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🔖 This Week's Feature - The Psychology of Marvel’s Wolverine: What Logan’s Fury Is Really Covering
200 years of survival. A body that heals. A mind that never forgets. 
Following the launch of Marvel's Wolverine (2026), Dr. Kaufmann breaks down what's really driving Wolverine's fury — and what it teaches us about being human.
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