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Although not League of Legends, the mythical-god-centered MOBA Smite stands out with its own unique style of gameplay, which has led to it being quite a popular game. Recently, Smite wrapped up its own world championship tournament. Starting with best-of-one matches, lesser teams were quickly eliminated by the superior teams, all fighting for a shot […]

Individuality is definitely a factor in Japanese culture. It’s expressed in the confines of a group an individual associates with, contributing to a subculture community. However, there are certain boundaries limiting what is socially acceptable “self-definition.” First, one must be Japanese. As a largely homogeneous culture, you must first fit inside the box before you […]

Coming off of two major events in the League of Legends e-sports scene, a large majority of the top professional teams saw drastic changes to their rosters. Here are a few that had the most impact. Starting off in the Korean league, world champions SKTelecom said goodbye to three of their players: Lee “Easyhoon” Ji-hoon, […]

“In surfaces, perfection is less interesting,” said Anne Carson, an internationally renowned poet and classical scholar originally from Ontario. “For instance,” she went on, “a page with a poem on it is less attractive than a page with a poem on it and some tea stains.” Tea stains or no, any page with a poem […]