Online poker refers to a computerized adaptation of the classic card game, where individuals engage in a variety of card games using the internet. The visual aspect of online poker is essential in improving the overall appearance and ambiance of the games, as well as appealing to players.
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A website is a crucial component of a successful business. Not only is it something people expect to see (because without our, they may not consider your business trustworthy enough to buy from), but it essentially acts as a storefront to advertise what your business does. In some cases, it’s the store itself.
It makes sense then that you ensure your website is seen by as many people as possible and that when they visit, they stay and ideally make a purchase. That’s where content comes in. Good content on your site, usually in the form of a blog, for example, will help you rank higher in search engine results, ensuring that more people find you. It also keeps people on your site for longer, helps them trust you, and shows that you are an authority in what you do. Continue reading How To Create Great Content For Your Website
What could be more appropriate for the Sunday morning of long weekend than a catchy tune that mines a rich vein of ’80s Electronic Dance Pop, with lyrics that you don’t have to think too hard about, and a video that’s pleasantly akin to an acid trip blowing up in your face? Honestly, I can’t think of anything. This week we are featuring Danish art rock band Mew, and a clip for the song “85 Videos” — the upcoming single from the band’s seventh album, Visuals. New Things! Yay!
The hallucinatory visuals for “85 Videos” were directed by Mew’s front man, Jonas Bjerre — who made his debut in this capacity on the group’s 2015 album +- (plus minus). Speaking about the new clip, Bjerre reveals, “I’ve been working a lot with kaleidoscopes lately. You have an image, or a sequence of images, and you snip out an angle, mirror it, and repeat it in a 360-degree angle. It’s a beautiful thing, because almost no matter the state of the original image, it ends up a beautiful, symmetrical, indefinable something. A picture of your messy desk turns into a strange flower. I like that you can’t really envision what it will look like until you see it. I think our music is a bit like that too, even as we’re working on it.” Fascinating.
Mew Are: Jonas Bjerre, Silas Utke Graaae Jorgensen, Johan Wohlert
He continues, “I made a bunch of sequences and crafted them into these ever-changing ‘faces’ that I then video-projected on to our actual faces. It’s like wearing a mask made out of photons. You can say a lot of philosophical stuff about masks – but don’t worry, I’m not going to.” Visuals is Mew’s first new music since their 2015 release. A press release calls “85 Videos” a “…dream-pop landscape of pop sensibilities enveloped in swathes of 80s-influenced synths. From the outset, “85 Videos” exudes a familiar expansive backdrop, lush instrumentation coupled with rousing vocals and a euphoric pop brilliance that is part of Mew’s DNA. Twenty years into its career, Visuals sees the band retain the irrepressible ebullience of a band working on its debut album.” Nice. Visuals is set for release on April 28th, 2017 on Play It Again Sam Records. Enjoy!
