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The Iron Claw (2023) film review & summary
RATING: STRONG 3/10 The Iron Claw (2023) is as bloated with blunt expository imagery and unnecessary melodrama as Kevin Von Erich’s (Zac Efron) swollen body. The trailers for…
Scouting Report: Federico Redondo
Analysis of the youngster from Argentina. Federico Redondo is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder from Argentina and plays for Argentinos Juniors in the Liga Profesional. As a member of…
The duality of Miami told through two legends: Lionel Messi & LeBron James
Two sides of a coin. Miami, Florida, is not the genesis of anything in the world of professional athletics. The Miami Dolphins are Florida’s oldest professional sports team,…
The mystery of Bol Bol: The NBA’s favorite player
The NBA’s most loved role player. There are certain professional athletes that maintain a level of serviceability throughout their careers that they become stalwarts and their presences are…
The Rockets decided to end their rebuild too early
Is Houston trying to genuinely compete prematurely? American sports leagues are a bizarre phenomenon in juxtaposition to how international soccer leagues, among others, incentivize their teams to try…
Some Summer League Reviews — Scoot, Wemby, etc.
First impressions on some of the league’s top prospects. Amen Thompson While there was nothing that made fans jump out of their seat throughout Amen Thompson’s Summer League…
NBA Twitter can’t be “rate limited”
Elon Musk can’t stop NBA Twitter. There are 3 things that are guaranteed within the life of an NBA fan: death, taxes and “Woj bombs.” The NBA goes…
Lucki’s rise was not just lucky
There is something uncanny about listening to Chicago rapper Lucki’s music. It’s amorphous in the sense that the instrumentals may be layered, sample-heavy and dense but the artist…
Some Summer League Reviews – Scoot, Wemby, etc.
Amen Thompson While there was nothing that made fans jump out of their seat throughout Amen Thompson’s Summer League debut, I just kept finding myself mentally exclaiming how…
Album Review – The Alchemist: Flying High
SOFT 7/10 The Alchemist is a chef when it comes to his solo projects. Some ingredients here and there, a little bit of garnish, and it’s always filling.…
Get Damian Lillard to South Beach! – Mock Trades
The One That Tries To Solve Everybody’s Problems Damian Lillard wants out, James Harden wants out, Furkan Korkmaz has been wanting out for years and Tyler Herro has…
NBA Twitter can’t be “rate limited”
There are 3 things that are guaranteed within the life of an NBA fan: death, taxes and “Woj bombs.” The NBA goes through a trilogy of phases every…
Album Review – Lil Uzi Vert: Pink Tape
STRONG 5/10 Have you ever received a gift from someone and it’s exactly what you wanted, but they also give you more than you wanted, and so now…
Rappers can win Hip-Hop by avoiding competition
When you think about hip-hop, you think about rap. When you think about rap, you think about bars. When you think about bars, you often do so in…
Top 3 best and worst picks of 2023 NBA Draft
Best Picks: Brice Sensabaugh (Ohio State) —> 28th Pick by Utah Jazz Jordan Clarkson has yet to make a decision about his Player Option heading into next season,…
Top 3 best and worst picks of 2023 NBA Draft
Some of the biggest steals and misses. Best Picks: Brice Sensabaugh (Ohio State) -> 28th Pick by Utah Jazz Jordan Clarkson has yet to make a decision about…
The other shoe has dropped for hypebeasts
It was a Thursday in 2017, I had Geometry at my middle school that morning. I had a quiz, as I did every class, but the only numbers…
“Energy” has become a beverage buzz-word
Do you think a child would think something is cool, or okay to participate in, if it was given a seal of approval by youthful popular culture figures…
Did Ja Morant get what he deserves?
Most people get told by an authority figure that “actions have consequences” at some point in their life. Some believe that this can ring hollow with global atrocities…
Album Review – King Krule: Space Heavy
STRONG 7/10 First-time listeners of Archy Marshall, otherwise known as King Krule, might mistake the 28-year-old for an world-weary older man based on his raspiness and deep pitch,…
Album Review – Kenny Mason: 6
SOFT 5/10 Many may think of Kenny Mason as JID’s personal sidekick, as he’s featured on bangers like “Just In Time”, “Dance Now” and “Stick”, but his solo…
Sporting ethics talk, but money talks louder
It was only last July when Rory McIlroy claimed that there was “no room in the golf world for LIV Golf” . It was also just around a…
Album Review – Arlo Parks: My Soft Machine
SOFT 7/10 One of the greatest beauties in songwriting is when words can truly convey what the artist vocalizing it means. The abstract labyrinth of verbosity that comes…
Can failure produce success? — The Pistons are right to hire Monty Williams
Wouldn’t it be nice if you got rewarded every time you failed in order to get yourself back up and running? That’s exactly what just happened to Monty…
State Your Intentions! — A Confusing Upcoming NBA Offseason
Trying to figure out some existing inquiries within the NBA landscape. We live in an era of NBA superstardom where players reign supreme and management must create viable…