Tag: Op Ed

Upcycling Used Tennis Balls

Upcycling Used Tennis Balls

Tennis is one of the highest waste-producing sports, due to the sheer demand for tennis balls and their short lifespan. Over 330 million tennis balls are manufactured each year, with only about 1% ever being recycled. Additionally, the ball’s inability to biodegrade has resulted in massive rubber waste being added to landfills. In fact, used […]

NY Lawmakers to Ban AI from Giving Professional Advice

NY Lawmakers to Ban AI from Giving Professional Advice

Lawmakers in New York have recently proposed Senate Bill S7263, which would ban AI chatbots from providing users with legal or medical advice. The bill would apply to “AI chatbots that mimic or impersonate licensed professionals such as lawyers or physicians”. Essentially, the bill is aimed at protecting people from potentially incorrect or harmful advice […]

Popular NY News Anchor Ernie Anastos Dies at 82

Popular NY News Anchor Ernie Anastos Dies at 82

Sad news was announced by WABC-TV on Thursday, March 12, 2026, as beloved longtime anchor of Eyewitness News, Ernie Anastos, died at the age of 82. According to his wife, Kelly Anastos, he passed away from pneumonia at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, NY.  Ernest Alexander Anastos was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on […]

5-Alarm Fire Tears Through Brooklyn Factory

5-Alarm Fire Tears Through Brooklyn Factory

Early yesterday morning, a large fire broke out on the Brooklyn waterfront. Firefighters were quickly dispatched and arrived to find a factory engulfed in flames. The burning building, located in the Sunset Park neighborhood on 53rd Street between First Avenue and Dead End, was identified as Universal Food Distributors, Inc. The situation rapidly escalated, and […]

How “Sinners” and “The Hate U Give” Represent Racism in Different Lights

How “Sinners” and “The Hate U Give” Represent Racism in Different Lights

One of the most majestic things about cinema is its ability to tell the same story in different ways. Each component of a cinematic text adds to its underlying theme, giving directors the ability to control the narrative that they want to push through the use of different elements such as soundtrack, characters, setting, dialogue, […]

Carolyn Bessette: The Original “Cool Girl” Aesthetic

Carolyn Bessette: The Original “Cool Girl” Aesthetic

Not just America’s Sweetheart, or John F. Kennedy Jr’s wife, but Carolyn Bessette, a woman who defined a fashion aesthetic that would still linger decades later. Since the release of Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, audiences have not only been exposed to their love story and lives, but fashion gurus are […]

Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo Scores 83 Points in One Game

Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo Scores 83 Points in One Game

Some NBA players can say that they’ve never scored at least 40 points in a game. Most NBA players will say that they’ve never come close to 60 points in a single game, and before last night, only two NBA players could say that they’ve reached over 80 points in a single contest—that is, until […]

Former NY Jets Super Bowl Champion Dies at 84

Former NY Jets Super Bowl Champion Dies at 84

Yesterday, March 10, 2026, former New York Jets fullback Matt Snell passed away in an assisted living facility in Long Island, NY, at the age of 84. The heartbreaking announcement was made by his son, Beau Snell. The Jets have also released a statement on social media, saying, “We’re saddened to share Matt Snell, an […]

Top 5 Ranking of the Best Mario Kart Wii Tracks

Top 5 Ranking of the Best Mario Kart Wii Tracks

It’s National Mario Day and today we celebrate the iconic character yet again as he has appeared in one of the most popular gaming franchises for over the past 40 years. Through several different installments and spinoffs, Super Mario has been a highly entertaining game across several genres including party games, RPGs, racing games, and […]

A Recap of Paris Fashion Week

A Recap of Paris Fashion Week

If you’re looking for the pinnacle of high-end fashion, then the French capital was the perfect place to be. This year’s Paris Fashion Week can be described in three words—chic, sexy, and absolutely breathtaking. Many celebrities like Zendaya, Tyla, Margot Robbie, Chappell Roan, and several others gave us a special treat in their attendance to […]

Former NY Jets Star Uses ChatGPT for Advice after Murder

Former NY Jets Star Uses ChatGPT for Advice after Murder

People use ChatGPT for everything—-writing resignation letters, cheating on homework, brainstorming new business proposals—quite literally everything. The possibilities are endless, and ChatGPT has become a reliable tool for helping people think in ways that they have never thought possible…but who knew that ChatGPT could be used as a source of advice after a murder? To […]

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