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Austin Walker and Ian Williams on Funk of Titans
There’s a temptation to say that popular interpretations of blaxploitation has even lost their racialized content, but there’s often a toothless trace. In Funk of Titans, after players beat a set of levels they face off in a rhythm-game dance … Continue reading
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Tagged austin walker, blaxsploitation, funk of titans, ian williams, race
On Amazon Echo
A few weeks ago I unboxed my Amazon Echo and learned that I had to say “Alexa” in order to ask it to do things for me. It sits there on my counter, silent, until I say her name and … Continue reading
