On Valentine’s Day this year, Mountains released Florence, an interactive story about a young woman’s first love. As a game, Florence flexes the storytelling capability of the medium, and is a great example of how games can immerse you in the creator’s vision through interactive elements designed to deepen the way you experience the narrative. The actual story contains familiar beats you may recognize from popular rom-coms: the meet cute, the euphoria of fresh love,...
When Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out, I had to reserve the book at my public library due to its immense popularity. When I finally read it, I considered burning the thing and paying the fine for it so that it didn’t poison another mind against Asian parenting. Little did I know she’d return to the spotlight years later to show just how much damage she can personally cause to young women besides...
After I wiped away the tears brought forth by the emotional ending of Crazy Rich Asians, I logged onto the Chinese website Douban to see if there were some things written about the movie by users who either saw the movie abroad, pirated it, or were hyped about its presumed Chinese release. What I found was initially a gut-punch, but when I thought it over, it not only made perfect sense, but fits right into...
