Posts by Grantland Staff
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The Overlooked and Underappreciated TV of 2013
The best-of lists for TV in 2013 will be populated with your Breaking Bads, your Game of Throneses, your Orange Is the New Blacks. So our staff put together a list of shows that were overlooked and/or underappreciated to offer you a look at what we were watching when we weren’t watching the things everyone […]
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Songs of the Year 2013
In 2013, it seemed music was finally devoured by the Internet, for better or worse. It was a year when memes became hits and vice versa, when a viral video could launch you to the top of the charts. And just like the Internet, weirdness was a commodity high in both supply and demand: Vampire […]
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Premier League Pass & Move: City and Liverpool Muscle Up
Looking back on the weekend’s Premier League action. A Tale of Two Managers Mike L. Goodman: If you ever wondered what getting outcoached looks like, look no further than the beating Andre Villas-Boas took during his final game as Tottenham Hotspur’s head coach. Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool thoroughly outclassed Spurs in a match that highlighted […]
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NBA Shootaround: Swish Kids
So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Dinner Is Served Chris Ryan: Early in the night, when nothing seemed to be going in for […]
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YouTube Hall of Fame: Ridiculous Hair
Don’t get us wrong — we’re very excited about David O. Russell’s American Hustle, which gets its limited release this weekend. We’re just equally excited about the hair in American Hustle, and we can’t wait for J-Law’s towering updo and C-Bale’s “elaborate” comb-over to join the ranks of the greatest follicular innovations of our time. […]
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Required Reading for Tonight’s Pacers-Heat Game
Get ready for the biggest game of the regular season (7 p.m. ET on NBA TV) with some recent-ish Grantland pieces on the Pacers and Heat! • Zach Lowe on Paul George’s All-NBA-caliber season
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College Football Final Exam Shootaround: The Men, Moments, and Memories That Defined 2013
We made it. Championship Saturday is in the books, the BCS pairings are set, and the Heisman finalists are packing their bags for New York. There’s plenty of bowl-season excitement ahead, but now that the 2013 regular season is in the books — with the notable exception of Saturday’s Army-Navy clash! — it’s time to […]
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Premier League Pass & Move: Human Sacrifice! Dogs and Cats, Living Together!
What Is Even Happening? Chris Ryan: December is not April, as Everton manager Roberto Martinez and Newcastle boss Alan Pardew made sure to mention over the weekend. Big results against Arsenal and Manchester United saw the Everton and Newcastle managers answering questions about their respective clubs’ Champions League qualification chances. December is not April. But […]
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NBA Shootaround: Rip It Up and Start Again
So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is back to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Top of the Wish List (Via iCoug) Chris Ryan: Since November 23, Portland has played in three […]
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YouTube HOF: Our Favorite Coen Brothers Scenes
Inside Llewyn Davis, the 16th feature film from the Coen brothers, opens in New York and Los Angeles this Friday, and, well, most of us are very excited for it. (Here’s editor-in-chief Bill Simmons’s rejected submission for this week’s HOF, just for the record.) To jump-start a very Coens weekend, we’re looking back at some […]
