by Patrick Skene | Oct 11, 2021 | International, Sports, USA
https://www.culturalpulse.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untold-Breaking-point.mp4 “Mental health is a battle but I win everyday.” For #WorldMentalHealthDay I watched Untold: Breaking Point on Netflix. It’s an extraordinary 10/10 story of US Tennis...
by Patrick Skene | Oct 6, 2021 | Entertainment, International, Korea, USA
Cultural Pulse Rating: **** The Chair is a pioneer story that opens a portal into the complex and often brutal cultural battleground that is American academia. The Atlantic’s Sophie Gilbert anointed it “Netflix’s Best Drama in Years”. Korean American star...
by Patrick Skene | Aug 28, 2021 | International, Sports, USA
Inspiration everywhere at the #Paralympics. Today is a special day for American Matt Stutzman ‘The Armless Archer’ who opens his quest for gold. Matt was born with no arms and first saw archery on TV in 2010, deciding to take up the sport using only his...
by Patrick Skene | Aug 2, 2021 | International, Sports, USA
Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was unstoppable in the NBA finals winning the MVP award. The Greek-Nigerian superstar took an unlikely path to the NBA, from growing up in poverty in Athens and only learning to play basketball as a teenager while...
by Patrick Skene | Aug 2, 2021 | International, Sports, USA
https://www.culturalpulse.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Shohei-Ohtani-Baseball.mp4 The diversity in Major League Baseball is a key factor in it’s global growth. Japanese player Shohei ‘Shotime’ He is a “2 way player” meaning he pitches...
by Patrick Skene | Aug 2, 2021 | International, Sports, USA
A landmark moment for sports inclusion. Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib has become the first active NFL player in history to announce that he is gay. “I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” the Raiders star said in a video...
