‘Speaking up,’ Depeche Mode expects more musicians to sing about world today

LONDON — With lyrics like “We’re going backwards” and “Blame misinformation,” the British electronic band Depeche Mode hopes to “make people think” about the...

John Oliver is the voice of sanity for these troubled times

The Binge Jessica Zafra EVERY GENERATION has its voice of sanity. In the 1950s when the McCarthy witch hunts threatened the same freedoms it claimed to...

Far from perfect, still…

CLOSE to the turn of the decade, animator Pendleton Ward developed an idea that took root back when he was still enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts and germinated from a short that subsequently aired on Nicktoons. Inspired by his experience working on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, he fine-tuned his concept and steered it to fruition. His creation wound up being an immensely successful Cartoon Network series. Indeed, Adventure Time pulled in a loyal viewership that generated high ratings across all age demographics, with the young ones, the young once, and those in between appreciating its unique blend of cutting-edge humor, hand-drawn visuals, and storyboard-driven narratives that tugged at the heartstrings.

10 years in the making — and worth it

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong Video Game Review Legend of Heroes: Trails In the Sky / Second Chapter / The 3rd PC via Steam / PlayStation Portable TRAILS...

Janet Jackson returns to channel late brother

CD Review Unbreakable By Janet Jackson NEW YORK — It can’t be easy to be the kid sister of the King of Pop, but Janet Jackson pulled it...

Semi-crouching Tiger

By Noel Vera AMAZING how under certain circumstances critics’ reactions are so ridiculously uniform, so hilariously predictable down to specific complaints on specific titles. Crouching...

TV Therapy: Watch your way to better mental health

The Binge By Jessica Zafra ARE YOU ANXIOUS, stressed-out, neurotic? Are you haunted by the past, overwhelmed by the present, and worried about the future? Do...

Value for money proposition

By Anthony L. Cuaycong CONSIDERING the thematic foundations of Oceanhorn: Monster of the Uncharted Seas, you wouldn’t be wrong to argue that it harks closely...

The beguiling mystery of the unknown

By Corazon A. Ong RAISED by parents who love literature, Czech scientist and science fiction (SF) writer Julie Novakova, an only child, grew up in...

Adele’s triumphant return a sentimental look

By Shaun Tandon, AFP New York — Adele has had nearly five years to savor the massive success of her last album but, on a release...

Anomalous

By Noel Vera DVD Review Anomalisa Directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson CHARLIE KAUFMAN and Duke Johnson’s Anomalisa (2015) was based on Kaufman’s “sound play” -- actors...

Two women

LAST October my mother died.