Spring-Heeled Jack: Victorian London’s Original Parkour Monster
London in the Victorian era was growing. Gas lamps pushed against the darkness. New streets stretched farther into the countryside. Crowds moved through neighborhoods where strangers could disappear almost instantly. Then something began jumping over the walls. Witnesses described a tall, devilish figure lurking along the roads outside London. He wore a dark cloak. His […]
Dog Days of Summer: Why MLB is 162 Games
It is August. It is hot. Football is starting to stretch in the distance. Basketball is asleep. Hockey is gone. The summer air feels heavy, the standings are starting to matter, and somewhere, in some ballpark, two teams are playing a perfectly normal baseball game on a random Tuesday night. Maybe it is in Cincinnati. […]
86—EIGHTY-SIX: Spearhead Squadron and the People Who Refused to Be Forgotten
They don’t have graves. Most don’t even have bodies left to bury. Sometimes all that’s left is a name. A drawing. A piece of metal. And someone who remembers they existed. Welcome to Spearhead Squadron. At first glance, 86—Eighty Six looks like another grim military science-fiction anime. Young soldiers pilot machines against an overwhelming mechanical […]
Sparking! ZERO: Dragon Ball’s Ultimate Celebration
There comes a point where a franchise stops asking permission to be great. Dragon Ball reached that point a long time ago. After decades of unforgettable manga chapters, iconic anime moments, beloved video games, and millions of fans around the world, Dragon Ball no longer needs to prove that it belongs. It simply needs to […]
The Road To Dragon Ball Super: How the World Helped Bring Goku Back
Dragon Ball Super gave us some of the franchise’s biggest moments. Beerus changed everything we thought we knew about power. Whis introduced an entirely new style of mentorship. Ultra Instinct became one of anime’s most recognizable transformations. The Tournament of Power united fighters from across the multiverse. Broly finally became part of the official Dragon […]