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It's like a curse, right. Beat Nadal but don't win the Championship.

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Watched Avengers Last Night...

I actually don't know how I feel about it. I really enjoyed it, and considering how anticipated it was, it didn't disappoint.

But at the same time I have more problems (not exactly problems, but scenes and things I can point out that didn't sit right) with this film than compared to the first Avengers.

Quick thoughts...

Maybe I'm the only one but I thought there was too much time where the gang was separated. There's no need for them to be together constantly but at least off in pairs or smaller groups - much of the middle seemed like individual character development. I get there needs to be character development (especially for those who don't/haven't had their own films) but part of the appeal of an Avengers film is that the gang is together - loved the opening scene.

Wasn't a huge fan of the romance plot. Not that I don't like either of them, but it felt a little forced into the plot. Wouldn't it just be easier to have a Black Widow (or Hulk) film instead? The other reason I liked the first Avengers film, no need for the love/romance plots.

Going to be an unpopular opinion, but weirdly refreshing to see Thor without Loki.

Every scene that featured Mjolnir was, of course, brilliant.

And why is there such a big gap between the Thor films? The last one was 2013, next is 2017 (late 2017 too). Although 2017 will also have Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (I think?)

I was also pretty amazed at how many familiar faces they were able to fit in. Obviously the super busy girlfriends, Pepper and Jane, were too busy.

One thing I'm confused about.. and spoiler-ish... wasn't both Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Johnson signed to more than film? Or did I just read it wrong? Unless it meant that Captain America 2 credits scene... does that count?

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I totally forgot this episode was going to be Criminal Minds spinoff backdoor pilot and was like Mac (Gary Sinise) and undercover guy gone rogue but Hetty let him free (Daniel Henney)! The casting for this spinoff is already more promising that the last but still don't see why CM needs a spinoff.

Actually I don't see why CBS in general needs so many spinoffs... their schedule in a few years will probably be, CSI Night, NCIS Night, Criminal Minds Night, Comedy Night, Show That Are Gonna Die Night and New Shows Night/Football Night.

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So... just watched FF7

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Katheryn Winnick trips while taking a photo op at the Elton John Oscar party (2.22.15)

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Banshee | 3.07 - You Can’t Hide From the Dead

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"Still trying to get that threesome." - Travis Fimmel

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I’m also more than capable of handling whatever these adolescents throw at me.

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Last night on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon had the misfortune of finding out that a casual day with Nicole Kidman some years ago had actually been a date, which he destroyed any chance of happening again by spending the entire time playing video games and eating cheese…

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What the arguments about censorship of The Interview ignore is the long history of racism and propaganda films in the US. Films like The Interview contribute to a larger climate of suspicion and distrust of Asians, and Asian-Americans are on the receiving end of that suspicion. At least 110,000 Japanese Americans were held in internment camps during World War II. George Takei himself has spoken on his experience in an internment camp. I have friends whose parents didn’t teach them Japanese because they feared their children would be attacked if others knew they were Japanese.

And don’t forget that hate crimes against Asian-Americans have historically been aggravated by overseas conflicts like the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Mark Wahlberg committed several hate crimes in his youth, including knocking a Vietnamese man out with a wooden stick and permanently blinding a Vietnamese man in one eye while shouting anti-Vietnamese slurs. Violent hate crimes against Asian-Americans continues to this day, and some say hate crimes against Asian-Americans are on the rise (EDIT: should mention that the hate crimes are largely against South Asians, AGAIN in response to overseas conflicts) In 2006, 4 Chinese men were violently beaten by 2 white men with a steering wheel lock bar in New York. In 2007, an old Vietnamese man was pushed into icy water and drowned by a self-described skinhead in Chicago.

So the implications of an anti-North Korean film like The Interview run pretty deep, even if it doesn’t specifically target Asian-Americans. And as justified as much of the outrage against North Korea is, it just doesn’t actually do anything to help ease the suffering of North Koreans. The only thing it does is satisfy the white savior complex, mythologize the accomplishments of white male filmmakers, and also very likely contributes to anti-Asian sentiment in the United States.

So no, I don’t care about The Interview not being released.

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Wut? Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott are a real life couple?!

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Hungarian artist Ervin Herve-Loranth is responsible the enormous sculpture, entitled ‘Feltépve’ which translates as ‘ripped up’ or ‘pop up’. The gigantic man appears to be emerging from underneath a blanket of grass. It was initially in Hungary but now is located in the city of Ulm in Germany. 

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Don’t sleep with lots of women in Kattegat.

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