Posts by Chris Ryan

  • I Don’t Believe in Miracles; I Believe in Jordan Crawford and Kent Bazemore

    I know the the Blazers’ announcing team of Mike Barrett and Mike Rice are trying to keep their enthusiasm for the visiting Wizards to a minimum, but come on, you called the shot before it happened, then it happened; you might as well bask in the Kreskin-like glory.

  • Pacific Rim

    An Artist’s Rendering of What J.J. Watt Could Look Like Next Season

    J.J. Watt just completed one of the more impressive seasons by a defensive football player in NFL history. You don’t need us to tell you what he did. You can just read Mays’s LiveJournal for a refresher course. We’re here to talk about the future. When asked to look ahead to his forthcoming third season […]

  • Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Special Guest Adam Pally, the Golden Globes, and John Legend

    The Golden Globes are the one night a year when Hollywood stars are allowed to break free from the joyless, sweat-streaked struggle of their lives and really let loose. So it stands to reason that some of that celebrity good cheer should trickle down to the Hollywood Prospectus podcast, no? After a spirited discussion of […]

  • Manchester City

    That Was a Goal: The Premier League Weekend in Five Goals

    The story of the Premier League this weekend, told in five goals. Get some. James Milner This match had me thinking about money. The £62 Arsenal charged visiting City fans to visit their (more or less) £400 million stadium. The approximately £70 million spent by City to Arsenal for players like Emmanuel Adebayor, Samir Nasri, […]

  • For No Reason Whatsoever, Here’s a Video of the 1988 Arizona Wildcats Rapping

    This comes to us via Michael from Sacramento. If you want to really push yourself, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, spend some time figuring out which Wildcat is which member of The Wu-Tang Clan. If you ask me, our founding fathers wrote the Constitution precisely so that you could compare Jud Buechler to U-God. Check for […]

  • Vince Wilfork’s Family Has a Robot That Cleans Their House

    This popped up on the YouTubes right as I was beginning my several-week eggnog bender, so thank you to reader Brian from scenic Corvallis, Oregon, for bringing this to my attention. Now, last time we checked in on a great moment in local advertising, we were marveling at Joe Flacco’s Pizza Hut jersey and wondering […]

  • Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Django Unchained, Justified, and Downton Abbey

    A new year, a new start for the Hollywood Prospectus Podcast! Or, at least, a new microphone for me. Otherwise it was business as usual as Chris Ryan and I reminisced over how we spent our winter vacation: reading mystery novels (including Len Deighton’s Game, Set, Match trilogy and Dashiell Hammett’s super trill Red Harvest) and almost dying together by […]

  • Dr. James Andrews

    Cool Diagnostic Technique, Dr. James Andrews

    “Coach Shanahan didn’t lie about it, and I didn’t lie … I didn’t get to examine [Griffin’s knee] because he came out for one play, didn’t let us look at him and on the next play, he ran through all the players and back out onto the field. Coach Shanahan looks at me like, ‘Is […]

  • Leighton Baines Just Opened a Stargate With This Free Kick

    (h/t 101GreatGoals)

  • Happy New Year, Robert Sacre

    Metta rookie hazing: “Yo, Sacre, get me a towel. Drop everything that’s important to you at the moment and get me a towel” — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 2, 2013

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