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Instability is inevitable
Suffering is a common word within Buddhism. To the Buddhist, to suffer means to endure instability and uncertainty. Buddhists learn to accept that nothing ever remains the same. Since most of us can admit there is no shortage of uncertainty going around in our lives during these pandemic times, it could be helpful and even useful to consider Buddhism. The Middle Way, or Buddhism, is not about an omniscient god or gods. It is about the teaching of a natural yet extraordinary man.
By Meadow Leight-Bell5 years ago in Futurism
Boba Fett Shows Up In 'The Mandalorian' Premiere
Season 2 of The Mandalorian started off exceptionally strong. Fans were extremely eager for this season, especially after exclusive interviews with Pedro Pascal (the Mandalorian), and others. Not only would this season bring more of 'Baby Yoda," but it also boasted many more surprises. Including some new characters…and some old.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Meet The Villains Of Star Wars The High Republic
Star Wars has a long and storied history, stretching from the original movies to the Sequel movies, traversing animated TV shows, countless books, comics and video games and finally to a live action TV show. Across these mediums are scattered numerous, memorable villains, from Sith Lords such as Darth Vader to bounty hunters like Boba Fett. Without the villains there would be no heroes, and your hero is only ever as good as your villain. A weak villain makes for a weak hero, because if the threat isn't all that plausible then the hero doesn't really have to do much to make everything better. With the Skywalker saga finally over, it's time to begin something new, and a new chapter of the Star Wars story begins. Enter The High Republic.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Finally Explains A HUGE Plot Point From 'A New Hope'
The Mandalorian is back, and it has been touted as the best Star Wars since the original trilogy. It has honed in on the western aspect that was so front and center for a portion of the original movie from 1977. It helps that the second season premiere brings the characters back to Tatooine, even expanding the worldbuilding of what people are used to thinking of as a bland, boring desert planet. The season premiere shows that there is still more to Tatooine than meets the eye, and even sheds a bit of light on a detail from the original film.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
The Dream State
When we dream, we are experiencing an alternate Universe. It feels a lot like a remixed version of the world we live in now. The only difference is some things appear to be a little bizarre. When I was in high school, I remember chilling on my friend's porch, and her next-door neighbor came over to talk with us. We were all talking about dreams. He was homeschooled so often his views on life were much different from ours. He said something that stuck with me for life. He said, "what if when are dreaming, the other people in our dreams are also dreaming." As if to say, our dreams were all intertwined, but we only experience it from our viewpoint.
By Neferneferuaten5 years ago in Futurism
You Have To Check Out ‘The Mandalorian’ Virtual Premiere
For the last several months since the shutdown until the day before “The Mandalorian” season 2 premiere, Disney had been non-stop with the marketing of “The Mandalorian” with clips, interviews, images, first looks, posters, behind the scenes and many more. Boosting up the hype for the Star Wars fans around the world, especially with rumors floating around and finally confirmed that Ahsoka Tano will be played by award winner actress Rosario Dawson that will appear in one or more episodes in The Mandalorian season 2 that could lead to her own spin off live action TV series. The show even marked as Fall most anticipated returning TV series, topping others returning shows such as Fargo, This Is Us, His Dark Material and The Crown. The show also won five Emmy awards from season 1 with Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy or Drama Series And Animation, Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program, Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series And Animation, Outstanding Special Effects, and Outstanding Cinematography For A Single.Camera Series with 8 other nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series. It seems restless on the marketing of this highly anticipated hit TV series that premiered this past Friday the 30th. The premiere episode 1 of The Mandalorian season 2 made all the Star Wars fans go nuts.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
A Long Sought-After 'Return of the Jedi' Question' Solved By 'Star Wars: Forces of Destiny'
Picture it: May 22, 2011, Family Guy concluded its ninth season with "It’s a Trap!," the final installment of the series’ Star Wars parody trilogy: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. In this double-episode, Han Solo (Peter Griffin) questions Leia (Lois Griffin) about her change in appearance, since they had last seen each other.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
12 Everyday Objects We Have To Thank The First Apollo Mission For
A lot of debate has ensued surrounding whether or not is was worth it financially and otherwise to spend the fortunes used to put men on the Moon. The seminal Apollo Program that saw man landing on the Moon on 20th July 1969 produced the following 12 items that we regularly employ on a daily basis. Judge for yourself if it was worth it:-
By Kevin Roache5 years ago in Futurism
Who is the Armorer
The Armeror is an experienced Mandalorian, although what type of experience she has endured is up for speculation. I will go into FULL Tale mode, as there are already overused speculation posts about the Armeror being Rook Kast, Ursa Wren, and even Bo Katan herself..
By Fulcrum Transmissions5 years ago in Futurism
