Posts by Chris Ryan
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The Year in “Holy S—!!!”
It is the end of the year, which means it’s time for everyone to look back at what just happened. Remember, reflect. Or, in today’s case, rejoice at all the most surreal moments and humans we saw in sports in 2013. The sort of stuff for which the only appropriate reaction is to stand up […]
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This Is Your Spirit Animal, Knicks Fans
You might want to watch this one on headphones, work buddies. (h/t Kirk Goldsberry)
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A Few of Our Favorite Things From Pacers-Heat
Last night the Heat and the Pacers played in the most anticipated game of the regular season so far. It was a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals, and while it was a little short on eye-popping highlights, it still had some great moments and great performances. The Pacers, trailing at one point by […]
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No, Mike Shanahan, This Is How You Get Fired …
Mike Shanahan is going to get fired. Usually there’s some uncertainty when we say something like that. But there’s no uncertainty here. We know Mike Shanahan is going to get fired because it’s pretty obvious that Mike Shanahan is trying to get fired, and unless life at FedEx Field is actually just a screwball black […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Black Mirror, The Sound of Music Live!, and Homeland
'Tis the season not to give yourself an ulcer over Homeland, guys. It is what it is, and Andy and I have repeatedly addressed this over the last month or so. We wanted to at least try to imbue this pod with something more joyous than “OMG CARRIE WTF!?” So with that in mind, and […]
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Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald discuss ‘Black Mirror,’ event television, and ‘Homeland.’
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My Navy SEAL of the Year: Max Martini in Captain Phillips
Now more than ever, pop culture is about the small stuff — an obscure TV show, a few notes in a pop song, a tweet. To celebrate a year of micro moments, every day a new Grantland writer will highlight one specific thing — a Big Little Thing — that we won’t soon forget. Max […]
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The Kobe Bryant Returns/‘Bound 2’ Mash-up You Need for Your Weekend
You’ve probably seen the original, but HAVE YOU SEEN THE REMIX? This is a David Cho and Andrew Sharp production. Have a great weekend, America. You’re welcome.
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The USMNT World Cup Draw: It’s Not a Group of Death, It’s a Group of Great
Are you feeling down about the United States men’s national team World Cup group draw? Do you feel like some global conspiracy plopped Jurgen Klinsmann’s boys into the Group of Death? Are you already having dark, twisted fantasies about the U.S. squaring off against Klinsmann’s home country of Germany, and Klinsmann deciding, right before kickoff, […]
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Peter Berg’s State of Play: Trophy Kids and Memories of Crazy Sports Parents
On Wednesday night, HBO aired State of Play: Trophy Kids, a documentary about overzealous parents and the extreme lengths to which they push their children in sports. We follow four different parents and five kids playing tennis, basketball, golf, and football. As you can imagine, some of the behavior is unintentionally funny, and most of […]
