Pop Culture
From the Other Side of the Screen #2: The Rise of MMA and the Fall of the Sport of Boxing
But what really accounts for the rise in MMA popularity? Certainly it’s not because of the clothes associated with it or how many movie stars the sport spawns. Personally, I think it has to do with the sport’s inherent violence. People like the subversive and when MMA came out to the public, there was some serious backlash…
Self Defense Aside, Martial Arts is Saving Children with ADD, AD/HD and Autism
If you or your children have dealt with any kind of developmental disorder and struggle to achieve a healthy balance in life, this news will come an assuring option. If you’ve been looking for a way to sustain calm and confidence, focus and ambition, while avoiding medication and doctors for a child with ADD, AD/HD, or an autism spectrum disorder, think dojo!
March Madness: The Strange Story of Basketball’s Founder
Is it a matter of chance that basketball was created out of necessity to avoid a harsh Massachusetts winter? Is strange that the founder wanted no hand in profiteering on the newly-minted sport of basketball after its creation? Is it of any coincidence that the founder also went on to establish one of the most successful college basketball programs ever?
Happy New Year! Again!
Come February 3rd, the Chinese population around the world will be celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year (other Asian cultures such as the Vietnamese and Koreans also have similar celebrations by different names). The Year of the Rabbit will kick off with a 15 day celebration, culminating in the Lantern Celebration where festivities and parades and plenty of fireworks will be ringing throughout the many Chinese communities around the world.
pOp CuLtUrE dIgEsT: MeMeS
What is a “meme”? It’s pictures, it’s words, it’s videos…it’s everything really. Since the dawn of all-encompassing social media sites on the internet, “memeing” has become more and more common and widely-used among the millions of users across the web. Find out what “memeing” is and how it has inundated our culture with adorable and enjoyable cyber-fluff.
