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Lance Reddick's performance as Charon, the stoic and dependable concierge at The Continental, the hotel for assassins in the John Wick films, has become one of the most recognizable roles in the franc ...
There are numerous parallels between John Wick and legendary heroes of myth, like Odysseus, but one that most fans may have missed is Charon.
A spokesperson for the group, teacher Ohad Kozminsky, said the publication’s goal was to “challenge the dominant and irresponsible Anzac mythology”. “We are frustrated by resources that ...
Just when you think the folk-horror vogue is all played out, along comes Aislinn Clarke’s textured delve into Celtic mythology and intergenerational trauma. Siobhán (Clare Monnelly), known to ...
Over time, these narratives hardened into something bigger, like a conspiracy mythology, complete with its own villains, rituals, and rules. Now the spotlight has returned home. The Pope meets Vance.
From the Roman Empire to Russian Tsars and the Scottish Highlands, Richard McLauchlan's new book The Bagpipes: A Cultural History explores the mythology, history, and global reverberations of the ...
According to some fans, Charon's Obol has been referred to in The White Lotus season 3. In Greek mythology, Charon is believed to be the ferryman who takes dead souls across the river Styx into the ...
Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Sinners ...