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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Your work changed the course of my entire life': novelist Douglas Stuart meets painter Jenny Saville

Jenny Saville's paintings contain many narratives, including the journey of the painter, which can be traced through every brushstroke, mirroring the creative process of writing.
Artificial intelligence
fromInverse
2 weeks ago

PlayStation Plus Just Quietly Added the Most Ambitious Dark Souls-Inspired Game of the Decade

Lies of P takes place in the fictional city of Krat, a booming city of technology and innovation that discovered the technology of puppets - robotic beings that have made life infinitely easier. But a phenomenon known as the Puppet Frenzy has made the thousands of robots go mad and wantonly attack the city, on top of a Petrification Disease that's swept through Krat.
Video games
#video-games
fromInverse
1 month ago
Video games

Steam Just Quietly Added An Adventure Game That Plays Like A John Carpenter Movie

fromInverse
1 month ago
Video games

Steam Just Quietly Added An Adventure Game That Plays Like A John Carpenter Movie

Video games
fromPolygon
1 month ago

Apex Legends' narrative breadcrumbs make me miss its golden age of lore

Recent lore developments in Apex Legends lack the excitement and depth seen in earlier seasons.
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Ghost Of Tsushima's Hot-Spring Meditations Are Still Calming Five Years Later

Ghost of Tsushima tells a complicated and deeply troubling narrative about revenge, possible avunculicide, and a warrior pushed to commit atrocities in order to protect the people he loves.
Video games
#final-fantasy
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Overwatch 2's Director Acknowledges That Game Needs More Story Content To Be "Firing On All Cylinders"

Overwatch 2 needs more story content to thrive.
fromPolygon
1 month ago

Not every game needs to be a first-person mystery

Missile Command Delta reimagines a classic game into a turn-based tactical puzzle, but offers a lackluster narrative experience.
fromWGB
1 month ago

Ruffy And The Riverside Review

Ruffy’s design resembles characters from the Paper Mario series, characterized by flatness and white outlines, resembling animated stickers in a platforming world.
Video games
#gaming
fromInverse
1 month ago

'Mafia: The Old Country' Looks Like It Retains The Series' Biggest Flaw

Mafia: The Old Country showcases an ambitious narrative and atmosphere while continuing familiar gameplay elements from the series.
fromConsequence
1 month ago

La Dispute Unveil New Song "Sibling Fistfight at Mom's Fiftieth / The Un-sound"

La Dispute's new video for "Sibling Fistfight at Mom's Fiftieth / The Un-sound" illustrates a pivotal portion of their narrative-filled album.
#the-witcher-4
Brooklyn
fromColossal
1 month ago

Elodie Blanchard Revitalizes Fabric Scraps into Vivid Patchworks of Trees, Bouquets, and Goddesses

Elodie Blanchard transforms discarded textiles into vibrant, narrative-driven sculptures, emphasizing materiality and storytelling in her art.
fromJuxtapoz
1 month ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Matt Bollinger's "Homecoming" Comes to Francois Ghebaly, Los Angeles

Matt Bollinger's 'Homecoming' exhibition explores themes of resilience and social alienation through a narrative-rich visual approach.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

When I think about the burglar menacing my mother, the memories are slippery. She wasn't chirping. She was screaming

The contrast between childhood innocence and traumatic reality profoundly impacts memory.
Video games
fromGame Informer
in 2 weeks

Borderlands 4 Preview - A New Generation Of Vault Hunting - Game Informer

Borderlands 4 revives excitement with a fresh narrative tone and character-driven humor set against a new vivid backdrop.
The story contrasts the oppressive Timekeeper against new heroes, combining humor and serious themes of rebellion.
fromNature
2 months ago

For the future

The crackle of the campfire was the only thing that could be heard in the stillness of the hilltop. The rest of the valley was quiet, covered by the gentle night and a sea of stars above.
History
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Digimon Story: Time Stranger's Combat Has Me Worried

I didn't get to play too much of Time Stranger at Summer Game Fest--about 20 minutes in total. After exploring a hub-like area and seeing various Digimon (including a fun Digimon Adventure 02 easter egg of Veemon, Hawkmon, Armadillomon, and Wormmon hanging out together)...
Video games
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Yiyun Li on Dispelling Innocence and Dissecting Pears

The character Maureen embodies the complexity of human perception and the often misleading narratives shaped by appearance.
OMG science
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Professors address climate change from multiple disciplines | Cornell Chronicle

Climate change demands innovative narratives bridging scientific understanding and personal relevance.
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Ksenia Samotiy: Trump chumps are ubiquitous, it seems, as I found out to my dismay with two bores in a Dublin pub

Narratives now dominate public discourse over factual arguments.
fromPolygon
2 months ago

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die is your next favorite roguelike

The Eternal Die offers a unique roguelike experience with engaging gameplay and a narrative of revenge and atonement.
Arts
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
2 months ago

Greg Ito's 'The Enlightenment' Brings Symbolic Storytelling to Rockefeller Center | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Greg Ito's 'The Enlightenment' turns Midtown into a vibrant public art installation that weaves personal memory with collective experience.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Crime scene catharsis: how a darkly comic video game and TV show turned me into a murder clean-up specialist

Both Crime Scene Cleaner and The Cleaner provide darkly comedic takes on cleaning up after murders, albeit through different mediums.
Video games
fromGame Informer
in 1 week

Hell is Us Preview - Show, Don't Tell - Game Informer

Hell is Us is an action-adventure game that masterfully blends nostalgia with a compelling narrative about a soldier seeking his origins.
fromThe Walrus
3 months ago

Do Journalists Traffic in Duplicity? | The Walrus

Journalism often involves betrayal of sources in pursuit of truth, as highlighted in Janet Malcolm's work.
Video games
fromPolygon
3 months ago

Esquie balances the darkness of Clair Obscur with unrelenting wholesomeness

Esquie embodies both humor and emotion, adding a unique flavor to the serious narrative of Clair Obscur.
#the-last-of-us
fromGameSpot
3 months ago
Video games

The Last Of Us Showrunners Break Down Why They Finally Introduced Spores

Spores were introduced in Episode 5 of The Last of Us, significantly changing the infection dynamics in the series.
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago
Video games

That Last of Us' Scene Stunned Gamers and Sapped the Games

The dramatic twist in The Last of Us Part II sparked significant backlash among players, reflecting resistance to narrative changes.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Buddhism and Bjork help me handle fame': novelist Ocean Vuong

Vuong muses on three types of family: the nuclear, the chosen, and the often overlooked circumstantial family formed in workplaces and through shared labor.
Books
fromGameSpot
3 months ago

GTA 6 Trailer 2 Breakdown: What's Happening In Leonida?

As Jason continues his drive, we see road signs for multiple locations--Ambrosia, Downtown, VCI Airport, and Southside among them--before the scene cuts to Jason lifting weights on a beach.
Video games
fromFaithandfearinflushing
3 months ago

The Arc of the Baseball Universe Bends Toward Nothing

Baseball narratives create compelling patterns, influencing viewer interpretation and emotional response, often leading to mixed feelings about outcomes.
#rpg
fromThe New Yorker
4 months ago

Domenico Starnone on Lies and Storytelling

Aldo is a special kind of liar. He lies for the pleasure of lying. His enjoyment is so great that he can't stop even after he realizes that, when reality sweeps the lie away, the consequences are devastating.
Writing
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