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The stands at a football game are a world of their own. Often more energetic but almost always less productive than the action on-field, they are home to banter, competitive chants and a whole lot of beer. While most spectators are in it for the game, not everyone is at the edge of their seats… View Article

Walk-up songs have become staples of Major League Baseball over the years. Every time a player walks out on to the field, a song is played on the ballpark’s speakers for ten seconds. Now each player has a different walk-up track and some players might even use more than just one song during the season…. View Article

Most celebrities have learned the hard way that fame is a fickle friend indeed. It can make or break your life, financial and familial stability. And at times, it can affect you in ways you would never have imagined. In today’s tech-oriented age, the internet is a primary mode of channeling this fame across the… View Article

Most artists think long and hard about the steps they should take towards releasing new singles and albums. They try to build anticipation and speculation with teasers and social media campaigns before the work is released. Lana Del Rey, the thirty-two year old singer hailing from New York however did not use such tactics for… View Article

It is not that sports personalities have not taken political positions before, but what makes the latest NFL controversy different is the White House jumping in the middle, something unprecedented. For the first time in a long while, the NFL games have taken a backseat and that too in the middle of the season. Right… View Article

  Lady Gaga’s newest project, the studio album ‘Joanne’, comes from a very personal space even though it isn’t entirely autobiographical. ‘Joanne’ is named after her aunt, who passed away at a young age due to an autoimmune disease called Lupus in 1974. The album is Gaga’s way of identifying the physical and emotional pain… View Article

The Dallas Cowboys have won two of the last three division championships and will be gunning for greater glories this season. The Cowboys had a stellar 2016 regular season as they went 13-3 and during that astonishing run became one of the favorites to go all the way to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys began… View Article

The New York Yankees are slowly but steadily getting their bearings right once again. They have not won the World Series since 2009 and it is a drought that does not sit well with everyone associated with the most successful MLB franchise in history. The Yankees are now building a team for the future and… View Article

One of the most iconic jazz bands in history, Steely Dan, started in the mid of 1972, when Walter Becker and Donald Fagen first met in college. The two began as sessions musicians and ultimately formed their own group. They added a completely new dynamic to the music recording process. They would constantly re-record their… View Article

The last few seasons have been somewhat of a roller coaster of a ride for the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens won their second Super Bowl in 2012 and then failed to make it to the postseason in 2013. They went to the playoffs once again in 2014 but have failed to make it to that… View Article