Op-Eds
Monolith Productions’ “F.E.A.R.”, a first-person shooter that blended action with psychological horror, remains a powerful example of a game’s longevity almost two decades after its 2005 release. In an era obsessed with scale and graphical fidelity, F.E.A.R.’s focused design proves that a game’s impact is determined not by its size...
Recently, I have been obsessed with watching documentaries about various things. One such doc that I saw was part of the trainwreck series on Netflix, called “Balloon Boy”. This film showed the harrowing chase that occurred back in 2009, when a boy supposedly got stuck inside a home-made UFO and...
Auto-Tune has become an essential tool for many artists who implement its use in song recordings and even live shows. This audio processor allows for instantaneous shifts in pitch and quality for the vocalist, which has caused contrasting opinions to form within audiences. While many people excuse the use of...
The global sensation “Squid Game” is a masterclass in psychological tension, but its true genius doesn’t lie in its shock value alone. It lies in its ability to take the most innocent elements of our past and weaponize them, turning childhood games into a grim theater of life and death....
With all the new players the Knicks are bringing into the fold, it’s interesting to see them also preserve some players who have been with them for some time now. Recently, Mikal Bridges agreed to a four-year contract extension with the team for $150 million. This is being seen as...
The latest summer wave of COVID-19 is a quiet reminder that the pandemic never truly ended. Driven by the new Nimbus and Stratus variants, cases and hospitalizations are reported to be on the rise across the nation. But more than a public health test, this moment is a communication challenge...
