The sports industry offers many of its professional athletes a plentiful salary. That said, time after time, poor financial decisions have left many pro athletes in unfortunate circumstances. According to CNBC, over 60% of NBA players have gone bankrupt during the first five years of retirement. While many factors can lead to these hardships, many […]
Day: April 25, 2024
Omakase restaurants provide a unique, singular dining experience. (Op-Ed)
Omakase is a traditional style of Japanese dining experience in which the diner lets the sushi chef prepare whatever they desire for their guests; there are no menus, no requests, and no two omakase experiences, even if at the same restaurant, are the same. The phrase omakase directly translates to “I leave it up to […]
Racist Trump calls deadly Charlottesville neo-Nazi rally a “peanut” compared to student protesters. (Op-Ed)
As student protesters unite across college campuses to stand up against the ongoing genocide in Gaza, former president Donald Trump has condemned their peaceful protest and called the deadly Charlottesville neo-Nazi rally a “peanut” in comparison. In August 2017, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and other right-wing groups descended on the city of Charlottesville to protest the […]
Harvey Weinstein’s New York felony sex crimes conviction is overturned
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the infamous Hollywood producer whose downfall stood as a symbol of the #MeToo movement. Many women testified against Weinstein and many more shared their stories of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse online. Shockingly, by a 4-3 vote, the court […]
