Movie Review: Fast & Furious 6


  How “The Fast and the Furious” franchise is still operational after 12 years is beyond me. The series should’ve crashed-and-burned after 2006’s dreadful third installment, “Tokyo Drift,” which saw the primary cast bail on the fast cars that made them famous. A lack of success outside of Universal’s lucrative property Read more

10 Things You Need to Know About Babies That Doctors WILL NOT Tell You


I'm full of sage wisdom. Even before I was a parent, I knew that you should never push a child off a bicycle... unless you're trying to teach them some sort of lesson. Like all new fathers, the minute my son was born I discovered that I instantly knew Read more

Concert Review: The Shins, Minglewood Hall, 5/18/2013


First off, let me commend the city of Memphis for what is shaping up to be the best year of live music the city has seen in years, maybe even decades. Between the big name, stadium shows (Elton John, Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake), the enjoyable outdoor shows (Bob Dylan/Wilco/My Read more

Political Passport: Everything You Need to Know about the IRS Scandal


I've recently been asked to contribute occasionally to PolicyMic , an up-and-coming website striving to be an interactive and intelligent forum for diverse views on all topics affecting the Millennial Generation. Fear not, I'll always excerpt and link these posts here on The Wise Guise as well so you can Read more

Jack Bauer, Michael J. Fox, and Agent Coulson - They're Back!


Jack Bauer and 24 are BACK! I've tried to contain my excitement to just a few social media posts every day. It's been a wild week at work and spending as much time as possible with my new baby nephew Walt, so that's helped distract me from sitting on the couch in Read more

Movie Review: The Great Gatsby


It’s everything you ever dreamed it would be. The elaborate costumes, the overblown sets, the dazzling effects, the quick and furious cuts, the smoothly incorporated soundtrack – all the hallmarks of director Baz Luhrmann are apparent in “The Great Gatsby.” Well, for the first hour, they’re there, at least. Per Read more

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NBA Playoffs: A House Divided

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Durant Randolph NBA Playoffs: A House Divided

My wife is from Oklahoma City. I’m from Memphis. We live in Memphis. Needless to say, the current NBA Playoff series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies is creating a bit of tension in our house.

In order to vent some frustrations, here are our thoughts on the other’s fandom. Read more

Memphis Stand Up and Get Rowdy

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The Grindhouse Memphis Stand Up and Get Rowdy

What up Los Angeles? What’s good with ya? You guys feeling “hella” good about the game tonight? You got your Cali swag on point for tonight’s game?

Well… you might want to pump the brakes. Read more

Marshall Henderson and the Argument of Class in Sports

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Marshall Henderson Marshall Henderson and the Argument of Class in Sports

There is a particularly famous episode of Seinfeld in which Jerry sees a painted portrait of Kramer (called, um, “The Kramer”) and remarks:

“He’s a loathsome, offensive brute. Yet I can’t look away”.

Perhaps there is no better description of the national sentiment towards Ole Miss shooting guard Marshall Henderson. Read more

NBA What to Watch for: The Cliff Notes for the Home Stretch, Part 2

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Western Conference Logo NBA What to Watch for: The Cliff Notes for the Home Stretch, Part 2

Wikki Wikki Wild Wild West! Now… time for some real fun. First, here were my predictions from a November 2nd blog post previewing the West: Read more

NBA What to Watch For: The Cliff Notes for the Home Stretch, Part I

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NBA Eastern Conference NBA What to Watch For: The Cliff Notes for the Home Stretch, Part I

At the beginning of the NBA season I wrote a post on this blog with my predictions for each conference. In that post on November 1st, here’s where I had the Eastern Conference: Read more

NBA Away Game Etiquette

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Grizzlies NBA Away Game Etiquette

As you may or may not have read in my post “Letter to My Wife”, I am making it my own personal goal to see my Memphis Grizzlies play in every away arena in the NBA.

I have already knocked out Oklahoma City and Boston, so this past week I made the trek down to Dallas to see them take on Dirk Nowitizki and the Mavs. Read more

Should the Memphis Grizzlies Trade Rudy Gay?

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Rudy Gay Should the Memphis Grizzlies Trade Rudy Gay?

Fans of the Memphis Grizzlies have gotten spoiled quickly. We went from PLEASE MAKE THE PLAYOFFS to PLEASE WIN A PLAYOFF GAME to WIN A DAMN TITLE! I can’t say this process happened overnight, but it’s amazing how the darkness of the bad memories fades when the present potential seems so overwhelmingly bright.

At the moment, the Grizzlies are sitting 4th in the Western Conference at 22-10 despite playing the 7th toughest schedule so far. Overall the Grizz have won 35 of their last 48 games dating back to the end of March. So why change anything??? I’m glad you asked. Read more

The Dish: Did Memphis make a mistake?

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Memphis Tigers The Dish: Did Memphis make a mistake?

It is finals time for most schools around the nation and so that means a low number of basketball games going on this week.  With that in mind it is test time for our readers.  Did Memphis make a mistake in going to the Big East? Read more

The Dish: Big Week for Memphis

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Memphis1 The Dish: Big Week for Memphis

The Dish is upset because it gave you bad information for the Memphis vs Ohio game.  I was right in that if Memphis could stay in single digit turnovers they could win the game, but I was wrong in that Ohio lost by 20.  Terrible prediction there on my part, and I do apologize to the fan base. Read more