Posts by Grantland Staff

October 31, 2013
NBA Shootaround: Grand Opening

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. We Can Be Heroes … Just for One Day (All GIFS by HeyBelinda unless otherwise noted.) Ben […]
October 30, 2013
YouTube Hall of Fame: Very Special Halloween Episodes

Halloween episodes are an underappreciated art and, when done well, they’re uniquely satisfying. You get to see all your favorite TV buddies in delightfully character-appropriate costumes, and inevitably something weird or scary that would not happen any other week goes down. Here are our favorite spooktacular moments from the small screen — happy early Halloween!
October 30, 2013
Grantland’s 2013-14 NBA Season Preview

Our staff’s exhaustive coverage of the most exciting year in hoops since last year.
October 28, 2013
The Essential and Underrated Lou Reed: 14 Songs You Need to Hear

Steven Hyden: I’ve been given the impossible task of coming up with a list of essential Lou Reed songs. Here are 10 of them, in chronological order. I’m not arguing that these are Lou’s 10 best songs, and they’re not necessarily my favorite. These are just the first 10 songs that immediately came to mind […]
October 28, 2013
NFL Run & Shootaround: Sad Song

On any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. How ’Bout Them Cowboys! Andrew Sharp: 1. There were bright spots, definitely. 2. Then Dez went Michael […]
October 25, 2013
NBC’s Dracula Finally Arrives Tonight: Does It Suck?

Wondering whether NBC’s Dracula is worth your time tonight? Andy Greenwald sums it up in two words: It sucks. Other than that, Ms. Harker, how was the show? Here’s the rest of his preview, if you require a little more detail to make your viewing decision:
October 23, 2013
YouTube Hall of Fame: Bad Grandpas (and Grandmas)

The fall 2013 movie season is enamored with space, sure, but it’s also significantly preoccupied with delightfully rambunctious old people. The Jackass crew brings us the prankful Bad Grandpa this Friday, and next week a bunch of revered film actors team up to get handsomely paid and engage in some geriatric naughtiness in Last Vegas. […]
October 21, 2013
NFL Run & Shootaround: All Part of the Plan

On any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Come As You Are Robert Mays: When the Colts traded for Trent Richardson, part of the collective […]
October 16, 2013
College Football Midterm Shootaround: First-Half Takeaways, Identity Crises, and Constipated Elves

We did it, you guys. We reached college football’s midseason point without having to contend with the soul-crushing threat of continued conference realignment. We made it through seven weeks without allowing the never-ending bombardment of NCAA scandal stories to break our collective spirit. We got further than Lane Kiffin and Paul Pasqualoni and Don Treadwell, […]
October 16, 2013
YouTube Hall of Fame: Horror Movie Remakes

This weekend, Carrie, like so many other classic horror films before it, gets a modern update starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore. And we’re honestly not sure what to expect. History has proven that these things generally go badly, but in the right hands, a reinterpretation of a great scary movie can really work. […]

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