Pro athletes make more money in one year than most will make in a lifetime. According to fool.com, players on minimum contracts in the NFL, NBA, and MLB make anywhere from $362,000-$680,000 per season. Meanwhile, the highest-paid players can take $20 million-$30 million home each season. I’m not the biggest ...
We’re used to snow days, as young kids we hope for them, but closing school because of the heat? That’s something I never expected to see. Last Friday, the Syracuse City District and Central Square School District, according to Syracuse.com, announced that Tuesday and Thursday will be half-days for Elementary ...
“Anything old can be made new again”. Well, not exactly. Sometimes artists will decide to do a cover of a song, their version of an older, well-received, piece of music. Doing this, however, is always risky. While a successful cover can have fans of the original song celebrating, a failed ...
Broadway’s stage adaptation of Disney’s The Lion King is one of their longest-running performances, and it’s not difficult to understand why. The Lion King is one of few musicals to be comprised of only animal characters. With this, comes the requirement that everything on stage resembles the African wilderness as ...
Makeup is extremely popular, both in America and internationally. However, many well-known, high-quality makeup companies are not cruelty-free. To make sure they’re safe for humans, their products are often tested on animals before being made available to the public. The biggest makeup brands take up nearly half of every makeup ...
After hosting India’s four cricket games, including a warmup match against Bangladesh on June 1st, the New York portion of the T20 World Cup has come to an end. For the pop-up Stadium in Eisenhower, this means it’s time to be demolished. According to The Statesman, the project is expected ...
Making a reality show last as long as possible is no easy feat. Depending on the show, the formula will change accordingly. However, it all circles back to one thing: hooking the audience in and keeping them interested. With competition shows, the formula for success usually includes how everyone on ...
NY is the only state that assigns its students regents’ exams. According to Spectrum Local News, the regents have been around since 1985. Ultimately, the grade is the basis for who gets a diploma and who doesn’t. Thankfully, whether sanity has finally kicked in or the state finally realized all ...
We’ve all been told that exercising is important so our bodies can remain healthy. Sports, getting active, and all things of a similar matter have been encouraged for as long as anyone can remember. But finding what works can be a process. When it comes to working out, it’s not ...
With the Paris Summer Olympics of 2024 right around the corner, we’ll see our favorite Olympic athletes, or new ones, shine for the first time since 2022. Or not, if a pro athlete decides to join and ruin it all. According to infoplease.com, professional athletes have been allowed to compete ...
Compare songs made for a movie’s score to those made for, regular, everyday listening. There’s no denying just how different the two are. The story behind movie-score songs is made to connect to the audience on a deeper level, and, when done successfully, is amazing for both the artist and ...
According to playbill.com, many upcoming musicals are ‘in the works’. While some of these are arguably understandable, Disney’s hit “Coco”, for instance, others are borderline ridiculous. These include the sitcom “The Nanny”, the classic “The Karate Kid”, and the cult classic “The Lost Boys.” And I thought a Mean Girls ...
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