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Origins
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Glee and its characters do not belong to me. A lot of the concepts mentioned or alluded to are based off established Marvel or DC Comics characters
Pairings: Gen
Warnings: violence, references to past violence, possibly offensive language, criticism of religion
Summary: Welcome to the McKinley High School for Gifted ( Read more... ) -
5 Reasons MGS 3DS Isn't So Bad
Dear MGS fandom,
I don't get it. Why did we collectively flip our shit over MGS 3DS? Here's a few reasons why I don't think it's really so bad:
( Feel free to enlighten me as to how all my reasons are bullshit and MGS 3DS is going to suck harder than all the world's nukes detonating simultaneously. ) -
Kojima, you huge nerd.
Was that opening shot a rip-off of Blade Runner's infamous slowly spinning fans? I really hope that it was. Because it's such a Kojima thing to do and I love the bad pun. -
Feelings on Tifa Lockhart Whilst Playing Final Fantasy VII
For the first third of the game, I found her annoying. Around the two-third mark, I thought she was seriously fucked up. Then around the endgame, I realized she was kind of needy and pathetic.
In conclusion: I like her. -
...and I'm all out of bubble gum.
The plot synopsis of The Expendables has this to say about the movie: "The film pays tribute to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and early '90s, and stars an array of action veterans from those decades (such as Stallone himself, Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke)."
... with a setup like that, this ( Read more... ) -
Trade-off
My cousin just gave me a Cloud Strife keychain. 8D It almost makes up for the Metal Gear Solid 4 dogtag I lost in Japan last year. Almost. D8 -
Oh, Ian Fleming.
From Live and Let Die:
"Hardly anywhere in the world will you find a negress driving a car."
Somehow, that's almost quaint. -
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Bought a copy of Final Fantasy and Philosophy because I was curious, but I'm not expecting much. The Pop Culture and Philosophy series tend to feature rather shallow essays that don't really delve into the source being analyzed or the philosophy being name-dropped. It's like Philosophy for Dummies with a few pop culture icons thrown in for flavor. ( Read more... ) -
Is it that hard just to google her wiki page?
Naomi is presumably Indian, and hits all the stereotypes about Indian women (doctor, family loyalty, romantic ritual suicide).
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Rhodesia is not in India, TvTropes. Also, I must have missed the version of MGS4 where Naomi immolated herself on a funeral pyre out of loooooooove.