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...historical Roman Empire. In it, players must “rescue [their] captured Christian brethren… [who] have been taken hostage by the evil Roman Empire, controlled by Satan himself.” Because the company seeks to provide an alternative to games that “portray violence to human beings or feature blood, guts and gore,” the warfare is purely spiritual—at least in name.In both “Catechumen” and “Ominous Horizons,” which followed two years later, the bad guys...
...cheese are good, too.”Children Henley’s age may be the likeliest demographic to make the trip to Narnia, but Disney and Walden are presumably also aiming at young adults pining for Hogwarts. To that end, William Moseley and Anna Popplewell—who portray the elder Pevensie siblings in “Wardrobe”—banter together with enough gawky chic to take on any Weasley.Moseley says he listened to Lewis’ books on tape as a child, but quickly vouches for their teen cred, recalling how much...
...Japan, and Korea—albeit a history with zoological undertones.The first eye-catching piece is a standing horse sculpture from the second century. With caramel brown glaze, the horse was an early Chinese status symbol that wealthy citizens would include in their burial tombs. Pieces like this sculpture portray animals of the real world. But, Mowry says, that “we wanted to show there are more animals than just horses.” Beyond these equestrian pieces are animals as diverse as the monkey, tiger, and snake. Animals of the fantasy world include the dragon and phoenix...
...minute later, the bouncer got nice and the crowd walked through. Inside, oversized cutouts of Scene’s mission statement—“to portray the events, the people, the passions… that we are all a part of”—had been propped against support beams. The bar served free drinks until around midnight as an elevated DJ booth blasted music...
...Iraq ... I don't regret going." Despite the resolute rhetoric--and a backdrop declaring PLAN FOR VICTORY--the address signaled an incremental withdrawal of troops before the 2006 U.S. midterm elections. Likewise, the release last week of a 35-page report, National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, aimed to portray Bush as acting deliberately rather than buckling to critics, who carped that the plan had arrived a few years late...