People from our country know of the refugee crisis, but do they know about the refugees themselves? This presentation by Tomas Van Houtvrye will help clear up the clouded information we receive. The Journalist’s report has some interesting analysis on the topic to go along with Tomas Van Houtvrye’s most recent work which you can read here
There is a good percentage of people who believe that sports is something you watch casually. Whenever 2 premier teams matchup, these casual fans view it as a perfect opportunity to invite over a few friends to their house, crack open some beers and have an excuse to be gathered in a social setting. Is there something wrong with that? No, not at all. But what about the people who are genuine fanatics of a team, the people who watch their team face an opponent in the bottom half of the standings, or even worse, BE a team from the bottom half of the standings. Eilyn Segura of Bleacher report touches on the subject in her article “What defines a Die Hard Fan“. You can get some of my perspective on this topic with my interview of Tommy Espinal below, he’s a die-hard fan of the Brooklyn Nets, New York Yankees, New York Jets, and Tottenham Hotspur.
The article/gallery that I chose from Tomas Houtryve was “Blue Sky Days”. This gallery shows locations where drone strikes from the U.S government are most likely to target in the middle east. Most of the people in these photographs are enjoying the little intricacies in life that distract us from the real world. Whether it be taking a stroll in the park, playing sports with your friends, or even praying to whatever god you believe in. These pictures show us humanity, but it also gives perspective on the crippling anxiety that is put upon these citizens. Due to the actions of few in middle eastern countries, innocent people are the ones who have to play the ultimate price. Houtryve explains this in his excerpt when he quotes Zubair Rehman, a 13-year-old who was injured from a drone strike in 2013.”In fact, I now prefer gray skies. The drones do not fly when the skies are gray.” America is fighting fire with fire, and at some point, you have to sit back and ponder the idea if the U.S is approaching this whole situation the right way.
LINK TO ARTICLE: http://tomasvh.com/works/blue-sky-days/#image-1
Shaquille O’Neil is one of the most popular human beings on the planet. His distinguishing personality and dominance on the basketball court have paved the way for opportunities like Inside the NBA and the Big Podcast with Shaq. He’s joined by Rob Jenners and John Kincaid in a podcast that updates viewers on pop culture and the sports world. What separates this podcast from others are its original games and fun segments instead of the traditional 2 guys talking for an hour. Popular segments like “Borderline” which shows clips on the internet of people’s words that can be misconstrued in a negative connotation and “Buzzer beater” are only some of the few ideas that stand out against other regular podcasts.
Like I mentioned before I like the games that they play and the guests they put on the show. Shaq is a well-known guy so he’s had guests ranging from Julius Erving, Chris Paul and even Kim Kardashian. In this podcast he’s talking to Aries Spears, famous comedian and great impressionet is on his show promoting his upcoming tour. They talk about how Aries got his start on the comedy scene and how Shaq was an important piece to his success. It was very interesting to hear one of my favorite comedians got some help from an NBA star. One of the things I don’t like on the show is Shaq is never in studio. It is true that a guy like Shaq must have tons of responsibilities but most of the podcasts are done with skype. So the audio is delayed and Shaqs late reactions can sometimes ruin the flow of the show.
With that being said it’s still a great show with a great range of topics and guests that i can see everyone enjoying.
Link to podcast:
http://cdn46.castfire.com/audio/522/3964/27113/3292933/3292933_2017-02-05-232333-7770-0-56-0.64k.mp3?cdn_id=46&uuid=21aa8de8e709ef671886205f5c3aaa33&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.podcastone.com%2Fthe-big-podcast-with-shaq
Football is a rough sport. When the objective of the game is to level opponents with head crushing blows and hit the other teams players as hard as you can, it’s pretty safe to assume that their might be some lasting effects to the players who decided to turn this sport into a career. That is especially the case with Jets legend and franchise sacks leader Mark Gastineau. In this article I’ve chosen, the former athlete opens up on the multiple brain diseases he is dealing with as the result of his playing career. Some of these diseases include Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia.
The article has a link to a podcast Mark did with Pete McCarthy this week, the link is audio only and you can really hear how serious these diseases were by the tone of his voice. He elaborated on how he would end up places with no recollection of how he ended up there, the audio really captures how he feels going through all of that. I would have added a video of Marks highlights to show how dominant he was back in his day to not make the article so depressing. He was an entertaining player who would dance after every sack and really show passion to the game and i feel that got lost a little in the article.
Link to the Article: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2688167-mark-gastineau-says-hes-been-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-parkinsons-dementia