religion
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In The Age Of Pandemic, Church Is Online
A few Sundays ago, as the coronavirus pandemic swelled in my town of New York City and I remained stuck home alone, I let an overnight focaccia do its second rise while I went, virtually, to church.
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Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey and Living In Myth
Growing up, I was obsessed with Greek mythology. I was that annoying kid “um actually”-ing Hercules in the theatre, frustrated that a Disney movie didn’t make its star the bastard son of Zeus who murdered his wife and children in a rage. “He’s called Heracles.” I’ve long been fascinated with these legends and the complex…
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Far Cry 5’s Religious Radio Station Reveals A Different Side Of The Game
Growing up as a Jewish kid, I had a guilty pleasure. Every Saturday night at midnight, I would close my bedroom door, turn down the sound on my little TV, and sneakily watch Christian rock videos on the religious channel TBN. Lately, I’ve been doing roughly the same thing with Far Cry 5‘s cult radio…
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Street Fighter 5 Stage Pulled Over ‘Unintentional Religious References’
Street Fighter 5 has a remake of the classic temple level from Street Fighter 2. Or, it did for a few hours, until the stage was yanked from the game not long after fans quickly noticed it was full of Islamic chants.