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The Qizarate: The Priesthood That Trapped Paul Atreides
Paul Atreides built the Qizarate to steer the holy war fought in his name. By Dune Messiah, the priesthood runs without him, and he can’t shut it down without making the jihad worse.
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Silent Hill 2: This Game Punishes You For Looking
You know, the scariest thing in the original Silent Hill 2 isn’t Pyramid Head. It’s not the twitching nurses or even that oppressive, world-swallowing fog. For me, the scariest thing is a subtle idea woven into the game’s fabric that seems to punish you for the one thing you need to do to survive: look.…
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Gods Among Us How Mythology Created Superheroes
We see them as modern creations, products of comic books and blockbuster movies, born in the 20th century. But what if I told you that we’ve been telling stories about them for thousands of years?