Kyle A. Massa's Blog, page 4
September 10, 2023
A New Hope: My 2023 New York Giants Season Preview
Football season is back, and this time, I promise not to be emo. Yes, if you joined me last September, you might’ve noticed a certain nihilism regarding my New York Giants. …Not this year, baby. This year, we’ve got the Coach of the Year! All Hail Brian Daboll After suffering six seasons of being coached […]
The post A New Hope: My 2023 New York Giants Season Preview appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
August 21, 2023
The World Without Taco Bell
Would a world without Taco Bell be worth existing in? I’m unsure, reader. But sometimes the best way to appreciate greatness is to imagine our lives without it. So, in the spirit of celebrating everybody’s favorite subpar brand of cheap, grade-D ground beef-based fast food, let’s start imagining. In a world without Taco Bell… …There […]
The post The World Without Taco Bell appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
June 20, 2023
A Fan’s Review of King Gizzard’s New Album “PetroDragonic Apocalypse”
They promised it would be “heavy as fuck.” They weren’t lying. PetroDragonic Apocalypse is here, and it spits pure fire. It’s the latest album from my new favorite band, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, and I’ve got some thoughts about it. Opening Remarks Billed as a sequel to their 2019 thrash metal classic Infest the […]
The post A Fan’s Review of King Gizzard’s New Album “PetroDragonic Apocalypse” appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
May 31, 2023
Some Notes from Boston Calling 2023
12:57pm As I near the Harvard Athletic Complex for the third and final day of the Boston Calling Music Festival, I hear a Red Sox game playing on the radio. As a Yankees fan, I’m obligated to hate the Sox, yet instead, the broadcast gives the city a pleasant, cozy feel. I must be going […]
The post Some Notes from Boston Calling 2023 appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
May 8, 2023
The World Without “Star Wars”
Four days ago, in a galaxy super close… …It was May the 4th. As the nerdiest holiday on the calendar, it’s a celebration of all things Star Wars. So today, we’ll be discussing this glorious franchise, and how different our world might be without it. I’ve got a bad feeling about this. But, in a world without […]
The post The World Without “Star Wars” appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
April 16, 2023
The World Without Haircuts
This might seem like an odd subject for our “World Without” series, but we’ve reached a point where we need to jump the shark. You know, like when The X-Files replaced Mulder and Scully, or when Fonzie literally jumped a shark on water skis. Plus, as I wrote this one, I realized it was pretty interesting. […]
The post The World Without Haircuts appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
March 20, 2023
The World Without the New York Yankees
They’re the greatest franchise in American sports. They’re the juggernauts of the AL East. They’re the team that employed George Costanza. They are the New York Yankees. I myself am a fan of the Bronx Bombers, so I think I’m qualified to imagine life in their absence. (And I’ll even try to be objective.) In […]
The post The World Without the New York Yankees appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
March 7, 2023
Some Answers to Those Questions
About a month ago, I surveyed my newsletter subscribers. I left a space at the bottom for questions…and I got some good ones! Thing was, the survey was anonymous, so I couldn’t reply directly to the questions. Therefore, I’m going to answer them here. I hope you find them as interesting as I did. 1. […]
The post Some Answers to Those Questions appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
February 20, 2023
Birds, Bets, and Sarcastic Texts
My text message began like this: Hello everyone. You’re invited to join us for the Super Bowl this year! It ended like this: Fair warning, if you root for the Eagles, you will be asked to leave. See you soon! The recipients were 18 friends and family members. To some of them, that second bit […]
The post Birds, Bets, and Sarcastic Texts appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
February 5, 2023
Remembering Gizzvember
I’ve never been part of a cult, but I suspect it’s something like being a fan of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. They’re a real band. I’m not making up the name. It’s a riff on Jim Morrison’s Lizard King moniker, and I suppose “Gizzard” and “Wizard” are there for the rhymes (and zaniness). Gizz […]
The post Remembering Gizzvember appeared first on Kyle A. Massa.
