Image: Kevin Mazur / Getty In October 2019, super-celebrity and contemporarily born-again Christian Kanye West dropped his ninth solo album, the strictly gospel Jesus Is King. Coming off a fully public spiritual awakening, West had enlisted the help of his Sunday Service Choir to produce his interpretation of the gospel. While fans weren’t entirely surprised […]
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TAKE ME TO CHVRCHES: Screen Violence Is Dark, Bold Synthpop
Scottish group Chvrches have been at the forefront of synthpop since their formation in Glasgow in the early 2010s, with each release since 2013’s The Bones of What You Believe sonically encapsulating diverse eras, themes, and subgenres in electronic music. Now, in 2021, just as I’ve grown more mature since that time, I realize that […]
Return to Yharnam: The Transcendental Horror of Bloodborne
In 2021, on the sixth anniversary of Bloodborne’s release, tens of thousands of players on internet forums like Reddit have congregated to create their very own co-operative online event within the game.
Governor Cuomo Under Sexual Misconduct Allegations
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D), in his third term in office, is under fire following a recent slew of allegations of sexual misconduct.
New Horizons: One Year Later
For a great many of us, video games have been a refuge to lean into over the past year, when isolation has become all too normal.
THE GRAMMYS: the Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected
This past Sunday, performers of popular music all gathered for a nontraditional version of the world’s biggest annual celebration of music.
Movie March: What’s on this Spring
The past year of restriction and confinement has taken a huge toll on the entertainment industry. Theaters for both stage and cinema are shuttering left and right, Broadway is much too quiet, and awards shows (like last Sunday’s Golden Globes) have gone virtual.
POKÉMON FANS REJOICE: Three Upcoming Games Announced
After a lackluster presentation at their Direct on Feb. 17, Nintendo has shocked a good portion of its fans with the announcement of not one, not two, but three new games in the Pokémon franchise: Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Versions, and Legends: Arceus.
First Nintendo Direct in Over a Year Misses the Mark
It was Feb. 17, and I, like many Nintendo fans, was excited.
FINAL FANTASY VII Remake: The Magic of Role-Playing Games in 2021
These past few years in the entertainment industry, remasters, remakes, re-etc. have been produced practically as frequently as original content. It’s certainly easy to diagnose this as a dearth of creativity, but in this age of constantly adapting content for a new generation of consumers, is there a way to make—or, more appropriately, remake—a standalone piece of art based on existing media?