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Foundation trailer: Apple TV Plus series won’t stick to the books, and that’s good

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One of the most anticipated upcoming science fiction shows is Foundation. A new trailer for the Apple TV Plus series landed Thursday, showing Jared Harris leading the cast of this heavyweight adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic series of novels. 

Foundation is slated for release on Apple TV Plus. If you’ve never heard of the Foundation books, a search of any sci-fi “best of” list will find it near the top. The series is a staple of the genre. I’ve read it multiple times. The covers by artist Michael Whelan were so influential that I have three signed prints

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‘Foundation’ Trailer: Apple TV Plus’ First Look at Isaac Asimov Series

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Apple TV Plus released a trailer for and some new images from its upcoming adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation.”

Asimov’s stories were first published in the 1940s as short stories and later (in the 1950s) turned into a trilogy. But in 1981 he returned to the world, adding both sequels and prequels. Now, the saga gets a new life as dramatic television, the first season of which premieres on Sept. 24 with its first two (of 10) episodes and then drops a new episode weekly on Fridays up to and including Nov. 19.

The story follows a band of exiles

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Italian Entrepreneur Beatrice Trussardi Is Launching a Nomadic Art Foundation With a Dramatic Installation Atop the Swiss Alps

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If you want to see the first project from the new Beatrice Trussardi Foundation, you will need to hike up the Swiss Alps and into a south-facing valley called Val Fex in the Engadin. You can also take a horse-drawn carriage, but no cars are allowed.

Once you arrive, a poignant installation by Polish artist Paweł Althamer will be waiting for you—the commissioned work, made from a variety of natural materials, is tucked away in a 17th-century mountain hut.

It’s the first of what promises to be many brazen and ambitious exhibitions for Trussardi’s eponymous “nomadic museum,” which launches this

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