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fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

Helen Oyeyemi's Novel of Cognitive Dissonance

Kinga, the protagonist in "A New New Me," is a forty-year-old corporate employee who struggles with the grind of everyday life, facing exhaustion and self-optimizing pressures.
Books
fromGameSpot
4 weeks ago

How Long Is Luto: Full Chapter List And Hours To Beat

In this atmospheric horror title, you'll spend your time as a character stuck in a loop within their home, trying desperately to figure out, well, why.
Video games
fromPolygon
1 month ago

The Last of Us Part 2's story is just fine the way it is

The Last of Us Part 2's narrative presents moral ambiguity through the intertwined fates of Ellie and Abby, challenging players to engage with complex themes of revenge and consequence.
Video games
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

My Dad just died again! A close inspection of TV's most shocking plot-holes

In its most recent episode, And Just Like That shrugged off its tired old premise to become something new, focusing on the miracle of human reanimation.
Television
Film
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Naughty Dog Somehow Found Another Way To Get You To Replay The Last Of Us Part II

Ellie sacrifices her peaceful life for a revenge quest, highlighting themes of family and sacrifice.
Television
fromwww.esquire.com
1 month ago

Why I'm Still Not Over the Controversial 'The Bear' Season 4 Finale

The Bear season 4 finale is misunderstood, challenging conventional expectations of character development.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Jhumpa Lahiri on Mavis Gallant's "Voices Lost in Snow"

Mavis Gallant's 'Voices Lost in Snow' reshapes narrative conventions, emphasizing memory and perception over traditional storytelling.
#literature
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine review a polyphonic portrait of class and trauma in Belfast

Erskine's stories display a capaciousness, a willingness to wander beyond the single epiphanic moment that is the traditional preserve of the short story.
Writing
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Way Of The Sword Is Not Connected To Previous Onimusha Games Or The Netflix Series

Onimusha: Way of the Sword features a completely independent narrative from previous games and the Netflix show, aiming for accessibility to all players.
#film-review
fromVulture
3 months ago

Alpha Is a Striking Mess of a Movie

Does the character with a plate in her skull and an erotic obsession with automobiles also have to be a serial killer?
Independent films
fromVulture
3 months ago

Nine Perfect Strangers Recap: Trauma Dump

In Nine Perfect Strangers, characters are reduced to types due to their backstory focus, unlike The White Lotus which presents present-day obstacles for development.
Relationships
Video games
fromKotaku
3 months ago

The Last Of Us Show Made A Major Change From The Game This Week, And Neil Druckmann Explains Why

The show alters significant narrative elements from the video game to provide early context for Joel and Ellie's relationship.
philosophy
fromAeon
3 months ago

Why does every film and TV series seem to have the same plot? | Aeon Essays

Modern films and TV series are surprisingly similar in plot structure despite a vast array of content options.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Love Groundhog Day and Russian Doll? These are the novels for you

Florence Knapp's novel 'The Names' explores three parallel lives shaped by a single choice of naming, demonstrating the impact of that decision.
fromVulture
3 months ago

Dope Thief Series-Finale Recap: Do You Want to Be Alive?

It's a shame because all the mandate-tinged filler doesn't do justice to the stuff in "Innocent People" that still rips.
Film
Video games
fromwww.esquire.com
4 months ago

'The Last of Us': What Will Happen After That Major Death?

The Last of Us season 2 subverts traditional TV narratives by killing off the main character Joel, altering audience expectations.
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