Arundhati Roy: the literary canary in India’s coalmine
NEW DELHI, INDIA — She may have returned to publishing fiction after a two decade hiatus, but Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she has...
You’re the Worst: The romantic comedy for people who loathe romantic comedies
The Binge
By Jessica Zafra
THE FIRST TIME we see Jimmy Shive-Overly, he is taking pictures of his genitals with those cute disposable “Help us make...
Mat-maker, mat-maker, make me a mat
MAT WEAVING, or pagbabanig, is a tradition that has been ignored for the past several years — long enough for an author to declare...
A captivating tale
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
VISUAL NOVELS (VNs) are niche games not often seen in western markets, and for good reason. Most VNs...
Rocker Rod Stewart continues songwriting return with new album
LONDON — Singing about a soldier serving abroad or bedtime for his young son, rocker Rod Stewart continues his comeback to songwriting with new...
More hit than miss
By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong
NIGHTS OF AZURE 2: Bride of the New Moon (NotA 2) is the sequel to the action...
Fargo Season 2 and the thrill of storytelling
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
EVERYONE thinks they’re the hero of their own story. History is made up of all their stories bumping up against each...
Why luck plays a big role in making you rich
By Ben Steverman
Book Review
Success and Luck:
Good Fortune and
the Myth of Meritocracy
By Robert Frank
Princeton University Press
208 pages
ROBERT FRANK was playing tennis one cold Saturday morning...
Game On: The most obsessively watched show on television begins its sixth season
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
WARNING: Here be dragons and spoilers.
It ended with a corpse, and it begins with a corpse. Then other corpses. Many, many corpses.
The...
Black Mirror creator on how he (unknowingly) predicted the rise of Donald Trump
Television
Black Mirror
Netflix
BLACK MIRROR is back and ready to offer a fresh and terrifying insight into where society and technology is headed.
The third season of...
Gameplay flourishes where the story languishes
By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong
NIPPON ICHI Software distinguishes itself from other developers by the style of its games. Displaying its strengths...
The Freak : A Chaplin masterpiece that never was
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, SWITZERLAND — A large crate tucked away in a musky storage room reveals a treasure: a pair of meticulously crafted wings covered with swan...