The Old Forest in The Lord of the Rings is an excellent illustration of J.R.R. Tolkien's deft blending of two...
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For more than forty years Tabletop Roleplaying Games (or TTTRPGs) have been a staple of ‘ludic cultures’ - a term...
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Isekai (異世界), meaning "a different world," isn’t just about hopping to another dimension—it’s about diving headfirst into wish-fulfillment central, where...
Beatrix Kondo Dec 4
Here we are, two decades in, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is still making waves—just maybe not the...
Beatrix Kondo Nov 19
The familiar saying, "The book is always better than the movie," often reverberates through literary discussions. But is it truly...
Beatrix Kondo Nov 4
Every year, the celebration of "spooky season" kicks off a little earlier. Starbucks released its pumpkin and apple drinks and...
Stephanie M. Oct 27
When people mention the sonnet––the classical form of poem with fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter, names that come to...
Lydia Gore-Jones Oct 16
There has been a long-standing debate whether certain practices or pieces of work should or shouldn't be called art. First...
Kaya Oct 11
Between 1950 and 1956, Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis published his famous Chronicles of Narnia septet. Partially based on Lewis' own...
Stephanie M. Oct 4
While many video games focus on tight combat or pixel perfect platforming, communication and conversation has been Night School Studio's...
Sean Gadus Sep 27
Picture yourself in a dimly lit studio, where the hum of servers mingles with the scratch of a brush on...
Beatrix Kondo Sep 16
In 2024, Polish-born filmmaking legend Roman Polanski is still primarily known as a rapist who has been dodging authorities since...
Samuel Burleigh Sep 10
