A look into the many aspects that made the show a timeless masterpiece.
*This essay contains spoilers. *
The Sopranos is currently in the middle of a cultural revival. Debuting in 1999 and concluding in 2007, it revitalized the dying genre of the TV drama, bringing a whole new level of nuance and sophistication never-before seen on the medium. No show has influenced television more in the 21st Century; it set the tone and style which would later influence practically every television series that came after. …
The two best teams in football duke it out this Sunday night in what’s expected to be a Super Bowl shootout.
There’s no shortage for anticipation leading up to a Super Bowl. Every day, no matter how busy or tired, if you are a true football fan, you are counting every waking moment for the big game.
This is how I have normally spent my days, all while getting used to a new environment. The nights are always cozy and chilly despite the lukewarm bed, and entertainment is never an issue, but keeping focus and excitement is. I originally wanted to spend more time on football, but the academics kept me busy and distracted me for most of the time leading…
After a close game and a blowout, the Buccaneers and the Chiefs get ready to face each other in Super Bowl 55.
Two games down, and only one to go. The board is set to the final moves. The first game of the day ended with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeating the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship on Lambeau Fields 31–26 on their way to advancing to the second Super Bowl in franchise history. This would mark the 10th time Bucs QB Tom Brady has reached the big game, an unprecedented feat that continues to baffle practically the entire football world. …
The four best offenses in the NFL will face each other in what promises to be a memorable Sunday.
Well my friends, football’s conclusion is getting closer and closer each minute of every day. It’s somethingI dread every year; my heart becomes an empty hole of confusion and frustration whenever Sundays go by without any football, but this is no time to wallow in pity or defeat. There are two very important games this Sunday, and all eyes of the football-viewing world are on them.
These are perhaps the most hyped championship games since the 2006 NFL Championships, when the Colts and Patriots battled it out in the AFC down to the wire and the Saints and Bears played…
The final week of the NFL season has come to a close. The season played out as I predicted in my piece covering kickoff weekend. Offense was the name of the game, and defenses were mostly in charge of bending but not breaking. The league MVP will most likely be Aaron Rodgers, who led the Green Bay Packers to a 13–3 record and the #1 seed in the NFC, finishing the season with 48 touchdown passes the second highest passer rating for a season in NFL history, only behind his own 2011 season. Many pick Patrick Mahomes as the second…
MUSIC
How an international rivalry resulted in three of the most influential rock albums in history
Since their first breakout hits in 1963, The Beatles were on top of the world. They proceeded to dominate the charts with constant record-breaking singles and chart-topping albums with little to no market competition. However, despite their success, the reputation they gathered was that of a pop group, with little to no musical or artistic praise. In the same discussion where The Beach Boys, who were looked upon the same light but with a more West Coast sound. Every Beatles song around that time was about love, and every Beach Boys song was about love and… beaches.
It was during…
FILM
Using the dark and eerie environment of the 1970s’ as a backdrop, Scorsese created one cinema’s best case studies
*This review contains spoilers.*
Martin Scorsese was already making a name for himself in the early 1970s’. His films Mean Streets and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore gathered enough attention for him to be sought out by Hollywood producers and screenwriters in the hopes of collaborating with him in a film. While these films were relative successes, they would pale in comparison to the sea of praise that would become his way for his next film.
The story begins with Paul Schrader, the man who wrote the screenplay and fleshed out the world. He based the story off his experiences…
A different season from most, but promising in offensive potential.
Before anything else, I am first and foremost a football junkie. From September to February, everything I do in life revolves around having the time and space to watch football every Sunday, and I don’t see this changing. The current world circumstances, however, are bound to make this upcoming NFL season, beginning this Thursday, a very interesting one to say the least. More than a dozen players have opted out of playing this season, with some leaving a huge space to fill for their respective teams. …
FILM
Exploring the dark and twisted world of one of cinema’s most creative auteurs.
Few individuals have left a deep impact in the modern world of art quite like David Lynch has. Described by many as a modern Renaissance man, his work offers a captivating portal into a nightmarish dreamworld mixed with a semblance of our reality. His style has perfectly aligned with modern conventions of how people perceive the world. The power these images have had on popular culture can be seen in virtually every current television/streaming program available.
Lynch has dedicated his whole life to uncovering creativity. In his book “Room to Dream”, Lynch offers an honest insight into his life and…
Reliving the legend of Michael Jeffrey Jordan
When I was a kid, there were two people named Michael that were constantly mentioned in my surroundings. They were names you would hear as regularly as your friends’ names. The first one was Michael Jackson, and the other was Michael Jordan. There was probably a period where I thought they were the same person. Despite knowing these names, I had no idea what they looked like until I was in the second or third grade. You see, I was born long before Thriller, Bad, or Dangerous were a thing and barely two years old when Jordan won his last…
Ezra T. James
Absurd journalist and essayist from the outskirts of Shambhala.
