Paste |The Good Place’s D’Arcy Carden Is Just Happy to Be Here
D’Arcy Carden is having such a career moment that both she and her husband joke that something horrible is about to happen.
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Polygon |The Stephen King popularity boom has a bittersweet explanation
“TV showrunners and King’s literary agent reflect on why the moment is right to adapt the horror storyteller’s work.”
Verge | The failed Slender Man movie was the nail in the coffin of a dying fandom
After nearly a decade, Slender Man and the online community that grew up around him are all but dead.
Polygon | Why Wolfenstein’s pulpy violence never feels like it’s too much
I sat down with Jens Matthies at this year’s Game Developers Conference to talk about how Wolfenstein manages its two seemingly contrasting characteristics and how he feels about the games being reduced to their most violent moments.
Racked | Why Protesters Love Costumes
Costumes communicate a message and let the wearer transcend their identity, perfect for standing up for a cause.
Playboy | How ‘Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block’ Slices a New Path for Horror
“Each season of the show should feel like some kind of nightmare that you had after reading the original story and half-remembering it.”
Polygon |How Wolfenstein 2’s hero draws on his Jewish heritage for strength
B.J. is half-Jewish, specifically. He’s the child of a Jewish mother and a Texan, anti-Semitic father. I got a kick out of this because, most of the time, people don’t realize I’m Jewish either.
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Waypoint | The Peaceful, Human Dreams Behind the Nazi-Slaying Fantasy of ‘Wolfenstein’
Changes made beginning with The New Order and continuing into The New Colossus, however, have turned B.J. from typical video game protagonist into a complex action hero.
Vice | Finally, a Comic-Book TV Show That Embraces Diversity
Ariela Barer was told that one day she’d be a superhero, although she didn’t believe it at the time. While practicing complex physical movements during a theater class, she said the teacher told them, “You’ve got to get good at this. You guys are the superheroes of the future.”
TheWrap | Hugh Hefner and Feminism: Playboy Brought Progress, But Mostly Destruction
Since Hefner’s death, many have debated whether he should be remembered as a feminist icon and leader in the sexual revolution of the 1960s, or as a sexist who exploited women to sell his magazines.
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The Bridge Review – Paste Magazine
M.C. Escher’s artwork is known for two things: messing with your perspective, and seamlessly combining art and mathematics in a way that allows viewers to explore complex concepts and impossible … Continue reading The Bridge Review – Paste Magazine
