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The Making of a Mentor - Looking at Anime’s Best MC Instructors

The Making of a Mentor - Looking at Anime’s Best MC Instructors

[ad_top1 class="mb40"] [sourceLink asin="" asin_jp="" cdj_product_id="" text="imdb" url="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6076750/mediaviewer/rm1387728897/?ref_=tt_ov_i" ] The majority of anime protagonists begin their respective series underpowered but hiding intense latent abilities, usually falling into the moniker of a once-in-a-generation or world-saving power set. This is particularly the case for shounen anime series with the main character often undergoing some form of training arc or levelling up experience at the behest of a wiser, older, teacher or mentor, akin to Master Roshi in Dragon Ball or Aizawa Sensei from My Hero Academia. Mentor characters as an archetype have undergone an evolution over the last decade, and today we...

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Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween Was Born From A Chris Rock Top Five Joke

Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween Was Born From A Chris Rock Top Five Joke

Chris Rock's 2014 film "Top Five" is about a character named Andre Allen, but really it's about Chris Rock. Andre is an actor best known for silly comedy films, his biggest hit being a cop comedy wherein he wore a silly bear suit. Now on the road to recovery from alcoholism, the Allen character is attempting to break into more "serious" cinema by playing the real-life Haitian revolutionary Dutty Boukman. The bulk of "Top Five" is an extended, confessional interview between Andre and a journalist named Chelsea (Rosario Dawson) as they walk and talk and tell stories and anecdotes. "Top...

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Stylist Dione Davis Teaches Us How To Layer For The Winter

Stylist Dione Davis Teaches Us How To Layer For The Winter

By Kerane Marcellus ·Updated January 27, 2023 New York-based stylist Dione Davis has been using layering as a styling hack for years in the New York winters. Originally from Alabama, she’s no stranger to a harsh winter. She’s been in the fashion industry styling for brands like Tibi and magazine editorials for a decade. Her focus on clean lines and effortless chic show that she’s always had an affinity for fashion, and her ballet background gives her an edge that not all stylists have. Balance is the key word to use when describing her styling work—the proportions are always just...

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Mars Mission Simulation | Packing List

Mars Mission Simulation | Packing List

We all know that science never sleeps. So I’m back again for a bag and techwear review, this time after a successful Mars mission simulation in the Moab desert at the MDRS Mars Desert Research Station in Utah and a four-week-plus trip from Utah to North Dakota and Arizona to visit amazing space missions’ simulation facilities. During my trip, I had the opportunity to also field test the BAGJACK SKIDCAT and other amazing gear and bags that I describe later in the article. This all started when I got selected to participate in the Space Medicine OPerationS mission (SMOPS) as...

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8 of the best food flasks for hiking, picnicking and commuting

8 of the best food flasks for hiking, picnicking and commuting

Most of us have a drinks flask in the cupboard, ready for chilly walks, picnics and day trips, but you may never have considered adding a food flask to your collection. With a wider mouth and slightly squatter design, insulated food flasks are ideal for transporting soup, pasta and other fresh dishes like fruit salad and yoghurt. They’ll keep your food hot or cold for hours, saving you the effort of assembling a camping stove on chilly hikes – or queuing for the microwave in the office. We’ve scoured the internet to find the very best food flasks for style...

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