Posts by Chris Ryan

  • Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Lou Reed, Homeland, and Blue Is the Warmest Color

    After skipping a week, Andy and I are back with Lou Reed anecdotes, Homeland slander, and Eastbound & Down worship. We kicked things off with a brief discussion of the new French film Blue Is the Warmest Color. After winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, this epic love story has taken some […]

  • Luis Suarez

    Premier League Pass & Move: Classico Material

    A look back at the weekend’s Premier League action. Luis Suarez Ryan O’Hanlon: On Saturday, a bunch of the world’s best players played a pretty boring game in Barcelona, scoring three goals in all. On Sunday, a slightly lower tier of the world’s best players played a pretty exciting game in London, also scoring three […]

  • Dwight Howard

    4-Day NBA Warning: Don’t Mess With Texas

    Just a quick one to end the day after a long week of NBA preview stuff from our end. Check out the Triangle All-Stars, The X-Files, Bill and Jalen’s NBA Previews, and all of Zach Lowe’s stuff getting you ready for the NBA season. It’s almost here, brothers and sisters. Last night the Rockets beat […]

  • The Counselor

    Ridley Scott’s Trojan Horse Career

    Jesus Christ was an alien. That may not necessarily be the first thing that comes to mind after you’ve seen Prometheus, director Ridley Scott’s 2012 prequel to his first hit, 1979’s Alien. But these are the kind of insane, inspired, somehow totally plausible extrapolations viewers draw from Scott’s movies. Scott doesn’t exactly lie as a […]

  • Sheed Pop

    The Triangle All-Stars: Sheed and Pop Are America, and the People’s Dream Team Is Complete

    You didn’t think we’d have coaches? We made fake uniforms for this All-Star team. Of course we have coaches. The coaches are probably the best thing about this entire project. We should all salute that illustration when we roll out of bed every morning. We don’t even have to explain the appeal of these two […]

  • Fenway

    7-Day NBA Warning: All Mr. Softees Are on Notice

    Last night the Toronto Raptors played the New York Knicks and this happened … Tyler Hansbrough, now a Toronto Raptor, does his Duke Nukem routine, turns around to find out his adversary is Metta World Peace, and his heart subsequently starts beating like Sasquatch feet. Fantastic. Raps-Knicks just became appointment regular-season viewing. Oh … but […]

  • MKG Swag

    The Triangle NBA All-Stars: Nick Young and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

    Compiling the Triangle NBA All-Stars offers a way for us to celebrate the players we love way too much. You can see the other entries in the series here. Check out the latest additions, Nick Young and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, below. Swaggy Motherfucking P If you don’t enjoy Nick Young, you need to step back and […]

  • Kent Lance

    The Triangle NBA All-Stars: Lance Stephenson and Kent Bazemore

    Compiling the Triangle NBA All-Stars offers a way for us to celebrate the players we love way too much. You can see the other entries in the series here. Check out the latest additions, Lance Stephenson and Kent Bazemore, below. Lance Stephenson Why We Love Him: If LeBron James is the Patrón of NBA superstars, […]

  • Jack Wilshire

    Premier League Pass & Move: One Touch Is Never Enough

    A look back at the weekend’s Premier League action. Goal of the Year Chris Ryan: This was a hymn to football. I tried to do that little hop step that Jack Wilshere does in the very beginning of this goal in my living room and I broke a vase. It’s OK, I have hundreds of […]

  • In Honor of the Retiring Jim Leyland, Here Is a Video of Him Cursing Out Barry Bonds

    They broke the mold with this guy. May he infuriate his retirement community with his incessant swearing and cigarette smoking. He will always be the fucking manager. (h/t @netw3rk)

Load More Results