Riley Talks "Entertainment"

 How many concerts have you been to in your life? I only ask because I myself have been to many, but as for others, it feels like they have either never been to one, or at most they've only attended three. Now you'll always have bands and pop artists that will sell lots of tickets, but there are still lots of artists and bands that are having a hard time getting people to go to shows in smaller venues. The question is, Why don't people attend concerts anymore? I have one of the big answers right here. They're way too expensive most of the time. According to The Wall Street Journal, "9 out of 10 of the highest-grossing concert tours this year ticket prices were over 100 dollars." And that's just for your average seat, If you want to go to the pit just don't, it's probably not worth the money. I soon discovered though that it can be much worse. Photo Credit: Forbes I started thinking about what venues and what types of artists charged more money tha...

Pong . We’ve come a long way since then. Developers have created some of the most iconic characters of all time through video games. Super Mario , Crash Bandicoot , Spyro the Dragon , Kratos the God of War , Lara Croft are just a few of these examples. Gone are the days of a white blob going back and forth between two white paddles on a black screen. No! Video games c an now even be full of narratives with amazing gameplay and beautiful graphics. Photo Credit: Play Station However, there are some aspects of video games that still could improve to make games even better. Fewer glitches perhaps, less toxicity online, and maybe less sexism! While some games have a great amount of diversity and female characters, Tomb Raider being a great example nowadays, it wasn’t always like this and there are still some problems. I believe that a great example of sexism in video games would be Mortal Kombat . I mean, just look at some of the women in these games. Characters like Sonya Blade and Kitana...