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The Long Walk Is a Haunting Exploration of Good Intentions Gone Very Wrong

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On paper, Mattie Do’s The Long Walk is a groundbreaking film: it’s the first film from Laos to screen theatrically in the U.S., and it’s made by the country’s first (and apparently only) woman filmmaker , who also happens to be the only director in Laos making genre films. But even if you didn’t know any of that, The … Read more.

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150,000-Year-Old Human Tooth Is Rare Evidence of the Extinct Denisovans

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Paleontologists in Laos have uncovered an ancient molar that likely belonged to a young Denisovan girl. The discovery is a big deal, as the Laotian cave in which the molar was found is now one of only three spots known to host these enigmatic humans. Read more.

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How to know when to make a side hustle a main gig

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Luke Tavener, the owner of Orange Robe Tours , left a high-paying role working in China to start his own profit-for-purpose social enterprise in Luang Prabang, Laos. "I When I thought about the future, all I could see was me in Laos working on my own business." I realized I kept thinking about starting a social enterprise at work.

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EON Reality Unveils 114-Stop World Tour for AVR Platform Launches

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The launches will begin in early February with locations in Sweden, Morocco, Italy, India, Singapore, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Laos before spreading across six continents over the next several months.

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Marvel's New Iron Fist is One of Their Best Updates in Years

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Since Miles Morales debuted in the Ultimate Universe back in 2011 and slowly became a household name, Marvel’s had no shortage of new, younger characters take on the names of established legacy heroes like Iron Man and Thor. Each new hero has had attention grabbing headlines, and for many of them—like Sam Wilson’s… Read more.

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Mortal Kombat's Director Wanted to Ground His Gory New Adaptation

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Anyone who asks “Why is Hollywood making a new Mortal Kombat movie ?” probably doesn’t follow Mortal Kombat. The first movie was released in 1995, around the same time the third game in the series was sucking up quarters in arcades around the world. In the 25 plus years since, not only have almost two dozen additional Mortal … Read more.

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Mortal Kombat's Sub-Zero Casting Informed the Entire Film

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When director Simon McQuoid signed on to make Mortal Kombat he was sure of one thing. It was something that eventually trickled down to almost everything else in the video game adaptation. “I I knew I wanted Joe [Taslim] as Sub-Zero ,” the director told io9. “He He was the first picture to go to on my pin-up wall of ‘That’s… Read more.

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