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1. Writing, Compared Both the 1960 original and the 2016 remake follow the same general story that was put forward by Akira Kurosawa’sSeven Samurai—a town full of innocent villagers need help because a gang of bandits keep pillaging their homes for goods and supplies. The 2016 version ofThe Magnificent Sevendoes deviate slightly in some areas, but in the end, the overall plots are pretty close to identical. What exactly is different?...

7. Ken Kaneki Embraces His Ghoul Side (Tokyo Ghoul) Remember when Yamori captured and tortured Ken, pushing him to the limits of his sanity? That’s when Rize appeared in his mind and talked to him about power—about accepting his Ghoul side. In this case, the red spider lily doesn’t symbolize the loss of someone’s life but rather the loss of kindness within Ken, who then resorted to bloodthirst and violence to defeat his enemy....

10. Quentin Tarantino & Samuel L. Jackson Two things stand out in most of Quentin Tarantino’s films: they’re packed with gratuitous violence and bloodshed, and there’s often at least one character who’s intensely racist. Frequent collaborator Samuel L. Jackson famously had to pep-talk Leonardo DiCaprio on the set ofDjango Unchained. DiCaprio was reluctant to use a racial slur in his dialogue, but Jackson told him: “It’s just another Tuesday, motherf—er.”...

Area Control Board Games Area control board games challenge you to take over as many regions on the game board as you can. The theme may differ from board game to board game, but they usually put you in the role of a leader, whether that means a dictator, an army commander, a squad captain, etc. Gaining new territories doesn’t come without a fight, and you’ll often have to wage war against other players—or backstab them in politics—to get what you need to win....

How It Used to Be: PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now PlayStation Plus has always been confusing, but these changes are making it less confusing—and that’s great for everyone. It used to be that you had to understand and consider two separate services, called PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now. PlayStation Pluswas the main subscription service that allowed you to play your video games online, similar to Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Nintendo Switch Online....