Read aloud picture books and look for simile examples and metaphor examples to learn how writers use figurative language to ...

Michelangelo’s Moses has more in common with C.S. Lewis’s Mr. Tumnus than the casual viewer might expect—namely, a couple of stubby horns. Michelangelo wasn’t the first artist to depict the Hebrew ...

Elon Musk has emerged as a key figure in President Trump's plans to reshape the government. Here's a recap of this week with ...

On days when everything seems to be going against you, instead of pretending your problems don't exist, try this.

UVa professor A.D. Carson's doctoral dissertation rap album "Owning My Masters" promises "the poems that people are scared to say out loud." ...

Despite being made by Atlus, Metaphor ReFantazio makes a number of ... an encounter with the Reaper at lower levels is a death sentence, and players should thank their stars if they manage to ...

Every now and then, I read a book which hits me with such a profound impact that, like Paul on the road to Damascus, I find ...

Comparing consciousness to a plasma ball can help us better understand key aspects of subjective conscious experience.

As something of a tradition, Persona 6 is likely to include the same trope, though it could benefit from flipping the script on which character it applies to, taking from Metaphor: ReFantazio's ...

Metaphor: ReFantazio has been adapted into an official manga comic. The first chapter is available to read digitally now in English on Manga Plus by Shueisha, while in Japan the manga will feature ...

With something like Metaphor ReFantazio, though, there is only one true option: an anime adaptation. Thankfully, that is indeed what’s coming in 2026. As you’ll see below, the game will have ...

Maddy Myers has run Polygon’s games section since 2020 as deputy editor. She has worked in games journalism since 2007, at Kotaku, The Mary Sue, and the Boston Phoenix. As soon as I saw Metaphor ...