Posts by Chris Ryan
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Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘Wolf of Wall Street,’ ‘American Hustle,’ and ‘Her.’
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A Few of Our Favorite Things From Eagles-Cowboys
What’s better than dysfunctional NFC East football? NFC East football with a playoff spot on the line. High-stakes dysfunction! Kyle Orton in prime time! Nothing beats it. So to celebrate the title game in Texas last night, Chris Ryan (an Eagles fan forever worshiping in the church of Chip Kelly) and I (a Cowboys fan […]
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How to Watch the NBA on Christmas and Not Get Expelled From Your Family
Christmas is a time for many things: awkwardly regressing into your childhood by spending copious amounts of time in your old bedroom while avoiding your family, watching Home Alone, frantically buying last-minute gifts, watching Die Hard, gaining winter weight, fighting with loved ones over traffic routes even though Google Maps tells you you’re right, and […]
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Premier League Pass & Move: Ahead of the Holidays
Looking back on the weekend’s Premier League action. Anything Could Happen Chris Ryan: The Premier League has the Christmas spirit. This time last year, the two Manchester teams had pulled away from the pack and Sir Alex Ferguson was perched on the top of the table like the Grinch who stole Champions League places. United […]
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Stephen Malkmus
Stephen Malkmus talks to Chris Ryan about the Portland Trail Blazers, the NBA, fantasy basketball, and his new album.
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Grantland Channel Video: ‘Tough Calls,’ a New Game Show, With Anthony Bennett and Nick Young
A couple of months back, David Jacoby told me we had the opportunity to interview Anthony Bennett, the no. 1 overall draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Nick Young, the no. 1 draft pick of the universe of swag. We racked our brains for about 20 minutes and decided the thing to do was […]
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Damian Lillard Is in the Zone and He Can Hear Jimi
I went into the Cleveland-Portland game thinking nothing could be more entertaining than the pregame rumors that Dion Waiters wanted to be traded to the Sixers because, and I quote Bleacher Report quoting an unnamed source here, “he thinks he’d be the best player on the team. That’s his mind-set.” My mind-set is that Waiters […]
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NBA Overnight: The Final Days of Mike Woodson, the Golden Age of Pop, and Joe Johnson and Josh Smith Go Off
Every once in a while, the NBA throws a randomly awesome night at us and we need to run through the games and savor the flavor. Last night was one such night. Dig in. The Agony of the Knicks, the Ecstasy of the Wiz YEAH. THAT’S JAN VESELY DUNKING IN TRANSITION ON AMAR’E. NO, YOU […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Homeland and the Year in TV
On this week’s pod, Andy and I talked about the season finale of Homeland. On the off chance you are reading this post but don’t know what happened, here’s the spoiler of the century: It turns out the entire series was just a dream the 40-year-old Angela Chase had while waiting for her daughter outside […]
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Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald discuss the season finale of ‘Homeland’ and review the year in TV.
