Jake's Take on Entertainment & Pop Culture
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com If it were not for J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, I would not become the ferocious reader that I am today. I was first introduced to this wizard by my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Cynthia Johnston, at Indian … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com May 25 kicks off Memorial Day weekend, which officially kicks off summer 2018! To commemorate the occasion, Jake’s Take is revealing its hot summer list! Here are the 12 events that will shake up the pop … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Luisa Diaz to Jake’s Take. Luisa is a remarkable woman with an impeccable career. The former Ms. Venezuela International was featured in several Oscar-winning movies such … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews is back! In this edition, I will look at new material from some of our favorite artists. Year One by Clark Beckham I have been waiting for years for new music … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome back James Sismanes to the blog! James Sismanes is an exceptional person to this media outlet as he was Jake’s Take’s very first interview. He made his first appearance on the … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome Nikki’s Wives’ Nikki Whitehead to Jake’s Take. Since 2015, Whitehead and her fellow band members, guitarist and keyboardist Dylan Lauzon and drummer Nate Baylor have built up a … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Warning! Minor spoilers are ahead. Six years ago, I went to see the first gathering of superheroes that the cinema world has ever seen. That gathering was The Avengers. For the first time, the world got to … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Seven years ago, I graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. When I returned home to Overland Park, Kansas to begin a new life and my job search, there was one … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The music world was shocked and saddened to learn of Avicii’s tragic passing at 28-years-old on April 20, 2018. Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling, became one of his generation’s impeccable beat makers as … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com When I arrived outside Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, dozens of pop culture aficionados were waiting to get to the venue to attend the Big Apple Comic Con. Once fans were lead into the show, they had … [Continue reading]
