Posts by Chris Ryan
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: The Breaking Bad Finale, Jay-Z’s Made in America, and Cat Power
With Labor Day behind us, it means summer is officially over. But if we can’t wear white, we can at least discuss him. For the latest edition of the Hollywood Prospectus podcast, Chris Ryan and I tore into the half-season finale of Breaking Bad like Hank Schrader into a well-worn copy of Leaves of Grass […]
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We Will Miss You Most During Press Conferences, Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick announced last night that he will be hanging up his spurs whenever he completes his run at the U.S. Open. The 30-year-old, once America’s great tennis hope, leaves the game with a U.S. Open trophy (2003), four other Grand Slam final appearances (including a legendary clash with his fremesis, Roger Federer, at Wimbledon […]
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The Huddle: Can I Interest You in a Flak Jacket?
Never Trust a Body Armor Salesman Who Talks Like Gandalf As a Philadelphia Eagles fan, can I just briefly take a break from recording my solo album, The Anthology of American Foles Music, to say that very few things matter to me more than the safety, comfort, and protection of Michael Vick’s general ribsectional-chestal area […]
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We the Pharaohs: A New Doc Chronicling Bob Bradley’s Time in Egypt
Well, this looks pretty fantastic. We the Pharaohs chronicles former USMNT manager Bob Bradley’s time in Egypt as he attempts to lead its national side to its first World Cup in more than 20 years. Bradley’s tenure as Pharaohs manager has happened to coincide with with one of the most tumultuous times in modern Egyptian […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Sequeltology Chat With Chuck Klosterman, Plus Breaking Bad and More
Every week on the Hollywood Prospectus Podcast, Chris Ryan and I discuss the pop culture issues of the day. But when the topic was the greatest sequels of all time, we knew we had to get bigger and better. In the world of podcasting, that can only mean one thing: grabbing special guest star Chuck […]
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Congratulations to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on His New Statue
The statue-makers of Greater Los Angeles are on alert! Kareem is getting his statue! Just like he asked for! Sure, they could cast the image of Kareem perfectly executing a skyhook outside of Staples Center. But wouldn’t the statue of Chick Hearn get tired of seeing that? There’s only one image you can possibly choose […]
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Kenneth Faried: ‘TGIF’
This comes via JaVale McGee’s Twitter feed, which is sort of veering toward becoming an all-caps Google Reader talking about the AFC West (“MY DENVER FOLKS DON’T LIKE RAIDERS? OH I AIN’T KNO THAT! MY BAD Y’ALL … EVEN THO I DON’T PLAY FOOTBALL!”) and, apparently, photos of fellow Nuggets big man Kenneth Faried dressed […]
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The Huddle: Darrelle Revis Is Unsure About the Jets and Brandon LaFell Is Very Sure About the Panthers
Darrelle Revis is with us, you guys There are many people who feel as if the much-publicized quarterback situation in New York has been exacerbated by the much-publicized lack of offensive talent in New York. In fact, we can now count the Jets’ best player among them. Asked yesterday whether the Jets had put enough […]
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Hard Knocks, Season 7, Episode 3: Am I on Drugs?
The U.S. Bill of Rights says that, as an American, I have “the right … to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” That sounds like a lot of work, but I’m going to pay tribute to America just the same. I refuse to do a straight-up recap of last night’s […]
