Donald Trump exerted significant control over the Kennedy Center during his presidency, culminating in a temporary closure of the performing arts venue, according to a report by TIME. Last year, Trump effectively took charge of the U.S. Capital's dominant performing arts stage with unprecedented efficiency.
TIME reported that Trump ousted the center's leader, installed a loyalist as the new head, appointed himself chairman of the reconstituted board, and altered the programming calendar. These actions alienated cultural leaders and led to the exile of the resident opera company. Trump also declared himself the emcee of the center's biggest fundraising gala and used the Kennedy Center as an extension of the White House for events that prominently featured him. To solidify his control, Trump put his name on the building, formerly known as The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, in December, according to TIME.
In other news, John Romero, co-founder of id Software, reunited the company's founding members for a retrospective video on "Catacomb 3D," id's first-person adventure game that preceded "Wolfenstein 3D," Ars Technica reported. "Wolfenstein 3D," released in 1992, helped establish id Software's leadership in the first-person shooter genre, leading to hits like "Doom" and "Quake," according to Ars Technica. "Catacomb 3D," released nearly 35 years ago, is often forgotten but was a pioneering game that included mouse support and color-coded.
Nintendo's Virtual Boy, originally released in 1995, is being reimagined as an accessory for the Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Switch, Wired reported. The remake allows users to play retro 3D games with the paired controller. Wired described the Virtual Boy as one of the strangest-looking gaming contraptions, resembling a portable grill that users look into like a microscope, enveloping their eyes in a ruby-red interface.
Emerge Career, a Y Combinator-funded startup, is seeking a Founding Product Designer to join their team in New York, NY, according to a Hacker News posting. Emerge Career is an all-in-one re-entry workforce development training platform with a mission to break the cycle of poverty and incarceration. The company recruits, trains, and places justice-impacted individuals into life-changing careers.
NPR reported on a personal story about rediscovering a deceased father's voice through the movie "The History of Sound." Bob Mondello, an NPR critic, noted that the film, partly set in 1919, the year of his father's birth, helped him reconnect with his father's memory. The movie follows two music conservatory students who meet in a New England bar and bond over obscure folk songs.
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