Kirk Crenshaw

This debut album from The Chameleons has to be right up with the very best of Manchester. Do you agree? #TheChameleons

Here’s a complete, node-by-node walkthrough of a face enhancement workflow using Foundry Griptape Nodes. This video demonstrates how to detect faces in an image, improve their detail and quality using an open-source diffusion model, and then merge the enhanced faces back into the original image for a final composite output. Generative Models used in this workflow: - Sample image Generation: Google Nano Banana Pro API node from the Griptape Nodes Standard Library - Face Detection: Ultralytics YOLOv8 Face Detection from the Griptape Nodes Advanced Media Library) - Face Segmentation: Meta AI SAM3 from the SAM3 Add On Library for Griptape Nodes (github.com/griptape-ai/gr…) - Face Detail Enhancement: Diffusion Pipeline Builder Node, with a custom pipeline using the FLUX-Krea-BLAZE (huggingface.co/MintLab/FLUX-K…) model, coupled with the Generate Image Diffusion Pipeline Node Note that the Krea BLAZE repo on hugging face only includes the .safetensors file for the model checkpoint. To use Krea BLAZE you must copy the other assets from the FLUX.1-Krea-dev repo at huggingface.co/black-forest-l… into the directory in your Hugging Face cache where the Krea BLAZE .safetensors file is located. The simplest way to do this is to pull the FLUX.1-Krea-dev using the Hugging Face CLI on the machine where your Griptape Nodes engine is running or the Griptape Nodes model manager and then copy the files using the CLI or file explorer on your engine machine.

So, this happened today!

#Foundry acquires #Griptape to expand #AI orchestration across #VFX and #animation pipelines; deal adds secure, production-ready model control to its creative software ecosystem. bit.ly/40hwdHC #VisualEffects #VFXWorld #AnimationWorld

Seattle startup Griptape acquired by creative software firm Foundry geekwire.com/2026/seattle-s…

I've been blown away by the capabilities of @NanoBanana Pro.

my daughter was in a huge accident a few years back. broken bones, fractured skull, broken teeth. wrote a book about her battle through recovery. she's an EMT now bc she met such great people helping her back to health. pls consider checking out her book: a.co/d/0rWVEBI

When I was growing up, being a racist was a shameful thing among decent people in America. It demonstrated your ignorance and lack of true love for our country. Now, thanks to social media and a decline in real patriotism, racists are out and proud to proclaim their stupidity.

In honor of Mesut Özil’s 37th birthday, here is one of the silkiest solo goals you will ever see 😎

Now you can use the Griptape Nodes Model Playground to test hosted models, even if you can't install the Nodes Engine at this time. Check out Seededit 3.0 for its impressive segmentation performance and prompt adherence. play.nodes.griptape.ai And, if you sign up now, you'll get $10 in bonus credit!

Jurgen Klopp says MLS quality ‘constantly increasing’ but U.S. youth soccer too expensive nytimes.com/athletic/66708…

Fred Armisen hopped on the phone with Rolling Stone to chat about his new album, ‘100 Sound Effects.' The project includes haunted-house shrieks, bits of people trying out instruments at Guitar Center, and other miscellaneous sounds. rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

Poetry 😮‍💨

Football is my deepest love. Always has been. Always will be. I'd like to share some reflections on this beautiful game (and how we can use it as a force for good)... I think very often about what football has meant to me throughout my life, and recently, I feel sad to see certain aspects of today's sport world drift from its core purpose: Hope. Football was never just about scoring goals. It's about giving every child (regardless of background, religion, or economic status) the belief that they can achieve something EXTRAORDINARY. But more and more, we live in a society that discourages big dreams. Where we tell kids their aspirations are unrealistic. Where cynicism replaces possibility. This cuts against EVERYTHING football should represent. The sport has an unparalleled power to unify! When 22 players take the field, divisions disappear. Rich, poor, every faith, every nation... Suddenly we're all speaking the same universal language. This is precious in our divided world. And with this platform comes responsibility… Football institutions, clubs, and athletes have a duty that extends far beyond entertainment. We have billions of eyes watching. What an opportunity to champion positive change and bring love to communities worldwide! That's why I feel hurt when our beautiful game doesn’t play its role of a leader and standing up for serious causes. I've always tried to use my voice & platform for equality and meaningful causes… My commitment remains today: To help bridge the worlds I’m in (sport, business, sustainability) to create something better. To elevate football as a beacon of hope. To remind us all why we fell in love with the beautiful game in the first place. Because at its best, football isn't just entertainment. It's transformation. It's unity. It's possibility. It’s dreaming. And that's worth fighting for.

Congratulations @Amaru_Zeas_3D !

Turn any video into a ready-to-post social media update.

Just follow these simple instructions to get your World Cup tickets…

Has there been a more convoluted, utterly mystifying process than signing up for FIFA tickets? I’m in the @Visa presale queue (I think?) —check out these instructions and tell me you understand what in holy hell is happening here:

We’re thrilled to introduce direct access to ByteDance’s powerful Seedance video generation model — now available right inside Griptape Nodes!

The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live. Sign our petition calling on @FIFAWorldCup to put game over greed.