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Gaga Only Uses Half Her Skill Set In The Underwhelming ‘Joanne’

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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

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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

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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