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Andor loves a good monologue. Among the best of them is Nemik’s Manifesto: Remember this, Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs ...

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The original Star Wars movie was a mashup. George Lucas and his collaborators pulled from everywhere: westerns, samurai ...

Watch and listen to bardcore trio Courseval play a cover version of Daft Punk’s Veridis Quo, a track from Discovery. This is lovely. And a banger.

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