Photo courtesy of Kelvin Kuo This was what their whole season had been building toward. All of the exhausting workouts, the frustrating races, the countless 6 a.m. wake-up calls were behind them. The WCC Championships in San Diego wasn't the final race for certain members of the Cross-Country team, but it was the beginning of the end. The postseason started that Friday … [Read more...] about Heath Takes Charge at Cross Country WCC Championships
Gaga Only Uses Half Her Skill Set In The Underwhelming ‘Joanne’
Image Courtesy of Interscope RecordsWe needed Lady Gaga in 2016.This year's mainstream pop landscape has been a wasteland strewn with recycled, bland EDM/tropical house, sleazy bros failing at sincerity, and our normally electrifying megastars sleepwalking through gentrified dancehall (or just ignoring pop radio all together — looking at you, Beyonce and Kanye). And the … [Read more...] about Gaga Only Uses Half Her Skill Set In The Underwhelming ‘Joanne’
Anthony Wells Translates his Soccer Skills into Television
Photo courtesy of Jackson Hogan Watching him play a pickup game with friends, one might never guess Anthony Wells was a dedicated soccer player. Sure, he was having a great time, smiling and joking around, but he didn’t appear to be taking things too seriously. Then, somebody announced they were going to start keeping score and in a split-second, Wells transformed from an … [Read more...] about Anthony Wells Translates his Soccer Skills into Television
NBA Superteams Ranked
Art by Peau Porotesano Remember the good-'ol days, when the NBA seemed to be an equal-opportunity employer? Any little scrappy team could rise up and win the Finals? Yeah, me neither. That hasn't existed in pro basketball since the 70s, when a bunch of middle-class teams won their only title (Bucks, Bullets/Wizards, Blazers, *holds back tears* Sonics). Since then, a few … [Read more...] about NBA Superteams Ranked
Rams Retreat to Their Mediocre Ways
Graphic by Rachel Wong Well, it was fun while it lasted. After a confidence-boosting three-game win streak, including two division wins against the Cardinals and Seahawks, the Rams have finally fallen back to earth with a 30-19 loss to the Buffalo Bills, thanks to the Bills' unstoppable offensive attack. The Rams tried and tried to get their offense going, but … [Read more...] about Rams Retreat to Their Mediocre Ways