Author Archives: Jake Shapiro
Bradley’s last game as U.S. coach, Nike’s soccer commitment, and FIFA box art
If you watched Brazil’s mostly-rookie squad spank the mostly-intact-from-the-World-Cup U.S. soccer team 2-0 last night, you may have seen Bob Bradley’s last match as head coach. Since our Round of Sixteen loss to Ghana a month ago, his days have been n… Continue reading
After Partying Hard, the occult, and Gundam: Andrew W.K. tackles improv piano
Andrew W.K. is the renaissance man of partying. He’s released a slew of party-themed hard-rocking albums as well as one of covers of songs from Japanese TV shows, and travels the world as a motivational speaker telling people to love themselves and enj… Continue reading
Sci-fi closer to reality than you think: District 9
When District 9 came out a year ago, it was lauded for its biting social commentary, an allegory for South African apartheid. It was a big step forward in the maturation of the science fiction genre, using extraterrestrials not as campy bad guys but a… Continue reading
Hockey and whiteness
All hockey fans have heard it. When you talk to a non-fan, you inevitably receive some variation of the phrase, “Hockey is a white people sport.” According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 25% of Americans are minorities. Why aren’t they fully represented in… Continue reading