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DEPARTMENTS
4 From the President
Research is the bridge
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Local Perspective
A legacy of strength
9 Guild News, Calendar of Events
Lifetime Achievement honorees
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Show News
Behind the curtain
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Craft Education
Glam & empowerment
16 Education
68 Extended Family News
In Memoriam
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Last Looks
Volume 22 Number 1
WINTER 2026
what's inside
FEATURES
18 Wolf Man
Folklore brought to life
24 Superman
A fresh identity revealed
30 Bugonia
Aliens communicating through hair
36 The Smashing Machine
Capturing rugged gameplay
44 Him
Looking behind the madness
48 Sinners
Eerie characterizations
56 Tron: Ares
Stepping into a digital world
62 Thunderbolts*
Blurring the lines
Cover: Hair and make-up designer Torsten Witte
with Emma Stone in
Bugonia
Photo courtesy of Focus Features
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