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Six

Saw this musical about Henry VIII’s six wives, liked it far better than I expected. Will take non-fiction book recs about any/all of these wives! (I had zero historical knowledge beyond reading the playbill’s short-and-sweet bios before the curtains rose, so I cannot comment on the historical accuracy here.)

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Everything Everywhere All At Once

That Michelle Yeoh multiverse movie. Unreal how good it was, I can’t remember the last time a work left me with the feeling of “you’re allowed to do that??” (Maybe The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, in a very different way.)

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Chinatown Detective Agency

A Carmen Sandiego-inspired point-and-click adventure game about a private investigator, set in futuristic Singapore. Puzzles are of the kind that require looking things up on the internet, like figuring out where an old stamp originated from or finding a quotation.

Loved the vibes, art and a good number of puzzles. The story, mechanics and programming felt underbaked, and could have used several more months of work. (They’re still releasing bugfixes currently, so I’d recommend holding off on getting it until that’s done tbh.)

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Links

Reality has a surprising amount of detail

Sci-fi In Singapore: 1970s to 1990s

The Indiana Jonesian discovery of the Royal Game of Ur