For Season 2 of Bref, the Paris-based Irrational Studio stepped into a surreal visual playground, blending creative effects and invisible tricks that enhance the comedy rather than overshadow it. Under the guidance of VFX Supervisor Simon Lehembre and Producer Julius Berg, the talented team of CG, FX, and compositing artists brought to life absurd worlds, chaotic alien clouds, and subtle digital illusions. Each shot strikes the perfect balance between imagination and grounded storytelling, proving that visual effects don’t always need to shout — sometimes the smartest VFX are the ones you don’t even notice. A brilliant showcase of visual artistry serving modern French comedy! The post Bref 2 – VFX Breakdown – Irrational Studio appeared first on Vfxexpress.

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay annual dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership opportunities, events and more. Every generation has its tinkerers. People who get their hands dirty not because they know exactly what they’re doing, but because they’re following a feeling. No formal training. No permission. Just curiosity, instinct, and a slightly obsessive need to mess with things until they do something interesting.  Welcome to the age of vibe coding.  The term itself surfaced just weeks ago—coined by AI researcher Andrej Karpathy in February. In a now widely memed post, he described vibe coding as the act of programming through intuition rather than structure, trusting the feel of what you’re building, not just its logic. The phrase exploded across dev forums, design threads, and TikTok sidebars. Merriam-Webster added it the following month under “slang & trending,” defining it as “the practice of writing code, making web pages, or creating apps, by just telling an AI program what you want, and letting it create the product for you.”  Which is a long way of saying: winging it, brilliantly.  Even Sir Demis Hassabis, founder/CEO of DeepMind, recently stated that the explosion of natural language coding “will open up fields for creative people,” tipping the balance away from and engineering mindset to an instinctive, creative one.  But let’s be honest—this isn’t new.  When instinct outpaces instruction  Take early electronic music. The pioneers of modular synth weren’t conservatory-trained composers. They were sonic explorers, patching cables into buzzing machines and twisting knobs until emotion emerged. As Brian Eno famously observed: “Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable, and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature.” What is that, if not analog vibe coding?  Or look at the rise of the indie game scene. Minecraft, Braid, Undertale—none of these were born from a major studio pipeline. They were built by people making weird, emotional things with code, trusting their gut over any formal game design doctrine.  Same with the postwar hot rodders in California, or the drift racers in Japan. They weren’t automotive engineers. They were teenagers in garages, modding beat-up engines until they could tear through salt flats or carve hairpin turns sideways. Tuning by ear. Testing by feel. Rewriting what cars could be without ever asking how cars should be made.  Sound familiar?  Vibes have always been a feature, not a bug  Vibe coders are the natural descendants of this lineage. They’re working with AI the way early skate culture worked with architecture—not as passive users, but as instinctive reinterpreters. They’re pushing limits not by following a manual, but by making one up as they go.  The outputs might look a little glitchy. A little offbeat. But that’s part of the point.  The future rarely starts with polished perfection. It starts with side quests, zines, garages, and basement experiments. It starts with people making things that feel right, even if they can’t yet explain why.  Don’t mistake chaos for lack of vision  To the outside world, this kind of experimentation can look messy. But look closer, and you’ll see a different kind of intelligence—one that isn’t defined by credentials, but by creative fluency. These are people who speak machine, even if they don’t always write it perfectly. They’re fluent in feeling. Fluent in remix. Fluent in future.  And when the tools are this powerful—when a few prompts can conjure films, music, code, business plans—fluency in vibes becomes a serious superpower.  So before we rush to regulate or rationalize this new wave, maybe take a moment. Listen to the noise. Feel the current. There’s something big building here, and it isn’t coming from the top down. It’s coming from the garages again. From the kids with GPT in one tab and Ableton in the other. From the creators who don’t need to ask permission—because they already have momentum.  The takeaway?  You don’t need a roadmap to lead a movement. You just need a signal, a pulse, and a willingness to follow the vibes.  Mark Eaves is founder of Gravity Road. 

Most suitcases force you to unpack the moment you arrive, spreading clothes across the floor, digging for that one shirt, trying to stay organized in a temporary space that barely accommodates you, leave alone your wardrobe. Drobe solves this problem by becoming your wardrobe. It doesn’t sit flat, doesn’t open in a clamshell format, and doesn’t house all your belongings in a haphazard manner. It’s haute, travel-friendly furniture that moves. The Drobe has the soul of a wardrobe in the body of a travel case, making it truly the most game-changing design the travel industry is about to experience. A spin on the word ‘wardrobe’, the Drobe is basically a cupboard designed for travel. It’s compact, expandable, portable, modular, and TSA-friendly. When shut, it looks exactly like a travel case, complete with wheels, handle, and a metal shell. Expand it, however, and it splits apart into pieces, turning into a full-fledged wardrobe complete with 3 compartments and a hanging rod for your clothes. It somehow feels radically innovative and familiar at the same time, the kind you look at and wonder why nobody thought about it before. The best part? Never needing to unpack, because the Drobe becomes your wardrobe, whether at home or while on a trip. Designer: Drobe Click Here to Reserve Now: $2.20 only! Exclusively for $465 $775 (40% off). Hurry, sign up and get free wheels worth $55 and customise your Drobe using the online configurator. Most travel cases are designed to open like a clamshell – a format that I can only assume one person designed and everyone else just blindly copied. What the Drobe showcases is entirely different. Instead of laying your travel case down flat and opening it like a massive book, the Drobe can be opened while it stands vertically. The handle slides upwards, becoming a linear rail system that allows the suitcase to expand vertically. Each compartment slides upwards, turning into a ‘shelf’ of your wardrobe that you can access without really needing to hunch over. The top of the handle works like a clothes rod, allowing users to hang clothes wardrobe-style, while an easy-access compartment on the top of the Drobe includes a fold-out mirror, turning your travel case into an impromptu dressing table. To use the Drobe, simply disengage the handle lock and lift it up. The handle telescopes upwards, also lifting the Drobe’s compartments with it. You suddenly go from a compact flight-friendly suitcase to a three-part wardrobe that you can access comfortably. The upper section has a quick-access lid that also packs the aforementioned mirror (a brilliant touch if you ask me), while the lower sections can be used to segregate other items like innerwear, shoes, dirty laundry, basically stuff you don’t need to access immediately. The handle on top now also doubles as a clothes rod, allowing you to hang actively worn items like suits, jackets, shirts, dresses, or anything you don’t want to fold or put away. Manufactured in Norway and already awarded by the European Product Design Awards and the New York Product Design Awards, Drobe is built unlike anything else on the market. Every part of the suitcase is made using 100 percent pure, high-quality materials to last – but built for change. The entire body, from the outer shell to the smallest internal component, can be replaced or repaired. And when you’re ready for a new style or need to refresh old parts, they can be easily swapped or sent back to be recycled into the next generation of Drobe. Not only is this modularity and repairability a first for travel cases, but it also brings a level of modularity to your luggage, giving you the ability to repair/upgrade your mobile wardrobe. The outer panels come in a variety of colors, allowing you to choose a Drobe that fits your profile and character. And as far as durability goes, the outer metal shell absorbs impact extremely well, ensuring that your portable wardrobe is truly travel-friendly. The Drobe builds on the best parts of European-led design. Scandinavian sensibilities with its take on minimalism and modularity, Italian materials designed to compete with leading fashion labels, and Norwegian engineering, making the luggage feel familiar yet still be radically different from anything you’ve ever seen. Pure aluminum. Clean, fully recyclable HDPE plastic for strength without weight. Swedish leather handles and interiors that develop a soft, rich patina over time. The regular trims of a travel case still exist – the caster wheels, the TSA-friendly lock, the wide telescoping handle that lets you maneuver your case across any airport. Open it, however, and you’re bound to get a bunch of awestruck stares, and even a few “where did you get this from”s. Beyond its role as luggage, Drobe honestly serves as adaptable furniture. You don’t specifically need to use it for clothes or travel – it can double as a mobile bookcase, a stylish bar unit, or an extension of your closet, seamlessly integrating into various living spaces. This versatility makes it particularly suitable for small apartments or temporary accommodations, offering practical and flexible storage options. This makes the Drobe just perfect for pretty much anyone who prefers a level of compactness and mobility in life. You could be living in a small rented apartment without a wardrobe, you could be fairly nomadic, wanting to move places and have a non-tethered lifestyle, you could just love the idea of a suitcase serving as a chest of drawers, or you could be Drobe’s most common audience – someone who hates packing and unpacking. The approach of turning a suitcase into a mobile wardrobe is surely new, but the overall need isn’t. We’ve seen plenty of suitcases approach the idea of organized or modular storage, separating your clothes from your shoes, and your gadgets from your toiletry – but the Drobe fundamentally rethinks the travel case, turning it into a mobile replica of existing furniture – the wardrobe. The design bridges those two worlds better than anything I’ve ever seen before – and the fact that it’s repairable and modular just becomes the icing on this cake. Click Here to Reserve Now: $2.20 only! Exclusively for $465 $775 (40% off). Hurry, sign up and get free wheels worth $55 and customise your Drobe using the online configurator.The post Tired of Packing And Unpacking? This Game-Changing Suitcase Transforms Into a Wardrobe first appeared on Yanko Design.

Activists affiliated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are selling a “measles treatment and prevention protocol” for hundreds of dollars, including supplements supposedly formulated by AI.

Apple continues to make progress on its previously announced Apple 2030 goal, hoping to become carbon neutral over the next five years.Image Credit: AppleJust in time for Earth Day, Apple has announced that its global greenhouse gas emissions are down 60% compared to 2015 levels. The ultimate goal, announced by Apple in 2020, is ambitious, to say the least.The project is called "Apple 2030" and centers around the goal of becoming 100% carbon neutral by 2030. While Apple has already been carbon neutral on the global corporate level, the company wants to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Canadian photographer Ulana Switucha has taken home the Architecture & Design category’s top honors at the 2025 edition of the influential Sony World Photography Awards. Her photo depicts the ongoing Tokyo Toilet Project, isolating the designs of the structures in black-and-white profiles to showcase their uniqueness and presence in Shibuya-ku, a densely packed ward that is otherwise conducive to a similar form of street photography.

Mario Kart World marks several firsts for the series, including Free Roam and interconnected races in Grand Prix. However, it’s also implementing Rewind, a feature seen in games like Forza, DIRT, and much more. If you make a mistake, hitting Rewind transports you back to a previous position to attempt it again. However, there are caveats. It’s only usable in Free Roam and when playing solo, which means no online support. Furthermore, Rewind doesn’t affect the other racers, making it much riskier in live races. Another new trick, spotted early by players, is the Charge Jump, executed by holding down the Drift button while driving straight. Not only is it ideal for jumping over obstacles and dodging attacks, but you can initiate a wall ride with it. Outside of Grand Prix, Time Trials and VS Race return. The former allows for playing solo on courses, but you can download ghost data of other players to practice. The latter features customizable rule sets, including the number of tracks, routes, and more. Since up to 24 players are supported in online play, you can have four teams of six competing for the first time. Launching on June 5th alongside the Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World will be available for $79.99. Head here for more details on the unlockable outfits and here for the new courses.

Angler Catches 153-Pound Behemoth in Texas Using Ultra-Light Tackle, Likely Setting a New World Record Art Weston and Kirk Kirkland reeled in and released the enormous freshwater fish, known as an alligator gar, after a four-hour battle on Lake Livingston Caught on Lake Livingston near Houston using a two-pound line, the massive alligator gar weighed 153 pounds. Art Weston After a four-hour battle, an angler in Texas reeled in a humongous fish that will likely set a new world record. Art Weston was fishing on Lake Livingston, a massive reservoir outside of Houston, when he made the “most challenging catch” of his life, he wrote in a social media post. The veteran fisherman, who is based in Kentucky, landed an enormous alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) after chasing it for more than two miles. “Almost lost her multiple times,” Weston wrote. The unusual-looking freshwater fish, which has pointy teeth and a long snout, measured 7 feet and 3 inches and weighed 153 pounds, according to Weston’s post—about the same heft as a keg of beer. The catch still needs to be certified, but it will likely set a new International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record.On April 8, Weston and his guide, Kirk Kirkland, boarded Kirkland’s vessel, aptly named the Garship Enterprise. They were on a mission: They wanted to catch an alligator gar that weighed more than 110 pounds using a two-pound test line, which would beat the current world record. Once they caught a big fish, they expected it would take about two hours of swimming for the creature to tire itself out. But in reality, the fight took twice as long. “This particular fish was very difficult, swimming 8 to 12 feet below the boat and even resting on the bottom for ten or more minutes at a time,” Weston tells Sports Illustrated’s Kurt Mazurek. “Our hope was she would rise to the surface to gulp air … next to the boat, giving Captain Kirk a chance to get a rope on her. But, of course, she did not cooperate for hours.” The alligator gar measured 7 feet and 3 inches. Art Weston They almost lost the alligator gar when their ultra-light line got twisted and wrapped around part of the rod. But they were able to untangle the line before the fish could swim away. Eventually, the duo placed a rope around the fish and hauled it onto the boat. They sped over to the shore, took measurements, snapped a few photos and released the fish back into the water alive. The IGFA is reviewing Weston’s catch and lists it online as “pending” for the two-pound world record. Weston writes that securing that fish was extremely improbable: “a true 1 percent likelihood catch.” After a four-hour battle, they hurried over to shore to weigh and measure the creature. Art Weston This is far from the first time Weston and Kirkland have caught a monster fish. In September 2023, the pair hauled in a 283-pound alligator gar using a six-pound line at Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas. That feat earned Weston two new IGFA world records: the men’s six-pound line class and the all-tackle record for alligator gar. More broadly, over the course of his fishing career, Weston has set 81 total IGFA world records in six countries, 44 of which are still standing. Alligator gar are among the largest freshwater fish in North America. They’ve been around for a long time, with fossils suggesting they’ve been on the continent for 100 million years. Even so, Weston says many anglers just aren’t that interested in them. “People don’t regard [the alligator gar] as much of a game fish, I don’t know why,” Weston told McClatchy News’ Mike Stunson last year. “They are amazing, they can jump, they’re huge, they’re abundant.” At 153 pounds, the alligator gar likely set a new world record. Art Weston With enough food and space, these fish can reach colossal sizes, with females typically growing larger than males. However, behemoths like the one Weston recently caught are still relatively rare. In 2011, a commercial fisherman in Missouri accidentally caught a 327-pound alligator gar—the largest ever recorded, though it didn’t count toward an IGFA world record. Its body is housed at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, and researchers have estimated it lived to between 70 and 95 years old. For giant alligator gar to keep swimming in North American waters, anglers need to help conserve them, according to Weston and Kirkland. That’s why the two are such big proponents of catch-and-release fishing. “That’s the big thing about these fish—they live to be so old,” Kirkland tells MySA’s Priscilla Aguirre. “If me and Art killed that 283-pound fish, you’ll never replace that fish in your lifetime.” Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday.

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A new theatrical Star Wars movie is on the way — and this time, it actually has a premiere date. At Star Wars Celebration in Japan, Lucasfilm announced Star Wars: Starfighter, a standalone feature that is set five years after The Rise of Skywalker. It’s being directed by Shawn Levy, who most recently directed Deadpool & Wolverine, and will star Ryan Gosling. Production is due to begin this fall, and the movie will hit theaters on May 28th, 2027. The new movie is described as “an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet.” Lucasfilm has struggled to get Star Wars projects into theaters following The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, even though many have either been announced or rumored since then. Levy’s involvement in the Star Wars universe had been rumored for some time. In a blog post, Lucasfilm says that those other projects are still in development, including “films by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold, Taika Waititi, and a new trilogy by Simon Kinberg.” Starfighter isn’t the only upcoming Star Wars movie on the schedule however, as it will be preceded by the Mandalorian spinoff The Mandalorian & Grogu, which will hit theaters on May 22nd, 2026.