Endless Analog Creativity with the Polaroid Now+

Using an app to control the latest instant camera unlocks a simplified creative realm

The new Polaroid Now+ combines analog joys that the brand is best-loved for, while also offering future-forward tech options to create even more opportunities for creativity and experimentation. The instant camera connects to your phone via Bluetooth, while the Polaroid app provides tools including double exposure, light painting, manual mode and tripod mode. There are also physical filters to play around with, including five different …

Five Highlights from the 2021 Venice VR Expanded Competition

Standouts from the 37 extended-reality projects at the 78th Venice International Film Festival

Presenting another milestone extended-reality roster, the Venice VR Expanded division of the 78th Venice International Film Festival includes 37 projects from 21 different countries, available to view on site in Italy (1-11 September) and online (1-19 September). The prestigious annual event’s programming once again conveys the pioneering spirit and advancing capabilities of virtual, augmented and mixed reality. With the support of Facebook’s Oculus and HTC’s Viveport, …

Kid Arth: FastLife

From Rome-based recording artist Kid Arth (aka Arthur Marco Barbut), the pithy track “FastLife” ensnares with emotional vocal delivery atop a melodic soundscape. “The song talks about the way that we young people live in the streets,” he tells us, “the way that, between love and our unresolved problems, we are on the run, trying to achieve something for ourselves.” Lostlukex produced the single, which is Barbut’s …