Aman Jain

Aman Jain

Sports

All Star Weekend

The 2020 NBA All-Star weekend was one for the history books. All three days were incredibly entertaining and exciting while also emotional. With the weekend being largely dedicated to the late great David Stern and Kobe Bryant, many were expecting the best players in the association to put on a …

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Movies

The Way Back Prescreening

Tonight, Doc Gooden will be the first of seven athletes to participate in the prescreening for Ben Affleck’s upcoming film, The Way Back. The Way Back is a film about a former basketball standout (Ben Affleck) whose life has been derailed due to alcohol addiction. He is offered a coaching …

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Sports

NBA Power Rankings: All Star Break Edition

All-Star weekend starts this Friday and it will also mark the halfway point of the 2019-2020 NBA season, so I thought that it would be fun to share my rankings of all 30 teams in the association. While some teams have already given up on their season and are looking …

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Music

Chance the Rapper Set as 2020 Nickolodean Kid’s Choice Awards Host

The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards are quite famous for their slime, exciting performances, and hilarious atmosphere. The 2020 Kids choice awards should bring the same energy as years past. This year’s awards will be hosted by Chance the Rapper. Coming off a huge past year and a half, Chance the …

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Sports

How About Those Chiefs!!

Super Bowl 54 took place in beautiful Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. It was watched by 102 million people which made it the 10th most-watched Super Bowl in NFL history. Those 102 million people were not disappointed. The Chiefs won 31-20 against the San Francisco 49ers and pulled off their …

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Sports

Dwight “Doc” Gooden: What Could Have Been

Dwight “Doc” Gooden is one of the biggest what-if stories in all of MLB history. From 1984-1992, Gooden really flashed his dominance and insane talent. Exactly half of his career was phenomenal while the other half was clouded heavily by his drug and alcohol addiction. When Doc Gooden was good, …

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Sports

Kobe “Bean” Bryant: A Legacy That Will Impact Forever

This past Sunday, the world lost a legend and an icon. Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant were among seven killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. It took everyone by shock. Bryant was only 41 years old while his middle daughter Gianna or “Gigi” was only 13 years …

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Theater

Mean Girls: From the Big Screen to the Broadway Stage back to the Big Screen

Mean Girls is a famous movie that was written by Tina Fey and released in 2004. It is known worldwide because, “it spoke to all teens” according to complex.com. The musical version of Mean Girls first premiered in October of 2017 and opened on Broadway in April of 2018. And …

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Health and Wellness

Acai Bowls: Masters of Manipulation

Have you ever been scrolling through your Instagram or Facebook feed, and you see someone’s post a picture of what looks like a stunning bowl of purple yogurt topped with fruit, granola, and a drizzle of some kind on top? You were probably looking at an acai bowl. Acai bowls …

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Sports

The WNBA Finally Getting The Change It Deserves

The new WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that was approved and signed on January 16th, 2020,  has needed to happen for a while now. Up until this new deal, WNBA athletes and their talents had been overlooked for far too long. It is undeniable that they do not bring in …

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TV

Bill Simmons taking his talents to…Music???

In 2021, Bill Simmons and HBO will be releasing a new six-part documentary that will focus on different creators and creations in the music industry. After working for ESPN up until September of 2015, Simmons signed a multiyear contract with HBO in July that started in October of 2015. Bill …

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Sports

Super Bowl 54 Preview and Prediction: Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers

It’s finally set. The conference championship games have been wrapped up and the matchup for Super Bowl 54 is set. But before we dive into this very exciting Super Bowl, let’s take a quick look at how both the Chiefs and 49ers fared in their respective championship games. The Chiefs …

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