Are Golf Tournaments Too Polished for Modern Sports Fans?
The cheers are polite. The applause is a whisper. At a time when other sports are fueled by screaming fans, professional golf is defined by its silence. It begs a difficult question: Is the sport’s quiet calm a liability in today’s fast-paced, high-emotion world? Golf has always been the “gentleman’s game,” a contest of quiet […]
Visual Novels Don’t Need Interactivity and Complex Gameplay to Be Interesting
Visual novels are a relatively niche form of video game and rather simple design wise. As the name suggests, they are novels in a visual form. They are story-based games that come with music, sound effects and often voice acting. This style of game design on paper is very limited and doesn’t allow for a […]
A National Model for Detention?
Florida’s (FL) decision to open two new immigration detention facilities, colloquially dubbed “Deportation Depot” and “Alligator Alcatraz,” is the latest and most visceral manifestation of a national trend. Across the country, states are stepping into a role traditionally reserved for the federal government, constructing their own border security and immigration enforcement infrastructure. “Alligator Alcatraz,” the […]
The Recent Use of Military Force to Stop a Drug Boat Brings Into Question the Militarization of Law Enforcement
Earlier this week, a drug cartel boat was struck by United States missiles to tighten cartel crackdown efforts. Footage of the missile strike had surfaced online and became a massive focus of discussion among many including news sources and politicians. According to Marco Rubio, who posted on X, “today the U.S. military conducted a lethal […]
Lonely At The Top: Did Joey Badass Come Correct For NY?
Early this year, I was intrigued by Joey Badass’s return with “The Ruler’s Back”. A song aimed to call out Hip Hop’s recent cultural fascination with the West Coast, courtesy of Kendrick Lamar. Many others would say that the emcee had a good trajectory for album of the year. He released songs that sounded like […]
Don’t Reach, Cowboy
I made I never rode a lazy horse to a bank robbery, and sure my six-shooter was loaded.
Tipped my hat to the ladies.
“Looking sharp, Ma’am.”
“Thank you, sir. ”
I never shot anyone who didn’t need shooting.
After the last job, I stopped at the first town I saw.
“Whiskey, barkeep, all-around.”
The drinks were watered, the game was crooked.
Player stole my money while I was holding a full house.
“Don’t reach, cowboy,” he said.
Good advice. Here’s some more.
Think through the robbery; think through the escape.
Clip.
Clop.
Can’t do it on a lazy horse.
