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Star Wars Isn’t A Religion It’s A Space Opera

January 29, 2012Erik Kain

Liel Leibovitz takes on the Force and the overly simplistic mythology of Star Wars: From faith stems nuance. From myth, generalities. And, sadly for us, the spirit of myth is winning: We revere Star Wars because to our minds—modern machines that equate religion with superstition and are willing to disregard imperfections in science but never in […]

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Sex, Witchcraft, and Jousting? Reasons Not To Boycott HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’

January 4, 2012Erik Kain

Update: I wrote this whole post and then it turns out that I’m actually responding to a parody. So when I say “reads like a parody” that’s because it is, in fact, a parody. But yes, as Alex says in the comments, it’s tough for parody to keep up with reality these days. It was […]

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‘Snow White & the Huntsman’ Trailer Looks Amazing

November 11, 2011Erik Kain

Okay, I’m in full-fledged fantasy-dork mode now after watching the really excellent first trailer for the upcoming film Snow White & the Huntsman. The film has a bunch of big names including Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame as Snow White, Charlize Theron as the Queen, and Chris Hemsworth (Thor) as the Huntsman. Others in the […]

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What if the Presidential Candidates Were D&D Characters?

November 10, 2011Erik Kain

We’ve all seen the various alignment charts floating around the internet for everything from Muppets to Game of Thrones characters to various politicians, but alignment is only one character trait in Dungeons & Dragons – one of many traits to choose while filling out your character sheet. Fortunately, Funny or Die has gone to great […]

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