I’ve never played the Mortal Kombat video game (from Midway Games), nor have I revisited the 1995 film version since its original theatrical release. But I also didn’t live in a bubble […]
I have no idea if the latest film from director/co-writer Joe Penna (Arctic) was made during the pandemic, but it sure feel like it could have been, albeit in a way that […]
Four Chicagoans—and one cute and persistent dog—joined together in the Chicago Humanities Festival panel “Youth Leading Change” to discuss grief, collective action, hope, and radical love. The panel began in silence, a […]
In Gloria Chao’s third YA novel Rent A Boyfriend, University of Chicago freshman Chloe Wang suddenly has to worry about more than grades when her parents start pressuring her to date an […]
It’s been well over a year since Covid-19 went and changed just about everything. Which means it’s been over a year since in-person conventions were a thing. By now, most of my […]
Things have been looking a little brighter as the vaccine rollout continues to help the new case numbers stay low (although fears of a 3rd wave haven’t been completely stifled). More venues […]
What if you could build a holographic map, in which all America’s Indigenous poets, from the beginning of time until now, were mapped, linking out to their works and their words? Joy […]
Adventure games have been undergoing some interesting evolutions lately. I appreciate games like Her Story, which incorporate text-based interactions in a modern setting. Don’t Forget Me takes that concept into a different […]
I never played Sid Meier’s SimGolf, but I certainly know of it. It’s an obscure golf sim and management game that, even with Sid Meier’s name on it and being nominated for […]
With the recent popularity of Among Us, it was inevitable that more games would try to emulate its gameplay in hopes of eking out their own multiplayer fan base. First Class Trouble […]
The first time I watched the tutorial for Quantum League, I was a bit baffled. I’m not usually one to get confused when the plot of a time travel movie is discussed, […]
When looking at the promotional marterial for Tasomachi, it looks like a magical experience. And indeed, its first few moments are magical. Tasomachi has a great art style, and a world that […]
