Tag: Magic

05 JUL

Kenya's Magic Potion for Progress? Devolution

Situated in six acres of scrubby farmland at the end of a dirt track, the Makueni Fruit Processing Plant does not look particularly special. Production has stopped until later this month when a new crop of mangoes is expected. In the meantime, construction workers are busy building a storage shed. But the nine-month-old facility, about […]

04 JUN

Nexon aims for global magic with pending launch of MapleStory M

Nexon’s MapleStory is looking a bit dated in its 15th year as an online game. But the Tokyo-based company plans a big makeover as it prepares the global launches of MapleStory 2 for the PC and MapleStory M for mobile devices. It might seem odd that Nexon is investing so heavily in a franchise that originally […]

31 MAY

Netflix releases a trailer for ‘The Magic Order’ comic book

If you still can’t wrap your head around the fact that Netflix is publishing a comic book, maybe this trailer can help. The streaming giant has released an animated trailer for The Magic Order by Mark Millar’s comic book empire, which Netflix snapped up last year. It’s a six-issue series written by Millar himself with […]

11 MAY

Sherlock Gnomes review: Gnome rangers short on magic

But their relationship hits a rocky patch when the leaders of the talking ornaments (Michael Caine and Maggie Smith) put them in charge of renovating their new garden home. With great power comes great responsibility and Juliet has so many unruly gnomes to boss around that she has no time for Gnomeo’s romantic gestures. Then […]

06 MAY

New CD releases: The Magic Numbers, Palace Winter and Beach House

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: The Magic Numbers – Outsiders (Role Play Records) They have been less high-profile since but Outsiders, made after a four-year hiatus, should change all that. This is pop songwriting of the highest order, from the curiously Roy Orbison-like opening track Dreamer through the glorious grinding chords of Sweet Divide and dynamic […]

05 MAY

What’s the magic ingredient in Japan’s Alpine cuisine?

Something else that will warm you up is the region’s ‘snow drink’. Snow also plays an integral role in the region’s sake, Japan’s national alcoholic drink—and Niigata’s sake is amongst the best in the country, with over 90 sake breweries, many of which are open for tours. In the coastal city of Itoigawa, a 55-kilometer […]