Cricket With an Outside Edge
For months, the cricket gaming community has been abuzz with speculation and concern over the future of Gods of Cricket, the ambitious multiplayer cricket simulator from India’s indie developer GNH Studio. But, as social media channels have fallen silent, rumors have swirled about studio closures and fans have grown anxious wondering if the game will…
Donald Bradman is widely regarded as the greatest cricketer of all time, though comparing athletes across eras is always complicated. Just as it’s difficult to fairly compare Babe Ruth to modern baseball players—especially given that Black athletes were excluded from the Major Leagues during his time—it’s hard to measure Bradman against today’s cricketers under vastly…
Why Raphael was Right & What Crumpets, Tea, and Five-Day Matches Can Teach You About Cricket. For the longest time, I found it frustrating to talk about cricket with my friends. Every cricket conversation ended with that infamous Raphael crumpet line from the Ninja Turtles movie: “You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand…
(…And One Too Cool to Get Banned) Cricket is huge in Jamaica, and so is marijuana use. It’s the birthplace of Bob Marley, after all. Marley was the iconic Rastafarian musical legend who helped popularize reggae music around the world in the 1970s. When you think of Jamaica, you think reggae, dreadlocks, and the distinctive…
Jack the Ripper, without question, stands as the most infamous serial killer in history. The grisly tale of the twisted murderer who haunted the fog-choked streets of London in the late 1800s is one we all know. We’ve watched the films and read the books. We are well-versed in the chilling account of the killer…
Everything You Need to Know About This Forgotten Animated Series. Any cricket fan who considers themselves a fan of anime and manga is very familiar with TMS Entertainment. One of Japan’s oldest and most famous anime studios, TMS Entertainment founded in October 1946, making it 80 years old. The long list of TMS franchises include…
The story of 18-year-old professional dominatrix Renee Chignell is a fascinating one. Because let’s cut to the chase, 51-year-old cricket umpire by the name of Peter Plumley-Walker died chained and collared to a wall in her townhouse during a BDSM session. And then, instead of notifying the police, Renee Chignell and her boyfriend at the…
