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How YouTube Ballers Show the Rise of Amateurism
How YouTube Ballers Show the Rise of Amateurism
The biggest basketball player on YouTube isn’t Lebron James. It isn’t James Harden, Kylie Irving, or even Steph Curry. It’s a shaggy-haired…
Steven Martinez
May 5, 2021
Chess as a Coping Mechanism
Chess as a Coping Mechanism
Who would have guessed that Chess would have become a top e-sport in 2020?
Steven Martinez
Feb 6, 2021
I Can’t Play Video Games Anymore, and It Worries Me
I Can’t Play Video Games Anymore, and It Worries Me
How my inability to stick with a video game made me realize I am punishing myself for feeling depressed.
Steven Martinez
Jan 17, 2018
Overpasses Host the Signs of the Times in LA
Overpasses Host the Signs of the Times in LA
If you find yourself sitting in LA traffic, look up at the signs posted on overpasses. They tell you what’s going on around you.
Steven Martinez
Jan 10, 2020
The last thing I wrote
When Coronavirus Found Me On Election Day
When Coronavirus Found Me On Election Day
As if this year needed to feel more surreal, I tested positive for the Covid-19 on election day.
Steven Martinez
Nov 3, 2020
America on Autopilot
America on Autopilot
As protests and violence hit every major American city at once, a country still reeling from a pandemic finds itself alone once again.
Steven Martinez
Jun 1, 2020
We Gave Up Before We Tried
We Gave Up Before We Tried
By the end of the week, most of the United States will be rolling back the self-imposed shutdown. But it‘s starting to feels like it was…
Steven Martinez
May 5, 2020
No Birthdays In Quarantine
No Birthdays In Quarantine
Birthdays, like days of the week or wearing different clothes, have lost meaning in the soft quarantine of coronavirus.
Steven Martinez
Apr 3, 2020
Drums in the Deep: Waiting for the Coronavirus
Drums in the Deep: Waiting for the Coronavirus
Millions of Americans have been told to stay home to avoid spreading the coronavirus. Now we wait for the oncoming storm.
Steven Martinez
Mar 22, 2020
America’s Tipping Point
America’s Tipping Point
The President made a show of his newfound commitment to mitigating the coronavirus outbreak, but if he fails to follow through, what then?
Steven Martinez
Mar 14, 2020
The Night Coronavirus Became American
The Night Coronavirus Became American
As the President finally addressed the nation about the virus which had been spreading throughout the world and country for several weeks…
Steven Martinez
Mar 11, 2020
The Gentle Slope Toward Uncertainty
The Gentle Slope Toward Uncertainty
Coronavirus feels like a serial killer that we are no closer to catching.
Steven Martinez
Mar 7, 2020
The Run on Water and Soap
The Run on Water and Soap
Rumors. Empty Aisles. The Coronavirus reveals our primal survival instincts.
Steven Martinez
Mar 1, 2020
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
Like so many aspects of American life lately, the Coronavirus outbreak exists in the fuzzy quantum state of either being a prelude to…
Steven Martinez
Feb 28, 2020
How Kobe’s Death Brought New Life to His Work
How Kobe’s Death Brought New Life to His Work
In the wake of Kobe’s tragic death, his work has taken on a new meaning.
Steven Martinez
Jan 28, 2020
Empathize with George Bailey
Empathize with George Bailey
It’s A Wonderful Life is, without a doubt, my favorite Christmas movie of all time. It would be my favorite movie period if it weren’t so…
Steven Martinez
Dec 9, 2019
The Case for Being a Fan
The Case for Being a Fan
Even though the players are the NBA's power brokers, the name on the front of the jersey should still matter to fans.
Steven Martinez
Feb 6, 2019
We Have to Admit That We Don’t Know Anything
We Have to Admit That We Don’t Know Anything
It’s hard to admit you don’t know something, but it’s a missing ingredient in cultural discourse and an important element of meaningful…
Steven Martinez
Mar 27, 2018
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