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Kong: Skull Island or Godzilla Prequel

Kong: Skull Island or Godzilla Prequel

This article does contain spoilers for the film Kong: Skull Island.

Kong: Skull Island is another reset of the King Kong franchise. That being said, it is not a bad film; not a great one either.

First, let me say what this film actually accomplishes.

Puts King Kong in the same universe as the 2014 Godzilla film

Sets up Godzilla 2 (looks like Godzilla Destroy All Monsters)

Sets up Godzilla…

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Let us all enjoy Thanksgiving and Black Friday and all the capitalism that goes along with it! Hopefully you enjoyed time with your family and good food! #thanksgiving #blackfriday #mario #supermario #amiibo #nintendo

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Here is a blast from the past. I picked these up at a drug store in little Tokyo (L.A. California). This was about 7 years ago. I put them aside to show as a "wow" item. Yes, that is a Sharam Q CD behind it. #Ohranger #powerrangerszeo #bandaid #tokusatsu #toku #supersentai #powerrangers #sharamq (at Megaroad Toys and Entertainment)

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Over the weekend OTDT volunteered at the Pittsburgh Sakura Project fall planting. This is a great organization to volunteer at; a group that is adding to the beauty of the park and helping the environment. #sakuraproject #pittsburgh #volunteer @pittsburghsakuraproject (at North Park)

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Sometimes there are moments when you go: I could really go for some RPGing, Warhammer, or some other d6 based game. I have no idea why I got that urge here ;) #gaming #dice #fivebelow #rpg #warhammer #d6 (at Five Below)

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So, I picked up a Pebble smart watch. There is something to be said about having a Pokemon battle watch face! #Pokemon #pebble #pebblewatch #smartwatch #videogames #nintendo (at Moon, Pennsylvania)

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Today is being spent being creative. While not the best, it is a decent pikachu. I got the pan at the Pokemon center Tokyo a number of years ago, this is the first successful use of this pan/mold. #pikachu #baking #pokemon #cake #fandom

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Sometimes when you are out and about you find unique things. To all you Labyrinth fans, I found this gem an original storybook from the movie. #labyrinth #book #rarebook #fandom

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Today is the Pittsburgh Sakura Project's planting in North Park (Pittsburgh, PA USA). Come help plant the new cherry trees. Members of OTDT will be there. #sakuraproject #cherrytree #Sakura #volunteer #sakura #pittsburgh https://t.co/tqDn2bFzKC (at Scott Township, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

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Daigaku Z: Storm Warning

Daigaku Z: Storm Warning

Daigaku Z is a weekly column describing Z’s journey to learn the Japanese language while at the University of Pittsburgh. She impressed the East Asian Language and Literature departmentwith her first-year performance, but she stumbled over the summer semester’s Accelerated Program course. Still, she is nothing if not persistent, and now she faces the second year of the program once more. This is…

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Daigaku Z: Better Living Through Saccharine

Daigaku Z: Better Living Through Saccharine

Daigaku Z is a weekly column describing Z’s journey to learn the Japanese language while at the University of Pittsburgh. She impressed the East Asian Language and Literature departmentwith her first-year performance, but she stumbled over the summer semester’s Accelerated Program course. Still, she is nothing if not persistent, and now she faces the second year of the program once more. This is…

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Daigaku Z: This Is (not) A Drill

Daigaku Z: This Is (not) A Drill

Daigaku Z is a weekly column describing Z’s journey to learn the Japanese language while at the University of Pittsburgh. She impressed the East Asian Language and Literature departmentwith her first-year performance, but she stumbled over the summer semester’s Accelerated Program course. Still, she is nothing if not persistent, and now she faces the second year of the program once more. This is…

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Daigaku Z: Under The Weather

Daigaku Z: Under The Weather

Daigaku Z is a weekly column describing Z’s journey to learn the Japanese language while at the University of Pittsburgh. She impressed the East Asian Language and Literature departmentwith her first-year performance, but she stumbled over the summer semester’s Accelerated Program course. Still, she is nothing if not persistent, and now she faces the second year of the program once more. This is…

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Daigaku Z: Life In The Slow Lane

Daigaku Z: Life In The Slow Lane

Daigaku Z is a weekly column describing Z’s journey to learn the Japanese language while at the University of Pittsburgh. She impressed the East Asian Language and Literature departmentwith her first-year performance, but she stumbled over the summer semester’s Accelerated Program course. Still, she is nothing if not persistent, and now she faces the second year of the program once more. This is…

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Legends Never Die

Editorial note: this was intended to be released on the 13th of July, but due to a technical error was not. It is presented now as it was originally intended. Thank you for your understanding.

The news has been passed around by now. Mr. Satoru Iwata, President and CEO of Nintendo, dead at 55 of cancer. It’s certainly sobering news, and it’s definitely a shock to the system of anyone who grew up…

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Daigaku Z: Ainu You Are But What Am I?

Daigaku Z: Ainu You Are But What Am I?

Daigaku Z is a weekly column describing Z’s journey to learn the Japanese language while at the University of Pittsburgh. She impressed the East Asian Language and Literature departmentwith her first-year performance, but she stumbled over the summer semester’s Accelerated Program course. Still, she is nothing if not persistent, and now she faces the second year of the program once more. This is…

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