Picture by: Keith Allison (CC BY-SA 2.0). By: Max Liebel NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. - I'll never forget the day I started really watching basketball. I understood the rules and how to play but it never really interested me until I was introduced properly to it. I was nine years old and my childhood friend, a diehard … Continue reading In Memoriam: Kobe Bryant
Image by b24chicago license under CC by 2.0 By Max Liebel BUFFALO, N.Y. - Miami Dolphins safety Bobby McCain was seen spitting on a young fan in the stands during the Dolphins' Week 7 matchup with the Buffalo Bills. In light of this incident, it brought to mind moments where athletes have displayed severely unsportsmanlike conduct … Continue reading Athletes versus fans through the years
By: Max Liebel NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.- In 1960 a man was arrested for the murders of three women. When he was questioned by police, he told them that on his third murder he had been inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's film “Psycho." When members of the press got ahold of this information they were quick to … Continue reading It’s just a game: media and mass violence
By: Max Liebel NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.- With halloween fast approaching, many of us will head to the theatre or put our favorite horror films on to celebrate the holiday season. Now the first thing may you think of when sitting down to watch a horror film probably is not that it may have a … Continue reading Women and chainsaws: Feminism and horror films
By: Max Liebel NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y- With all of the albums released this summer, the winter tour season is fast approaching. Students at N.U. are in for a treat with some primary concert destinations all within an hour or two drive from campus. With Toronto just over the border and Buffalo being a hot … Continue reading The must see concerts this season
By Max Liebel 4/19/19 NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.- To ignore an entire medium is frankly irresponsible. While Niagara does provide film studies courses, it still doesn't provide it as a major, or even a minor, like the majority of other liberal arts universities do. The question some may ask is why do we even … Continue reading Why Niagara Needs a film studies program
by Max Liebel 4/10/19 NIAGARA UNIVERSITY- Our history as Americans is something that seems lost in today's context, why? For some it is simpler this way. To say “That's the way things are” is often easier for those who don't face inequity on a daily basis. Discrimination in the United States is not … Continue reading At The School House Door: Education Inequality and Modern Segregation
By Max Liebel NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.- The NFL Draft is fast approaching and to the casual viewer this draft class may seem relatively underwhelming compared to last year where four quarterbacks were taken in the top ten. But this year is full of prospects that teams can build a steady foundation with, mostly … Continue reading 2019 NFL Draft: Players to Consider
By:Max Liebel NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.- Horror movies are a strange entity. We intentionally go see them so we can be scared or disturbed for an hour or two. The common trope is that the 60s and 80s were the golden age of horror movies, and everything since then is recycled ideas from those decades. However, … Continue reading Horror Movies: Giving credit where credit is due
By: Max Liebel NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.- Jordan Peele's first film “Get Out," was a critical and commercial hit. Peele masterfully interwove racial issues of our time with subtext to artfully create a horror masterpiece. A masterpiece that won him a Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars in 2017. This raised the anticipation for Peele’s … Continue reading “US” film review
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