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From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature – ranked!
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (1105+ words) As Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights gets a boost from a new film adaptation, we survey the surprising, seditious and sensual ways in which prose has influenced pop The oeuvre of Katy Perry occasionally has some profoundly unexpected inspirations: California Gurls…...
Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald review – a joyful celebration of the gaming giant
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (679+ words) Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald review " a joyful celebration of the gaming giant'The Guardian Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald review " a joyful celebration of the gaming giant A portrait of the company whose "toymaker philosophy" stands in contrast to the…...
‘Letting the sound happen around you’: powerful sonic memorial remembers the dead
18+ hour, 18+ min ago (231+ words) Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork has created a sound installation emulating second world war spaces: a Japanese internment camp in California and caves used as bunkers in Okinawa "I've gone through a lot of video footage about the camps," Kiyomi Gork says....
Is surprise box-office hit Iron Lung the future of ‘video game films’?
22+ hour, 11+ min ago (323+ words) The YouTube gaming star's weird and divisive adaptation of his obscure horror film is a game within a film about a game " and hints at new directions for storytelling Whatever you make of Iron Lung, I'm sure we'll see more…...
The Summit review – you’d think these useless adventurers had never seen a mountain before
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (330+ words) The premise is simple: an unlikable group of strangers try to climb one of the New Zealand Alps, despite being vastly unsuited to it. I despise the show, the contestants, and myself for watching it There are others, and other…...
Romeo Is a Dead Man review – a misfire from a storied gaming provocateur
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (799+ words) PlayStation 5 (version tested), Xbox, PC; Grasshopper Manufacture/Marvelous Inc After some dumb fun hacking at zombies, legendary developer Suda51s first original game in a decade sadly only delivers a host of incoherent disappointmentsEver since he baffled GameCube owners with 2005s Killer7, Japanese game…...
How a decades-old video game has helped me defeat the doomscroll
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (254+ words) Trading social media for Pok'mon battles and evolutions in Kanto on a Game Boy Advance has been surprisingly serene Improving your digital wellbeing doesn't necessarily mean cutting out screen time completely. Not all screens are created equal. I'm hoping that…...
Post your questions for George Takei
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (510+ words) Post your questions for George Takei'The Guardian Post your questions for George Takei The Star Trek star will have lots to say about playing Sulu, but you can also ask about his books and stage career " and getting fired by…...
‘Disturbing’: Australian government demands review of Roblox’s PG rating after reports of child grooming
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (557+ words) Communications minister Anika Wells points to media reports alleging children can access spaces meant for adults which include explicit sexual content Reports of child grooming and vile content on popular game service Roblox has "alarmed" the communications minister, Anika Wells,…...
Logitech MX Master 4 review: the best work mouse you can buy
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (880+ words) Ergonomic shape, quality materials and satisfying clicks, now with novel haptic feedback and repairable design Logitech's latest productivity power-house updates one of the greatest mice of all time with smoother materials, a repair-friendly design and a haptic motor for phone-like…...