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The Shield

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

It’s almost that time… less than a week from now, the last episode of my all-time favorite show, The Shield, will premiere on FX.

Upon its conclusion, the show will have spanned seven seasons, all while paving the way for other FX shows and literally creating the cable-based drama. The success of the show, lead by Michael Chiklis as Detective Vic Mackey, has made FX into a powerhouse cable network.

Needless to say, the show will be sorely missed when it airs its last episode in late November. At least I’ll have the DVDs to cherish.

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The More Things Change

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Wow.

I recently traveled to my alma mater, Syracuse University, for the first time since I graduated in 2004. Needless to say, the campus has changed quite a bit in four short years.

A brand new building was added to the Newhouse complex, part of the school from which I earned my degree in Graphic Arts. The inside was very impressive – this brief glimpse captures a bit of the striking, modern design.

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Definition of Inspiration

Monday, August 11th, 2008

This year’s opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics were unbelievable. The almost 3-hour show was a true work of art.

Watching something performed so meticulously on such a grand scale is nothing short of inspiring. I can only hope to design something half as audacious during my design career.

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Tapped Out

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

This week, the Versus channel aired an episode of their mixed martial arts show, “Tapout” which featured Dan Lauzon. The younger brother of UFC star Joe Lauzon, Dan has just as much potential as Joe and will be a great fighter someday.

Unfortunately, this episode did not paint Reality Self-Defense and Bishop’s Boxing (two gyms that both Joe and Dan train at) in a good light. Because of poor editing and forced “real” storylines, it appeared that Joe and Dan trained with a bunch of crumbums.

It was upsetting to see RSD painted in such a poor light – the small school has consistently cranked out successful local fighters (not to mention two UFCers).

Joe addresses the Tapout episode on his blog. You can learn more about Reality Self-Defense (soon to be Lauzon MMA) here.

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