Posts by Jay Caspian Kang

September 28, 2012
Old Voltron: Rasheed Wallace Reportedly Joins the Knicks!

Pending a physical, Rasheed Wallace will be a member of the 2012-13 New York Knicks. Long live Rasheed Wallace! When the season opens, the Knicks frontcourt — Amar’e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, Wallace, and Marcus Camby — will limp into the season at an average age of 34.25. Once you factor in Kurt Thomas (39) and […]
September 28, 2012
Judging The X Factor: Li’l Monsters, Some Actual Emotion, and the Merciful End of the Audition Round

For reasons still not entirely clear to them, Grantland editors Jay Caspian Kang, Mark Lisanti, and Emily Yoshida have decided to track the second season of The X Factor. This is the stage on which dreams will be made and broken, and destiny waits for no one (unless you DVR it). There’s nothing like the […]
September 27, 2012
Judging The X Factor: Gene Simmons’s Family Jewel, an Illustrated Man, and a Bunch of People Who Could Use Some Auto-Tuning

For reasons still not entirely clear to them, Grantland editors Jay Caspian Kang, Mark Lisanti, and Emily Yoshida have decided to track the second season of The X Factor. By the end of this post, one of them will have lost his or her mind. Place your bets now! Dear The X Factor, We never […]
September 25, 2012
10 Plays Every NFL Coordinator Should Put in His Playbook Immediately

We now live in a lawless National Football League. So here are 10 plays every NFL coordinator should implement to take advantage of the chaos. Offense: The Last Samurai Shotgun formation, empty backfield, five wide receivers. When the ball is snapped, the wide receivers run seam routes to the end zone. The angles of these […]
September 21, 2012
Judging The X Factor: Jilted Lovers, Divine Vengeance, and Riding the Pepsi Dragon

For reasons still not entirely clear to them, Grantland editors Jay Caspian Kang, Mark Lisanti, and Emily Yoshida have decided to track the second season of The X Factor. Take this magical journey with them; they could use the company. On Day 4, the X Factor spaceship crash-landed in Greensboro, North Carolina, home of the […]
September 20, 2012
Judging The X Factor: Britney’s Marilyn Monroe Birthday Song Moment, Positive Raps, and an Amazing Panda

For reasons still not entirely clear to them, Grantland editors Jay Caspian Kang, Mark Lisanti, and Emily Yoshida have decided to track the second season of The X Factor. This is their story, and it does not end well.
September 17, 2012
Night of Fights: Chávez-Martinez and Canelo-Josesito

How boxing’s self-inflicted doomsday became a good night for the sport.
September 14, 2012
Judging The X Factor: When Love for Britney Spears Gets a Little Scary

For reasons still not entirely clear to them, Grantland editors Jay Caspian Kang, Mark Lisanti, and Emily Yoshida have decided to track the second season of The X Factor. This is the hill upon which they will die.
September 13, 2012
Judging The X Factor: Britney’s Big Debut and a Very Special Season Premiere

The X Factor spaceship blasted off last night with a heavily medicated Britney Spears lashed to the windshield like a gut-shot trophy buck. And although Idol broke our faith and left us curled up on the floor of the Grantland offices, Lisanti and I decided to sign on for another season of singing competitions. Why? […]
September 13, 2012
The Death of the Anna Kournikova Era

The state of women’s sports after the Summer of Serena.

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