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fromInverse
1 day ago

13 Years Later, Marvel's Best New Show Just Redeemed A Controversial Iron Man Twist

He did as much 13 years ago in Iron Man 3, the second he dropped his guise as the Mandarin to reveal that he was actually Trevor Slattery. The efficacy - not to mention the morality - of this twist has been the topic of heated debate ever since, but no one can deny that Kingsley isn't utterly sympathetic in the role.
Television
Philosophy
fromBig Think
2 months ago

Plato meets game theory: How Schelling points explain the power of great books

Idealistic communal decisions over language sparked competing factions—constructed languages, Mandarin, and Latin—with coherent but incompatible rationales, preventing consensus on a single language.
Film
fromInverse
6 months ago

12 Years Later, Marvel Just Doubled Down On Its Weirdest Plot Twist

The Iron Man trilogy has notable narrative choices, particularly regarding the Mandarin character's portrayal and evolution in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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