People & culture
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Eulogy is the anthology’s most ‘heartfelt and quietly devast…
[ad_1] Netflix Viewers have been “shattered” by Eulogy, an emotional new episode in the seventh season of Charlie Brooker’s series, starring Paul Giamatti. Since 2011, Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones’ dystopian anthology series, Black Mirror, has presented 34 stories about the dark side of technology: how computer systems and digital gadgets might distort, warp and…
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The Girl Scout Cookie Factor
By Relentless Aaro You ever been ambushed by a smile so pure, so full of hope and intention, that you reached into your wallet before you even processed what was happening? Welcome to the Girl Scout Cookie Factor—a phenomenon that has absolutely nothing to do with nutritional value and everything to do with human connection,…
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Shifting Visions – a Wikipedia Editathon
[ad_1] This year, DAG’s City as a Museum program has travelled to Mumbai. This unique, and inspiring festival highlights a city’s artistic traditions and narratives through guided tours, discussions, concerts and workshops – while connecting to the collection. The first edition was held in Kolkata over ten days and back then too, we were delighted…
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Rock Hard: 1977 Is A Perfectly Executed, Tongue-In-Cheek And…
[ad_1] “It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll” – Ancient Australian proverb Rock Hard: 1977 is a game that I think people are going to get tired of me talking about. Even before I got to work on this review, my time playing it and learning about it…
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Dante’s Inferno: A Visitor’s Guide to Hell
[ad_1] In most places across the world, speak the name of Dante, and your listeners will think of Inferno. Since its first publication more than 700 years ago, its depiction of Hell has become influential enough to shape the perceptions of even those who don’t believe that such a place exists. Take the thoroughly Dantean…
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The Microwave Mentality:
How Instant Gratification Is Reshaping Our World We are no longer a patient people.We don’t wait. We don’t wonder. We don’t wade through uncertainty.We scroll. We stream. We swipe.And if it doesn’t show up instantly—on our phone, in our feed, or on our doorstep—we question its value, or worse, its existence.Welcome to the Microwave Era.Where…
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“Because You Let Me.” The Horror of Speak No Evil, Niceness,…
[ad_1] Spoiler Alert: This article contains heavy spoilers for Speak No Evil (both the Danish original and the American remake). No animal in the wild suddenly overcome with fear would spend any of its mental energy thinking, “It’s probably nothing.”—Gavin de Becker Shhh… A nice American couple and their daughter, new Londoners weathering loneliness and…
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What Is a Scam, Really?
They say a scam is when someone promises you one thing and gives you another.But if that’s the case, ain’t life itself a scam for most folks? Take the story buzzing around Atlanta — a man labeled a scammer. Word is, he sold dreams. Real estate. Investments. Vision. He was charismatic, persuasive — a master…
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Ken Burns on showing the dark parts of US history
[ad_1] Evan Barlow Ken Burns’s upcoming series, The American Revolution, follows works exploring themes including the US and the Holocaust (Credit: Evan Barlow) Ahead of his upcoming PBS documentary, The American Revolution, acclaimed film-maker Ken Burns tells BBC special correspondent Katty Kay about his unique approach to chronicling US history, from war and conflict to…
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First Preview Of Jonathan Hickman’s Imperial Promise Big Cha…
[ad_1] A new comic series launching this June that’s set to revamp the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe. The four-part event series is written by writer Jonathan Hickman, known for his work on Fantastic Four, X-Men, Avengers and Marvel’s new Ultimate line, and drawn by both Vicentini and Coello, two of Marvel’s Stormbreaker artists. Imperial lays the foundation…