Pop culture

ESSAY / Daddy issues and female writers: About absent fathers in pop culture

In "Daddy," the speaker's inability to speak is not merely personal trauma but a symbol of women's historical silencing.

Nostalgic holiday movies to rewatch

Nostalgic holiday movies to enjoy this time of the year.

The need to recognise propaganda in pop culture

Popular culture is a product of its time, representing the politics and ideas of a specific era.

What makes modern-day Bangladeshi comics so interesting

All in all, it’s a great time to be a Bangladeshi comic fan, especially if you’re into local comics.

Fallout sets a new bar for video-game adaptations

Fallout expands upon the beloved and critically acclaimed role-playing game franchise, and successfully introduces it to a new audience.

Anime / The First Slam Dunk is sports anime distilled to its essentials

The First Slam Dunk has, in many ways, perfectly distilled everything that makes sports anime good.

Blue Eye Samurai: A visually stunning portrayal of a samurai’s vengeance

What Blue Eye Samurai excels at is elevating common archetypes and plotlines with high levels of finesse.

Living a pop culture fantasy

Anica Hossain shares her cosplaying experience – how she got into it, what it takes to cosplay, and how enthusiasts can get into this art form of brining fictional characters to life.

The little black dress and its hypnotic black magic

The fact that there is no limit to the ways a black dress can be styled is a fact universally acknowledged.

July 13, 2015
July 13, 2015

From 'Star Wars' to horror scares, here are 6 Comic-Con highlights

Superhero movies make the biggest splash at San Diego's Comic-Con this year, but the convention's 130,000 comic book and pop culture fans are also treated to a smorgasbord of experiences, surprises and scares.

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