The Aspen Times last week ran a picture of Jerome Osentowski, noted Basalt permaculturist, nestled in the limbs of an ancient juniper — one of his sacred trees. The accompanying article detailed the ...

In Bandai Namco's upcoming roguelite, saving the land from evil means doing whatever's necessary, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. It wasn't long ago that Shacknews first tried out Towa ...

Roguelites have grown to become one of the more enduring genres in video games in the past decade. It’s a style that works with smaller teams because it emphasizes tight gameplay loops and ...

The evil Magatsu threatens to envelop the land in darkness, and only Shinju Village’s priestess Towa can seal this villain away for good. She’s assisted by eight guardians, each of which has their own ...

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India’s much-celebrated principle of ‘Unity in Diversity’ evokes not only its remarkable cultural tapestry but also the deep ...

Trees are a very important part of world culture and have been at the centre of ideological conflict for hundreds of years. Over this time they have taken the form of Sacred trees, Christmas trees and ...

CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands — The gnarled branches of the 300-year-old Grove Place baobab tree have shaded labor meetings, child’s play--and less pleasant events. In 1878, its branches were ...

If this year’s Summer Game Fest taught me anything, it’s that Hades is all the rage right now. We saw multiple game last week that took clear inspiration from Supergiant’s hit roguelike with ...