10. Mick Jenkins – Pieces of Man Jenkins makes an honest and respectful tribute to legendary Gil Scott Heron’s Pieces of Man from 1971. Much like Heron’s record, Jenkins’ is simultaneously entertaining, engaging and introspective. The production quality is high and the beats gesture to early/mid-90’s De La Soul type sounds. 9. Pusha T –… Read More 10 Favorite Hip-Hop Albums Of 2018 – In Order
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For the casual NBA fan, All-Star Weekend season is the perfect time to catch up to the happenings of the league and gear up for the playoffs right around the corner. planetfomo.com is here to help! Grades are based on our reasonable (as we always are) preseason expectations. You wouldn’t give a four-year-old and an… Read More Pre All-Star Report Cards: Western Conference
It’s been thirty years since the Permian Panthers failed to clinch the Texas state championship game and their story still ripples through pop culture. There is the book, a movie, and a five-season TV series that followed shortly after. A fair amount of people only know the latter, unaware of the movie, not to mention… Read More The Enduring Friday Night Lights
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On December 5th, Derek Fisher was hired as the Head Coach of Los Angeles’ WNBA team, the Sparks. Fisher is the third male head coach to be hired in the WNBA in the last couple months, and five of the league’s 12 teams have male head coaches. For various reasons, Fisher’s hire with the Sparks… Read More Controversy Surrounds WNBA’s Newest Coaching Hire, Derek Fisher
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Wow. Life, amirite? How you been, Planet FOMO-ians? And how can I describe to you the whirlwind that is my world since last you heard from me? Oh, that’s right, in pictures. In my last post, I prattled on about pumpkin spice lattes and spring cleaning well into the autumnal realm. I also extolled the… Read More Storm Sea Sun
Houston Rockets – Last Season: 65-17 – Vegas Win Total: 55.5 Marvin: Over. There are only a few teams in the west that could steal extra games from them. Sean: Over. The maturation of Clint Capela and the presence of James Harden and Chris Paul will prevent Houston from regressing too much after losing Trevor… Read More Roundtable: NBA Western Conference Vegas Win Totals Edition
*GASP* Does anyone else feel like they just emerged from a vortex of transition or is it just me? Hello hello hello my awesome Planet FOMO-ians–how the heck have you been? I think the last time you saw me I was alternating between crying about light and tunnels and liberation and other such things and… Read More Spring Cleaning in the Time of Pumpkin Spice
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