Just another Swagger Tirade

For as long as I can remember, I have never seen a TV rant receiving such an intense backlash. Sherman's one post-game interview sent ripples across the world and set off a firestorm on social networks right after it aired on televison. I really did not understand why would it create such venom in public view at first. But then I have come to realize that not many people know that Sherman has always been a polarizing figure among professional athletes. Furthermore, one thing cannot be denied: Sure, he talks a lot. But he always backs his trash talking up.

Who is Richard Sherman actually? He comes straight outta Compton, has a master's degree from Stanford university and is an outstanding athlete, "a true shutdown corner". All in all, he was right on cue here and anybody who says otherwise probably does not know the difference between swagger and arrogance. All he did was good for the sake of entertainment and I certainly don't think that there's anything wrong with having this drive. Besides, his actions here are completely justified because he has to play in the loudest stadium in the world on a weekly basis. Haha. During sports events, tirades like these just put the icing on the cake. It is always pleasure to hear Sherman talk and quotes like "I've seen better legs on a snake." or "Aha, you suck! You wanna this knowin'. You wanna this knowin'." will never get old. A big fan of Richard Sherman here. "And that's the result you're gonna get. Don't you ever talk about the best. LOB."

Keepin' it real.

got draped?

As I put my last encounter with the 6 Mad Men consecutive seasons squarely in the rear-view mirror, my conclusion was that I sure as hell had not started to watch this show for its cultural authenticity and illustrious historical precision. However, my initial interest in it has remained unknown ever since...

Be that as it may, let's just cut to the chase... The main plot revolves around an advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City and it depicts the urban life of Americans in the Sixties. It shows how this particular period of time has changed and shaped the cultural landscape of contemporary America; its consciousness, its stereotypes and social mores. You won't find too many TV shows of this kind. Concisely, ever-present nostalgic mood that permeates the show along with richly drawn characters that provide highly dramatic and congruent television content are just a few out of many unique elements I have never seen in a television series before. And I'm not even mentioning that ravishing storytelling which is quite extraordinary among current popular TV shows.

 One of the show's best scenes.  
                                          

Bearing in mind the complexity of the story and how the series is deeply sophisticated, I realize that Mad Men is not for everybody. But at the same time, the last two seasons did not boast the staggering features which their predecessors had initially introduced. Another season begins next month and I have a feeling that this will be just another show that faded down the stretch. A strong start but weak end.

Updated: 3/26/2014 8:44 AM - "Big Leopard", this is just for you:

Far From Any Road

Smoke can be seen for miles and a relatively small portion of field crops is inevitably burned out for good. Still, the lost maize is the least of the Louisiana State Police's concerns. The sinister atmosphere intensifies as the sirens of police cars are coming howling to a large lonesome tree. Some macabre deed just happened here a few hours ago. Two old detectives are about to witness the most baffling and peculiar case in their professional lives. One of the detectives is rather averting his gaze, knowing that the crime scene is just too much for his eyes.  The look on the face of this detective in the foreground appears to be so dejected as well as gloomy that it completely underlines the environment of oppressive ambience.  The other detective, on the other hand, is steadily examining the place near the tree. Some odd-looking twig latticeworks attached to the tree make the whole message of its instigator even more creepy. One detective feels obviously disgusted by all this, but the other seems to be perilously curious and hooked by this case.  Anything but optimistic.

Bright was the day, warm was the ground.

No Marching. The Saints Will Never Come.

I really don't know where the zombie fascination comes from. Some say that it's given by our survival instincts and mentality which we inherited by our ancestors affected by the two world wars. This idea is certainly intriguing: Blood spattered and gruesome looking zombies as a cultural image and a still living reflection of the horrifying witness of our predecessors. I was highly attracted by all this at a very young age in the turn of the 21st century and that's why I am completely able to fathom this skyrocketing obsession and need of fictionalizing the total annihilation of the human race.

And at long last, that's exactly why the AMC's tedious soap called The Walking Dead dramatically increases in its fanbase as well as in pop culture circles.

Yeah, Science, biatch!

Ehm. Argh. Bits and pieces from the recent OJA2 lessons. Haha. From the 1960's to the 1970's the public interest in zombies fluctuated mildly mainly because of the prolific movie industry embodied in Hollywood. From the 1970's to the 1980's the interest increased slightly. The 90's experienced a huge zombie boom and the interest rose dramatically which stemmed from worldwide success of the Resident Evil series. Due to these facts it is more than apparent that the genre of zombie apocalypse has now two chapters: Before Resident Evil and after Resident Evil. From the 90's to these days the interest has not reached its spike yet.