By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com We are in the final weeks of 2014! As we get closer to both Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Jake’s Take is remembering some of this year’s biggest pop culture stories. Daft Punk “Gets Lucky” at the Grammy Awards The French electronic music duo kicks off our 2014 retrospective as they […]
Catching Up with Kim Yarbrough
December 1, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome back my friend, Kim Yarbrough, to Jake’s Take! This quadruple threat has been extremely busy this year. Many readers might recognize her as the villainous Madame Lebeuf from Nickelodeon’s hit show The Haunted Hathaways or her guest appearances on Hot in Cleveland, Jane the Virgin […]
The 12 Defining Performances from Reality TV (the 2014 Edition)
November 28, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I enjoy this time of year! Around the holiday season, I unleash several countdowns of epic proportions. Up first…the 12 defining Reality TV performances from 2014! I have looked all over the globe for the best up-and-coming artists that appeared on the Idol, Got Talent, Voice and X Factor franchises. For […]
Throwback Thursday: The 15 Gems from Reality TV
November 20, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Earlier this year, I released one of the highest viewed articles of 2014: Jake’s Take: The 15 Greatest Reality TV Performances of All-Time! I received numerous comments on my blog and social media stating that I missed several crucial performances. That is why I dug deep into the vaults of American […]
Jake’s Take On….The Voice: Season Seven-Top 20
November 4, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds and Knockouts are over! Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams have each built a team made up of five of the greatest undiscovered artists in the country. So before the Top 20 takes the stage for the first round of Live Shows…I have […]
A Word From The Publisher: Election Day 2014
November 3, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is just a friendly reminder that Election Day (or Decision 2014) is TODAY! No matter if you are Democrat, Republican, Independent or Libertarian…you CANNOT MISS your chance to change your city, your state and the United States of America. But, before you hit the voting booths, here is some advice: […]
The Five Question Challenge with Mark Salling
October 31, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome actor/singer-songwriter Mark Salling to Jake’s Take! For five seasons, he played class bully turned Air Force officer Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the groundbreaking FOX (and worldwide) phenomenon: Glee. As Glee makes its final bow in 2015, Mark is preparing to leave his fan-favorite character and […]
A Word from the Publisher: Thank you, Royals!
October 30, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Well, let me get this painful statement out-of-the-way first…Congratulations, San Francisco Giants on winning the World Series! Unfortunately, for millions of people (including a bulk of the United States) did not want to hear or read that statement and wanted to see the Kansas City Royals and Kauffman Stadium come […]
A Word From the Publisher: Go Royals!
October 21, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tonight is the night that Kansas City has been waiting for 29 years! The Kansas City Royals will take on the San Francisco Giants in Game One of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium. For many millennials and members of the digital generation, this is the first time we will see […]
A Conversation with Emily West
September 25, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of the most incomparable vocalists that have ever appeared on America’s Got Talent (AGT) is Emily West! The Waterloo, Iowa native took a chance and auditioned for this past season of AGT. For Emily, this audition was her second chance to live the life she always wanted. After she […]
