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Handling this song as if he co-wrote it (which is a possibility), The Weeknd doesn't flex a muscle doing his thing on this "Rambo" remix. These days, The Weeknd has clout equal to or greater than the 6God, depending on who you ask. Building where the 6God should, The Weeknd makes advances towards Bryson Tiller, last year's "Don't" singer. This track is a bit up-beat for The Weeknd, which brings his longer verse to a more rap-rather-than-sing style. It's always a good day when you hear something new on Soundcloud.

In 22 years I have met more than a thousand people. Compared to the vast amount of numbers on the internet, that doesn’t sound so big. When you break that down to a yearly average that’s about 45 people a year. If you envision it, it’s about a third of a standard university lecture. Now consider spending your entire year going to each person’s seat and meeting them. What would you say?

Hi, my name is Dorian. Nice to meet you. What are you taking? How was your day?

Those four phrases included with responses take about three and a half minutes to get through. It only takes 4 minutes for you to meet someone. It only takes 4 minutes for someone to know who you are, what you do, and how you feel.

I meet people because I like to consult. I consult about emotions, relationships, jobs, gaming, technology, writing, and pets; life in general catches my attention. How many more phrases would I have to get through to discuss these topics? Not more than the 4 listed above. It only takes me 4 minutes to have an understanding of an individual. The intriguing people are the ones that take longer.

Creative individuals with broader ideas require a bit more time. They are incomprehensible. They are imaginative, and wonder-filled. Their responses are prepared. Their questions are targeted. Their comments are critical.

What makes these people more time-consuming to meet? These people with ideas share the crown labeled ‘entitlement’.

They believe their ideas are game-changing, millionaire-making assets of high value. They’re not.

Their idea is as free as the stir-sticks at your local coffee lounge: in a cup, with a thousand others, waiting to be selected by the individual who will assist in stirring together the right combination of life and money.

Usually, these people have their ideas locked up in some sort of box with the strength of a bear-trap. It’s the strangest thing, to guard something so valuable, that in it’s current existence is valueless.

They should be giving their ideas away. They should be less guarded, and open to reception. An idea that is solid can handle a few holes and still float. An idea, in any state other than physically draining or money-raking is useless and worth nothing.

Simply stated, an idea is an idea, until it’s something else.

In 22 years I have met more than a thousand people. Compared to the vast amount of numbers on the internet, that doesn’t sound so big. When you break that down to a yearly average that’s about 45 people a year. If you envision it, it’s about a third of a standard university lecture. Now consider spending your entire year going to each person’s seat and meeting them. What would you say?

Hi, my name is Dorian. Nice to meet you. What are you taking? How was your day?

Those four phrases included with responses take about three and a half minutes to get through. It only takes 4 minutes for you to meet someone. It only takes 4 minutes for someone to know who you are, what you do, and how you feel.

I meet people because I like to consult. I consult about emotions, relationships, jobs, gaming, technology, writing, and pets; life in general catches my attention. How many more phrases would I have to get through to discuss these topics? Not more than the 4 listed above. It only takes me 4 minutes to have an understanding of an individual. The intriguing people are the ones that take longer.

Creative individuals with broader ideas require a bit more time. They are incomprehensible. They are imaginative, and wonder-filled. Their responses are prepared. Their questions are targeted. Their comments are critical.

What makes these people more time-consuming to meet? These people with ideas share the crown labeled ‘entitlement’.

They believe their ideas are game-changing, millionaire-making assets of high value. They’re not.

Their idea is as free as the stir-sticks at your local coffee lounge: in a cup, with a thousand others, waiting to be selected by the individual who will assist in stirring together the right combination of life and money.

Usually, these people have their ideas locked up in some sort of box with the strength of a bear-trap. It’s the strangest thing, to guard something so valuable, that in it’s current existence is valueless.

They should be giving their ideas away. They should be less guarded, and open to reception. An idea that is solid can handle a few holes and still float. An idea, in any state other than physically draining or money-raking is useless and worth nothing.

The Force Awakens has it’s Blu-Ray release next week and Harrison Ford is doing his promotional rounds. Much like his previous visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ford takes on his interview with cheer and comedic banter. The important note to this interview is Ford’s response to Kimmel’s query on whether or not Han Solo would still exist in the Star Wars universe. Ford was able to successful dip, duck, and dodge every question without revealing anything to aid our yearn. However, not speaking some times is just as good as speaking. 

It was nice to see Harrison Ford again, in better mood than the previous interview. Possibly, in the best mood he’s been on an interview. I really appreciated his jokes about the infamous sliding door, that most of the audience didn’t even pick-up on. 

If you don’t remember, Ford broke his ankle while filming The Force Awakes when a sliding door on the Millennium Falcon fell on him. 

I've been scattered my whole life. At only 22 years, I've moved house-holds a total of 11 times. The burden that I've always retained is the difficulty of making friends, and keeping them. Those were times where sharing and communicating was a lot harder. I didn't have a phone to text with, and Facebook was still a thing for adults. That said, with all of these things at my hands now, I still need friends. I could count the people I talk to on daily basis on one hand, and the ones I talk to weekly on two. We all have that one friend that you can call anytime, and the few friends that you can do anything with. 

If you've ever found yourself limited in these friend categories, look no further. This is where we talk about how you can find yourself a brand new friend to fill those many friend categories you are lacking in. 

I am opening a brand new feature called Friendly Fridays (FF). This feature is targeted towards direct interaction with you, the audience of this lovely blog. The feature will have two systems, a receiving and a distribution, respectively.

On March 18th, two pages will appear on this blog. The first page will be a submissions page with a basis of what you should submit there. It should be along the lines of a problem, discussion, question or thing that you need/want advice on. This can be on any topic. The submission comes directly to me, by email, so I receive it as soon as you send it. You have the option to indicate whether or not you want this to be anonymous, that way I don't get anyone in trouble by asking for help. 

The second page will be a feed page of cards, much like the daily blog page or the article list. It will have a title that I'll come up with, with the question in the excerpt. My answer will be on the page, and they will be detailed, pleasant, comical and witty. After all, the intention is for you to get to know me, too. I'll be honest, and as helpful as possible. Depending on the quantity that I receive, I currently don't have a limit to how many will go live on each FF. 

I hate begging for help. I hate even asking for help. Its not about being able to 'do things myself'. It just feels like you should be able to do it yourself. Let's focus this a bit.

I'm going to have no help increasing the traffic on this blog. I'm going to have to share, build, ask and plead for views. I think critically about views, so everyone else should too. You might be wondering why views are so important to me? I can tell you they're not the same reasons as the next blogger.

I want a bigger audience. I want more followers. I want more friends, more people to talk to. I want to have larger discussions. I want to influence people. I want the attention. I currently make no money on this blog, not because I don't get the views (I get a decent amount). I make no money because I choose to not run ads on this blog. I like to think it's an aesthetic choice, but the blog wouldn't change much. I think ads demand too much on my site's back end and ruin the over-all experience my current readers get. 

I hate begging for help. I hate even asking for help. Its not about being able to 'do things myself'. It just feels like you should be able to do it yourself. Let's focus this a bit.

I'm going to have no help increasing the traffic on this blog. I'm going to have to share, build, ask and plead for views. I think critically about views, so everyone else should too. You might be wondering why views are so important to me? I can tell you they're not the same reasons as the next blogger.

I want a bigger audience. I want more followers. I want more friends, more people to talk to. I want to have larger discussions. I want to influence people. I want the attention. I currently make no money on this blog, not because I don't get the views (I get a decent amount). I make no money because I choose to not run ads on this blog. I like to think it's an aesthetic choice, but the blog wouldn't change much. I think ads demand too much on my site's back end and ruin the over-all experience my current readers get. 

Mark Hamill has been tweeting about something that isn’t Star Wars. 

THE "All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy...Just one bad day." pic.twitter.com/bqzBQPIhOw

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 14, 2016

Warner Bros. Animation has been firing out graphic novel adaptations at an incredible rate. Alan Moore’s highly credited, The Killing Joke, is the next in the chamber. With this adaptation comes the reprising voices of Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy as The Joker and The Batman, respectively. The excitement of this casting stems from the fact that they voice acted for the same characters in the critically acclaimed Arkham games. 

Alan Moore is known for other familiar projects like Watchmen and V for Vendetta, therefore it is hard to deduce which work he is more popularly known for. The Killing Joke is considered as the widest read graphic novels in the Batman franchise for it explores the deep, dark, origins of The Joker. 

Tara Strong and Ray Wise are tacked on as credited respective voices of Barbara and Commissioner Gordon. 

There is no exact release date, speculation would assume during Comic-Con of this year, but this isn't far from your screens. 

South by Southwest brings fun surprises every year. This year, Seth Rogen brought the surprise to SXSW. After a well-received premier, Sony released a red-band trailer of Seth Rogen’s next film, Sausage Party. 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be food? Frank and the varying products of a grocery store are about to find out.

This NSFW trailer is an animated film for adults. Starring comedic partners: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and many more; Sausage Party debuts in theatres worldwide on August 12th.

Many times my controller was in the clutches of my girlfriend when the screen went black or the character poof’d out of existence. This comes from the many years of having a girlfriend who just isn’t as good as me at video games.The time for her to improve is here on Star Fox Zero!

The latest of the Star Fox games is coming to the Wii U in April. It has been about 9 years since I touched a Star Fox game. While I am quite familiar with his antics in Super Smash Brothers, I yearn for a high quality remake of my unsatisfied nostalgia. While this remake may stem from the ideas of Star Fox 64, it still has Nintendo’s baby-face. 

This particular game has a feature that is supposed to make life a lot easier for beginner gamers. Star Fox Zero will have an in-game switch, probably in the pause menu, that allows you to activate an invincibility mode. This will provide more time with the controls and less time on a death screen. Nintendo’s concerns are more along the lines that the user is not getting the full experience presented to them, while being bogged down by all the stresses that a game would force upon you. 

I’d say this is a good idea. As a toggled ability, this changes from a low-stakes, no-pressurequality, to a you-know-you’re-good-when-this-is-off quality. After all, you don’t really know what hardcore is until you die 9 times in one minute; what’s to say what super-mega-easy-mode is?

Now I just got to get my hands on a WiiU, or at least my girlfriends hands. 

Thumbnail via engadget.com

South by Southwest brings fun surprises every year. This year, Seth Rogen brought the surprise to SXSW. After a well-received premier, Sony released a red-band trailer of Seth Rogen’s next film, Sausage Party. 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be food? Frank and the varying products of a grocery store are about to find out.

Many times my controller was in the clutches of my girlfriend when the screen went black or the character poof’d out of existence. This comes from the many years of having a girlfriend who just isn’t as good as me at video games.The time for her to improve is here on Star Fox Zero!

The latest of the Star Fox games is coming to the Wii U in April. It has been about 9 years since I touched a Star Fox game. While I am quite familiar with his antics in Super Smash Brothers, I yearn for a high quality remake of my unsatisfied nostalgia. While this remake may stem from the ideas of Star Fox 64, it still has Nintendo’s baby-face. 

This particular game has a feature that is supposed to make life a lot easier for beginner gamers. Star Fox Zero will have an in-game switch, probably in the pause menu, that allows you to activate an invincibility mode. This will provide more time with the controls and less time on a death screen. Nintendo’s concerns are more along the lines that the user is not getting the full experience presented to them, while being bogged down by all the stresses that a game would force upon you. 

I’d say this is a good idea. As a toggled ability, this changes from a low-stakes, no-pressurequality, to a you-know-you’re-good-when-this-is-off quality. After all, you don’t really know what hardcore is until you die 9 times in one minute; what’s to say what super-mega-easy-mode is?

Now I just got to get my hands on a WiiU, or at least my girlfriends hands. 

Thumbnail via engadget.com

On a lot of my favourite blogs, Kanye West got his own category. That means that enough writing is done about him that you, the audience, needs a way to funnel only that content for your viewing pleasure. I will gladly make a Kanye category, but only if we come up with something ‘so Kanye’. 

Today’s news beckons the discussion of The Life of Pablo and its ‘release’. Many of you heard the album through the trial period that you signed up for on Tidal. Tidal is currently the only legal way of accessing the album, otherwise you may have heard it by borrowing your friend’s account, or finding yourself on the very sites Mr. West was accused of using *cough* torrents *cough*. Through popular discussion and by analysis of Kanye’s twitter rants, it has been deduced that Kanye is trigger-happy. This means that Kanye releases content, whether it be opinions, music, or opinionated music, at a rate of his ‘feels’. 

These ‘feels’ are the reason why TLOP was not put out on physical or digital release anywhere other than Tidal. By forcing the project out on other platforms, it becomes stapled into existence and is known world-wide for that version. As a producer, he has every right to make changes, and tweaks to satisfy himself. While TLOP is only offered on Tidal he allows you, the audience to listen to its latest version, which he is able to change and adjust at any time without you noticing. Through all his twitter rants, he has yet to mention that he has made changes, although we have noticed them. It’s only been things as little as certain mixes, levels going up and down or manipulations to a chord or two, but changes are changes. 

He's not adding songs, changing features, or creating new beats, but he’s weakening a project that could be much stronger to begin with. I’d love and hate to know what Yeezus would have sounded like a week or two after its release. Yeezus was a much stronger album in comparison and creates an atmosphere that is icing-on-a-wedding-cake sort of delicate. Maybe TLOP just wasn’t ready, and by now, it certainly shows. Mr. West has had better productions, and this certainly isn’t his last. Here’s hoping that his next is better than his ‘best’.

Thumbnail via pitchfork.com

Is it okay that Kanye is changing his work of art, after its original showing? Let me know what you think in the comments below. 

On a lot of my favourite blogs, Kanye West got his own category. That means that enough writing is done about him that you, the audience, needs a way to funnel only that content for your viewing pleasure. I will gladly make a Kanye category, but only if we come up with something ‘so Kanye’. 

Today’s news beckons the discussion of The Life of Pablo and its ‘release’. Many of you heard the album through the trial period that you signed up for on Tidal. Tidal is currently the only legal way of accessing the album, otherwise you may have heard it by borrowing your friend’s account, or finding yourself on the very sites Mr. West was accused of using *cough* torrents *cough*. Through popular discussion and by analysis of Kanye’s twitter rants, it has been deduced that Kanye is trigger-happy. This means that Kanye releases content, whether it be opinions, music, or opinionated music, at a rate of his ‘feels’. 

These ‘feels’ are the reason why TLOP was not put out on physical or digital release anywhere other than Tidal. By forcing the project out on other platforms, it becomes stapled into existence and is known world-wide for that version. As a producer, he has every right to make changes, and tweaks to satisfy himself. While TLOP is only offered on Tidal he allows you, the audience to listen to its latest version, which he is able to change and adjust at any time without you noticing. Through all his twitter rants, he has yet to mention that he has made changes, although we have noticed them. It’s only been things as little as certain mixes, levels going up and down or manipulations to a chord or two, but changes are changes. 

He's not adding songs, changing features, or creating new beats, but he’s weakening a project that could be much stronger to begin with. I’d love and hate to know what Yeezus would have sounded like a week or two after its release. Yeezus was a much stronger album in comparison and creates an atmosphere that is icing-on-a-wedding-cake sort of delicate. Maybe TLOP just wasn’t ready, and by now, it certainly shows. Mr. West has had better productions, and this certainly isn’t his last. Here’s hoping that his next is better than his ‘best’.

Thumbnail via pitchfork.com

Is it okay that Kanye is changing his work of art, after its original showing? Let me know what you think in the comments below. 

I have a lot of respect for Brandon Stanton. For those who are unaware, Brandon Stanton is a digital journalist that runs the popular Humans of New York page on Facebook. With 17 million likes, 5 million followers on Instagram and two popular hardcovers selling anywhere you can buy a book, Stanton is considered as one of the most influential people on Facebook.

What brings us to this morning is a very edited, but controversial, political critique of Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump.

I stumbled across this post on Instagram, where the letter was converted to an image that fit entirely within frame. This post is the first non-politically driven, entertainment-sourced material that will probably drive home consciousness and action through the generations. It ties the ideals, the arguments and feedback of the public into one giant slingshot. Stanton’s claims aren’t inaccurate, but are unfocused. To understand this post, you don’t need to be politically-savvy. Hell, everyone’s seen an episode of House of Cards by now. Stanton aims to the eye of the snake, to bring focus upon himself and the possible interaction that could occur. 

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An Open Letter to Donald Trump:Mr. Trump,I try my hardest not to be political. I’ve refused to interview several of...

Posted by Humans of New York on Monday, 14 March 2016

Who would have thought I'd encourage any kind of political discussion on this blog? Let me know what you think of this in the comments below!

We’ve all had ideas, but rarely spoken words tend to find common understandings. Scroll through your feed and glance by the ones that encourage ‘dream-job’ practices. Don’t click in. Everyone with an internet connection believes that they can achieve their dreams. Some believe that they’re entitled to matter. The truth is, dreams are not about meaning, but about resonance.

“For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.”

Spending a few years at a university has developed my perspective of my generation, Gen Y. Gen Y thrives with entitled elitism, shrouded with the efforts of celebrities, built on the spines of the overtly sensitive. You can trip and fall into more than one person that wouldn’t trade their opinion for a paycheck. It’s a bit cyclical. For most millennials, the blood of hip-hop pumped green with dollar signs. But try and squeeze the green from a passionate person and the resistance is over-powering.

The hardest part of getting yourself to do something, is knowing why you’re doing it.

There are a few people still doing what they said they were going to do when they were little. There are even fewer doing it because their parents want them to. There are tons of people who don’t know what they’re going to do. And there are those who have had the idea since they could dream of it. They can articulate it. They know what it feels like. What it drains from you daily. What rifts it will tear in your relationships, and the amount of time spent in front of a mirror that it will cost you.

I have these conversations all the time at this age. The age that beckons a need without a want, or more so, the want, without a need. Of course many of them are spent fairly intoxicated, but retain a somewhat provocative nature. A common issue with these discussions is that they are too vague. You could ask someone what their dream is, and their answer consists of a ‘sort of’ or a ‘something like’. These are insecurities that poison the dreams, and hack the ideas out at their roots. The more you talk about these things, the more negative they feel, and you rid yourself of the passion that shielded this idea.

I spent a decent amount of my last few months making videos on YouTube. I haven’t opened my editor in almost a month and a half. I spent a lot of the time playing the games and filming hours of content that I would edit on a weekly basis. I would upload these clips of hilarity, which in turn was appreciated by my peers. And then Google pushed me out. 

For those that don’t know me, two years ago I ran a semi-popular entertainment blog known as The Blink. When I decided to throw some ads on there, I signed up for Adsense through google. When I dropped The Blink, I left all the emails and accounts live, but parked. When I made this YouTube account, I made a new Adsense account for it. Here’s where they suspended both accounts because you can’t have more than one Adsense account. They will then suspend any future Adsense accounts I would create and reject the appeals. I did try to appeal, but we all know that ‘not knowing’ is not a valid reason, ever. 

This, not only stressed me out, but ground deep into my bones. It ticked me off beyond belief. Let’s be clear here, I can still make videos, but they will never allow me to make revenue off of them. If I try and make new accounts, anything related to me will be suspended and investigated. How shitty is that? I spent a lot of time debating work arounds. When I realized that I didn’t care anymore.

It’s kind of like showing up to a party where they offer free booze to anyone that dances. If you know me, you know I don’t dance. I came to the party, I tried to dance, I failed, and then I realized that I can just go get my booze elsewhere. Maybe the party wasn’t for me. Maybe my mistake was trying to dance in the first place, and I sure as hell didn’t believe in it.