It’s Best Served Cold: The Portrayal of Revenge in Today’s Media
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It’s Best Served Cold: The Portrayal of Revenge in Today’s Media

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The following article contains heavy spoilers for all the films, video games, and books that will be talked about.

Revenge. Wouldn’t we love to see it? 

The bad guy gets obliterated by the good guy for what he has done, now roll the credits and walk out of the theatre with that satisfied feeling in your chest. Well, there is a lot more that goes beyond just the “You’re going to pay for it, just you wait” nature of revenge, and you will see that down below.

Here we will be taking a look at films, video games, and a book that features revenge, and we will see what exactly makes them so good, complex and thought-provoking.

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Your Tarot Reading for March

Tarot is a mirror that reflects the soul. The cards represent our spiritual connection to the Universe, both tangible and intangible. With a deck of cards with pictures on them, one can grasp the past and understand how events have led up to the present. And as the cards are shuffled, these visuals change and take on a life of their own. With every shuffle, we’re infused with magic. And so it goes for March 2022. 

Revenge Models: Flipping the Script on Discrimination
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Revenge Models: Flipping the Script on Discrimination

In 2022, discrimination remains an alarming issue. Be it racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, xenophobia, or countless other biases, marginalised communities exist all around us. That said, this month at Sunway Echo Media, the theme is revenge — so let’s flip the script on modern oppression and talk about how some minorities have reclaimed their right to freedom, and shoutout some of the people that made it possible.

In Books: The Rainbow Era of LGBTQ+ Love
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In Books: The Rainbow Era of LGBTQ+ Love

We’ve had the star-crossed lovers of District 12; Katniss and Peeta from The Hunger Games. We’ve had the tragic love story of two cancer-stricken teens; Augustus and Hazel from The Fault in Our Stars. We’ve even had the tension-filled confused romance of Hermione and Ron from The Harry Potter series. 

But all of these stories revolve around straight romances causing many queer readers to feel underrepresented in their favourite books (I, Asareel, would have given my right arm and a cheese toastie to read Harry and Draco snogging in the loo – Drarry was real and no one can tell me otherwise).

Beers and Skittles: Behind the Doors of the House of Gucci
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Beers and Skittles: Behind the Doors of the House of Gucci

If there’s one thing I took away from watching Ridley Scott’s ‘House of Gucci’, it would be that Patrizia Reggiani (or Patrizia Gucci, which she prefers to be referred to as) is as ruthless as she is stylish. Based on Sara Gay Forden’s 2001 book titled ‘The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour and Greed’, ‘House of Gucci’ offers a peek inside the scandalous Gucci household in the 80s and 90s. This biopic focuses on the tumultuous married life of Maurizio Gucci and Patrizia Reggiani which ultimately culminates in murder.