Top 10 Samurais & Top 10 Ninjas in Fiction

Japan has spawned two of the most adored historical characters that fiction and pop culture love to romanticize: the samurais and the ninjas.  The samurais are archetyped as versatile warriors, faithfully living a life in accordance to a strict code of honor, who are graceful and adept katana-wielders, capable of drawing their swords with lightning fast swiftness and slashing opponents with deadly elegance.  Ninjas, on the other hand, are...

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RE: Superior Spider-Man Part 2 (Or "I Admit That 'Superior' Has Been Actually Pretty Cool So Far, but I Still Prefer the Return of 'Amazing'")

In my last rant about the Superior Spider-Man, I had argued that what makes Spider-Man special is because of Peter Parker.   Spidey is a character that we, fans, can easily relate to, and because of that, any heroic or positive qualities of his have more impact on us.  He is an emphatic and charismatic fictional role model, and those qualities that make him such are derived from his alter ego, Peter Parker.  Therefore,...

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Sidekicks Reloaded

To tie-in with Joy Church once again hosting this year's Vacation Bible School (VBS) seminar for teachers, our team made a video recording of our own renditions of this year's VBS songs.  The theme of this year's VBS is "Sidekicks Reloaded" and features five songs.  click here for more vid...

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Top 10 Androids

Those who don’t possess a bit of nerdy knowledge often mix up “androids” and “cyborgs” with each other.  Of course, the two are different.  In my top 10 cyborgs list, I’ve already explained what makes a cyborg: they are beings with both organic and mechanical parts.  Now, this time around, it’s the androids’ turn to be discussed.  Androids are synthetic organisms – usually robotic in nature – meticulously designed to be in the...

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