Red Carpet Research Articles

#CannesYouNot? Oppositional and asymmetrical versions of believability in the Depp/Heard case

Johnny Depp’s contentious return to the red carpet at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival sparked fervent debate online about domestic abuse, believability, #MeToo and the rehabilitation of men accused of abuse. In this article, we analyse two oppositional hashtags that became central to this discussion on Twitter: #CannesYouNot, created by supporters of Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard; and #YesYouCannes, the response offered by Depp’s supporters. Drawing on a dataset of 18,000 tweets, we combine a network analysis with a qualitative analysis of the top tweets using each hashtag in order to understand how the hashtags circulated, their affective orientations and the evidence they use to support their positions. Our findings show that networked media allow the (re)construction of existing hierarchies of power; thus, we argue that although these appear to be straightforwardly oppositional hashtags, they operate asymmetrically in ways that have implications for our understandings of issue publics as well as ramifications for feminist digital activism.

Multi‐omics provides insights into genome evolution and betacyanin biosynthesis in the halophyte Suaeda salsa

AbstractAs an important halophyte in the Yellow River Delta, the Amaranthaceae C3 Suaeda salsa (L.) Pall. has attracted much attention for the “red carpet” landscape, and could be simply divided into red and green phenotypes according to the betacyanin content in the fleshy leaves. However, S. salsa has not been sequenced yet, which limited people's understanding of this species at the molecular level. We constructed a high‐quality chromosome‐scale reference genome by combining high‐throughput sequencing, PacBio single molecule real‐time sequencing, and Hi‐C sequencing techniques with a genome size of 445.10 Mb and contigs N50 of 2.94 Mb. Through the annotation of the S. salsa genome, 298.76 Mb of the repetitive sequences and 23 965 protein‐coding genes were identified, of which the proportion of long terminal repeats type in the repetitive sequences was the most abundant, about 50.74% of the S. salsa genome. Comparative genomics indicated that S. salsa underwent a whole‐genome duplication event about 146.15 million years ago (Ma), and the estimated divergence time between S. salsa and Suaeda aralocaspica was about 16.9 Ma. A total of four betacyanins including betanidin, celosianin II, amaranthin and 6′‐O‐malonyl‐celosianin II were identified and purified in both phenotypes, while two significantly up‐regulated betacyanins (celosianin II and amaranthin) may be the main reason for the red color in red phenotype. In addition, we also performed transcriptomics and metabolomics in both phenotypes to explore the molecular mechanisms of pigment synthesis, and a series of structural genes and transcription factors concerning with betacyanin production were selected in S. salsa.

The genome sequence of the Red Twin-spot Carpet, Xanthorhoe spadicearia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Xanthorhoe spadicearia (the Red Twin-spot Carpet; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Geometridae). The genome sequence is 276.7 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 17.03 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 16,396 protein coding genes.

Experiences of adolescents and youth with HIV testing and linkage to care through the Red Carpet Program (RCP) in Kenya.

Adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLHIV) experience worse health outcomes compared to adults. We aimed to understand the experiences of AYLHIV in care in the youth-focused Red-Carpet program in Kenya to assess the quality of service provision and identify programmatic areas for optimization. We conducted focus group discussions among 39 AYLHIV (15-24 years) and structured analysis into four thematic areas. Within the HIV testing theme, participants cited fear of positive results, confidentiality and stigma concerns, and suggested engaging the community and youth in HIV testing opportunities. Within the HIV treatment adherence theme, participants cited forgetfulness, stigma, adverse side effects, lack of family support, and treatment illiteracy as barriers to adherence. Most participants reported positive experiences with healthcare providers and peer support. In terms of the HIV status disclosure theme, AYLHIV cited concerns about their future capacity to conceive children and start families and discussed challenges with understanding HIV health implications and sharing their status with friends and partners. Youth voices informing service implementation are essential in strengthening our capacity to optimize the support for AYLHIV within the community, at schools and healthcare facilities.

POWER. A Review

Feel the Heat (2023), a site-specific installation consisting of infrared ceiling-mounted heating modules that run only when motion is detected, provides a gloomy introduction to the otherwise brightly lit exhibition. Developed by TU Delft’s Design, Data and Society Group & The New Open project in collaboration with Meta Office, it was intended to heat the exhibition space in a more efficient way. However, conservation and insurance standards restricted its adoption to the entryway alone–a reminder that barriers to energy efficiency are as much legislative as they are technical, especially within heritage contexts. Architect Philippe Rahm’s Red Carpet (2023) confronts this issue with more traditional means: leveraging the thermal properties of fabrics, Rahm improved the space’s energy efficiency by carpeting its floor with a specially developed red wool.

New Phraseological Compounds with “Dywan” in Modern Polish Language

The subject of discussion in this article are new phraseological compounds with the component dywan, which have been in use since the 1990s in Polish texts. These compounds, not yet recorded in language dictionaries, have emerged under the influence of the English language. They refer to phrases related to the English combinations of roll out the red carpet (for someone) and pull from under someone // something or pull the rug from under someone’s feet. The article analyses the ways these expressions function in Polish texts, considering their formal structure, compatibility with minimal context, and meaning. The research shows that these new combinations, inspired by the English language, consist of three phrases: ktoś rozwinął, rozwija, rozłożył, rozkłada less commonly rozściela, rozścieli, rozpostarł, rozpościerał czerwony dywan, less commonly czerwone dywany dla kogoś, przed kimś – meaning ‘someone officially and attentively invites or receives important guests, usually from the worlds of politics, business, culture, etc.’; ktoś less commonly coś rozwinął(o), rozwija, rozłożył(o), rozkłada, less commonly rozściela, rozścieli(o), rozpostarł(o), rozpościerał(o) czerwony dywan, less commonly czerwone dywany dla kogoś, czegoś, przed kimś, przed czymś – meaning ‘someone, less commonly something, opens up to someone, something, invites someone, something to something, somewhere; someone, something facilitates something for someone, the acquisition of something, getting somewhere, especially through special treatment’; ktoś less commonly coś wyciąga, wyciągnął (-ęło), wyrywa, wyrwał(o) etc. dywan, dywanik, chodnik spod (nóg, stóp) komuś, kogoś, czego – meaning ‘someone, less commonly something, surprises, has surprised someone with something, disorients, has disoriented someone; weakens, has weakened someone, something, withdraws, has withdrawn support for someone, something, harms, has harmed someone, something’.

Interrogating the Muteness in Lavanya Sankaran’s The Hope Factory

Indian women authors who write in English represent the realities of India in the current Indian literary scene. They have a lot of duties in the literary community. As researchers in anthropology sociologists, novelists, essayists, and travel writers, they carry out their duties with remarkable skill and then assume worldwide responsibility for promoting peace in their capacity as ambassadors. Additionally, they have created the odd contradiction of reading and appreciating how skillfully they address the problems of sexual harassment of women in post-colonial and postmodern contexts, including rape and the exploitation of Indian women in modern society. The autobiography of The Red Carpet novelist Lavanya Sankaran describes her journey from an ordinary lady to a writer. She desired to tell tales in which she would be able to identify the characters.

Should I stay or should I go? Analysing returnee overseas Filipino workers’ reintegration measures given the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACTThe paper sought to determine if the varied forms of assistance to returnee overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during this COVID-19 pandemic prompt them to stay home or return overseas. This mixed methods study combined a logistic regression of a large-scale survey of returnee migrant workers (N = 8,266, done by the International Organization for Migration) and a documentary analysis of efforts by the Philippines to assist returnees. It was found that the Philippine government's migration and non-migration agencies have laid out the red carpet to provide multifarious economic and non-economic forms of assistance to returnee OFWs. However, logistic regression results reveal that in spite of business capital, skills training and income support given to returnees, amount differentials between local and overseas earnings plus pandemic-induced income disruptions propel their desires to repeat their overseas labour migration. The paper methodologically contributes the logical connection between logistic regression results with the running documented efforts of the Philippine government for returnees as part of that Southeast Asian country's overall COVID-19 containment strategy. Meanwhile, as overseas work and remittances provide enduring solutions for returnees and their families to move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine government's instrumentalities may have to reconfigure the country's overall approach to migrant reintegration.

Art Is Magic

Art Is Magic

All the Pretty Horsepower: Physics, Physiques, and Phantasms in The Passenger and Stella Maris

ABSTRACT All the pretty horses in The Passenger and Stella Maris can only be found under the hood of a car. All the power—not the Nietzschean kind, but the chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected, and steppin’ out over the line kind—comes only from engineering. It’s not the first time McCarthy has given automobiles some page time. A spin down Bibliographic Lane will reveal them wrecked, reeking, or only serving some figurative purpose. Nothing has prepared us for the muscular exotic cars pornographically paraded before our eyes in the pages of The Passenger in particular as if pushed across the red carpet at a six-figure Barrett-Jackson auction. For the kind of reader who can’t tell the difference between a Ford and a Ferrari, or what all the blasted numbers mean, this is the guide. Includes a magic bus ride and a bicycle tour.

<em>Roblox</em> and Meta Verch

<em>Roblox</em> and Meta Verch

Weed Control Efficacy and Ornamental Plant Tolerance to Dimethenamid–p + Pendimethalin Granular Herbicide

Abstract Weed control efficacy and ornamental plants tolerance to dimethenamid–p (0.75%) + pendimethalin (1%) granular herbicide was evaluated in flat tray-grown weeds and container-grown ornamental plants. Dimethenamid – p + pendimethalin at 2.94 kg ai.ha–1 (2.62 lb ai.A–1) controlled the tested broadleaf and grassy weeds >80% for up to 8 wk following herbicide application. The higher dimethenamid–p + pendimethalin rates of ≥5.88 kg ai.ha–1 (≥5.25 lb ai.A–1) provided 94% to 99% control of the tested weed species but caused commercially unacceptable injury to pygmyweed [Crassula radicans (Haw.) D. Dietr. ‘Red carpet']. Chocolate flower (Berlandiara lyrata Benth.) tolerated dimethenamid–p + pendimethalin at 2.94 kg ai.ha–1 (2.62 lb ai.A–1) and 5.88 kg ai.ha–1 (5.25 lb ai.A–1) but the 11.77 kg ai .ha–1 (10.5 lb ai.A–1) rate was injurious in one of the two study years. Leucothoe [Leucothe fontanesiana (Steudel) Sleumer ‘Rainbow'] showed excellent tolerance to dimethenamid–p + pendimethalin at rates up to 11.77 kg ai.ha–1 (10.5 lb ai .A–1). Herbicides used in this study: 0.75% Dimethenamid–p + 1% pendimethalin (Freehand 1.75 G), (S) 2-chloro-N-(2,4-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)-N-[(2S)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide] + N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6- dinitrobenzenamine]. Ornamental plant species used in this study: chocolate flower (Berlandiara lyrata Benth.), leucothoe [Leucothe fontanesiana (Steudel) Sleumer ‘Rainbow'], and pygmyweed [Crassula radicans (Haw.) D. Dietr. ‘Red Carpet']. Weed species used in this study: barnyardgrass [Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.], fringed willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum Raf. ssp. ciliatum), giant foxtail (Setaria faberi Hermm.), goosegrass [Elusine indica (L.) Gaertn.], hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta L.), large crabgrass [Digitaria sangunalis (L.) Scop.], redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.), and yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta L.).

Quantum Optics as Applied Quantum Electrodynamics is Back in Town

We start this short note by remembering the beginnings of the Warsaw School of Quantum Optics, evidently stimulated by Iwo Bialynicki-Birula at the Warsaw University, and then Centre for Theoretical Physics of Polish Academy of Sciences, and Adam Kujawski and Zofia Bialynicka-Birula at the Institute of Physics of Polish Academy of Sciences. In the theoretical approaches of the Warsaw School Quantum Field Theory was always present, and Quantum Optics was considered to be Applied Quantum Electrodynamics (QED). All of us who grew up in this fantastic community have carried and are still carrying the gospel to others. In particular, now QED began her run on the red carpet of Super Instense Laser Matter Interactions, Attosecond-physics, and Ultrafast Laser Physics, in general. We will elaborate on the recent progress in this direction, and on the open questions towards future investigations. This paper celebrates the 90th birthday of Prof. Iwo Bialynicki-Birula, our QED guru!

Alfalfa, Cabbage, Beet and Fennel Microgreens in Floating Hydroponics-Perspective Nutritious Food?

Microgreens are young plants of various vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, cereals and edible wild plants that were first associated with nouvelle cuisine as decoration in dishes due to their attractive appearance and strong flavor. Recently, they have become more sought after in the market due to their high nutritional value. This is due to the growing interest of consumers in a healthy lifestyle that includes a varied diet with emphasis on fresh, functional foods. Nowadays, commercial production of microgreens is shifting to modern hydroponic systems due to their numerous advantages, such as accelerated plant growth and biomass production, earlier harvesting, and more production cycles that positively affect yield and chemical composition. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the content of specialized metabolites and antioxidant capacity of hydroponically grown alfalfa (Medicago sativa) cv. 'Kangaroo', yellow beet (Beta vulgaris var. conditiva) cv. 'Yellow Lady', red cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. rubra) cv. 'Red Carpet', and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) cv. 'Aganarpo' microgreens. The highest content of total phenols (408.03 mg GAE/100 g fw), flavonoids (214.47 mg GAE/100 g fw), non-flavonoids (193.56 mg GAE/100 g fw) and ascorbic acid (74.94 mg/100 g fw) was found in fennel microgreens. The highest content of all analyzed chlorophyll pigments (Chl_a 0.536 mg/g fw, Chl_b 0.248 mg/g fw, and TCh 0.785 mg/g fw) was found in alfalfa microgreens. However, in addition to alfalfa, high levels of chlorophyll a (0.528 mg/g fw), total chlorophyll (0.713 mg/g fw) and the highest level of total carotenoids (0.196 mg/g fw) were also detected in fennel microgreens. The results suggest that microgreens grown on perlite in floating hydroponics have high nutritional potential as a functional food important for human health and therefore could be recommended for daily diet.

ACCESSORIES AND ADDITIONS ARE ESSENTIAL ATRIBUTES OF GLAMOUR COSTUME

Due to things, people form their own image and broadcast it to others. The image of a person is primary, and the ways of his achievement are secondary, but glamour develops within them. Accessories and additions play an important final role in creating a glamorous look. They make a crucial impression during an acquaintance, demonstrating your style. In composition of a glamour costume, the accessories such as: bags, gloves, belts, glasses, hats, jewelry, and others – are essential attributes, they play not only role of additional elements but also contribute to the overall style of the costume. On the one hand, they must “fit” to the style, but on the other hand, they have their own “internal” fashion, which doesn’t always coincide with the ideas of designers. For this reason, the question of classification of accessories and additions characteristic of glamorous style in clothes design and determining of the main ways of their embodiment in modern design practice is still relevant. The analysis of identified sources of information enables to state the following: fashion analysts and costume theorists consider glamour as a distinct stylistic tendency or integral structure of a particular style, which in modern conditions pretends to the recognition of specific design and artistic practice with the typical constants through which new images are constructed and recognized. The origin of glamorous lifestyle, according to most of scientists is related to the epoch of Rococo, when France became the center of society life of all Europe, offering endless entertainments, holidays, balls and masquerades. Frenchmen identified glamour with an ability to present themselves exquisitely and with charm, to show their own elegance. An important fact is that the culture of salon and privately-elite communication appeared at that time, and became a foundation of a glamour culture, within which accessories and additions have and essential role. According to the results of research of a glamorous costume of the late XIX – early XX centuries, it was found that during this period of time accessories took an important role in formation of a costume. First of all, accessories were made only of expensive and high-quality materials and were decorated with rich decor, that’s why only people of the upper classes of a society could afford them, thus demonstrating their social status. The research had also shown that gloves, hats, highheels and valuable jewelry were essential attributes of the glamorous costume in this period, and they had not only practical but also a decorative significance. The ХХ century is characterized by a great variety and variation of accessories. The main changes got hats and shoes – designers and couturiers at the beginning of this century created constructively sophisticated forms of hats with rich decor, which over time, transformed into elegant small hats decorated with brooches, handmade embroidery, precious and semi-precious stones. At this time the culture of glamour penetrates into the different layers of a society, women try to copy the images of film-stars. Gloves, highheels, filament of pearls and valuable accessories remain the main attributes of a glamorous style, but considerable changes took place in the formation, design and use of the modern materials. The great attention is paid to decoration of products. The peculiarity of modern glamour is that it is organic and acceptable as a way of life, as ideology, and as a specificity of styling one’s own appearance through a suit and accessories to it – only for a small group of consumers. As a rule, these are people who create glamour and live glamorously in the right surrounding. The main amount of people use glamour “on demand”, for example the actors of red carpets or the participants of beauty contests. In their daily life, these people are not always glamorous, but for these events, they choose a style of glamour that is focused on expressing exceptional status, fantastic, standard and seductive beauty.

Fashion, cinema and marketing: An exploratory study of diversity and stereotyping on the red carpets in US Vogue

ABSTRACT Research on race and gender stereotypes in the field of cinema and fashion highlights the dysfunction of the social discourse of inclusivity and diversity. The international Red Carpet events continue to reproduce a model of femininity and masculinity according to the traditional canon of beauty, but specialized fashion magazines show a certain tendency to change, that reopen the debate about their role in equality. The symbiosis of both scenarios requires knowing what are the beauty codes and gender stereotypes that identify movie stars in the red carpets and checking to what extent fashion magazines evolve and conveys the message of inclusiveness. The coverage of US Vogue of four red carpets is analysed with the content analysis methodology and then interpreted by a panel of experts. The results show the presence of a stereotyped image of beauty, with the influence and marketing of luxury brands and celebrities, as well as the primacy and continuity of a canon traditional gender binary that identifies women’s fashion magazines. It remains to be seen if, in future red carpets, a more defined trend towards diversity is glimpsed, which also favours a change in strategy in the communication of brands and fashion magazines.

Planning Queen Elizabeth II’s Visit to Bondi Beach in 1954

Planning Queen Elizabeth II’s Visit to Bondi Beach in 1954

Scenography and the effectiveness of meaning in the theatrical space

The elements of theater formation that fall within the spatial experience of the scenography of the show, which the directors work in in the imaginary theater, are important and have an aesthetic, intellectual and cognitive dimension, working to highlight reality in an aesthetic image surrounding space and space. And its relationship to the distinct, multiple and variable spaces above the stage, to produce theatrical signals and endless meanings through the possibility of infinite reconfiguration of the theater's space and its public and private space through the distribution of a group of blocks within the scenic image.I dealt with in the first chapter (the methodological framework), which includes the research problem identified by the researcher, the importance of the research and the aim of the research, then the researcher determined the limits of the research and defined the terms and then defined them procedurally. The researcher also presented in the second chapter (the theoretical framework) two main topics: "Knowing scenography historically", the second topic is "the meaning of scenography in theatrical performance", and in the third topic "the aesthetics of scenography in the theatrical performance system", and then reviewed the most prominent indicators that resulted from the theoretical framework. The third chapter deals with the research procedures, and determines the research sample, the play "Red Carpet", scripted and directed by Dr. Jabbar Judy. And then in the fourth chapter, the results and conclusions were extracted, and recommendations and suggestions were made, in order to finally fix the references and sources of the research

Growing Old (Dis)gracefully

Abstract Through a close textual analysis of Dolor y Gloria (dir. Pedro Almodóvar 2019), Todos lo Saben (dir. Asghar Farhadi 2018), and cross-media promotions, this article argues that through costuming, facial hair, and the body, Antonio Banderas and Javier Bardem offer intersecting, but diverging performances of visibly ageing masculinity. On screen, the spectator is offered sensitive and emotional explorations of Spanish masculine identities that represent Banderas and Bardem as men forced to sacrifice those they love. Conversely, off screen in editorial photography and on the red carpet, their star-celebrity representations are characterized by flux and difference. Bardem's persona offers an aspirational representation of heteronormative stability, whereas Banderas’ image is dominated by instability, playfulness, and striving to retain his youthful sex appeal.

Estirando o tapete vermelho: uma crítica às motivações neoliberais orientadoras da promoção de escolas bilíngues públicas para crianças no Brasil

ABSTRACT: When it comes to being a bilingual child in Brazil, it is not about any form of bilingualism, however, that is valued. Despite its characterisation, English is seen as a commodity, often sold as the sole tool responsible for professional development and financial success, even when considering children. The core argument of this paper is that some Brazilian politicians have done the right thing (i.e., promoting a Foreign Language Education, in this case English or Spanish, to young learners) for the wrong reason (i.e., believing they can promote the English or Spanish Language Education to guarantee the children’s professional success in the future). In order to illustrate this viewpoint, excerpts from two Brazilian politicians are considered, besides excerpts from other social actors. As the analysis unfolds, four questions are addressed: (1) To whose desires is a society of the global South responding to whose desires?; (2) Right thing for the wrong reasons?; (3) Who gets to walk on the red carpet?; and (4) Where does the magic carpet promise to take us?