Posts by Carles
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Thunder Up!
A Spurs fan travels to Oklahoma City.
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The San Antonio Spurs VIP Experience
A lifelong fan finally makes it to the good seats.
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An Obituary for the Lockout-Shortened Season
Hey, remember the shortened NBA regular season? Now that the playoffs have started, it feels like the regular season only existed to serve as a talking point for diagnosing Derrick Rose’s torn ACL. The 66-game season was actually a blessing for die-hard and casual NBA fans. There was rarely a night off to forget that […]
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Instagram and Digital Classism
Our ‘lives’ are allegedly a meaningful experience, and the Internet is supposed to be a place to document our lives in a tasteful way, contributing to a larger cultural discussion by simply sharing ourselves. The Web sites that you load every day are just as important as the clothes you wear, the technology you own, […]
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The NBA’s Real Kardashian
Dwight Howard and the fame cycle.
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Carles in Charge: The Spurs and Mortality
When winning just doesn’t feel right.
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The Top Chef: Texas Finale: The ‘Right Personality’ Wins
Watching the Top Chef: Texas season finale was basically as boring as watching the Super Bowl because the outcome and legacy of the season had already been determined based on the portrayal of the “regular season.” We already knew who had won over the hearts of the fans, judges, and fellow chefs. Viewers had already […]
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The Mediocre Quarterback and You
How we process bad work in the new social media/24-hour-news-cycle landscape.
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Carles in Charge: Competitive Fandom in the Social Media Age
In the first of a running series, Carles discusses the Detroit Pistons bench-fan incident, mediocrity, and ‘living the dream.’
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Solving The ‘Coachella Flyer Code’
I have always been intrigued by the art and/or consumer science of festival flyer design. The festival flyer is not just a one-dimensional announcement simply announcing, “These bands are playing our music festival.” It is an important marketing tool to brand the festival experience and display artistic diversity across the festival lineup. As genres like […]
