Today marks the 75th anniversary since DC Comics first gave us Wonder Woman. Over the years the Amazon Princess has been an enduring symbol of female empowerment and strength, especially during the 70s (thanks in part to Gloria Steinem). What sets her apart from her superhero colleagues, is that she is a warrior; she comes from a society that...
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Shortly after The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 comes out in November, Lionsgate and several members of the creative team behind the film, including director Francis Lawrence, writer Peter Craig, and producer Nina Jacobson, will reunite to make a new silver screen adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey. The Odyssey tells the story of the Greek...
Ralph Baer, who created the first home video game console in the late sixties has passed away at the age of 92, according to a report from Gamasutra. Baer, who was a German immigrant created the ‘Brown Box,’ which was later known as the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. He was called the ‘Thomas Edison of the home TV game’ by...