Now for some sad news. According to a lengthy, handwritten letter posted on Facebook, Fiona Apple's beloved dog is dying, causing her to cancel her South American tour. She writes that a tumor has been found in the chest of her 14-year-old rescue dog, a pitbull named Janet. The note is pretty heartbreaking, especially towards the end. You can read the whole thing below (we included an image of the actual note as well), but be sure to grab a box of tissues first: It's 6pm on Friday,and I'm writing to a few thousand friends I have not met yet. Read More...
Fiona Apple is heading to Mordor. It's been more than two years since the release of her Grammy-winning record Fetch the Bolt Cutters, and now the acclaimed songwriter is back with a new track, adapted straight from the pages of J.R.R. Tolkien's writing. Apple teamed up with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power composer Bear McCreary to record the song, appropriately titled "Where the Shadows Lie," for the series' upcoming season 1 finale. Read More...
This is a review in progress based on 20+ hours of gameplay. Check back later for final impressions and a review score. The more I play Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the more I enjoy my time with it. It’s a game that asks a great deal up front with its mountain of tutorials, character introductions, and housekeeping chores, but eventually rewards players for surrendering to its idiosyncratic pacing. In the opening hours, the story unfolds glacially, but the main conceit is that a young mercenary named Byleth, who is the child of a renowned knight commander, is recruited as a new professor at the Garreg Mach Monastery Officer’s Academy, where the future leaders of three allied regions of the continent of Fódlan train to be effective heads of state and military tacticians. Read More...
