Columns - June 2016

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    Dragon and Unicorn

    Dear Dragon and Unicorn,
    One of my friends is feeling a bit sick lately, and sometimes when my friend thinks I'm not looking, I can feel my friend's eyes staring at my head. Probably at my brain. I think my friend's turning into a zombie! How would you best fight this, oh wise ones?
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    To Bruges and Ghent We Went, Part 2

    On the third day of our stay in Bruges, my nephew and I took the thirty-minute train ride to Ghent, which is also in the Flemish Region of Belgium, albeit in East Flanders, not West. The first thing I noticed about it was not its lovely architecture, but its public transportation system.
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    Batman: Arkham Asylum

    I started playing Arkham Knight just recently, which makes this the third game I've played in the franchise. However, while I do intend to write a review of Arkham Knight at some point, I thought it was much more fitting in a Retrogaming column to go back to talking about past games. In this thought process, it makes much more sense for me to talk about where the Arkham games all began: in Batman: Arkham Asylum.
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    Flavorful Flemish Favorites

    Over the years, I have visited a lot of cities, but Bruges and Ghent were probably my favorite from a culinary perspective. I know, I know--Belgium doesn't exactly rank high on the list of international food destinations, but that's only because the list is wrong. With their proximity to the North Sea, both Brugge and Ghent have an abundance of fresh seafood, and let's not forget about the famous Belgian chocolates and waffles. So, following in my maternal grandfather's footsteps, I set out to discover my favorite Flemish flavors.
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