Posts by Grantland Staff

  • The Bachelor

    The Bachelor Sleeparound: Final Roses, Final Lessons, Final Nationally Televised Humiliations

    A Final Lesson for a Final Rose We hate to say we told you so, but the uncomfortable fact of the matter — a fact that once again validates the ruthless efficacy of our Bachelor School learning program — is that we were right. We told you after the premiere episode, and we’re reminding you […]

  • Marcus Camby

    College Basketball YouTube Hall of Hate

    Behold a video catalogue of the most hated players in college basketball. Some were generational hate-figures found in our Most Hated College Basketball Players bracket. Some were just guys who pissed off our writers at some point or another. Michael Jordan Joe House: There is scientific evidence that suggests the neurological root of hatred follows […]

  • Kobe Bryant

    NBA Shootaround: And You May Ask Yourself, How Did I Get Here?

    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. Tower of Power Chris Ryan: Yesterday a couple of us were sitting around when Brian Schmitz’s Orlando […]

  • James Franco

    YouTube HOF: James Franco

    James Franco returns to his roots this week, playing a character in a movie in which he presumably just reads his lines and acts, without any extra layers of metacommentary, irony, or self-parody. We emphasize presumably, of course — it’s possible that Franco’s whole career has been an elaborate work of performance art, from his […]

  • Stephen Curry

    NBA Shootaround: Steph in the Name of Love

    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. Garden Delight (All .GIFs by HeyBelinda, unless otherwise noted) Hua Hsu: There was a moment early on […]

  • B.S. Report: Mike Tyson

    From spending a week with Mike Tyson for Jimmy Kimmel Live to creating the Tyson Zone, Bill Simmons is no stranger to the legacy of the man they call Iron Mike. But this time, the former heavyweight champ gets serious as he opens up to the Sports Guy and Jalen Rose in a revealing interview […]

  • YouTube HOF: How to Do Stuff

    We here at the Hollywood Prospectus don’t just spend all our time on the Internet reading about the Oscars and the season finale of The Bachelor. We also occasionally do things. Thank goodness we have the Internet to show us how! How to Become Pope Mark Lisanti: As a Catholic, I was kind of crushed […]

  • Jack Nicholson and the Argos

    Oscars After-Party: Shocks! Surprises! Conspiracies! Amazing Hair!

    Oscar Meteorology There’s always an element of fatalism with making Oscar predictions. You actually hope you’re wrong. You want to be right because people conflate educated awards-guessing with expertise. But when you have to sit and watch more than 190 minutes of the Academy Awards, you really don’t want a predicted outcome. You want to […]

  • Otter

    Otter Shootaround: Yo, This Sea Otter Has Ups

    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. And also ones that happen in zoos. Dr. Dunkenstein Shout-out to Grantland copy editor Dave Mesrey, who […]

  • James Harden

    NBA Shootaround: Revenge of the Beard

    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. Man on Fire (All GIFs by @HeyBelinda) When James Harden returned to Oklahoma for the first time, […]

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