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Pacers Outlast Magic in Orlando, 95-86
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . The Indiana Pacers defeated the Orlando Magic 95-86 Wednesday evening. In a game where the Pacers were never truly threatened, it was good to see them finally take care...
Culture of Hoops
Woven in the Great Clan: Mavericks Win in Double Overtime Thriller
Image courtesy of TJ Macias/The BMF Sports The corridor on the bottom level of the American Airlines Center was vacuous as echoes of the sold-out crowd’s screams riddled off the cement ground, ricocheting off the...
Culture of Pop
'Pain & Gain' is Michael Bay's Best Movie - Surprising Yet True
Michael Bay is a polarizing figure to fans. Certain sects worship the man for his emphasis on massive explosions and commitment to creating movies with astronomical budgets. Others believe he lacks creativity and does nothing...
Culture of Hoops
Should Kobe Bryant Play For Team USA?
Image courtesy of Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes/Flickr. Allow me to answer the question posed in the title right off the bat: yes. Overwhelmingly yes. Yes, Kobe Bryant should play for Team USA during the...
Culture of Hoops
Tony Wroten's Top 5 Moments as a Sixer
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . Its been nearly two weeks since the 76ers released Tony Wroten , and quite honestly, I’m shocked that he hasn’t been picked up yet. He’s athletic, he’s got...
Culture of Hoops
Piera's Picks: How the Nike Kobe line became a reflection of his career
Today's Piera's Picks is slightly different. Actually, it's very different. Today's piece is about wins and losses, ups and downs, and how one of the greatest basketball careers has influenced shoes like no other. After...
Culture of Pop
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Maria Bamford, Mitch Hedberg
Image courtesy of the "Maria Bamford - Opening a Pot Clinic" video posted on YouTube. 16. Maria Bamford Maria Bamford is … weird. She is so strange, in fact, that one of the voices she...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 22 - The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises - the third film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy - has more flaws and is less historically significant than Batman Begins, so why is it higher on this list? In a...
Podcasts
The Cross/Over with DC & Ryan: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Original Trilogy, & the Denver Broncos
On Episode 14, DC and Ryan give their SPOILER filled review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The Poe and Finn of the podcasting world also relive the original trilogy and the prequels after a...
Culture of Pop
3 Ways 'Oz' Influenced Television Dramas
Oz debuted its six-season run on HBO in 1997 - the first one-hour episode drama series the network ever had. While 2016 now makes some of the previously thought to be intricate details of Oz...
