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Rock 'n' Roll

The late US musician Chuck Berry's legacy as The Father of Rock 'n' Roll has been secure for decades.

For those who still have questions, Berry has left behind Chuck, his first new studio album since 1979's Rock It, to silence the doubters.

Chuck is filled with the passion and inventiveness of his early work, as well as his sense of humor.

Berry's guitar drives Lady B. Goode, the sequel to his classic about Johnny. He also sings from his older, wiser point of view. Darlin', his duet with daughter Ingrid Berry, is poignant, as they tell each other "the good times come, but do not stay".

The potent combination makes Chuck one of Berry's best albums, possibly his strongest ever from start to finish.

TV

A dystopian world

A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's iconic novel The Handmaid's Tale is out. It is a fresh and relevant story that cautions against a horrifying totalitarian future.

For those who haven't read the book, Atwood creates a dystopian world that feels plausible, relevant and scary. In the show, Elisabeth Moss stars as Offred, who's serving as a handmaid in the new religiously run military that is called the Republic of Gilead. In Gilead, people's rights have been severely compromised, and women, with virtually no rights, are forcibly placed in strict class systems.

The show has action, adventure, a little bit of romance and enough realistic horror to make even Game of Thrones fans flinch.

Game

Lesson in puzzles

Some of the most popular modern fairy tales are played rather than told.

UK gaming company Ustwo's Monument Valley spins a story about a quiet princess Ida who worked to restore a colorful, geometric habitat.

For many, this mobile game probably delivered more puzzles than life lessons.

Now the design firm is back with a new game Monument Valley 2 to shift the mainstream awareness of what games can and should accomplish.

The Monument Valley 2 will explore the relationship between a mother and a child, from adolescence to adulthood. Such a character choice alone instantly makes the game something of an interactive outlier.

The game primarily tells its story visually. For instance, on levels in which the adolescent character is on her own, a lack of light may indicate fear.

China Daily - Agencies