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Star Wars, Volume 2: Operation Starlight

Charles Soule

5.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Commander Ellian Zahra has been tasked by the terrifying Darth Vader with the job of tracking down...

Erika (17788 KP) rated Spark of the Resistance (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) in Books

Nov 4, 2019

This middle-grade novel is the first released as part of the 'Journey to the Rise of Skywalker' series of books.
The story features Poe, BB-8, Rey, and Rose. Rose, by far, was the worst part IMO, but, I can't stand her useless character at ALL. I wish the character would have been Finn instead.
This crew is gathering supplies for the fledgling Resistance, when they receive a distress call from a remote planet. They have short adventure, thwarting the First Order, and, of course, recruiting more people to the Resistance. Time will tell if this was a necessary read after seeing the film.
The best part of the book was how thirsty the First Order is for Poe. At one point, a First Order officer remarks that they'd know that magnificent Poe Dameron hair anywhere. It was hilarious, and my favorite part of the entire book.

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Wallace Shawn recommended Army of Shadows (L'Armée des ombres) (1969) in Movies (curated)

Army of Shadows (L'Armée des ombres) (1969)

1969 | International, Drama

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"And that suggests another favorite film of mine, Army of Shadows, which in a way uses film not for a psychological study of a political question but really for a philosophical study of a basic human (as well as basic political) question: the question of killing. At any rate, I think Army of Shadows upset me more than any film I’ve ever seen. This one also deals, like Au revoir les enfants and Lacombe, Lucien with World War II. A leader of the French Resistance has been betrayed to the authorities by a young informer. The leader was arrested but has escaped, and now he has the young informer in custody in a small house. According to the rules of the Resistance, he and the three men working with him have to kill the young informer. I’m still upset when I think about that movie. It’s profound."

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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) shared own list

Nov 27, 2017

Music was full of fury, confusion and resistance in our first post-election year. Albums came with titles like American Dream (LCD Soundsystem), American Teen (Khalid) and All American Made (Margo Price).

But music in 2017 was also about a more slippery sense of self, as genre lines fall away and artists searched for identity and purpose in weird times.

So here's the best of a tumultuous year:

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Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2017

Taylor Swift clapped back, Kendrick Lamar went back to basics, Lorde threw a high-concept party and more:

Damn. by Kendrick Lamar

8.6 (5 Ratings) Rate It

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Melodrama by Lorde

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Songs of Experience by U2

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Album Watch

U2 return with their hotly anticipated new studio album ‘Songs of Experience’. The Island...

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Rainbow by Kesha

8.4 (22 Ratings) Rate It

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Kesha brings the power with this amazing new album that recognizes her rise from a bumpy past. A...

American Dream by LCD Soundsystem

8.6 (7 Ratings) Rate It

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American Dream is the fourth studio album by LCD Soundsystem, released on September 1, 2017, by DFA...

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Akward (448 KP) rated The Resistance in Tabletop Games

May 25, 2018

The Resistance

2018 | Bluff, Card Game, Deduction, Science Fiction, Spies / Espionage

7.6

(22 Ratings)

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Not The Best Social Deduction

The Resistance suffers, not because of any inherent flaw in the game, but because other games do social deduction better.

If you are looking for simplicity, and a fun theme, then Secret Hitler is a great intro into social deduction.

If you are looking for complexity, then the classes in Avalon are much better.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Armies of Light and Dark (Babylon 5: Legions of Fire, #2) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

The struggle of Centauri Prime continues as Vir begins to form a resistance to the Keepers and their hold on his home planet. A good story, but it does fall victim to the middle book syndrome with no real climax just a set up for the final in the series.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-babylon-5-armies-of-light.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.