Books & Arts
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Review | ‘Metroid Dread’: A revitalization of the old action-exploration formula
“Metroid Dread” deftly alternates between making the player feel powerful and powerless. Source
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Ruthie Tompson, who died at age 111, was a Disney trailblazer in ‘a man’s world’
Disney’s “Snow White” helped launch Ruthie Tompson on a four-decade career in animation. Source
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‘The Artful Escape’: A musical comedy that’s all about the comedy
As a musical experience “The Artful Escape” is lacking. Thankfully, the rest of the game makes it easy to tune…
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Emma Allen is redefining what a New Yorker cartoon can be
Her bosses took notice, and she became cartoon editor at 29. Whatever skepticism she faced, she learned to deflect with…
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Review | ‘Sable’: An art game for people who like adventure games, and vice versa
After gaining her gliding ability, Sable finds that her tribe has decamped from the nearby area and left her to…
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Review | ‘Deathloop’: It’s campy and the mechanics are good, but nothing more than that
At the start of “Deathloop,” Colt finds himself on the wrong end of a machete pointed at his chest. Holding…
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‘Psychonauts 2’: A comedic masterpiece
I don’t remember precisely when it dawned on me that “Psychonauts 2” is one of the best comedic adventure games…
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How cartoonists are taking on the Texas abortion law
“I had initially planned on doing a cartoon about Afghanistan, and had already drawn a sketch, but when the Supreme…
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John Oliver is helping museums through the pandemic — by lending them rat erotica
That infusion, plus the anticipated spike in admissions thanks to Oliver’s spotlight, is “phenomenal,” said Janie Heitz, executive director of…
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Review | ‘Golf Club: Wasteland’: The Mario golf game we always wanted
As players make their way through a 35-hole course that will see them knocking balls across balconies, up escalators, through…
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Who is Shang-Chi? 7 things to know about Marvel’s latest onscreen superhero.
Shang-Chi, played by Simu Liu, could lead the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Source
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In ‘Shang-Chi,’ Simu Liu finally gets the role he always wanted
Simu Liu has been “manifesting this kind of superhero role for myself for a long time,” he says of Shang-Chi.…
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Review | ‘Twelve Minutes’: Grueling repetition with an interesting payoff
“Twelve Minutes” is a game about the husband in the above scenario, trapped in a time loop. The majority of…
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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ trailer: Here’s what’s revealed and what we still don’t know
At the end of 2019′s “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” Spider-Man’s secret identity was revealed to the world, and now it…
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Review | ‘Route 96’: The concept delivers, but the details are sorely lacking
Set in 1996, “Route 96” is a game whose formal qualities I appreciated more than its particulars. Over ten episodes,…
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How ‘Breaking Bad’ has inspired artists — who taught Vince Gilligan lessons about his own show
Not that Gilligan comes to the project’s curation as a neophyte of canvas and clay. As he notes in the…
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What to know about ‘What If…?,’ the Marvel series that features Chadwick Boseman’s voice
“He was excited about playing a slightly different riff on T’Challa because he cares for T’Challa and all that T’Challa…
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Tim Burton never got to make more Batman movies. This new comic is the next best thing.
“Batman 89” revives Burton’s world as a comic book, penned by original screenwriter Sam Hamm and illustrated by Joe Quinones.…
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Sylvester Stallone as a shark king? A guide to nine oddball characters in ‘The Suicide Squad.’
“The Suicide Squad” enlists Sylvester Stallone and Pete Davidson, among others, to play some lesser-known characters from the DC Comics…
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Analysis | The 7 biggest differences between ‘The Suicide Squad’ and ‘Suicide Squad’ (besides the ‘the’)
When your choices are to go on a death wish of a mission or die, someone will always die, one…
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