In 2013, we witnessed the resurrection of Yeezus, the election of a new and cooler Pope, and Miley Cyrus becoming a woman. Six weeks into 2014, we’ve started to get a feel for what we can expect from the year to come. How will this rotation around the sun differ… [Read More]
We’ve been using our phones to seamlessly network with digital information and content for what seems like ages. A big development this past year has been our tiny handheld computers helping us accomplish increasingly tangible tasks. Now the capability to instantly find a restaurant, a ride there, and even a… [Read More]
When the holidays roll around at the end of every year we kick them off by eating the bird we don’t usually eat, gathering in crowds to buy things for slightly lower prices at inconvenient times, and most importantly, taking in the sights and sounds of popular culture at our… [Read More]
Writing a Facebook status used to be just that. You’d write something down to share with your friends. Times have changed. Now we tag our friends in statuses by adding their @name inline or even by letting the whole world know we are quite literally “- with Steve.” The latest… [Read More]
The NBA season is now under way and Bill and Jalen’s NBA rankings are now standing up to the test of time. The bottom ranked Philadelphia 76ers beat the top two Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls on their way to a 3-0 start to the season. The league leader in… [Read More]
The highlight of this NBA preseason wasn’t an amazing dunk against a complacent starter too lazy to play defense when the game doesn’t even count. It wasn’t an incredible 4th quarter performance by the Cleveland Cavalier’s surprise #1 overall pick, Anthony Bennett. The best part of the preseason and entire… [Read More]
A few weeks ago Snapchat updated to version 6.0. In addition to adding a shiny new interface, users were sent a video from Team Snapchat that introduced a new feature: Snapchat Stories. Unfortunately video-snaps are not the best means to relay important information (only 21% of all video snapchats are… [Read More]
The books that make up the The Lord of the Rings brought us three of the most amazing action-adventure films of all time. The first film in Peter Jackson’s new Trilogy based off The Hobbit has not received the near unanimous approval the first trilogy received. The Hobbit: Desolation of… [Read More]
Hipster heartthrob turned A-list celeb Joseph Gordon-Levitt recently finished writing, directing and starring in Don Jon. I was lucky enough to be invited as a fellow Thelma contributor’s guest to an early screening of the film (shoutout Victor’s Klout score) at which JGL appeared to give this quick introduction. I… [Read More]
It was a foggy morning in Toledo, Ohio at one of several local McDonald’s. The day started off like any other, with customers happy they woke up early enough to get McMuffins walking triumphantly out the doors of the restaurant. That is until Melodi Dushane showed up. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KnmH4yiObw&w=420&h=315] Dushane, a… [Read More]