Luigi’s Mansion: The Night Player Two Became the Hero
Think of the world’s most famous sidekicks. Who comes to mind? Robin? Dr. Watson? Chewbacca? What about Luigi? For decades, Luigi stood one step behind the most recognizable video game character on Earth. He went on the same adventures, cleared the same levels, and leapt across the same bottomless pits…but the spotlight always belonged to […]
The Beast of Gévaudan: When Wolves Became a Monster
Werewolves are legend. The bodies in Gévaudan were not. Between 1764 and 1767, something hunted the people of rural France. It attacked shepherds in open fields, dragged children away from livestock, and left survivors describing an enormous wolf-like creature unlike anything they had ever seen. It was too large. Too fast. Too intelligent. Hunters shot […]
Werewolves: The Beast Beneath the Skin
The moon rises. Somewhere beyond the last house in the village, a man begins to change. His fingers twist into claws. Hair spreads across his skin. Bones stretch and break before rebuilding themselves into something that can run on four legs. He screams, but the sound emerging from his throat is no longer entirely human. […]
The Masters Par 3 Contest: Golf’s Most Beautiful Bad Omen
Opening Kickoff Augusta National is supposed to feel magical. And on Wednesday before the Masters begins, golf’s most famous course briefly loosens its tie. The pressure drops. Families come inside the ropes. Children wear miniature caddie uniforms. Players laugh. Past champions return. Holes-in-one happen with almost suspicious regularity. It is one of the most wholesome […]
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Delinquent Who Had to Die to Learn How to Live
He’s fourteen. He skips school. He fights. He mouths off to adults. Teachers expect the worst from him. Most people around town have already decided exactly what kind of kid Yusuke Urameshi is going to become. Then he sees a child about to be hit by a car. Yusuke pushes him out of the way. […]