Back in February, the 16th season of the Amazing Race began. Eleven teams took off from Los Angeles, California to compete in a million-dollar race around the planet. After twelve legs, the teams visited 24 cities in nine countries on five continents. With each leg becoming more intense than its predecessor, teams were picked off [...]

If you truly enjoy The Amazing Race, you have a favorite team. A team you root for above the others. The reasons for choosing this team as your favorite is usually superficial; one of the members may have the same name as you, they hail from the same city as you, they’re the youngest team, [...]

China. The far east empire home to vast natural landscapes, bustling urban metropolises, and questionable civil liberties. But more important, China is the setting for The Amazing Race this week. Four teams remain; New England cops Louie & Michael, brothers Dan & Jordan, dating couple Brent & Caite, and Oklahoma cowboys Jet & Cord. Refreshed [...]

I’d like to apologize to Dan and Jordan. Throughout the entire season, I’ve commented that the brothers are equally irritating and incapable. Whether it be their inability to drive a stick shift, their Jimmy Olsen-caliber wide-eyed naivety, or their especially effeminate mannerisms and diction, Dan and Jordan have just rubbed me the wrong way since [...]

This week’s episode of The Amazing Race takes place in Malaysia, the archipelago nation of southeast Asia. The tropical climate was well-received by front-runner father/daughter team Steve and Allie. Last week, the pair made a monumental blunder by forgetting their backpacks during a challenge. Far too involved in the race to backtrack and retrieve the [...]

My brother loves geography. He is currently at college studying for a career in geospatial technology. When his classmates were learning the basic fundamentals of subtraction, he memorized all fifty US states and their capitals. In fifth grade, he competed in a statewide geography bee. He can currently name all 195 nations of the world [...]

Nestled deep in the Andes Mountains is the coastal nation of Chile; the location of this week’s episode of The Amazing Race. Departing from the beautiful city of Valparaiso, frontrunners Jordan and Jeff led the pack. Upon departure, The Big Brother alumni were given a lengthy set of instructions. First, they were directed to the [...]

On this week’s season finale episode of The Amazing Race, we were treated to the one-hour representation of America: Las Vegas, Nevada. As habitually first place team Meghan and Cheyne ripped open their clue envelope, viewers at home were greeted with a montage of iconic Vegas imagery: poker chips, bright lights, and a fairly decent [...]