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Q: Was Jack Vance a misogynist?

Blueevent47This is very much an opinion question, and I hope whatever answers I get (and any disagreements that may arise from it) will remain civil. I have always liked the work of Jack Vance, in no small part because his works are often masterpieces of anthropology. His ability to imagine and flesh out ...

 
 
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12:35 PM
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Q: Do the Kwikspell courses work?

user13267In Harry Potter we are introduced to Kwikspell course in CoS (and never hear about it again) We see Filch taking courses, presumably by mail The descriptions of Kwikspell make me think it is for people who are weak in magic (kind of like how Neville was supposed to be when he was younger), ...

 
 
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1:55 PM
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Q: Why always Albania?

Shana TarWhat is it about Albania that makes it such a popular hiding place (Voldemort, Helena Ravenclaw) and holiday destination (Quirrell, Berta Jorkins) for British wizards? It would not be so strange in any separate case, but Albania just pops out too often in the series. Here is the theory I really ...

 
2:11 PM
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Q: Have they re-cast any of the X-men actor within a particular "timeline" series?

VBartilucciI've not watched most of the X-Men films after the first couple, but clearly they've been making them long enough that they've needed to re-cast people. As far as I know, that was done by shifting to the "First Class" series/timeline, with younger versions of the characters. So there's two diffe...

 
 
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5:39 PM
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Q: What does the Statue of Extra Liberty represent?

ThePopMachineIn this interview with show runner Patrick Somerville, we have: In one standout absurdist moment in this wonky New York, a tour guide points out a winged "Statue of Extra Liberty" across the water (seen above). "New York needed more liberty!" Somerville joked, before offering a clarification....

 
6:27 PM
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Q: Helicopters - TWD Seasons 1 and 7

MissouriSpartanIn both seasons 1 and 7, Rick encounters helicopters flying overhead. Season 1, I at first dismissed as being a survivor or group of survivors (at least one being a pilot, obviously) using it to get away or transport supplies, etc. BUT, then in Season 7, while Rick is walking along the road tow...

 
6:43 PM
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Q: Is there a Force power in Star Wars that allows one to create objects by "crystallizing" the force?

GorgonDoaI don't know how best to describe it, but is there a Force power, either light or dark side, that allows a force user to shape the force and crystallize it into solid objects, like blades of pure Force? not permanently, but for a short period of time. It can be from either Canon or Legends. Chee...

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Q: Story Identification - NOT CODE LYOKO - Girl who had to go inside a pc

CGXIt’s been a month right now which i’m thinking about this very old cartoon or even Japanese anime in which there was a girl who had to go inside a pc to protect (the prod of that pc word? ) the story ( I remembered it because when I was younger I saw merely the last few episodes ) evolves around ...

 
 
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7:47 PM
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Q: Sci-Fi book in which a guy travels a virtual reality world along with friends

NoahI remember only some of the parts to the book and it will sound kind of weird, but, I really want to figure out what book it was. Some of the parts I remember are, a guy is in a virtual reality type world, he started traveling with friends, he drowned in “programming” or something, and towards t...

 
8:19 PM
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Q: why did it take so long for Fury and Hill to learn about the Wakanda invasion?

AnthelothIn the after credits scene of infinity war, hill tells fury that there was an energy signature from wakanda just before the snap. the problem is that if as she says they were monitoring all satellites it should have been picked up at minimum twenty minutes earlier (around the amount of screen tim...

 

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