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Brooklyn Nets place in sixth seed for playoffs

Photo courtesy of Erik Drost, Wikipedia The Brooklyn Nets have had an exciting turnaround this past season, finishing the regular season with a 42-40 record and granting them the sixth seed in this year’s NBA playoffs. They have a tough matchup against the third seed Philadelphia 76ers, but their postseason […]

Russel Wilson receives new contract from Seahawks

Photo courtesy of Larry Maurer, Wikipedia  There was a great deal of talk regarding Russell Wilson and his future with the Seattle Seahawks this past week after several reports suggested that he could find himself in another uniform because of stalled contract negotiations. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Wilson and […]

The Village depicts real-life struggles of Brooklynites

Photo courtesy of Jcchoi, Wikipedia NBC premiered their new scripted drama, “The Village” a few weeks ago on March 19. The series is a mix of “This Is Us” and “A Million Little Things” as it centers on an apartment building in Brooklyn, depicting real life struggles of the tenants. […]

Broken Social Scene’s new EP is mediocre at best

Photo courtesy of alii h, Wikipedia Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band that has been active for almost twenty years now, regularly releasing new music while changing and adding new band members. This band is known for its alternative and experimental sound and it is even more […]

Hellboy reboot is one that no one wanted or needed

Photo courtesy of Rhododendrites, Wikipedia In 2004, amidst the comic book movie craze that was primarily brought upon by blockbusters such as Bryan Singer’s “X-Men” (2000), and Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” (2002), Guillermo del Toro’s “Hellboy” came completely out of nowhere. The gothic fantasy-loving director managed to turn Ron Perlman’s portrayal […]

Anderson .Paak’s fourth album is one of his best works

Photo courtesy of badjonni, Flickr Anderson .Paak released his fourth album “Ventura” on Friday, April 12, five months after the debut of his third album, “Oxnard.” The R&B/soul album has 11 songs across which .Paak explores relationships. Seven of the songs have a variety of features: André 3000, Smokey Robinson, […]

Plastic bags should be banned across the U.S.

Photo courtesy of Daniel Stockman, Flickr As a nation of 327.2 million people and counting, we should follow New York’s example of discontinuing the use of plastic bags. Nearly two weeks ago, it was determined that New York would become the second state to ban plastic bags, second to California […]