Four women in blue and red robes stand barefoot on a wooden stage in front of a carved stone relief panel, mid-sequence in an Okinawan dance. In the bottom third of the frame, a hand rises out of the dark auditorium holding a phone, and on the phone screen the same four women appear again, about three centimetres tall, lit and rendered by a computational photography pipeline that has never seen this dance before.

Console launches are covered exhaustively. Console cancellations are covered for a week and then vanish, which is a shame, because the cancelled machines explain the industry’s structure better than the successful ones do. A shipped console tells you what a company could execute. A cancelled console tells you what it believed and how late it found out it was wrong. Ten machines that were announced, demonstrated, or in some cases manufactured, and then killed.

“In Rome 476, author David Parker awakens readers to the wisdom of 5th century Athens, 1st century Rome and 18th century Age of Enlightenment. Gleaning wisdom from the great thinkers and statesmen of the past, Parker’s mission is to educate fellow Americans in the historical, cultural, and founding principles of our country.” — Jeffrey Sikkenga, Executive Director, The Ashbrook Center SAN FRANCISCO — With the publication of his third book, Rome 476, author David Parker’s influence as a thought leader continues to grow.

Napoleon is a 2023 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix. The film follows the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, from his rise to power as a military leader to his downfall as Emperor of France. The film also explores Napoleon’s complex relationship with his wife, Josephine de Beauharnais. Napoleon is a sweeping and ambitious film that tells the story of one of history’s most iconic figures.