The Cyber Puppets

The Cyber Puppets
Author: Angus McAllister
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1788032942

His life was like a soap opera, but that was only the start of his troubles… Scott Maxwell was worried. Not about his wife Fiona’s unfaithfulness, or about his brother-in-law Wilson Laird’s devious scheming, or about his other brother-in-law Roddy’s alcoholic excesses. As a member of the wealthy Laird family and part of their distilling business, such things came with the territory. Scott was more concerned about his lack of free will, his frequent memory lapses, and the fact that no-one seemed to notice when his father-in-law Hector was replaced by an imposter. And when the reality around him collapsed, plunging him into a devastated future world, it was time for Scott to be seriously alarmed! The Cyber Puppets is a satirical comedy written as a science fiction story. Angus has invented a soap opera plot in the style of ‘Dallas’ and ‘Dynasty’ relating to a rich family of Scots-Americans which drives the narrative. This book will appeal to science fiction readers and comedy fans alike, and will also be enjoyed by fans of Angus’s previous work.

Puppets, Masks, and Performing Objects

Puppets, Masks, and Performing Objects
Author: John Bell
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2001-04-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780262522939

This volume, which originally appeared as a special issue of TDR/The Drama Review, looks at puppets, masks, and other performing objects from a broad range of perspectives. Puppets and masks are central to some of the oldest worldwide forms of art making and performance, as well as some of the newest. In the twentieth century, French symbolists, Russian futurists and constructivists, Prague School semioticians, and avant-garde artists around the world have all explored the experimental, social, and political value of performing objects. In recent years, puppets, masks, and objects have been the focus of Broadway musicals, postmodernist theory, political spectacle, performance art, and new academic programs, for example, at the California Institute of the Arts.This volume, which originally appeared as a special issue of TDR/The Drama Review, looks at puppets, masks, and other performing objects from a broad range of perspectives. The topics include Stephen Kaplin's new theory of puppet theater based on distance and ratio, a historical overview of mechanical and electrical performing objects, a Yiddish puppet theater of the 1920s and 1930s, an account of the Bread and Puppet Theater's Domestic Resurrection Circus and a manifesto by its founder, Peter Schumann, and interviews with director Julie Taymor and Peruvian mask-maker Gustavo Boada. The book also includes the first English translation of Pyotr Bogatyrev's influential 1923 essay on Czech and Russian puppet and folk theaters. Contributors John Bell, Pyotr Bogatyrev, Stephen Kaplin, Edward Portnoy, Richard Schechner, Peter Schumann, Salil Singh, Theodora Skipitares, Mark Sussman, Steve Tilllis

The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters
Author: Emile van der Does de Willebois
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0821388967

This report examines the use of these entities in nearly all cases of corruption. It builds upon case law, interviews with investigators, corporate registries and financial institutions and a 'mystery shopping' exercise to provide evidence of this criminal practice.

The Secret Life of Puppets

The Secret Life of Puppets
Author: Victoria Nelson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0674275497

In one of those rare books that allows us to see the world not as we've never seen it before, but as we see it daily without knowing, Victoria Nelson illuminates the deep but hidden attraction the supernatural still holds for a secular mainstream culture that forced the transcendental underground and firmly displaced wonder and awe with the forces of reason, materialism, and science. In a backward look at an era now drawing to a close, The Secret Life of Puppets describes a curious reversal in the roles of art and religion: where art and literature once took their content from religion, we came increasingly to seek religion, covertly, through art and entertainment. In a tour of Western culture that is at once exhilarating and alarming, Nelson shows us the distorted forms in which the spiritual resurfaced in high art but also, strikingly, in the mass culture of puppets, horror-fantasy literature, and cyborgs: from the works of Kleist, Poe, Musil, and Lovecraft to Philip K. Dick and virtual reality simulations. At the end of the millennium, discarding a convention of the demonized grotesque that endured three hundred years, a Demiurgic consciousness shaped in Late Antiquity is emerging anew to re-divinize the human as artists like Lars von Trier and Will Self reinvent Expressionism in forms familiar to our pre-Reformation ancestors. Here as never before, we see how pervasively but unwittingly, consuming art forms of the fantastic, we allow ourselves to believe.

Puppet Master Complete

Puppet Master Complete
Author: Nat Brehmer
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2021-09-27
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476645191

This book is a comprehensive history of the most successful straight-to-video horror franchise of all time: Puppet Master. It provides an in-depth exploration of all 14 films to date--including a made-for-TV crossover and a theatrical reboot--and the action figures, comics, and other merchandise that have helped to keep the brand alive for the past 30 years. Puppet Master was the first film for independent producer extraordinaire Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment, launching a franchise and a micro-budget studio that have both continued to this day. What led to the film's success? How did a little movie about killer puppets, designed to cater to the then-booming video market, wind up surviving video stores themselves? How did a series that had never even had a theatrical entry wind up with an unusually successful toy series? All of these questions are answered within these pages. Featuring new interviews with some of the biggest creative minds behind the franchise, as well as dozens of behind-the-scenes photos, this book is the ultimate guide to horror's most murderous marionettes.

Puppetry for All Times

Puppetry for All Times
Author: Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2014-10-17
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 148282812X

The Puppetry for All Times Seminar held in September of 2013 in Ubud, Bali, was one of the most enchanting of events of its kind held anywhere in recent years. Its success revolved around the fantastic locale, the overwhelming response from performers as well as the paper presenters, and the generous support of Rumah Topengthe House of Masks and Puppets Setiadarma. In Puppetry for All Times, editor Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof offers a unique collection of papers presented at this weeklong seminar by academicians as well as performers of various traditions of Asian puppetry. The papers cover a wide range of interests and perspectives in puppetry and theater including history and tradition; heritage, preservation, and conversation; tradition and modernity; and digital puppetry and media. Puppetry for All Times recaps a key international event in the realm of puppet theater, marking the beginning of such endeavors as Rumah Topengs maiden academic publication.

Gigantosaurus

Gigantosaurus
Author: Jonny Duddle
Publisher: John Donald
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-02-01
Genre: Dinosaurs
ISBN: 9781848771635

All young dinosaurs are warned about the scary Gigantosaurus so Bonehead volunteers to be the dino-kids lookout. Unfortunately, he is the original boy-dinosaur who cried wolf, or in this case, GIGANTOSAURUS Finally, Bonehead's friends refuse to believe his warnings and the Gigantosaurus really turns up

Performance: pt. 1. Identity and the self

Performance: pt. 1. Identity and the self
Author: Philip Auslander
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2003
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780415255158

This collection reflects not only the multidisciplinary nature of current thinking about performance, but also the complex and contested nature of the concept itself.

The OSINT Handbook

The OSINT Handbook
Author: Dale Meredith
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2024-03-29
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1837635285

Get to grips with top open-source Intelligence (OSINT) tools, build threat intelligence, and create a resilient cyber defense against evolving online threats Key Features Familiarize yourself with the best open-source intelligence tools such as Maltego, Shodan, and Aircrack-ng Develop an OSINT-driven threat intelligence program to mitigate cyber risks Leverage the power of information through OSINT with real-world case studies Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionThe OSINT Handbook offers practical guidance and insights to enhance your OSINT capabilities and counter the surge in online threats that this powerful toolset was built to tackle. Starting with an introduction to the concept of OSINT, this book will take you through all the applications, as well as the legal and ethical considerations associated with OSINT research. You'll conquer essential techniques for gathering and analyzing information using search engines, social media platforms, and other web-based resources. As you advance, you’ll get to grips with anonymity and techniques for secure browsing, managing digital footprints, and creating online personas. You'll also gain hands-on experience with popular OSINT tools such as Recon-ng, Maltego, Shodan, and Aircrack-ng, and leverage OSINT to mitigate cyber risks with expert strategies that enhance threat intelligence efforts. Real-world case studies will illustrate the role of OSINT in anticipating, preventing, and responding to cyber threats. By the end of this book, you'll be equipped with both the knowledge and tools to confidently navigate the digital landscape and unlock the power of information using OSINT. What you will learn Work with real-life examples of OSINT in action and discover best practices Automate OSINT collection and analysis Harness social media data for OSINT purposes Manage your digital footprint to reduce risk and maintain privacy Uncover and analyze hidden information within documents Implement an effective OSINT-driven threat intelligence program Leverage OSINT techniques to enhance organizational security Who this book is for This book is for ethical hackers and security professionals who want to expand their cybersecurity toolbox and stay one step ahead of online threats by gaining comprehensive insights into OSINT tools and techniques. Basic knowledge of cybersecurity concepts is required.

The Puppet Wrangler

The Puppet Wrangler
Author: Vicki Grant
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2004-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1554695201

Telly Mercer is shy and quiet, used to living in the shadow of her older sister, Bess. Then she finds herself on the set of a puppet show, staying out of the way of her overstressed aunt Kathleen. One evening she makes a surprising discovery that launches her on an adventure with an unpredictable and angry puppet.