Posts by Grantland Staff
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The Week That Was
A look at some of our best pieces from the past week.
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NFL Week 9 Over/Unders from the Sharps
Hey you, yeah you with all the disposable income. You know what stimulates the economy? Casual sports gambling! But we’re not throwing you in the deep end without some floaties, here. The Triangle has contracted two of Vegas’ most astute handicappers to help you navigate the choppy waters of gambling, going into this eighth weekend […]
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YouTube Hall of Fame: Eddie Murphy’s Greatest Hits
This week, to celebrate his comeback role in Brett Ratner’s (allegedly good!) Tower Heist, we look back on Eddie Murphy’s finest career moments. “The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special” Bill Simmons: After 30 years of “Eddie Murphy saved Saturday Night Live from being canceled” stories, you’d think nobody else was on the cast … when […]
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The Future Mr. Kim Kardashian Betting Pool
When the news of Kim Kardashian’s split with Kris Humphries broke earlier this week, the boss received an e-mail from reader Marc in San Francisco, who asked the following: Now that Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are getting divorced, who is your bet for the next athlete she’ll date? I think some pretty interesting betting […]
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B.S. Report: Cousin Sal
Cousin Sal and Bill Simmons discuss the national tragedy that is the Kris Humphries-Kim Kardashian divorce, review the Dallas Cowboys’ performance on Sunday, and question the amount of camera time given to defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. They also talk about whether Simmons is worried about the Patriots after New England’s 25-17 loss to the Steelers, […]
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The Week That Was
A look at some of our best pieces from the past week.
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In Light of Thundercats 2011, What Other Cartoons Should be Rebooted?
It’s been a week of cartoon re-boots, with Beavis and Butthead and Thundercats both starting new runs. We here at Grantland would like to present our incomplete list of shows that should deserve a reboot, cartoons that shouldn’t be remade because they can’t be improved upon, and cartoons that suck and always sucked and should […]
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NFL Week 8 Over/Unders from the Sharps
Hey you, yeah you with all the disposable income. You know what stimulates the economy? Casual sports gambling! But we’re not throwing you in the deep end without some floaties, here. The Triangle has contracted two of Vegas’ most astute handicappers to help you navigate the choppy waters of gambling, going into this eighth weekend […]
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YouTube Hall of Fame: The Worst Music Videos of All Time
In stores this week is I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum’s excellent new oral history on the golden age of Music Television. In the book, Billy Squier’s career-killing “Rock Me Tonite” clip is cited as the worst video of all time. Below, Tannenbaum explains […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: The Solid Verbal
College football’s eighth week came and went, but not without some serious stomach punches for a few prominent programs and fan bases. In today’s pod, The Solid Verbal breaks down Kirk Cousins’ Hail Mary, Oklahoma’s poor showing, and the possibility of a BCS rematch between LSU and Alabama. Plus, Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein discuss […]
