On March 22, 2022, the Cleveland Browns traded for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, sending six draft picks to Houston and granting Watson the first fully guaranteed, five-year $230 million contract, in NFL history. Watson, who is widely regarded as a top quarterback in the NFL, has not played a…

In 1975 Norman Mailer and Little, Brown publisher released one of the more introspective books to cover Muhammed Ali to date. The book, The Fight followed Ali through his quest to reclaim his title as the heavyweight champion of the world after the belt was stripped from him because of…

Moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and my thoughts while driving through Northwest Texas, New Mexico and Southern Colorado Waking up at 5 a.m. wasn’t easy. The alarm felt like the intrusion of someone ringing the doorbell when you thought you had an afternoon to yourself after a long day’s work. I snoozed it, twice. It also didn’t help that ahead of me was a 12-hour drive directly through…

He stands aware on his bike. One leg up and another down, His once white shirt is now black and brown. “Happy new year,” he says. The onlookers hike. Ignoring the man who possesses a sullen frown, He’s one of many homeless in this town. “Happy new year,” he begs. …

It dawned on me that as the world progresses into our digital age, the commodification of humanity is now assumed. We all inherently search for the monetary meaning behind our actions instead of acting as humans to one another. For example, think of the holidays. To be specific, think of…

The fear of failed expectations often drudges up a sense of misery. In Stephen King’s book titled “Misery,” readers are welcomed to the world of a writer unable to shed what is expected of him for what he actually wants to write about, providing a clear allegory for how sudden…

To Everything A Season by Bruce Kuklick is a reminder that the past is created in the moment, and before one knows that it existed, it is gone. That same sentiment is felt deeply for Shibe Park and the troubled life it lived on Twenty-first and Lehigh. The park saw…

This night was no different than last week. There in the darkness, I heard it: click, click, click. The sound was faint, and if I wasn’t awake lying in the sensory-deprived darkness, I could have easily missed it. I rolled over to check the time: 2:37 a.m. “Man, I wish…

The sun was bright, not a cloud in the sky. It was hot, 104 degrees Fahrenheit to be exact, as she walked to the pool with a towel over her shoulder and nervousness on her mind. She’d spent the entire summer working towards getting into her dream school, and she…