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The Death of Weed Culture
The Death of Weed Culture If you live in a state like California, it’s hard to remember a time when weed was actually illegal. Classified as a misdemeanor in 1975, made “medically” legal in 1996, and recreationally legal in 2016, anyone under the age of 40 would be hard-pressed to recall a time when possessing
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Battlefield 6 Beta First Impressions
The first weekend of the Battlefield 6 open beta ended early this morning and I found the game made quite an impression on me. The last few iterations of Battlefield felt soulless and completely turned me off of the franchise. The games looked great, and the core mechanics felt intact but there was something off.
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The Power of a Packed Room: The Theatrical Experience of Zach Cregger’s Weapons
Zach Cregger’s Weapons was released this weekend to widespread critical and audience acclaim. The film follows the residents of a small town after 17 children mysteriously vanish in the middle of the night. While it is nominally a horror film (and it is scary), Weapons is also laugh-out-loud funny. Prior to Barbarian, Cregger was best known as a member of
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Can Dana White Save Surfing?
Since its inception in the 70s, the World Surf League (formerly the ASP), has longed for prominence on the level of professional basketball or football. Professional surfing has experienced numerous ups and downs, but even at its peak, pro surfing’s fan base primarily consisted of surfers. It’s been nearly 60 years, and the WSL still
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Ranking The Five Best Soda Off-Brands
Soda has experienced a complete rejuvenation over the last few years thanks to brand like Olipop and Poppi. These brands sell “healthy soda,” soda that contains less sugar and prebiotics that promote gut health. Are these sodas actually healthy? Probably not. Poppi recently reached a $9 million settlement for false advertising related to its gut health claims.
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What Ari Aster’s Eddington Says About Perception and Reality in the Digital Age
***SPOILER ALERT*** Ari Aster’s Eddington satirizes the delirium of the COVID pandemic through the framework of a traditional Western. It’s surreal to see such recent history on screen. There is so much to unpack from that time, and Aster tries his best to fit as much as he can into the two-and-a-half-hour film. The film feels like
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Tony Soprano and The Madonna-Whore Complex
By Fabian Lornspice. The Full Equation If you walked up to Paulie Walnuts at “The Bing” and told him his boss had something akin to an Oedipus complex, he’d probably call you a queer before tossing you out the back door with empty pockets and a bloody lip. At 28, I’ve had plenty of time
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Is It Bad That I Use Wikipedia Every Day?
According to Wikipedia, Wikipedia is the 9th most trafficked website in the world. From topics as broad as the color red to alphabetized lists of prominent celebrity sex tapes, there is a nearly endless wealth of information on Wikipedia. Operating as a non-profit, Wikipedia subsists on donations and provides its content ad-free. All the information on Wikipedia is provided by
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Cross-Play and the Death of Console Loyalty
When I was growing up, the division between PlayStation, Xbox, and PC felt immense. Each console had an array of exclusives that made owners of the opposite console envious. PC players had access to thousands of indie games that never made it to the consoles but had to wait months for ports of Call of Duty and Grand
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What Colbert’s Cancellation Says About the Future of Late-Night TV
CBS recently canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, citing financial losses due to a decline in viewership. The Late Show originally aired in 1993 with David Letterman at the helm, Colbert took over the show in 2015 after Letterman’s retirement. Commentators online have theorized that the show’s cancellation may be related to the proposed Skydance-Paramount merger, a deal