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  Batman VS Superman - The...

  Film Trivia Metaverse

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  BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN 
  THE ULTIMATE TRIVIA COLLECTION 
    
  FROM THE MOVIE DIRECTED BY ZACK SNYDER 
    
  CREATED BY FILM TRIVIA METAVERSE 
    
  ABOUT THE FILM 
  Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder. It explores the tension between two iconic DC heroes, Batman and Superman, set in a world where Superman’s actions in Man of Steel have led to widespread destruction. Batman, distrustful of Superman’s power, believes he poses a threat to humanity. As both heroes face off, they are manipulated by the villainous Lex Luthor. The film delves into themes of power, responsibility, justice, and the moral ambiguity of heroism, blending action with philosophical and psychological conflict. The film sets the stage for the larger DC Extended Universe. 
    
  TRIVIA SAMPLES: 
    
  "Ben Affleck gained an additional 20 pounds of muscle and reduced his body fat to 8% for his role as Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman." 
    
  "Superman only had 42 lines of dialogue throughout the entire film." 
    
  "A Riddler-style question mark can be seen graffitied on one of the pillars of Wayne Manor." 
    
  "Jimmy Fallon once asked Ben Affleck what his daughters thought of him being Batman. Affleck responded, 'They don't care. All they want to watch is Frozen.'" 
    
  "The day after being cast as Batman, Ben Affleck started a rigorous two-hour workout routine and admitted to hating every minute of it."

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  Math in Drag

  Kyne Santos

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  Join sensational drag queen Kyne Santos on an extraordinary journey through the glamorous world of … math? 
   
  This sassy book is your VIP pass, taking you behind the scenes with a TikTok superstar who shatters stereotypes and proves that math can be fascinating and fun, even for people who think they aren’t good at it. 
   
  With her irreverent style and unique perspective, Kyne investigates mathematical mysteries while educating us about the art of drag. She explores surprising connections, such as the elegance of ballroom culture and the nature of infinity, the rebellious joys of Pride and dividing by zero, and the role of statistics in her own experience on Drag Race. Kyne gets personal while sharing her experiences as a queer person forging a path in STEM, overcoming obstacles to stay fierce, stay real, and thrive! She empowers readers of all skill levels to break school rules, question everything, and embrace math’s beauty. 
   
  In Math in Drag, numbers glitter, equations sashay through history, and inclusivity is a celebration. Read it to fire your excitement and unleash your inner math diva! 
   
  “This is a dazzling, joyful, and hard-hitting account of how math—and humans—cannot be confined to rigid boxes no matter how much some people try to box them in. Kyne’s irrepressible spirit shines through bravely and fabulously.”—Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real? and How to Bake Pi

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  Shadows of Love Shadows of...

  William T. Vollmann

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  In this landmark collection, William T. Vollmann offers a kaleidoscopic retrospective of the visual artwork he has produced over four decades, with new commentary from Vollmann on his process, inspiration, and the many intersections with his writing. 
   
   
   
  The celebrated author of over twenty-five books (among them the National Book Award–winning novel Europe Central; the seven-volume Rising Up and Rising Down, based on Vollmann's career as a war correspondent; and the two-volume climate change investigation Carbon Ideologies), Vollmann's equally ambitious and prolific career as a photographer, printmaker, and painter reflects the artist’s deep interest in people existing on the margins, a profound empathy for his subjects, and the humility and generosity to meet them on their terms. 
   
   
   
  In Shadows of Love, Shadows of Loneliness, a series of essays  commissioned especially for this book lays out Vollmann's views on what photographs can and should say, how he chooses what to represent (beauty, suffering, compassion, love, desire, ideology), thoughts on photographic consensuality, and any number of technical descriptions. Particularly useful for Vollmann fans and scholars are the cross-references between these artistic and photographic projects and his books.

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  Ice Age The: The History and...

  Editors Charles River

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  The early history of Earth covers such vast stretches of time that years, centuries, and even millennia become virtually meaningless. Instead, paleontologists and scientists who study geochronology divide time into periods and eras.  
  	What humans commonly refer to as the “Ice Age” is actually a series of fluctuating climate events that have occurred throughout the planet’s history. These ongoing historical phenomena are difficult to conceptualize because of both the time frame involved and the natural process by which they cyclically unfold. The Earth’s climatic clock repeats the maneuver over millions of years per occurrence, a number that is intellectually graspable, but not viscerally well-perceivable by most members of the human race. The process by which ice ages form is not relevant to any societal function, and therefore remains a mystery. Those who attempt to define it are often met with either apathy or defiant superstition. 
  	As a basic definition, it may be said that an ice age is simply a period of time during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land. These sheets have advanced and retreated, at times taking over the entire planet, and conversely disappearing nearly altogether. Glacial ice formed by this regularly occurring process does not sit in a state of inertia, but moves dynamically, reshaping the geological features of the continents. Again, the time frame for glacial movement is far longer than any involving human activity, so close attention must be paid in order to correctly measure and interpret it for the modern day. 

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  Beginner's Guide to Glass...

  Nilima Mistry

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  Learn the exciting and incredibly easy craft of glass painting! Super fun and super simple, glass painting doesn't require any artistic skills or experience, making this craft perfect for everyone of all ages! A relaxing creative outlet, Beginner's Guide to Glass Painting includes helpful introductory overviews on how to glass paint and all the basic painting techniques, tools, and supplies -- from paints and glitter powders to resin and more -- followed by 16 step-by-step projects with full-size templates that start small and simple and slowly progress in difficulty. From vibrant animals and charming abstract designs to beautiful florals, faces, and more, also included is a photo gallery of beautiful painted glass for inspiration. Perfect for easily painting unique framed artwork, vases, gifts, and décor, Beginner's Guide to Glass Painting is a modern, must-have guide to this exciting, accessible, and affordable craft! Author Nilima Mistry is the founder of Creative Art, where she offers hundreds of glass painting tutorial videos to over 250,000 YouTube subscribers.

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  CRAZE - Raves Psychedelics and a...

  Stephan Gyory

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  Craze begins in early ’90s Sydney’s underground rave scene—but it doesn’t stay there. 
  Written by record store owner, underground DJ, and community organiser Stephan Győry, Craze is not just a memoir of the Second Summer of Love or history of electronic dance music —although those two themes remain prominent throughout the book 
  At its core, Craze It is an investigation into what happens when a generation grows up without functioning rites of passage—and has to invent its own. 
  Drawing on lived experience, psychology, anthropology, drug culture, music history, and spiritual inquiry, Craze traces a thirty-year attempt to reverse-engineer adulthood from first principles. Along the way, it moves through raves, relationships, religion, altered states, breakdowns, breakthroughs, and the slow reconstruction of meaning. 
  This is not a book about drugs, despite what it contains. 
  It is not a book about raves, despite where it starts. 
  And it is not a manifesto, despite its convictions. 
  At its heart, Craze is about initiation without elders: how misfired rites of passage show up as anxiety, guilt, masculinity crises, spiritual confusion, and cultural collapse—and how they might be resolved without superstition, dogma, or denial. 
  What sets Craze apart is its epistemic honesty. Győry shows his working. When he’s wrong, he says so. When he overreaches, he corrects. When something breaks him, he documents the cost. The result is persuasive without being evangelical, rigorous without being sterile, and grounded without being small. 
  Craze is for people who feel that something is wrong—with masculinity, with religion, with adulthood, with modern life—but refuse simple answers. 
  Part cultural history, part psychological autopsy, part personal reckoning, Craze gives language to experiences many people have lived through privately and incoherently.

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