Monthly Archives: April, 2025

AI tools recreating Ghibli’s signature style are merely a symptom of a larger AI slop problem CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Hayao Miyazaki has always believed that animation should have a soul. That’s why his films, from My Neighbor Totoro to Spirited Away, are all carefully drawn by hand. The subtle movement of wind rustling

The third edition of Prog Encounters features performances ranging from Mumbai-based act Daira, Bengaluru prog metallers Eccentric Pendulum, instrumental act Letterz, prog rock band The Pulse Theory and more Bengaluru prog rock band The Pulse Theory. Photo: Zero Hour Productions The traveling gig series Prog Encounters returns for its third edition this April, expanding to

The singer-songwriter and actor is adapting her favorite Tamil classics with darker, heavier renditions, bringing them into her world in a way that feels natural to her Singer-songwriter and actor Shruti Haasan. Photo: Courtesy of the artist When actor and singer-songwriter Shruti Haasan takes on a film project with a tight timeline, she often experiences

Stars of alt-rock, classic rock and stage and screen assemble in New York to salute Smith’s songs and poetry Maggie Rogers, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Depp, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, and Music Will students perform during “People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith,” presented by Michael Dorf at Carnegie Hall in New York on

Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty of wire fraud in their $1 million federal trial, facing decades in prison. The jury deliberated for three hours today in Broward County court, reports CBS News, to find the 35-year-old singer (born Kisean Paul Anderson) and his mother, Janice Turner, guilty on one count of conspiracy

Fans Are Confused After AI Mistranslates Masahiro Sakurai Tweet by Danica Davidson March 28, 2025 Super Smash Bros. and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai is back in the news after his recent Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize win and his comments that he doesn’t think Japanese games should Americanize themselves

Image credit: SCS Software If you've been itching for an excuse to get back out on the road again - by which I mean to sit in front of the computer playing American Truck Simulator again - there's some good news. Developer SCS Software has announced its latest state expansion - this one providing access

And System Shock 3 news could be coming. Image credit: Eurogamer Following last week's news of a June release date for Nightdive Studios' long-in-the-works System Shock 2 remaster, the developer's been talking about the future of the beloved series - suggesting a full-blown System Shock 2 remake could potentially also be on the cards. A