Steven MartinezinA Rough CutHow YouTube Ballers Show the Rise of AmateurismThe biggest basketball player on YouTube isn’t Lebron James. It isn’t James Harden, Kylie Irving, or even Steph Curry. It’s a shaggy-haired…May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Steven MartinezinA Rough CutChess as a Coping MechanismWho would have guessed that Chess would have become a top e-sport in 2020?Feb 6, 2021Feb 6, 2021
Steven MartinezinA Rough CutWhen Coronavirus Found Me On Election DayAs if this year needed to feel more surreal, I tested positive for the Covid-19 on election day.Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Steven MartinezinA Rough CutAmerica on AutopilotAs protests and violence hit every major American city at once, a country still reeling from a pandemic finds itself alone once again.Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Steven MartinezinA Rough CutWe Gave Up Before We TriedBy the end of the week, most of the United States will be rolling back the self-imposed shutdown. But it‘s starting to feels like it was…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Steven MartinezinA Rough CutNo Birthdays In QuarantineBirthdays, like days of the week or wearing different clothes, have lost meaning in the soft quarantine of coronavirus.Apr 4, 2020Apr 4, 2020
Steven MartinezinA Rough CutDrums in the Deep: Waiting for the CoronavirusMillions of Americans have been told to stay home to avoid spreading the coronavirus. Now we wait for the oncoming storm.Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
Steven MartinezinA Rough CutAmerica’s Tipping PointThe President made a show of his newfound commitment to mitigating the coronavirus outbreak, but if he fails to follow through, what then?Mar 14, 2020Mar 14, 2020
Steven MartinezinA Rough CutThe Night Coronavirus Became AmericanAs the President finally addressed the nation about the virus which had been spreading throughout the world and country for several weeks…Mar 12, 2020Mar 12, 2020
Steven MartinezinA Rough CutThe Gentle Slope Toward UncertaintyCoronavirus feels like a serial killer that we are no closer to catching.Mar 8, 2020Mar 8, 2020