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Pip and MJ: Dynamic Duo or World’s Finest?
As you can see on the blogroll to your left, Dat Winning and The Nerds of Color are going to be companion sites going forward. If you’re unfamiliar, Dat Winning is the internet’s “deceptively quick”...
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The Way of the Dragon: The Career of Cung Le
Just to get the obvious out of the way: Cung Le is no Bruce Lee. Nobody ever will be. That said, I don’t think anyone else currently walks in the shadow of The Dragon quite like Dragon Eyes. As he...
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The NBA: Where Fanboys are (Big) Fundamental
Cross-posted at Dat Winning Over the summer, five-time NBA champion Tim Duncan made waves across the internet when it was revealed that he was going to be immortalized on the cover of a Marvel comic...
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Apply for the Dat Winning Sportswriting Fellowship
We don’t cover sports much here on the NOC, but that’s what our sister site Dat Winning is for! And I’m pleased to share that the site, The Dynasty Project, and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop...
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The Show of Shows: Being at Wrestlemania 31
The Granddaddy of them all. Wrestlemania. I’ll start this off by stating how special this year’s ‘Mania was for me, mainly because my favorite wrestler ever, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, had such a huge...
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LeBron James is Captain America
Originally posted on Black Nerd Problems I want you to imagine superheroes exist. Put an image in your head. What they would look like, what they would wear, what their powers would be. Are you there?...
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On Body Image, Diversity, and Comics’ Outdated Standard of Beauty
Originally posted on Black Nerd Problems ESPN made a “Body Issue” based on Marvel superheroes, and it’s glorious. But before we get to that, let’s go through some fascinating history first. The first...
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Wrestlemania 32 Started Great, Ended with a Whimper
by Vince Vandal I’ve been an avid fan of professional wrestling for over 25 years. I caught the tail-end of the Golden Era, into the birth of the amazing spectacle that was the Attitude Era, which led...
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Rest in Power, Ali
Pugilist, champion, leader, prophet, husband, father, excellence. Muhammad Ali earned many titles. But only two words adequately define him: The Greatest!!
View ArticleHard NOC Life: Olivia Munn vs. Super Predator
This week on Hard NOC Life, Keith is joined by his DC TV Classics co-host Britney Monae to fill in for Shawn as they break down the week in Nerd Pop....
View ArticleHard NOC Life: Arune Singh’s Fandom — Then, Now, Forever
Hard NOC Life this week features an extended interview with comic book industry veteran Arune Singh! Keith and Dominic will be back next week for the latest in the world of nerd pop....
View ArticleMega Ran on The Soul Man
My relationship with professional wrestling is very complicated at best. I watched my first wrestling match sometime around 1983, and the larger than life characters were literal comic books that had...
View ArticleHard NOC Life: We Love The ’90s
This week on Hard NOC Life, Dominic schools Keith take a time machine to the 1990s and discuss new jack swing, and the Chicago Bulls documentary, The Last Dance....
View ArticleNOC Exclusive: Nyla Rose Talks AEW Dynamite’s First Anniversary
Heyyyy! It’s Kuya P AKA Patrick Michael Strange and I recently had the great pleasure of speaking with ‘The Native Beast from Washington DC’ aka AEW‘s own NYLA ROSE to discuss AEW Dynamite‘s One Year...
View ArticleNOC Interview: Writer and Pop Culture Icon Shea Serrano Talks Basketball and...
2020 has been a year of woes, but every now and again nerds and pop culture fiends the world over shared in some of the light brought on by creators and artists whose work helped us through the...
View ArticleOfficial Trailer for ‘Boogie’ by Eddie Huang
From acclaimed writer, producer, and restaurateur Eddie Huang comes his directorial debut Boogie, the coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who...
View ArticlePeacock Unveils Several New Unscripted, Comedy, True Crime, and Sports Series
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – Today, Peacock announced all-new programming at the Television Critics Association Press Tour. New unscripted series Ex Rated has been picked up with host and executive producer...
View Article‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ Strikes with an Official Trailer and Poster
With Hollywood doing remakes and reboots, it does get a little bit tiring seeing our favorite shows and movies growing up be twisted and changed. But, Disney+ is offering something a little different...
View Article‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ Strikes with an Official Trailer and Poster
With Hollywood doing remakes and reboots, it does get a little bit tiring seeing our favorite shows and movies growing up be twisted and changed. But, Disney+ is offering something a little different...
View Article‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Character Posters Show the Starting Line-Up for The...
Guys, the friggin’ Tune Squad is back! I never thought in 25 years I’d have said something like that, but my 10-year old self is actually really excited. Back in November 1996, the original Space Jam...
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