Articles by Aaron Gash

When the clock struck midnight on July 1, the free agency period for the NBA officially began. We’ve already seen a shitton of players either moving to new teams or staying put with their currents ones. While some free agent signings have been applauded, others have been heavily critiqued (for good reason). Here are the […]

A majority of songs released throughout history have followed similar structural patterns: most, in some order, utilize a verse, chorus, bridge, hook, and refrain. To fit all of these sections, songs tend to be around three to six minutes in length, depending on factors such as tempo and repetitions of individual structures. Things start to […]

I’ll never forget the first time I heard a Kaytranada-produced song. I was listening through a playlist put together by a member of a forum called “KanyeToThe” based off a specific DJ set — most of the songs were fine, but around the 12-minute mark, I was blown away when, “Nothing At All” blasted through […]

In April 2012, rapper Future released the single “Turn On the Lights,” an atmospheric, Mike-Will-Made-It produced love song.  Throughout the track, we hear Future mumble over Mike-Will’s trademark 808 drums and synthetic blips about his quest for his dream girl, with lyrics like “Turn on the lights / I’m looking for her too / I […]

Recently, the New York Public Theater staged a play on Julius Caesar in which he was played by a Trump-like character who was assassinated. Predictably, the decision to show such a thing was followed by intense debates over the politics of theater and the arts as a whole. While this is undoubtedly a complicated situation, […]

On July 4, 2016, NBA superstar Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors, sending shockwaves through the league. The Warriors had just completed a historic, record-breaking 73-win season, only to lose in the Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a dramatic seven game series. What would a Warriors team that replaced its worst starter, […]