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Back in the 1960s, the muscle car wars were about to start in America, while in a very far away land called Japan, the Speed Racer was born. Coming into the world at first in print form, the idea morphed into an anime series that originally aired in 1976 and 1968 and proved immensely popular.

Akira Kurosawa Films 101: 1963 – 1970 These three Kurosawa films represent the end of one phase of his career and the beginning of another. High and Low is a police procedural that is regarded as one of his greatest films, while Red Beard represented the end of his so-called “Creative Period”. High and Low (1963) What would you give to save the life of your child? That should be an easy one: you give whatever it takes, down to your last nickel and then some. A more interesting question:...

How STAR WARS: CLONE WARS Changed the Franchise for the Better Twitter Star Wars went through a rough patch. Attack of the Clones premiered the year before to less-than-stellar reviews and ended up underperforming at the box office compared to the previous film. With the next film still a couple of years away, and its plot skipping straight to the end of the Clone Wars, George Lucas turned to animator Genndy Tartakovsky for a micro-series that changed the franchise forever. Star Wars: Clone Wa...

Via Google Maps The upcoming closure of an Associated supermarket is prompting food desert fears Crown Heights residents are worried about a food desert potentially forming in the western part of their neighborhood, the Brooklyn Paperreports. The Associated supermarket, at 975 Nostrand Avenue, near Montgomery Street, was recently given a 90-day notice to leave the building after lease negotiations reportedly fell through. Even though a commercial eviction moratorium is currently in place throu...

SHARE Photo courtesy of MIFUNE There have been a lot of rumors of late that New York City’s death knell is tolling, but a recent night out to dinner at acclaimed Japanese restaurant MIFUNE seemed to only prove that New York’s nightlife scene—while different, yes—is still very much alive. COVID has hit the restaurant industry particularly hard, but restaurants like MIFUNE have come up with interesting ways to put out a creative experience that is exciting for both the chefs and the ...