souls

Screengrab via Disney We’re embracing all things The Little Mermaid today as Disney news highlights are shining a bright light on the undersea adventure we’ll all be experiencing in theaters in just under two weeks. It feels as if we’ve been waiting for the theatrical release of this film for years — because we have — and it’s almost surreal that it’s finally happening. As we get closer to the big debut, we’ve seen more of Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, in…

The easiest way to rekindle the first flame Even though the original Dark Souls has proved a huge hit since its 2011 release, it’s still yet to be experienced by many FromSoft fans who only entered the publisher’s dark world via last year’s Elden Ring.  So if you’re looking for a helping hand through the original Soulslike, worry not, as we’re here to help make light of this dark and heavy burden by guiding you through all of its mandatory boss encounters. Image via FromSoftware Asylum Demon Like the Vanguard Demon…

You Shall Not Pass Premium merchandise makers First 4 Figures have opened pre-orders on two princely statues, depicting the likenesses of the iconic knights Siegward of Catarina and Siegmeyer of Catarina, as featured in FromSoftware’s acclaimed fantasy adventure Dark Souls 3. Cast in resin and standing a little over eight inches in height, the two statues feature stylized, chibi takes on the Catarinian nobles, known to players as the “Onion Knights” due to their bulbous helmets. The two statues see Siegward and…

Thor needs to sort out his Daddy Issues for his hammer to remain potent in this preview of Thor #32.Published Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:27:10 -0500 by Jude Terror | Are you ready for an exciting preview of Thor #32? Thor needs to sort out his Daddy Issues for his hammer to remain potent in this preview of Thor #32. Joining me today is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron. I'd like to ask for its thoughts on the preview, but I must warn it not to try to take over the world this time. Let's see what LOLtron has to say…

The refugees fleeing the turmoil at the end of the Vietnam war became known as “boat people”. Cecile Pin’s evocative debut, longlisted for the Women’s prize, was inspired by her mother’s experiences while emigrating to France, but she relocates her story to Thatcher’s Britain.Fifteen-year-old Anh and her younger brothers, Thanh and Minh, are the first of their family to attempt the hazardous journey to Hong Kong. If they didn’t drown, they could be attacked by pirates. Their parents and younger siblings perish at sea.…

Too Long; Didn't ReadThe Dark Souls franchise has received enough popularity to the point where it has formed its own genre: “souls-like” games. Characterized by its overall dark fantasy vibe, high-difficulty setting, and RPG elements, there’s a lot to love in Dark Souls. However, there are many fans that have played all Dark Souls games and are looking for other similar options. Our top five choices include Hollow Knight, Thymesia, Ender Lilies, Code Vein, and Nioh 2, while there's a unique spot for Elden Ring's upcoming…

“After I learned about Koh Kra I couldn’t sleep for three days,” declares the narrator of Cecile Pin’s moving and meticulously researched debut novel. The Koh Kra tragedy occurred in 1979 on a 100-acre swatch of land off the coast of southern Thailand. There, a gang of fishermen intercepted a boat of Vietnamese refugees. Over the course of 22 nightmarish days the women and girls were repeatedly raped, while the men and boys were robbed, murdered or left to die at sea. The Koh Kra massacre is one of the real-life ordeals…

De La Soul’s legendary catalog, including their first six albums, is finally available on digital streaming platforms, punctuating a long-fought battle to make their discography more accessible.De La Soul has been trying to get their catalog to streaming for several years now—since 2019 to be exact—after they acquired the masters to their music, but the main obstacle has been not coming to an agreement with their longtime record label, Tommy Boy, on an equitable way to earn money from the new streaming service revenue.…

After years of legal battles over the rights to the majority of their discography, the entirety of De La Soul’s catalog is finally available on streaming services.De La Soul’s first six studio albums have been unavailable for ages due to a legal dispute with Tommy Boy Records. After their catalog was acquired by Reservoir Media as part of a purchase of the Tommy Boy catalog, the New York trio have been able to make their music available to the masses once more.Among the records to hit streaming for the first time is their…

Thirty five years after its release, De La Soul’s debut album is firmly ensconced in the pantheon of unimpeachable classics, and Me Myself And I is a fixture on mainstream classic radio. So it’s easy to forget what a shock 3 Feet High and Rising represented on release. It was, gasped one US critic’s review, “unlike any rap you or anyone else has ever heard”. If that wasn’t entirely true – 3 Feet High and Rising certainly had antecedents, both in the easygoing humour of Biz Markie’s style and in the beat-digging,…