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Game Over or Level Up? Inside EA’s Buyout Reshaping the Future of Gaming
The news broke like a digital earthquake: first soft tremors on X; by the morning of 29th September 2025, #EABuyout had surged across social media. Electronic Arts– the studio behind FIFA, Battlefield, Apex Legends, and perhaps most culturally resonant, The Sims – had been acquired in US$55 billion all cash deal by a Saudi backed consortium: the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), private equity firm Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, Jared Kushner’s investment vehicle.
Arlene Hassan
3 days ago


The Orobus of Taylor Swift: Exhaustion of Art in the Age of Overconsumption
My brother and I shared a room and a boombox that played the eclectic rotation of albums we'd alternate like rituals. In 2007, I walked out of a Speedy Home Entertainment store clutching two CD's: Akon's Konvicted, and Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album. I admired each for a different reason, the energy of dance beats, and the sincerity of a girl singing about looking in from the outside. These days, it feels like there's little room left to analyse or critique Taylor Swi
Arlene Hassan
Oct 31


Using Privilege as a Tool for Solidarity: Greta Thunberg and The Freedom Flotilla
“This is not about me. It's about ending a genocide,” - Greta Thunberg, 2025 interview with Al Jazeera. When climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza earlier this year, she reignited global attention on the humanitarian crisis in Palestine and sparked a wave of controversy. Some critics accused the 22-year-old Swedish activist of centering herself in a cause that wasn't hers, calling it an act of "white saviourism." Yet, a closer look at her action
Arlene Hassan
Oct 31


Malaysia’s Global Aspirations at Odds With On-the-Ground Realities
Source: Malaysia.Travel Malaysia, known for its multi-cultural demography, dynamic modernization and urbanization, has previously gained...

Zeinab Morshed
Jul 22


Concert Chaos
Kuala Lumpur, June 26 — As G-Dragon prepares his Übermensch World Tour for a two-day spectacle in Kuala Lumpur in July, his eagerly...

Au Yong Shannon
Jul 2
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