April 01, 2019

Why Are The Yakuza Video Games So Brilliant?


The Yakuza video games are the best video games that North American gamers have most likely never played.

When the first Yakuza video games were released for the PlayStation 2 in the mid-2000s, the games struggled to gain a solid audience over in North America, but still had a smaller cult following. With the release of Yakuza 0 in 2017, the remakes of Yakuza 1 and 2 after that, and the positive reception that came with those games, it seems like the Yakuza games now have the exposure to the wide North American audience that the games deserved.

March 25, 2019

The Therapeutic Excellence of Strip Clubs


One night, I went out for drinks with a friend of mine. After we had our fill of beer at the local bar, my friend was feeling a little adventurous, and so he came up with the suggestion that we go to the strip club. I was reluctant, but I ultimately agreed to his request (after much pleading from my friend). Therefore, off we went to the strip club for a night of adult voyeurism.

March 17, 2019

Engraved On A Nation: The Northern Touch (Thoughts)


TSN created a documentary about Toronto FC's fan culture as a part of their "Engraved on a Nation" series, which profiles interesting stories in the history of Canadian sport. I could not watch the initial airing of this documentary due to other responsibilities, but I did manage to catch a repeat airing a couple of days later, and so I am ready to give my thoughts. I did not have any high expectations going into watching this documentary, but I hoped that everything presented about the club's fan culture is in a fair and balanced way. I will be watching this documentary in the lens of someone who has been entrenched in the Toronto FC fan culture since the beginning.

I will keep this in bullet-point form. Therefore, here are my thoughts:

March 11, 2019

Spider-Man: An Atmospheric Video Game Marvel


Spider-Man is a franchise that I hold dear to my heart. When I was younger, I would always watch the Spider-man cartoons, watch the movies, and play the games on various video game systems I had. I was able to pick up the newest Spider-Man game for the PS4 for a suitable price, and long story short, this was the best superhero video game I have ever played.

March 04, 2019

The Alejandro Pozuelo Transfer to Toronto FC

www.thestar.com (YORICK JANSENS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

There has been so much chatter from the press and from social media about this whole "Alejandro Pozuelo to Toronto FC" situation. I have no choice but to address this in a blog post. The circumstances for this transfer are both intriguing and unbelievable, and so I need to dive in and give my thoughts on this whole situation. Pozuelo's potential transfer to Toronto FC seems to be an even bigger talking point this year than even Sebastian Giovinco's departure.