Cleveland Browns quarterback Brain Hoyer, left, avoids the rush of Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still during the fourth quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday, September 29, 2013. The Browns won, 17-6. (Photo Courtesy of Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)Bravo to Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still's daughter Leah Still, whose battle with cancer has been the center of much discussion this NFL season. Leah will travel to watch her dad's game this week, the first time she is healthy enough to do so.
Boo to kids of the 1990s. It was recently announced that Toy Story 4 would be released in 2017, and though it has the potential to ruin the franchise, those who grew up with the original films will likely be unable to stay away.
Sophomore place kicker Zane Gonzalez kicks a field goal in the 2nd half of the game against Washington on Oct. 25. ASU defeated Washington 24-10 at Husky Stadium in Seattle. (Photo by Andrew Ybanez)Bravo to ASU football sophomore kicker Zane Gonzalez, who was named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza National Collegiate Place-Kicker Award for the second consecutive year.
Boo to the Internet doing probably the weirdest thing it's ever done: making Alex from Target famous. It's kind of rude to thrust celebrity on someone so suddenly. Or maybe it's cool. Nah, it's rude.
Bravo to sweater weather! The days may still be warm, but the nights are getting downright wintry by Arizona standards — perfect for cuddling up with a well-loved, knitted friend.
Boo to voter turnout in the 2014 midterm elections. According to Al Jazeera America, voter turnout was 33.9 percent of the national voting-eligible population and only 26.4 percent of Arizona's voting-eligible population. Democracy works best when everyone's involved, not just a select few.
After the passing of Proposition 203 in 2010, growers, caregivers and bakers have taken advantage of the opportunity that the legalization of medicinal marijuana has given them to start new businesses. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)Bravo to voters in Alaska and and Washington, D.C., for legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. This means less people will be jailed for non-violent crimes in overpopulated prisons.
Boo to Arizona's lack of diversity in its top political jobs. As of right now, all of the top state elected officials are Republicans. While Republican representation isn't necessarily bad, we just want to see some diversity in our representation at the state level. That's what a functioning democracy is really about, right?
(Photo Courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers)Bravo to Netflix for opting to adopt a "Series of Unfortunate Events" as an original series. That Jim Carrey movie version was pretty awful, but "House of Cards" meets Lemony Snicket? We're on board.
Boo to The Washington Post's insistence on using emojis in reporting. In a recent article about Alex from Target, the Post used this emoji: "¯\_(?)_/¯." What does that even mean?
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