Aaron Lanton

Aaron Lanton graduated from the University of Tennessee in May 2012. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with his fiance, cat and roommate where they bake cookies and reminisce on how cheap rent was in the South.

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Dwight Howard out Indefinitely: Injury or Baby Mama Drama?
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Dwight Howard out Indefinitely: Injury or Baby Mama Drama?

By Aaron LantonDecember 08, 2014

Image courtesy of Jose Garcia/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and absorb the knowledge...

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'Street Fighter V' trailer leaks before Capcom Cup

By Aaron LantonDecember 05, 2014

Lookie what dropped out of Capcom's bag of surprises - a trailer for Street Fighter V , an exclusive for Playstation 4 and Windows PC. Making the trailer public on their Youtube channel was a...

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Bill Cosby and Jameis Winston: A Sad Lesson in Rape Culture

By Aaron LantonDecember 02, 2014

Victims of sexual assault do not matter and no set of circumstances can change that in our current climate. The public’s first inclination is to make everything go away, not seek justice for the accuser...

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J. Cole: What 2014 Forest Hills Drive means to Dreamvillians

By Aaron LantonNovember 17, 2014

"I've gotten to this point in my career and realized that yeah I got a lot more dreams and I want to go further, but at the same time I don't want it if it's...

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Batman #36 Review: Batman vs. Superman

By Aaron LantonNovember 14, 2014

Who wins in a fight? The answer is always the same. Neither of us. - Batman Batman vs. Superman would normally be the climatic action happening in a comic book story. In Batman #36 (Part...

Three Forced Narratives: Kobe Sucks, a Rose Wilts, Love in L.A.
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Three Forced Narratives: Kobe Sucks, a Rose Wilts, Love in L.A.

By Aaron LantonNovember 11, 2014

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and absorb the knowledge...

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Late-Ass Review of 'The Campaign' in Time for 2014 Midterms

By Aaron LantonNovember 04, 2014

Voter apathy among young adults is much simpler to explain that many would lead you to believe. The Economist wrote a piece why young adults do not vote and listed several valid points while leaving...

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Early Look at Adult Swim's Must-See 'Mike Tyson Mysteries'

By Aaron LantonOctober 27, 2014

The first two episodes of Mike Tyson Mysteries are everything you expect them to be, and everything you do not expect them to be. Dumb and clever. Blunt and subdued. It's the sort of comedy...

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Mike Tyson Mysteries Scavenger Hunt Mystery Revealed

By Aaron LantonOctober 22, 2014

Courtesy of Adult Swim. Image courtesy of Adult Swim. Fans Compete To Claim Their Own Limited Edition Mike Tyson Mini-Statue Mike Tyson Mysteries premieres Monday, October 27th at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT Adult Swim announced today...

Dear Adam Silver, Suspend Tristan Thompson Now For Kissing Reporter
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Dear Adam Silver, Suspend Tristan Thompson Now For Kissing Reporter

By Aaron LantonOctober 20, 2014

Dear Commissioner Silver, During a pregame interview before the exhibition contest between the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers, Allie Clifton was doing her job by speaking to Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson when this happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmlTByKgX6w...