Pardon the hyperbole, but in life there really are only two kinds of people: those who win, and those who wish they could win. If you take all the pretenders and stack them up as high as Space Mountain, then at the very top, standing over a mound of damaged Continue Reading
UFC Posters: A History of Main Event F*ckery (1993-2013)
This archived piece was originally posted on my old blog Rudomania.com on October 28, 2013 (http://rudomania.com/ufc-posters-tell-a-history-of-main-event-changes/) On the eve of the UFC’s twentieth anniversary, I decided to dig a little. It’s no secret that the world’s premiere MMA organization has seen its share of peaks and lowlights in recent memory, Continue Reading
Wu-Tang Clan: Kung-Fu Flicks that Inspired their Names
When Wu-Tang first brought the motherfucking ruckus in the early 90s, they infused the East Coast rap movement with a new sound, bringing with them flashy characters, lyrical grime and rhyme schemes laced with skits, slangs and samples inspired by old school kung fu movies. Over the years, hip hop heads coast to coast have tried to decipher the aliases of Wu-Tang members in an attempt to pinpoint the kung fu flicks that inspired each of their monikers.