Posts by Chris Ryan

  • A Tribe Called Quest

    Marry/F@#$/Kill: A Tribe Called Quest

    Beats Rhymes & Life, Michael Rapaport’s documentary on Linden Boulevard’s most famous hip-hop act, opens across America this Friday. We thought we’d take the opportunity to weigh in on all five albums.

  • Luis Suarez

    Copa America Recap: A New Power Rises

    Last night Uruguay won its record 15th Copa America title, decisively beating Paraguay in the final, 3-0. While Uruguay was certainly a worthy and deserving winner, it was a tournament that few outside of Montevideo will recall fondly; a Copa full of cagey defensive football, with Paraguay making it all the way to the finals […]

  • Jay-Z and Kanye West

    Songs of the Week: Jay-Z and Kanye Try a Little Tenderness

    1. Jay-Z and Kanye West, “Otis” This, the first “single” from Kanye and Jay’s Watch The Throne (single in quotes because Hov claimed there would be no official single from the album), dropped Wednesday night on Funkmaster Flex’s New York radio show (you should do yourself a favor and listen to Flex’s accompanying rant). The […]

  • Osvaldo Alonso and Steve Purdy

    Visiting Soccer City, USA

    The Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders: Taking the temperature of MLS’ fiercest rivalry.

  • Japan Celebrate

    Goodbye Solo

    Two views of Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final.

  • Stephen Dobbie

    Upstairs, Downstairs

    Riding the roller coaster of promotion and relegation in English football.

  • Lionel Messi

    Copa America Update: Hide the China and Grab the Kevlar, Messi is Back

    The 2011 Copa America: so far the fields haven’t looked that hot, the football has been somewhat cautious, great players have played just okay and nobody seems to want stand on the top of the mountain and, in the words of Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh, announce their presence with authority. But after two, spill-your-Arnold-Palmer-all-over-yourself performances, […]

  • Japan

    A Summer Fairy Tale

    Three views on the FIFA Women’s World Cup’s exciting weekend.

  • Lionel Messi

    Copa America Twofer: Chris Ryan’s Recap and Weekend Preview

    Up is down, black is white, Messi is playing like he has acid reflux and it’s winter in Argentina. It’s the 2011 Copa America and (say it with me in your best Don LaFontaine voice): Nothing is what it seems! Here are some storylines coming out of the first week and into the second, as […]

  • Among the Hugs: A Visit to Wembley

    Forget hooliganism. When Barca and Man U clashed in the Champions League final, the most dangerous things in the air were songs.

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