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20 Apr

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Deals With The Mandarin’s Difficult History

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In a spectacular Marvel twist, the first Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer confirms a rumor that the film’s director, Destin Daniel Cretton dropped last year: the Mandarin is Shang-Chi’s father. Typical for the MCU’s shared universe, this plays out well on multiple levels. In the original comics, Shang-Chi’s father was none other than Fu Manchu. Fu Manchu was created by Englishman Sax Rohmer with his pulp fiction book The Mystery of Doctor Fu-Manchu in 1913. It was a stark, racist portrayal of Asians, and Rohmer capitalized upon the ‘Yellow Peril’ xenophobia of the time by milking…
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05 Sep

The Legend of Korra: Why Was Air Bending So Difficult For Korra to Learn?

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The following contains spoilers for AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER and THE LEGEND OF KORRA. “I’m the Avatar, you gotta deal with it!” With these words we were introduced to Korra, the hero and main character of The Legend of Korra. What an intro, seeing a little kid bending earth, water, and fire. She was completely different from Aang and had no problem letting you know it. Despite her massive amounts of confidence however she still had trouble bending the element of air. The other three, no problem, but even into her late teens, airbending seemed impossible. This is what led her to Air…
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15 Jul

Why The Immortal for NES Was More Difficult Than Dark Souls Will Ever Be

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On July 15, Nintendo will add The Immortal to Nintendo Switch Online’s ever-growing collection of retro games. As a free game (outside of the subscription price of Nintendo Switch Online, of course) that initially appeals with its “side of the van” cover art and promises of dungeon crawler gameplay, I imagine that you may be tempted to try it. That’s why I feel obligated to warn you now that The Immortal is not the innocent NES game that it appears to be. In fact, it’s a game so frustrating, confusing, and downright cruel that it has haunted the dreams of…
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