The Edgic Has Spoken

I was going through the last eight episodes, collecting clips for an edit , which allowed me to do a review of everything that's happened this season so far, and it's definitely a lot! I feel like Edgic is kind of getting lost in the sauce a bit trying to figure out who the winner of this season is. I'm 90% sure it's Andy, so let me break it down. (Also all GIFs courtesy of survivorgif.com!) Why I Was Wrong About My Previous Winner Picks This is my fifth attempt at a winner pick - my previous ones were Austin, Drew, Hunter and Charlie, but with those ones I think I was still so new to Edgic that I was getting hung up on the little details, so here's what I did wrong for each of them: Austin (45) - falsely equating an advantage heavy edit to a winner's edit (he's doing so well strategically, therefore he must win), discounted the importance of social game and consistent personal content Drew (45) - equated number of confessionals, strategic prowess ("bes

Imagine when you were teenager. There really was only one thing you were a fan of, and most likely all your friends shared that interest, because they too saw it on one of the three TV channels. But with the rise of technology, teens are now exposed to everything from all parts of the world. It is no longer that one radio station or the three TV channels, it’s online music streaming, hundreds of channels, e-readers and Netflix. Today a young person is exposed to an average of 2 hours and 22 minutes on social media. That’s billions of possible interests, and “fandom” is now taking center-stage. Fandom literally means “the state or condition of being a fan of someone or something”. One can be in a fandom for anything. Some of these include: books, movies, music, actors, and TV shows, to name a few. Many parents believe that fandom is a waste of time, and I couldn’t disagree more, in fact, fandom has many benefits.  Fandom helps us heal  According to an article on Psychology

I picked up my headphones that were sitting on my pillow and placed them firmly over my ears. Scrolling through the song list on my phone, I tapped “Wow.” by Post Malone and let its edginess play through my speakers. In the song, good ol’ Posty sings about how nobody liked him when he was a normal person, but the moment he became famous, now everyone wants his attention. I let the song finish and the next one plays, “Without Me” by Halsey. She sings about how her boyfriend betrayed her trust by cheating on her with someone else. The next one, “Let Me Down Slowly” by Alec Benjamin. He begs a girl to let him down gently and not break his heart. This is the average person’s pop playlist. “Bury A Friend” by Billie Eilish, “i’m so tired” by Lauv and Troye Sivan, “Kills You Slowly” by the Chainsmokers. Even from the titles alone we see mainstream songs are getting noticeably darker. Artists don’t shy away from releasing sad ballads about death, heartbreak, anxiety, depression and suicide

I have experienced both homeschooling and public school, so I will try not to be biased.  I was homeschooled  all my life by my mom and started going to school for Grade 11.   "Homeschooling" is when a student is taught at home under the guidance of a parent; public school is when a student is taught in a school building under the guidance of teachers.  Each side has its pros and cons, as it is with any debate but this one in particular has always been a heated one (second to Yanny or Laurel - I hear Yanny). Let's start with the pros.  PROS Homeschooling student can study at their own pace (especially children who are gifted academically or socially or have learning disabilities or other forms of disabilities)  flexibility of time (student can take time off when needed and catch up later) vacationing is easy (can take time off to travel) learning can be incorporated in fun things such as travel and count as schoolwork working independently (learn time manage

This is the most delicious form of spinach you've ever tried! I have loved this dish ever since I was little and my dad would make it. The recipe is extremely simple and now, I share it with you guys!  How To Make It Take a bag of spinach (organic baby spinach is best) and steam it until it's tender. Remove it and let it cool off to room temperature before mashing it. It will be much easier to mash since it has been steamed. Toss the spinach into a bowl and add 2 cloves of garlic (chopped finely). Add a pinch of salt, pepper, and paprika powder for taste. Pour in the yogurt and mix thoroughly. Cover it and let it sit in the fridge until serving. Enjoy! 

Just this year, we were blessed with the release of a new Aardman production: Early Man , starring British icons Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston. The story follows Dug, voiced by Redmayne, an early caveman who has to come face to face with the Bronze Age in an epic football match to save his peoples' land. The film is heavy on soccer themes and its perfectly timed World Cup release is an interesting coincidence. Or is it?  England has been having its best ever World Cup run since 1966, just beating Columbia 1-1 (4-3 on penalties) and advancing to the Quarter-Finals. Did Early Man have something to do with it? The film focuses heavily on British football pride and is eerily similar to the actual events of the World Cup. Dug and his friends come face to face with Lord Nooth's Germanic football stars, which could represent Germany being knocked out in the Group Stages, but could also represent Sweden, a country that ALSO made it to the Quarter-Finals with a 1-0 win over Switze

I was a Nickelodeon kid, born and raised. I remember rushing home before 6 o'clock to catch the latest episode of iCarly or Victorious. Partly because my parents never bought the Disney Channel, and YTV (our Canadian children's' programming channel that played most of the Nick shows) is a public domain channel. So I never really watched Disney, unless it was the rare occasion when we'd get a free trial of it and then it would disappear after a month. Sad times. But I still watched a few shows via YouTube and said free trial, including  Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Suite Life on Deck, Liv & Maddie, Jessie, and, of course , Lizzie McGuire. I always had a little guilty pleasure for a good old teen sitcom. But out of all the shows I've seen (both Disney and Nick) Lizzie McGuire is my all-time favourite. I have only started watching it recently, after I decided to watch a random episode one day when I was bored, and I've never looked back since.

The World Cup 2018 kicked off in Russia yesterday, beginning an international phenomena that has been shaking the world every four years since 1930, and I'm living for it. All around the world people are clamoring into sports bars or in front of their TV to tune into this sports event. The World Cup Final saw 3.2 billion in-home viewers in 2014, and prior to that 910 million people watched at least part of the final match in South Africa 2010 (according to FIFA). Compared to that, the 2014 Super Bowl saw 111.5 million views worldwide (103.4 in 2018) and the 2014 Olympics saw 21.4 million views and the 2018 Korea Olympics saw its lowest ever at 19.8 million views. So, why does the World Cup have the highest views of a sports event of all time? I'm taking a look at this question and seeing what I can make of it. 1. People love soccer. Out of all the team sports, soccer (known as football in most of the world) is the most beloved sport. It's simple! You don't need a