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NBA
NBA Trade Day? A Day of What-if, A Glimmer of Hope
Image courtesy of the NBA. A New (Great) Idea for the NBA Unfortunately, especially this woebegone season, I am a fan of two teams who are doomed. The Orlando Magic and the New York Knickerbockers...
Movies
Oscars 2017 Predictions
It’s that time of the year again for Hollywood to hand out statues of little gold men at the Academy Awards. The Oscars don’t always get it right, but it makes it more interesting to...
NBA
Best NBA Trade In Each NBA Conference
Image courtesy of Sacramento Kings/Facebook. The top NBA trade in the Western Conference this season, is undoubtedly the one that saw DeMarcus Cousins leave his adopted city and its Sacramento Kings to The Big Easy,...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.4: Emily Dates a Henchman
Powerless season 1 really hit its stride with its fourth episode. The difference in both joke density and joke quality between this and previous episodes was enormous. It helped that it had the incredibly strong...
NBA
The Winners and Losers of the NBA Trade Deadline
Image Courtesy of New Orleans Pelicans/Facebook The 2017 NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone, and despite the general lack of last minute fireworks we've become accustomed to seeing over the past few years, it's...
Culture of Pop
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: No. 3 - Richard Pryor
Image courtesy of YouTube. No. 3: Richard Pryor The Godfather of modern comedy, perhaps the easiest way to understand the importance and impact of Richard Pryor is to note that he has influenced nearly every...
Culture of Pop
The Flash Season 3 Review: 3.13: Attack on Gorilla City
This week's episode of The Flash season 3 had Barry Allen and the gang traveling to Gorilla City. Traveling to a city of hyperintelligent gorillas is a winning formula and thankfully this episode doesn't blow...
NBA
NBA Trade Deadline: 5 Trades That Would Break Knicks Twitter
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. It's peak trade deadline season in the NBA. So far the Pelicans have finessed their way into the scariest front court in recent memory, the Raptors solidified their starting...
Culture of Pop
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: No. 4 - Eddie Izzard
Image courtesy of YouTube. No. 4: Eddie Izzard This might be the most controversial (or at the very least surprising) ranking of anyone on the list. At least, it is for those who are unfamiliar...
Culture of Hoops
Lakers Name Magic Johnson President of Basketball Operations
Image courtesy of Neon Tommy/Flickr. Los Angeles Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss announced today that the team has named Earvin "Magic" Johnson as President of Basketball Operations. In addition, General Manager Mitch Kupchak has been relieved...
