her.

He is being seen in LA doing laps with her for the paps and somehow her style account gets updates on her all high fashion.

He attends some random industry parties and somehow is never seen outside of being pictured with her. And of course every event gets her outfits to wear that her style account can update 🙄

On Thanksgiving weekend, people assumed she would be with him in the states but it turns out she’s in PT with her soulmate walking a red carpet for no reason.

She’s seen in France skiing with her friends.

She’s seen in reels posted by her friends hanging out with them all over the last year.

The two interviews she’s gotten by PT spreads have her stating she lives in LA or LA and NY for her career and then goes home to PT to recharge.

Where in any of this is she giving up her life for him?

Are people finally waking up to realize, no, he is not making her do anything. She is doing what she wants and she has always been. If she hid herself for two years that’s her own decision. Nobody told her she had to attend any of these events if she’s so shy but clearly from her BTS makeup photos she’s very happy to pose for these big events (GQ, Paris fashion, VF)

Also, the VF red carpet.

She wants him to take photos with her so he stays back even though he tried to leave and let her have her own moment.

He’s seen on footage responding to her, and she’s asking, touching, and he appears on camera to be appeasing to her requests or whatever.

The latest post by her has her posting everything about her and her clothes, pics of herself, and not one mention of him.

He is the reason she was able to attend that party yet all of her friends and minions are giving her the attention as if she turned water into wine.

It’s very clear here to me what’s going on.

Why do you think Chris has virtually disappeared from his social media presence?

I’m not saying that he is a victim and to make her the bad guy. Obviously he is grown and makes his own decisions. But I’m not seeing this alleged “Chris being the one telling her to change her life for him because he’s selfish and blah blah”

I’ve never seen that all. The footage doesn’t lie. He wasn’t directing her around at all. In fact, it could be argued she was the one doing that. He likely wanted to let her have her own moment but it seems like she knows she needs him in order to shine.

Also, for those claiming he stole his brother’s thunder.

He didn’t attend the Oscar’s. His brother did and with his own partner. If Chris had gone as his brother’s plus one that would have been more attention seeking to me. Because if he shows up to the actual ceremony next to his bro, he WOULD be stealing the spotlight because he’s more well known. But he didn’t. People need to stop coming for him for that.

Him attending the after party had nothing to do with his brother so I also need people to stop with that. It’s clear to me he attended with her and this was an opportunity for her to get the spotlight.

I understand being upset at a celeb because some of you don’t like his decisions on certain things but to slander and spew vitriol at him and then photoshop him in disgusting edits is just. Well says more about some of you.

None of this is directed at you, booky. You feel how you feel. I hope you don’t take this too much to heart because like some others have been saying, it’s not worth the energy.

Be well ❤️

Hey, Marketing An🫶n!!!

I'm so glad you're back! 🥹 And thanks, it means a whole lot to hear you say that, and to check up on me. And if you're worried about the haters on whatever you're thinking, I don't think you should hold back. But I respect that.

Made some good points about Alba, and her not giving anything for Chris up. Because seriously, you're not wrong.

Basically, for me, they're both doing this. Chris isn't blameless in any of it.

But, he really was trying to get the attention away from him at VF. Scott went with Steve, and because of you Marketing An🫶n it makes better sense that he would. Because people watch for the more famous sibling. And I noticed that too! He left Alba so that she can have her star moment and have solo photos. But no, she decides to be needy, and force him to stay. 👸 even said she never had a photo at the last marker. 👀

No wonder Chris decided blending into the background was a good idea 😆 unfortunate color combo as it was.

No, it's okay. I've had a few days to chill. And feel it. And trust me, I get it. And I'm not offended.

Some fans just take it too far with the hate. Hell, they went too far with the signed bomb at the USO tour pics from years ago, so this is definitely not a surprise.

Thank you for dropping by again, Marketing An🫶n! A lot of us missed your insightful messages 🥹🤗

It's so good to have you here, and don't worry if you need to give yourself time. I know we all need that... ❤️‍🩹

P.S. I know I said I'd chill and stop answering for the night, but it's Marketing An🫶n. I couldn't not answer them 😆

[shopwitchvamp]

Hello! I bought your apathy skirt a while ago and I wear it a couple times a week. I love it! Would you ever consider making the treacherous garden skirt in the maxi skirt length? I'd buy that one in a heartbeat

Hi! Thanks!! I'm glad you're enjoying it so much 😁💖

So I think I need to make an FAQ and add this particular question to it because I've been getting asked so often, haha.

Longer explanation this time which I hope explains it all better than in previous asks:

Treacherous Garden is a design by @vetiverfox and right now VF is only collabing on skaters & joggers in my shop. They sell midis in their own shop, and they've done maxi collabs through Fresh Hot Flavors. If we do offer VF designs on new items in the near future, it would be in the other length direction- on mini skirts. If eventually FHF isn't doing collabs anymore or something like that, I'd be happy to pick up VF's maxis as well. But as long as they're still an active collab it's not my place to offer those, and you'll have to go ask over at Fresh Hot Flavors about when they might be available.