Month: December 2015

A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

LINK: Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too

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Why Toshiro Mifune Turned Down Obi-Wan Kenobi Role

LINK: Had things gone differently with Toshiro Mifune, Star Wars would have had a different Obi-Wan Kenobi… and Darth Vader!

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Dave Chappelle Is Very Serious About No Cell Phones At His Shows

Read at The AV Club.

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‘Every Jedi Ever’: A Video Timeline Infographic Detailing Every Jedi Knight in the Star Wars Canon Universe

Read about it at Laughingsquid.com.

What Makes Chinese Science Fiction Chinese?

Read Xia Jia’s fascinating piece at Tor.com.

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The Strange Case of Doctor Strange’s Tibet

LINK: Benedict Cumberbatch had his own experiences with meditation & living with Tibetan Buddhist monks

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The art of telling Che Guevara’s story through a comic strip

LINK: A huge challenge for Mexican cartoonist Jose Hernandez

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How Corporations Profit From Black Teens’ Viral Content

LINK: Appropriating knows no boundaries

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STEVE WOZNIAK PRESENTS: TOKYO COMIC CON, COMING 2016

Read about it at Comicbookresources.com.

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