When the story first broke that three young ladies who were kidnapped a decade ago had been found, we were told that three brothers had been arrested and held on suspicion for the kidnappings. Many …

The city of New Orleans, known for its culture, live music, and legendary parades is also known for one more thing: senseless violence. In fact, frequent visitors or temporarily-local students are quick to describe the …

These people must think we’re stupid. We’ve seen films that are obviously derived from other films plenty of times, but this time it’s like someone got (or stole?) the same idea from someone else and …

For all the competitive spirit, grittiness, and rivalry in sports, one of the most compelling parts of any victory or defeat is the narrative. In a franchise as storied as the Lakers, many narratives have …

Commercial Hollywood (that is, the Hollywood that gets all the press) is pretty boring. The concept is to fill seats, of course, not to push the envelope artistically or to be remotely original. The result? …

For new readers who don’t know, allow me to re-introduce myself. I spent about 3-4 years writing for the blog, until last summer when I went on hiatus to figure out law school (I’ll let …

Right now, the President of the United States finds himself at an unmistakable crossroads. How could Barack Obama, the same man who had the world screaming “Yes, we can!” in 2008 find himself as such …

The athlete formerly known as Ron Artest is a character, to say the least. From all-out brawls with audience members in the stands to winning the citizenship award from the NBA, Metta World Peace has …

Does your e-mail look like the picture above? Got more digital clutter than you know what to do with? There’s a new program here to help. While a pile of junk to sort through with …

In case you haven’t been on Twitter at all this week, yes there is a sequel to one of the most masterfully crafted and performed action/suspense thrillers of our generation, Taken. Of course, the film …

After playing it fairly safe for the first 23 years of my life, I decided I wanted to do something most people I know cannot even begin to picture me doing: in-line skating. One week …

American culture at large has sent an overwhelming message over the years that corporal punishment is a thing of the past and will not be tolerated. Seriously, some of the most annoying, disrespectful, and bratty …

Moviegoers and buffs everywhere should know that the name Oliver Stone, in and of itself, carries enough weight to have one foot in the box office line before you find out anything else. Did I …

What’s the Microsoft Surface, you ask?
Good question. Remember the good ol’ days when Microsoft basically ran the computer world and everything else was so far behind you might as well not even look at it?
Yeah, …

Is it just me, or is prime time television taking a bold stance against Christianity these days? First, there was (the surprisingly not too bad) GCB – which originally stood for Good Christian B**ches and …

Back in 1993, Clarence Aaron was a 23 year-old college student and athlete. One summer, two groups of Aaron’s not-so-trustworthy friends (and even a family member) propositioned the young man.
These groups were both involved in …

If you read this blog with any regularity, you know by now that I am a die-hard Lakers fan. In a rough season like the one we’ve had, there’s a need for some good news …

Denzel Washington is back, ladies. In fact, this year, he hasn’t really gone anywhere. So get ready to grab the guy you would leave in a heartbeat if Paulette ever gets caught slippin’ a date and …

Kanye West and Jay-Z teamed up to drop one of the most highly anticipated and successful albums/tours in years with Watch The Throne. Second time’s a charm for Jay, who tried and pretty much failed …

Ever since Ashton Kutcher‘s Punk’d, people have gone crazy to… watch people go crazy. There are all types of hidden camera situations or set-ups out there now, and if you aren’t careful, you just may …