The NFL’s Empty Gesture
The NFL recently made headlines when they announced the barring of convicted sexual criminals and domestic abusers from the NFL combine. Many believe this move was a step in the right […]
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The Future Complex and How It’s Changing Rap
Future Hendrix is changing the rap game. Not just the auto tuned, syrup filled sounds that are pioneering a new, alternative genre within hip-hop; it’s his constant output of quality content […]
Splash: My First Big Play
I was not a good football player. As much as I love the sport, no amount of heart would have changed the player that I was in high school. I […]
Cam Newton is Bigger Than Football
Cam Newton is special. Coaches and fans alike have only ever dreamed of a quarterback with Newton’s size, arm, athleticism, and brass. The accolades Newton has accumulated at such an […]
An Act of Love
“Mamma, mamma, can we go to the movie?” Josef begged at his mother’s feet while his older brother, Yitzhak, stood by and looked on with a smile. “Please mama, we […]
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Flatlined B.O.B.
This was the most unlikely rap battle in history, but here we are. We have been blessed with a rap battle over science between two people who can’t actually rap. […]
Reality Catches Up Eventually
Everybody wants to be larger than life. Everybody aspires to be something unreasonably attainable. Everybody has a dream. And everybody can wake up. Football is special. Not only special to me, […]
Video Game Review: Undertale
Undertale, at its core, is a game about patience. Every battle is a new opportunity to foul up, the game teasing you with easy KILL ALL THE THINGS solutions when, […]
Waking Up: How the White Moderate Empowers Racism
It was a summer day in 2014 that would change my outlook on the world forever. See, I was down in Texas to visit my dad for the first time […]
Vince Staples Doesn’t Want Your Bouquet
Vince Staples has his demons; the monsters that he has created because of his experiences that keep him up at night. We all have them. Some seem silly, some seem […]