Travel & Culture
There is an annual festival in this Southeast Asian country that pays homage to local monkeys during the Monkey Buffet Festival. Residents provide 4.5 tons of fruits, vegetables, and candies to around 3,000 monkeys.
Thailand
This animation artist, director, and filmmaker's response to AI-generated art: "I feel like we are nearing the end of times. We humans are losing faith in ourselves."
Hayao Miyazaki
"Every morning, not in recent days, I see my friend who has a disability. It’s so hard for him just to do a high five; his arm with stiff muscles can’t reach out to my hand. Now, thinking of him, I can’t watch this stuff and find it interesting. Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is."
Girl, I travel 'round the world and even sail the seven seas
Across the universe and all the other galaxies
Just tell me where to go, just tell me where you wanna meet
I navigate myself, myself to take me where you be
Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
This is the last part of an ACLU canvasser's pitch.
Consolidation
This place is considered to be the last country in the world to introduce television in 1998 and is nicknamed "Land of the Thunder Dragon."
Bhutan
Animators of this movie attended a two-week intensive course for 'flight school' led by the Head of Character Animation, Simon Otto. They learned about aerodynamics and used the concepts when animating a creature to create the most realistic flight sequences.
How to Train Your Dragon
Sing-song when I'm walkin' home
Jump up to the top, LeBron
Ding-dong, call me on my phone
Ice tea and a game of ping pong
BTS - Dynamite
This is the most common eating disorder in the United States.
Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
There are more uncontacted people in this nation's portion of the Amazon than anywhere else on the planet, with the number of isolated tribes believed to be more than 100.
Brazil
Directors Ron Clements and John Musker pitched this passion project multiple times but the Disney studio deemed it as "risky" and not on brand with the animation company's Renaissance era of big dollar cash grabs. As a result, their production pitch was delayed until Clements and Musker had to put out The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Hercules before finally getting a go on their dream animation.
Treasure Planet
Make me less so I want more (More)
Bought a zip code at the mall
Call me crazy, call me selfish
Say I'm neither, would you believe her?
Rina Sawayama - XS
Standup comedians Rae saw live
Gabriel Iglesias (Fluffy) and Sam Jay
While this country has laws dating back to 1924 that make fossil collection or removal illegal, collectors and enthusiasts have taken advantage of the increased ease of access to the world’s most sparsely populated nation and its heritage within the 5th largest desert on Earth.
Mongolia / Gobi Desert
[First lines]
[singing] With the sting of the whip on my shoulder, with the salt of my sweat on my brow... Elohim, God on high, can you hear your people cry? Help us now, this dark hour...
Prince of Egypt
Facing the hard life without no fear (Yeah)
Just so you know that you really care (Uh)
'Cause any obstacle come, you're well prepared (Oh no)
And no, mama, you never shed tear
'Cause you have to shed things year after year (Na-na-na-na)
And you give the yout love beyond compare (Yeah)
You find his school fee and the bus fare (Yeah)
Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie - Rockabye
Cheer for old Loyola, fight for victory
Spread her fame and her fair name
With constant loyalty
U. Rah! Rah!
Cheer for Alma Mater
Laud her sons so true
[Finish the last line]
Onward to victory, Loyola U.
According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022, it will take 132 years to reach gender equality in the workforce. Name at least 5 countries that have closed more than 80% of their gender wage gap.
Iceland, Finland, Norway, New Zealand, Sweden, Rwanda, Nicaragua, Namibia, Ireland, Germany, Luxembourg.
This character is the protector of the Cedar Forest and is the god of life and death. Its abilities include immortality, reincarnation, healing powers over all illnesses or curses, and so forth. Demons don't fear anybody except this character as it maintains power over death. It can simply take any organism's life and collect their souls by touching them as the Night Walker.
Shishi Gami / Deidarabotchi from Princess Mononoke
Tell me, why should I care?
Say I may not have a dime
Oh, but I got street savoir-faire
Billy Joel - Why Should I Worry?
Rae's Top 3 anime shows in order and name at least one character from each anime.
1. Attack on Titan
2. Haikyuu!!
3. Kakegurui