Archive for the ‘Trends’ Category

Kanye West Just Doesn’t Learn: Stuns Taylor Swift at the VMAs

By: Alex Harris Facebook has certainly proved effective at spreading news quickly. For those of you who don’t know, The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards are currently taking place (10:25 on September 13th) and Taylor Swift was recently rewarded with the MoonMan for the Best Female Video.  During her...
September 13th, 2009 | Music, Trends | Read More

Hip-Hop Artists Shouldn’t Get Tenure

By: Alex Harris Turn on the radio, and all you hear are songs about go-go dancers, Patron, and Gucci flip-flops.  Sure, rappers are just like anyone else when it comes to money: they want more of it.  What bothers me, is that in order for rappers to get more of it, they don’t necessarily have...
August 15th, 2009 | Music, Trends | Read More

What If: Jay-Z & Young Money Entertainment

By: Alex Harris After Eminem’s 6th studio album Relapse was released in June, one thing has become clear - Young Money Entertainment is the only label that is making notable progress within hip-hop today.  Sure, Roc-A-Fella and Aftermath/Shady continue to feature prominent artists, but with a...
June 16th, 2009 | Music, Trends | Read More

The Phenomenon that is Fantasy Sports

By: Dave Leventhal First and foremost, I’d like to give thanks to the creators of theBESTmagazine Blog, an excellent site it is, for posting some of my thoughts. Today’s topic, and coincidentally the only topic I have any knowledge of, is fantasy baseball. As a result of this hobby turned passion...
May 28th, 2009 | Trends | Read More

T-Pain: The Most Important Condiment in Hip-Hop

By: Alex Harris and Mike Vigilante Ever get that feeling where your scrambled eggs are missing something? What about your over-cooked hamburger that could use a little extra flavor? Well, those experiences don’t just arise through food consumption on a Sunday afternoon brunch, but also the music...
May 11th, 2009 | Music, Trends | Read More

Gatorade: Stop It.

By: Alex Harris and Charles Bogren Bring it?  Really Gatorade?  If you folks out there don’t know what it is that we’re talking about, you clearly haven’t ventured into your nearest convenience store within the last couple of months.  To give you a better picture of what we mean,...
April 17th, 2009 | Trends | Read More

New BlackBerry Coming Soon?

For all of you folks out there who despise the BlackBerry Storm for its SurePress system, or engage in deep frustration over the iPhone’s lack of a keyboard, then you’ll be living the life within the next couple of months. Here’s why: Research in Motion (RIMM: Nasdaq), the BlackBerry-producing...
April 3rd, 2009 | Technology, Trends | Read More

The New Theme of Advertising

I’m sure you’ve recently been barraged with seemingly affirmative lines such as, “I’m not asking for a bailout, I’m giving one,” or, “We’re providing you with your own personal stimulus package!” What’s hysterical about this catastrophic situation...
March 25th, 2009 | Trends | Read More

The Newspaper is Dead. Long Live the (Online) Newspaper.

Unless you’re staying in a hotel that offers free USA Today’s every morning, or a social security taking retiree, odds are that you don’t buy a newspaper. There are many fundamental flaws with a newspaper, of which we are all aware. Clearly, a broadsheet of poor quality ink and paper...
March 17th, 2009 | Technology, Trends | Read More

The Emergence of Shoe Personalization

Among us youngsters, there is often a wave of negative sentiment that hits us when we see another guy wearing the same shoes as our own. It hurts, mainly because the time spent in Foot Locker or Champs can be filled with anxiousness and indecisiveness.  However, when we find that perfect pair, often...
March 11th, 2009 | Fashion, Trends | Read More