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Getting a prank phone call would often seem like a harmless annoyance for most, but the recent call made to Shedeur Sanders is being taken very seriously. The Falcons were punished by the NFL with a fine of $250,000, with the defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich being personally fined $100,000. The...

The thought of implanting robotic enhancements into our bodies has always been a concept of science fiction, but things like Neuralink and other projects hit us with the realization that this is now a possibility. More specifically, putting a microchip into our brains is in early development and might be...

The trailer for the upcoming movie Jurassic World: Rebirth has been bouncing around my head for a while. Whenever I first saw the title drop for the movie at the end of the trailer, I had only one cynical question lingering with me: Are people still watching these?   Counting all...

Being able to drive a car is an absolute must for the world that we live in. Our society functions in this fast-paced manner of being needed in several locations daily, so operating a vehicle is a common trait that adults must be accustomed to. That being said, cars are...

I remember a time when theater was considered a special occasion with a bit of formality. It was a special family outing once in a blue moon where we’d dress up and go watch a play or a musical at the local theater. But these days, it seems that the...

With a recession edging ever so closely within the United States, recent American pop culture has seen a resurgence of media and music genres that had gained popularity around a similar time in the early 2000s. Emo-rock was a popular genre at the time. Bands like My Chemical Romance, Paramore,...

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