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As I celebrated the New Year in New York City, I had no idea I would be exposed to a completely different city on the opposite side of the country just three weeks later. I found myself in Portland, Oregon: a unique city that blends the active Pacific Northwestern lifestyle with interesting people, art, businesses, and forms of expression. My […]
After a thrilling All-Star weekend, the 2019-20 NBA regular season enters its final two month stretch, roughly the final third of the season. With 66% of most team’s 82-game schedule complete, it’s a great time to pause and reflect how the final standings might shake out. For comparison, check out my preseason predictions for all 30 teams records as well […]
London-born, Maryland-based musician IDK will be releasing “IDK and Friends 2” tonight, a companion soundtrack to Kevin Durant’s documentary “Basketball County”. The release will follow “IDK and Friends :)”, a collaborative mixtape the rapper self-released in November 2018. The follow-up is set to be just as, if not more, loaded than the first, with an expansive list of vocalists and […]
Playboi Carti fans awaiting the rapper’s long-anticipated second studio album, Whole Lotta Red, were treated to a surprise drop on Thursday afternoon. Carti released a new single “@ MEH” with an accompanying music video. @ meh ! out now !https://t.co/LTLvqrccVx — 💋🧛🏿♀️ (@playboicarti) April 16, 2020 The single shares the same cover art that the Atlanta rapper had posted on his […]
One of the most high-flying yet polarizing players in the National Football League, wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., could be changing teams for the second straight offseason. After spending five seasons with the New York Giants, breaking records left and right, the football world was stunned when New York traded the three-time Pro Bowler to the Cleveland Browns. On March […]
The NFC South has featured formidable quarterbacks for years. At the start of the 2019 NFL season, three of the division’s four starting quarterbacks had a Super Bowl appearance under their belt. The same can still be said now: though Cam Newton is done in Carolina, Tom Brady has entered the division to make the NFC South easily the most […]
IDK, a London-born, Maryland-Washington D.C.-based rapper, may be hip-hop’s next big star. His 2019 studio debut album Is He Real? turned heads as a concept album that actually compelled the listeners to think, rather than just hear the same old hooks and choruses that are dominating the charts. That’s not to say the album isn’t pleasing on the ears though: IDK […]
After releasing Luv is Rage 2 in 2017 (Lil Uzi Vert’s debut studio album that has since gone double-platinum,) hype built for over two years for the Philadelphia rapper’s next commercial project: Eternal Atake. The “XO Tour Llif3” rapper first announced the album in 2018, with intrigue and mystique always surrounding the nature of the record. “New Patek” was released in […]
The NFL offseason quarterback carousel is well underway. Tom Brady, the longest-tenured quarterback in the league with a single team, left the New England Patriots for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Philip Rivers, who had spent his entire career with the Chargers franchise, moved on to the Indianapolis Colts. Teddy Bridgewater leveraged a strong showing for the New Orleans Saints in […]
Joining other countries, regions, and territories around the world in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, France will begin a 15-day country-wide lockdown of all non-essential functions starting at noon on March 17. Emmanuel Macron, the 42-year-old President of France, announced the measures on March 16, giving citizens less than 24 hours to prepare for a non-public life for at […]
If Anthony Davis retired now from the NBA, for some unexpected reason, he would be worthy of induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame based on his career thus far. Davis doesn’t need to score another point, block another shot, be selected to another All-Star game, or even win a championship in order to become a future Hall-of-Famer: because he […]
The rap game and music industry is no stranger to delayed, mysterious release dates. Lil Uzi Vert released his debut studio album, Luv is Rage 2 on August 25, 2017, after its own set of delays. But the attention quickly shifted to what was set to be a paramount project: Eternal Atake. The 25-year-old Philadelphia rapper first said the album was […]
In 2018, the Chicago Bears rode a dominant defense and just enough offense from quarterback Mitch Trubisky to a division title and playoff berth. In 2019, Chicago showed the formula has to be executed perfectly to work. With Trubisky’s offense declining, the defense was stretched thinner, and the Bears went 8-8 as a result. Trubisky is still under contract for […]
After Steph Curry’s hand injury, suffered in just the fourth game of the season, the Golden State Warriors went from fringe playoff contenders to the worst team in the league in a heartbeat. 58 games later, the former MVP will return to the court for the Warriors as they host the Toronto Raptors. Of course, the last time Curry saw […]
Taco Bell boasts some of the best vegetarian/vegan selections in the fast food industry, with the entire menu capable of being modified to fit either meat-free diet. In 2019, the chain introduced a vegetarian menu, bringing items like the Black Bean Crunchwrap Supreme to consumers without the need for modification and substitutes (for vegetarians at least.) But Taco Bell isn’t […]
The 2020 XFL season is in full swing as the calendar switches over from February to March. Leap days in February only happen once every four years, but professional football on a leap day? Now that’s a real treat. This week, the Houston Roughnecks try to get to 4-0, but face a hot Dallas Renegades team that is 2-0 since […]
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 118-109 in a highly anticipated matchup between an all-time great player, still dominating the league in his 17th season, and a promising rookie that might just be the next face of the NBA. The matchup served as a highly anticipated first meeting between LeBron James and Zion Williamson. Williamson is truly […]
