Minecraft has been around for over 15 years, and the graphics show that. The blocky title's pixelated look is iconic, but the lack of proper lighting, shadows, and visual fidelity has started to show.

That formulation could equally apply to Georgian literature, with its fusion of epic and everyday; or to the tapestries of Niko Pirosmani, where peasant wine-drinkers become icons. The point is not ...