Month: July 2022
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Birds’ Eye View: Eagles Training Camp – Good Day for Defense
Like in the famous Eagles movie with the same name, you always have to look at the “silver linings” of things. Today was not a good day for the offense, no, but on the flip side, it was a good day for the defense. This is important because last season, the defense struggled a lot.…
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Birds’ Eye View: Eagles Training Camp – Beating the Heat (and Injuries)
After a quick, impressive opening day practice yesterday, the Eagles are taking today to focus on walkthroughs at the NovaCare Complex. This practice was not open to the public and also a very short day for the team. Fans might be wondering if a short practice is counterproductive as they need time to get their…
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Birds’ Eye View: Eagles Training Camp – Working the Red Zone
The Philadelphia Eagles officially kicked off preparations for the 2022 NFL season as they suited up for practices during the Wednesday morning training camp at the NovaCare Complex. The entire practice lasted 58 minutes, but they were effective as the team worked the red zone. The training camp kicked off with head coach Nick Sirianni…
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Birds’ Eye View: Eagles Training Camp – Seeing is Believing
We made it, Eagles fans! Today is the day that the Philadelphia Eagles report for training camp for the 2022 NFL season. (Tomorrow they actually begin practicing.) We’re inching closer to another football season, but this year, I need to see improvements on this Philadelphia team. This was a team that was supposed to barely…
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Letter to ‘Victoria’s Secret’
Author’s Note: This letter is in response to the “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons” documentary on Hulu. Dear Victoria’s Secret, I fit (typically) into a size 18. I have hips. I have a booty. I’ve fit comfortably into your clothes years before you fell into a diversity brand crisis with an immediate need for repair.…
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1st & Jenn: Episode 7 – “archives from quarantine,” Mental Health Chat #1, and Eagles
Click below to listen to the seventh episode of the “1st and Jenn” podcast where I slow things down to talk about the importance of mental health. I start by sharing one of my favorite coping mechanisms and creative outlets with my finished poetry book, “archives from quarantine” which leads me to the discussion of…
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SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Stranger Things’ thrilling season four
As long as you’ve seen the first volume of season four of “Stranger Things,” there will not be any spoilers in this article. If you have not yet finished the first part of season four, come back to this article after you’ve done so! Now that season four of “Stranger Things” is over and we…
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1st & Jenn: Episode 6 – After Hours til Dawn Tour, NFC East, and McLeods Q&A Pt. 2
Click below to listen to the sixth episode of the “1st and Jenn” podcast where Josh Mobley joins me in talking about The Weeknd’s “After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour” and the butt of the NFL’s jokes, the NFC East. I had a chance to sit down with co-founders Rodney and Erika McLeod to discuss…
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“After Hours til Dawn Tour” kicks off “dancing through purgatory” in Philadelphia
The Weeknd finally kicked off the long-anticipated “After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour” at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, July 14. The tour came to the city of brotherly love after nationwide phone outage called for the show at the Rogers Centre in Toronto to be postponed. Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye…
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Here’s my (very late) Eagles fans Mount Rushmore
A few weeks ago, Philadelphia sports fans were sharing who would be on their Eagles Mount Rushmore for fans and players. This discussion was sparked by 94.1 WIP Eagles Reporter, Eliot Shorr-Parks. Shorr-Parks included current Chiefs head coach, Andy Reid, former star players Donovan McNabb and Brian Dawkins and current Eagles general manager, Howie Roseman.…
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