It wasn’t fate that doomed Romeo and Juliet; it was Shakespeare. “The stars” are an easy scapegoat for the authors of destiny. We don’t like to admit that the pen is in our hand and we’re the only ...

In anime, few symbols are as powerful or emotionally stirring as the Red String of Fate. Rooted in East Asian folklore, this invisible thread is believed to connect two people destined to meet, love, ...