The conversation surrounding Helldivers 2 has been a curious one, and I’m still a bit perplexed at what appears to be a lot of people simply not getting the joke. In the space-shooter, you play as the bad guys. It’s basically the movie version of Starship Troopers as a live-service video game, and much more obviously satire than Paul Verhoeven’s campy, misunderstood movie. In the game, you are from Super Earth which is now a united planet under a “managed democracy”—an authoritarian state with the trappings of democracy and plenty of propaganda to make its citizens believe they’re free, when the opposite is very clearly the case.

Sticking with the theme of samurai from last week, today I’d like to cover the philosophy of legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Musashi was renowned for his dual-blade swordsmanship and undefeated record of 61 duels. He was awarded the title of Kensei, given to those with legendary skill in swordsmanship, literally translating to “Sword Saint”. He lived from c. 1584 to 1645, and shortly before his death, completed the Dokkōdō, meaning The Path of Aloneness.

I’m a “pencil and a lot of erasers” kind of girl - I don’t make decisions easily and then, when I do, I second and third guess them. I think we writers are like that. (Please tell me I’m not alone.) But I finally made a decision and it’s out in the world, so no erasing it now. ncG1vNJzZmirpZfAta3CpGWcp51kjaW70aKcoKqVmru0vMCnZqenpJp8pHmUbmlucWlugA%3D%3D

Hello! Despite living in Canada for about a decade, I have yet to taste some iconic Canadian foods. The Dutchie, a yeast-raised, raisin-studded, square-shaped doughnut, is one such item. It was popularized by Tim Horton’s, the beloved Canadian coffeehouse chain, as one of the two original baked goods on the menu. Beyond this, I haven’t been able to find much information on the Dutchie’s invention. There’s likely some connection to the Dutch doughnut oliebollen; though oliebollen are made from a wetter, more batter-like dough compared to the enriched yeast bread dough that forms the base for Dutchies.

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