Thursday, April 25, 2024

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With the nationwide events of the past year, it is quite cathartic to see a film that feels so in tune with current events. Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah is an incredible film with outstanding performances from LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, and Jesse Plemons. In case you are unaware, Judas and the Black Messiah follows the true story of William O'Neal...
"Donde esta Donda?" and "Did it drop?" were two of the questions I heard the most over the course of the past month (both of which were often followed by laughs). Granted, I did not help myself by posting incessant updates like I was an insider about the album on my Instagram story. Those questions all came to a...
We decided as a podcast that it would be easier for listeners to find what they like to listen to in regards to topics if we recorded the podcasts in chunks versus recording the podcast as one whole segment. This allows the segments to be easier to navigate and will allow us to have guests drop by in the...
When a teacher reads the roster to take attendance on the first day of school, there’s a pretty high chance he/she will butcher someone’s name down the line. The teacher doesn’t mean any harm in pronouncing the student’s name wrong, but when the student doesn’t correct the teacher, the mispronounced name becomes theirs for the rest of the year. Iran...
Christopher Paolini took over 3 years to write Inheritance, the final book in the Eragon cycle, and Inheritance is most definitely worth the wait. For those not familiar with the four books, Paolini’s bestseller series records the tale of a young adult named Eragon as he struggles to overthrow Galbatorix, an evil tyrant who rules the fantasy word of Algaesia...
  https://youtu.be/hSE-TivF7rQ Everywhere you look you see cars honking like there's no tomorrow and pedestrians yelling "I'm walkin' here!" to drivers. The air is filled with a mixture of the smell of hot dogs and cigarette smoke. Buildings tower around you and have tens of giant screens attached to them. You must constantly walk with the crowd, for if you stop,...
The news came as a surprise to many that keep up with current hip-hop when producer Metro Boomin announced his retirement from hip-hop via Instagram in April of 2018. It was unclear as to why the decision had been made by the BET award-winning “Producer of the Year” of 2016 and 2017 and consequently left many asking themselves the same...
“I don't like you T-Series...Nothing personal, kid...But I must go all out...Just this once” -PewDiePie, 2018 It’s a battle for the ages. Swedish original content creator vs. big-money Bollywood entertainment enterprise for the crown of YouTube, becomes the #1 most subscribed channel on the platform. This battle has been occurring for the last eight to ten months, and has not...

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