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Author-Artist Mina Ikemoto Ghosh talks about the inspirations behind her unique and Brilliant fantasy novel Hyo the Hellmaker ...

Never cloying or heavy-handed, Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece is nonetheless a work that seriously examines humanity's complex ...

Who is writing songs for incels? It’s a thought that struck me as I watched the devastating TV drama Adolescence, thinking ...

Mythical monsters known as Yokai are said to stalk the land in Assassin's Creed Shadows, but can Naoe and Yasuke disprove the ...

Toymaker Mattel has Barbie-fied a creature from Philippine folklore that has for centuries inspired terror and loathing among Filipinos for its habit of feeding on the hearts of unborn children: the ...

SINGAPORE – Toymaker Mattel has Barbie-fied a creature from Philippine folklore that has for centuries inspired ... a fire ...

The talented artist captures the changing face of Bali through a striking blend of local mythology and Chinese-Japanese imagery ...