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Link Tank: Ming-Na Wen Loves Her The Mandalorian LEGO Set Too

The Mandalorian actress Ming-Na Wen is obsessed with her new LEGO Star Wars set with a Minifigure of her character Fennec Shand. “Ming-Na Wen means a lot to my generation. She was our Mulan, she is Agent May in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and now she’s bringing Fennec Shand to life in the world of Star Wars. As a fellow Pittsburghian, Ming-Na Wen has been an icon in my life for as long as I can remember, so seeing her shine in The Mandalorian and the upcoming Book of Boba Fett is incredible! But more than that, it’s absolutely delightful seeing…
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Iron Man 2 Actor Mickey Rourke Loves SVU, But Not The MCU

Actor Mickey Rourke was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe when it was barely a universe. In 2010, Rourke starred as the villainous Ivan Vanko a.k.a. Whiplash in Iron Man 2, the third entry into the MCU canon after Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Since then, the franchise has expanded quite profoundly with 23 films in the fold, many more to come, and a thriving TV universe getting started on Disney+. Now Rourke has shared his thoughts on the state of the MCU via his Instagram and it amounts to a decisive “not a fan.” Tucked into the very…
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The Woman Who Loves Giraffes

In 1956, four years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees and seven years before Dian Fossey left to work with mountain gorillas, 23-year-old biologist Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. In The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, Anne (now 86) retraces her steps, and with letters and stunning, original 16mm film footage offers an intimate window into her life as a young woman, juxtaposed with a first hand look at the devastating reality that giraffes are facing today. Both the world’s first ‘giraffologist’, whose research findings ultimately…
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