AuthorRaphael Cardenas

A Final Shot at Karate Glory: Cobra Kai Finale a Solid Conclusion to Latest Chapter of Karate Kid Franchise

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Raphael Cardenas
In Arts & Culture
March 14, 2025
6 Min read
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Forty-one years after Daniel LaRusso’s famous crane kick knocked Johnny Lawrence to the mat, Cobra Kai is taking viewers back to where it all began. The latest entry in the Karate Kid franchise released its final episodes on Netflix this past 13 February, a long-awaited conclusion to what its creators attested would be “the biggest season of Cobra Kai yet.” Season 6, Part 3 seems like a world...

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Chasing History

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Raphael Cardenas
In Uncategorized
February 27, 2025
4 Min read
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Ovechkin Closes in on Gretzky’s Goal Record: Greatest Scorer of All Time? Photo Credit: Scott Taetsch/Getty Images During a 16 January 2006 game in Phoenix, Arizona, twenty-year-old Alexander Ovechkin scored arguably one of the most iconic goals of his career. Rushing towards the net, the Washington Capitals rookie fell on his back protecting the puck—but, twisting and reaching over his head...

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Flow: A Tale of Survival and Coexistence, Through a Cat’s Eyes

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Raphael Cardenas
In Arts & Culture
January 24, 2025
4 Min read
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Photo Credit: Janus Films Imagine a world that has sunken beneath a great flood, leaving a lone sailboat to roam its vast waters. The only ones on board are a unique group of animals, who must put up with each other as they set sail for distant stone pillars—their most likely chance of weathering out the flood. Such is Flow, a 2024 film directed by Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis and brought to...

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A “Look Back” at a Story of Art and Friendship

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Raphael Cardenas
In Arts & Culture
November 28, 2024
6 Min read
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Ayumu Fujino, a young mangaka (manga artist) lauded by her peers, is in for a shock one day when a guest artist’s detailed drawings outshine her often popular comic strips. A chance encounter reveals that said artist—a reclusive student named Kyomoto—is a big fan of her work, leading to an unlikely friendship full of laughs, tears, and plenty of manga. Such is the Japanese anime film Look Back, a...

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The 2024-2025 Season PWHL Preview

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Raphael Cardenas
In Sports
November 6, 2024
7 Min read
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 Glance at Each Team’s Sophomore Season New names, fresh looks, and larger arenas to accompany familiar faces in their renewed quest for the Walter Cup Photo Credit: Christian Bender/PWHL Following an inaugural season without nicknames—resulting in jerseys with similar diagonal wordmark patterns—the six teams of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) are set to welcome their second...

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IIHF Approves Changes to Tournament Format, Roster Sizes for Upcoming Women’s World Championship

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Raphael Cardenas
In Sports
October 16, 2024
2 Min read
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For fans of women’s hockey, the international competition scene may look different in the coming years as changes in rosters, seeding format, and leadership were recently finalized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The IIHF finalized these changes at its Semi-Annual Congress in Rhodes, Greece, in late September 2024. The current tournament format accommodates ten teams split...

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