If you’re on the fence about seeing the Mortal Kombat reboot, I’ll just say that it’s a movie in which a man saws a vampire in half lengthwise using his special hat that has become much sharper and more durable thanks to the magic granted to him by his mystical tattoo. If that doesn’t sellContinue reading “On Mortal Kombat’s Weird and (Mostly) Unintentional Geopolitical Subtext”
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On Professional Wrestling and Our Natural Susceptibility To Liars
Professional wrestling, like most sports, is built on a bed of lies. But unlike most sports it’s fairly forthright about the fact that everyone involved with it is lying to you. I’ve been a slightly embarrassed wrestling fan for all of my childhood and more of my adult life than I’d care to divulge, andContinue reading “On Professional Wrestling and Our Natural Susceptibility To Liars”
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