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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The Top 29 Moments in WrestleMania History, Part 3

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Alex Beene in Entertainment, Featured, Other Sports, Sports, Television | Leave a comment

WrestleMania The Top 29 Moments in WrestleMania History, Part 3

Football has the Super Bowl, film has the Academy Awards and for those of us who grew up fans of the lucrative world of sports entertainment that is WWE, professional wrestling has WrestleMania.

The once-a-year spectacle has played host to some of the greatest moments in the company’s history. Every spring, followers of Vince McMahon’s brainchild are treated to an almost religious experience of high-profile matches and celebrity appearances.

This year, WrestleMania will celebrate its 29th anniversary from MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, an occurrence WWE is promoting as a homecoming of sorts given the New York metropolitan area was the location for the first WrestleMania and two of them since. In honor of this, I bring to you my personal list of the top 29 most significant moments in the show’s history. In case you missed them, you can see the first nine entries here and the second part here. Read more

The Top 29 Moments in WrestleMania History, Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Alex Beene in Featured, Other Sports, Sports | 1 Comment

WrestleMania The Top 29 Moments in WrestleMania History, Part 2

Football has the Super Bowl, film has the Academy Awards and for those of us who grew up fans of the lucrative world of sports entertainment that is WWE, professional wrestling has WrestleMania.

The once-a-year spectacle has played host to some of the greatest moments in the company’s history. Every spring, followers of Vince McMahon’s brainchild are treated to an almost religious experience of high-profile matches and celebrity appearances.

This year, WrestleMania will celebrate its 29th anniversary from MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, an occurrence WWE is promoting as a homecoming of sorts given the New York metropolitan area was the location for the first WrestleMania and two of them since. In honor of this, I bring to you my personal list of the top 29 most significant moments in the show’s history. In case you missed them, you can see the first nine entries here. Read more

The Top 29 Moments in WrestleMania History, Part 1

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Alex Beene in Featured, Other Sports, Sports | 2 Comments

WrestleMania The Top 29 Moments in WrestleMania History, Part 1

Football has the Super Bowl, film has the Academy Awards and for those of us who grew up fans of the lucrative world of sports entertainment that is WWE, professional wrestling has WrestleMania.

The once-a-year spectacle has played host to some of the greatest moments in the company’s history. Every spring, followers of Vince McMahon’s brainchild are treated to an almost religious experience of high-profile matches and celebrity appearances.

This year, WrestleMania will celebrate its 29th anniversary from MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, an occurrence WWE is promoting as a homecoming of sorts given the New York metropolitan area was the location for the first WrestleMania and two of them since. In honor of this, I bring to you my personal list of the top 29 most significant moments in the show’s history. Read more

Wolfpac Recap: 2013 WWE Royal Rumble

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Joseph Williams in Featured, Other Sports, Sports | Leave a comment

royal rumble 2013 match photo 300x168 Wolfpac Recap: 2013 WWE Royal Rumble

My journey back to being an occasional pro wrestling fan has been well-documented here at The Wise Guise. First, when my little brother-in-law arrived from South Africa, The Rock returned to WrestleMania and The Undertaker went for his 20th win to stay undefeated at WrestleMania, I caught up on what had happened in wrestling since I’d last watched a decade ago.  Then, I couldn’t resist watching again when so many of the top WWE superstars competed in Money in the Bank ladder matches. That prompted me to write my first Wolfpac Recap, a wrestling recap done by a former fan who loved the nWo Wolfpac and doesn’t really know much about who each wrestler is or the story lines. Since then, Alex Beene of The Wise Guise has discussed how relevant WWE still is in 2013.

*Wolfpac Recap Disclaimer: I don’t have much knowledge about wrestling. Other than my experience following pro-wrestling from 1998-2000 and what my 12-year-old brother-in-law Aphiwe tells me, my only other knowledge comes from 5 minute stints of looking things up on Wikipedia, reading The Masked Man’s columns on Grantland.com, and skimming WWE.com summaries.**

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Top 9 Things In Entertainment From The 1990′s

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Alex Beene in Featured, Guest Spots, Misc. Posts, Misc. TV, Movies, Music, Other Sports, Television | 1 Comment

Kramer Top 9 Things In Entertainment From The 1990s

Ah, the 1990s. For today’s generation of youngsters, it’s probably an era akin to the digital Stone Age. Internet was dial-up, cell phones were attached to bulky bags in our cars and Google was some search engine weird people used (all the cool kids in computer lab were on Yahoo! or Netscape). Read more

5 Reasons Why I Love The Olympics

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Clayton Martin in Featured, Other Sports, Sports | Leave a comment

London Opening Ceremony 5 Reasons Why I Love The Olympics

So we got a little ridiculous last week with our argument on whether or not the Olympics are still necessary. I still don’t really understand how one can argue that they aren’t but that’s not the purpose of this post. The purpose of this post is merely to share why I personally love the Olympics. Read more

The Numbers Don’t Lie – NBC Olympics Coverage

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Joseph Williams in Other Sports, Sports, Television | Leave a comment

ryan lochte american flag grill at london olympics The Numbers Dont Lie NBC Olympics Coverage

Participating in my legal fellowship in Arizona this week, the tape delayed coverage of the 2012 London Olympic games is even more of a delay here than it is on the east coast and in middle America in the central time zone.  Busy with travel and registration on Saturday, I got a text from Clayton asking me if I’d seen the #nbcfail complaints and protests on Twitter.  I quickly checked it out, chuckled to myself, and defended NBC to Clayton.  Later last night, I realized the legitimacy of some of the complaints.

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The Wise Guise Roundtable: The Olympics

Posted on July 27, 2012 by The Wise Guise in Featured, Other Sports, Roundtables, Sports, Television | 5 Comments

Olympics The Wise Guise Roundtable: The Olympics

[Editor's Note: The following conversation began by when Colin sent an e-mail to Clayton and Joseph entitled, "Olympics or NOLympics, that is the question" - this conversation followed, unedited for your reading pleasure. If our blog did podcasts, this would have been a podcast. We hope you enjoy... and perform your civic duty by voting in the poll at the bottom.] Read more

Wolfpac Recap: WWE Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Joseph Williams in Featured, Other Sports, Sports, Television | 2 Comments

stretchforbank 232x300 Wolfpac Recap: WWE Money in the Bank Pay Per View

So after my little brother-in-law Aphiwe got us excited once again and tuned into pro-wrestling, a crew of my friends and wife’s family watched WrestleMania this past April. What about pro wrestling got a bunch of grown men who haven’t watched in decades excited again? That story can be found here.  As Jay and I tweeted, Aphiwe stood three inches from the TV impersonating every entrance, every finishing move, and being tormented by John Cena’s epic loss to The Rock.  At the end of the night, our stomachs hurt from laughing so hard, Aphiwe had enjoyed an evening of wrestling, and all of us had enjoyed re-entering the silly world of pro wrestling.

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The World Series of Poker: History Being Made at Every Turn

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Joseph Williams in Featured, Other Sports, Sports, Television | 2 Comments

wsoplogo 300x300 The World Series of Poker: History Being Made at Every Turn

“No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em is the Cadillac of poker. Each player is dealt two cards face down. Five cards are then dealt face up across the middle. These are community cards everyone can use to make the best five card hand. The key to the game is playing the man, not the cards. Bet an eight ball. There’s no other game in which fortunes can change so much from hand to hand. A brilliant player can get a strong hand cracked, go on tilt… and lose his mind along with every single chip in front of him. This is why the World Series of Poker is decided over a No-Limit Hold ‘Em table. Some people, pros even, won’t play No-Limit. They can’t handle the swings. But there are others, like Doyle Brunson, who consider No-Limit the only pure game left.” - Matt Damon’s character, narrating Rounders

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