Introducing! Kaleb Unger (Quad Culture Staff)

Hello my name is Kaleb Unger I am currently a communications major at a small liberal arts university in the Northwest. I have always wanted to start my own blog and allow people to share their writing on some of my favorite topics like sports, movies, tv shows, and music. That is why I created Quad Culture the site you are in as you read. For Quad Culture I am the head of content, editor and chief, as well as an occasional writer. I hope you all enjoy this website as much as I do working for it. Now let’s get into my favorites.

Movies- Point Break/La La Land
Sports Teams- Patriots and other than that all Washington D.C. based teams
Tv Show- How I Met Your Mother/Avatar/Severance
Music- Oasis/Lizzy McAlpine

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Time Out of Mind: Bob Dylan (Music)

For as long as I could remember, the adults in my life had always referred to me as an old soul. I was fond of the title, leaned into it even. To further claim my title of old soul, I avoided modern culture: books, movies, but especially music. Maybe by admitting this I’m predating myself and going against the pride I take in being an old soul but here goes: I had no idea who Bob Dylan was until I heard about him in my favorite movie mere years ago. Both the artist and Time Out of Mind , his smashing comeback album, were unfamiliar to me until they provided a large bit of source material for Dan Fogelman’s film Life Itself . Upon listening to his album, I realized the literary and musical goldmine that was Time Out of Mind . I had so much to say on this album that I had to go back to my writing process roots and write this article on an old coffee-stained memo pad to make sure I mentioned everything worth discussing. Now I can only humbly hope that you see and hear what I do whil...

A Sam Darnold Renaissance (Sports)

Sam Darnold is one of those Quarterbacks. The ones who seemed primed with the endless talent to resurrect a franchise only to fail and be relegated to the island of misfit quarterbacks. Lately however thanks to sustained success from guys like Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield this island does not have to be the final destination. Yet still even the biggest of Darnold’s supporters likely would have told you he was destined for a career as a journeyman backup more so that leading man for another franchise. The NFL rarely gives second chances and this would be Darnolds third. Yet Darnold and his Vikings sit alone 3-0 atop the NFC North, Darnold’s great play is a big reason for that. This may be early season luck or a renaissance, either way it brings about an interesting conversation about Darnold and young quarterbacks in general. USC has been something of a quarterback factory over the past couple decades ...

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