Fitness Fatigue May Mean You’re Not Listening to Yourself As You Should [OPINION] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Ty McNulty Does anyone remember pedometers? The pacer-looking device that older folks wore strolling around the mall comes to mind. Pokémon and Tamagotchi also sold devices that tracked steps taken in order to reach virtual goals, marketed at children. Now, the worldwide wearables market (devices like smartwatches) ships 222.9 million devices per year. Almost all of these […]
Social Media Harms Us Through Connectivity, What Seems Good Isn’t [OPINION] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Ty McNulty Love it or hate it, you can’t leave it. Your grandparents who once scoffed at younger people spending so much time online now incessantly share and update on their Facebook feeds. The president tweets out policy, and politicians engage in real-time. Social media sites have made impossibly large communities where millions of people find comfort […]
Knives Out Defies Stereotype, Embraces Trope [REVIEW] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Ty McNulty Knives Out, a Lionsgate film directed by Rian Johnson With its incredibly star-stacked cast, scowling down at you from their poster on the wall, with the dramatic ads of feudal drama and elements of tragedy. With the menacing title Knives Out, this theatrical production by Rian Johnson has embraced stereotype and defied trope. A film […]
Daisy Jones & The Six: A Must Read [REVIEW] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Jessica Lopez Daisy Jones & The Six. Taylor Jenkins Reid. New York. Ballantine Books. March 5, 2019. 351 pages. $27.00 Taylor Jenkins Reid, the author of the fiction book, Daisy Jones & The Six, takes you on a journey back to the 1970s, where there are drugs, sex, and rock n’ roll. It starts with Daisy Jones, a […]
UPS Shootout Draws Similarities to North Hollywood With Different Outcome [OPINION] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Adam Kelnhofer Eighteen police officers in South Florida made the collective decision to open fire on a hijacked UPS truck driven by two jewelry store robbers who were holding the UPS driver hostage. These officers made the decision to light the brown truck up in the middle of bumper-to-bumper traffic at a crowded intersection full of motorists […]
Driving a 1970 MGB in High School Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Driving [OPINION] Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Adam Kelnhofer Car safety and drivers these days are far from great. There are more inattentive drivers than ever staring at their cellphones either in the palm of their hand or suction-cupped to the windshield. People rely on blind-spot monitors to change lanes rather than using their eyes and set their adaptive cruise control to follow the […]
Shelby American Focuses on the Entire Life of Shelby [REVIEW] Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Adam Kelnhofer Carroll Shelby’s car company, Shelby American, has been the subject of a lot of attention lately with the release of the drama Ford V Ferrari and the celebration of Ford’s four first place finishes at Le Mans 50-years-ago. The documentary movie Shelby American is an attempt to shed more light on Carroll Shelby and his […]
Milwaukee Brew Pub Delivers Excellence [REVIEW] Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Luke Zembrowski Company Brewing 735 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212 Bar hours: Tuesday-Thursday 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., Friday 4 p.m.-2:30 a.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2:30a.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and closed Monday Kitchen hours: 4-10 p.m. daily, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday brunch (414) 930-0909 Reservations accepted Casual attire […]
Will Streaming Services Learn to Coexist in a Large Market, Or Will the Market Fold? [OPINION] Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Diego Hernandez Streaming once seemed like a cheaper alternative to cable and satellite TV, but as of today if you total up the monthly subscriptions it tallies up to about the same amount as cable/satellite. Disney+ launched last Tuesday and sparked the debate online as to whether or not streaming was the more affordable alternative to cable […]
This Generation’s Tupac vs. Biggie: Kendrick Lamar vs Drake [OPINION] Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Diego Hernandez Kendrick Lamar, acclaimed for his technical prowess and considered the best emcee of our generation. Drake, the most popular rapper in hip-hop in a long time. Does popularity mean more than technical ability? I think not.Kendrick Lamar and Drake are arguably two of the most popular artists in music right now. Both rappers gained massive […]
Victoria Secret Fashion Show Cancellation [OPINION] Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Amanda Ploetz Ploetz Is the Victoria Secret fashion really done for? Victoria Secret has decided to cancel their annual fashion show. Their fashion show has been on every year around the holidays since 1995. Due to low ratings and decreasing sales, Victoria Secret took a big step. Body positivity was always a concern when it came to the fashion show, as most models happen to […]
California Bans Fur & They’re Right to Do It [OPINION] Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Amanda Ploetz Ploetz California is the first state to ban fur In the United States. This is a great law that will prevent fur of animals to be sold, and torture of many animals. Since California is one of the states for fashion, this is huge for the country. There are many other alternatives for fur, that can still make a fashion […]