Posts by Chris Ryan

  • Wesley Sneijder

    The Reducer: Orange Crushed

    Germany sends Holland to the bottom of the Group of Death.

  • Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Summer Jam

    June has been a strange month in Los Angeles, with Lindsay Lohan crashing rented Porsches and the Kings winning the Stanley Cup. But nothing was as rare and fleeting as the situation the co-hosts of the Hollywood Prospectus Podcast found themselves in last week. Not only were we in the same place at the same […]

  • Aubrey K. McClendon

    News Quiz: Which of These Statements About Thunder Owner Aubrey McClendon Are True and Which Did We Make Up?

    This is a picture of Oklahoma Thunder co-owner Aubrey K. McClendon saying, “I got five on it.” Aubrey gets money. And he spends it. Whether it’s all his to spend is debatable. According to this piece by Reuters, McClendon, owner of the Chesapeake Energy Corporation (happens to be one of my favorite energy corps, btw), […]

  • Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Prometheus, Mad Men Finale, Girls, and Frank Ocean

    Is that a xenomorph in your pocket or are you just happy to see us? On this week’s episode of the Hollywood Prospectus podcast, Andy and I talked about seeing Ridley Scott’s sorta-not-sorta Alien prequel, Prometheus (:55). In a spoiler-ific discussion, we addressed major themes including Michael Fassbender’s post-up game, Idris Elba’s many accents, whether […]

  • Euro 2012: Andriy Shevchenko Brings the Tournament to Life

    Andriy Shevchenko has been called many things, from “Europe’s deadliest finisher” to a waste of £30.8 million on the part of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. But after his performance Monday in Ukraine’s comeback victory against Sweden, he’s going to be known as the guy that made a kid do this:

  • Watch Kenyan Schoolchildren Reenact Game 6 of the 1986 World Series

    Hey, Red Sox fans! Does the adorable nature of this video make Bill Buckner’s error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series any more digestible? Does the fact that these Kenyan schoolchildren still possess the childlike wonder with which most of us once looked at baseball make it any less difficult to accept the […]

  • Euro 2012: Cesc Fabregas Would Like You to Water the Lawn

    In late March of this year, Barcelona and AC Milan played in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The first leg, held at Milan’s San Siro, saw the Spanish and Italian sides draw, 0-0. Barcelona subsequently lodged a formal complaint about the “state of AC Milan’s pitch.” This past weekend, Spain played Italy in one […]

  • Remember the Tyton! Backup Keeper Saves Poland in Euro 2012 Opener

    I think I need to drink all the beverages in Mr. Chi City’s refrigerator …

  • For Your Consideration: Kevin Durant’s Staight-to-DVD Movie

    Here’s the trailer for Kevin Durant’s new straight-to-DVD movie, Thunderstruck. I’m sure there’s a plot synopsis available online somewhere, but instead of looking at it, I’m going to tell you what happens in this film based solely on this trailer.

  • Portugese

    The Reducer: The Big Stories at Euro 2012

    Ronaldo has something to prove, and Spain has something to finish.

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