Jake's Take on Entertainment & Pop Culture
By: Jacob Elyachar Star Wars celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary today. This movie franchise changed everything in both the science fiction and fantasy genres in cinema. If Star Wars did not become successful, then any future franchises … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar Since the show’s humble beginnings back in 2002, American Idol’s season finales have always featured incredible surprise guests and astonishing parings between a contestant and a music legend. This blog post revisits some of … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to a new edition of New Music Tuesday! This week, I will be looking at new albums from John Mayer, Haley Rinehart and Sara Bareilles. In addition to these albums, New Music Tuesday will also review and grade new … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar Stop! If you have not read part one of this two-part series, click on the link before you read this article: https://jakes-take.com/2012/05/21/the-top-10-best-performances-from-american-idol-season-11-part-one/ The American Idol … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar Tomorrow night, Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez will perform their final three songs on the American Idol finale which will be filmed at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. While they are prepping for one of the biggest nights … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar My series on Rising Authors continues as I sat down with New Orleans-based author Keven Newsome. In addition to his responsibilities as a graduate student at the New Orleans Baptists Theological Seminary, he founded and is the … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar Avengers vs. X-Men is shaking the Marvel Universe to its core. Fans picked up AvX’s fourth issue on Wednesday and already blood has been spilled, traitors are starting to reveal their true allegiances and crucial players are … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar I want to apologize to my regular viewers for not posting until now. The reason why you have not seen a new post since May 12 is that I have been on vacation with my brother, Aaron. For four days, we were at the Grand Canyon … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar One author that avid readers will be hearing more of in the upcoming months is Diane M. Graham. The eastern Oklahoma author recently just released her first full-length fantasy novel: I Am Ocilla. This book focuses on the … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar Tonight is part one of the Voice’s season finale. There have been incredible performances from this season but if fans could pick 10, they would have a tough time picking them out. So, jacobelyacharjournalist.com has picked … [Continue reading]
