These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Argentinian author and journalist Mariana Enriquez returns with a surreal horror epic about the Order, a fictional international cult of wealthy followers focused on attaining the one thing money still can’t buy: immortality. Our Share of Night, first published in Spanish in 2019 and newly translated by Megan McDowell, follows the coming of age of Gaspar, a young man with supernatural skills whose mother is a descendent of one of the Order’s founding families. Read More...
June 21, 2017 2:22 PM EDT
Throwback to 2009 when Owl City released their pop hit “Fireflies,” which lit up iPods with synthesized piano and some baffling lyrics. Though the song was released eight years ago, the anthem has been revived through Internet users‘ favorite medium: memes.
In many of the memes and gifs that have surfaced online, tense situations are juxtaposed with the upbeat rhythm of Owl City’s chorus. Read More...