SANTIAGO, Chile — A Chilean band is bringing smooth saxophone melodies and spine-tingling bass lines to classic video game soundtracks in its quest to attract more youngsters to jazz.

By Camille Anne M. Arcilla IT IS PRETTY SAFE to say that among books released internationally, there has never been a female Filipino protagonist. But...

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By Noel Vera Television The Spiral Staircase Netflix Robert Siodmak’s The Spiral Staircase, an oddly neglected noir, begins with an act of shared voyeurism: people gathered together at...

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong FOR LONGTIME GAMERS, a new release with the Fire Emblem badge invariably means yet another foray in...

WHEN Microsoft sought to expand the reach of its acclaimed Forza series shortly after the turn of the decade, it chose to tap another developer for the purpose. Early in the millennium, it formed Turn 10 Studios precisely to build a franchise that would not just rival, but better, the competition on any gaming platform. And, having seen the immensely positive results, it didn’t want its creative arm to be distracted from continuing to improve Forza Motorsport; after all, it was one thing to get to the top, and quite another to stay there.

By Richard Vines Book Real Food By Martin Parr, with an introduction by Fergus Henderson Phaidon EVERYONE is a food photographer these days. So where does that leave Martin Parr, who has...

By Stephen L. Carter THE AMBUSHES of police officers in Baton Rouge and Dallas were still breaking news when my Twitter feed began filling up...

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...

LONDON — Judges for top British literary award the Man Booker Prize spurned big-name novelists in favor of experimental new talent as they announced...