April 1, 2025
Full House
What ever happened to predictability? The milkman, the paperboy, and evening TV? Full House, which originally aired from September 1987 to May 1995, is a show that is full of nostalgia for a lot of kids who grew up in the ’90s and into the 2000s. The show was always a family favorite in my house and was pretty much always on in the background. It was a comfort show and made me feel like maybe growing up wasn’t so scary; As long as I had my family there to help me, I would be okay. Plus, Uncle Jesse. I, like many other young girls who watched the show, had my first ever celebrity crush because of Full House. Can you blame me, though? The bad-boy attitude with a face like that. … Have mercy!The show follows the Tanner family after the death of Pamela Tanner, the wife of Danny Tanner and mother to DJ, Stephanie, and Michelle. The new widower Danny must take care of his three daughters, which he knows is a tall order. To help the family adjust to their new normal, he brings in his brother-in-law Jesse and best friend Joey to help him. Full House is a feel-good sitcom that deals with themes like love, loss, growing up, and the importance of surrounding yourself with good people. It is a show held close to the hearts of many, and it is not hard to see why. Its lovable characters and relatable plot make you feel like part of the family while watching.
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When I was seven years old, my parents had an anniversary party at our house. With a bunch of adults invading my home, and nobody around my own age, I decided that my best option was to watch TV. I turned on the Disney Channel and discovered a new cartoon was airing that day. The show was about these twins going to their uncle’s house for the summer in Oregon, with mystery surrounding the small town. I was intrigued, and I wanted to sink my teeth into more content. Little did I know that this show would become a fixation of mine.
Alfred Matthew, better known as “Weird Al” Yankovic, is one of the world’s best-known parody artists. He has been making silly, joke versions of popular songs since the late ’70s, when his first single, “My Bologna” — a parody of the Knack’s “My Sharona” — was released. Two years after his initial release, he was able to find his spot on the music charts with a parody of the Queen song “Another One Bites the Dust,” which was titled “Another One Rides the Bus.” He has spent the last four-and-a-half decades spoofing our favorite artists and using his unique humor to bring a little more wonderfully dumb goofiness to the world. In 2022, he was also a writer for and subject of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which is a satirical biopic on the life of the silly songwriter.
Released in 2013, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is yet another narrative masterpiece from video game designer Hideo Kojima. The game follows Raiden, whose real name is Jack, also known as “Jack the Ripper.” On this mission, Raiden is tasked with stopping a terrorist organization headed by the private military company World Marshal Inc. from starting a war for financial gain. However, this is not his only goal. It becomes evident that this organization also operates an organ-harvesting group targeting children. This hits Raiden particularly hard, as he was also a victim of war at a young age.
We’ll kick things off (Ha! See what I did there?!) with the Denver Broncos 1960s throwbacks. Originating as a secondhand purchase from a college team as a way to save money, these uniforms consisted of dark brown helmets and bright yellow jerseys with dark copper lettering and numbering. They also wore that same copper color in their pants and added two yellow stripes along the side. Underneath those pants, players donned copper and yellow striped tights. To complete the uniform, they wore a combination of yellow and copper colored cleats. The entire look, when finished, made players appear as if they’d just had buckets of ketchup and mustard dumped on them by angry fans. They were atrocious and looked nothing like the team colors after they were changed from copper and yellow to orange and blue in 1962.
Another ridiculous throwback uniform comes from the 2010-2012 Pittsburgh Steelers. The design was made to look like what was worn in the team’s 1934 season and was meant to celebrate their 80th season in the league. They featured the team’s all–black helmets with a single yellow stripe running from front to back and the Steelers team logo on just one side. However, that’s where the normalcy stops. Below that, they wore a black and yellow striped jersey with each numerical value of their number placed in a solid white box. This was paired with tan pants, black tights underneath, and black-and-yellow striped socks. The completed look was awful, and made every player look like a bumblebee, whether they were on the field or the sidelines. However, the worst part about it is that you can still occasionally see these bumblebee’s taking the field today!
Self-care is always so serious. Even when you’re trying your hardest to be the best version of yourself, many aspects are harsh and rigorous, making it difficult for people to see the fun side of their journey — especially at the beginning of their adventure.
