Posts by Jay Caspian Kang

  • 2016

    The Obama Disadvantage: Dinesh D’Souza’s 2016

    One of the stock arguments in competitive debate is a nifty thing called the Disadvantage. The name is self-evident — if your opponent proposes x, a Disadvantage lays out the disadvantages of doing x. The argument consists of four distinct yet interlocking parts. Part A is uniqueness, which is just debate-speak for “this scenario that […]

  • We Found It on Craigslist: Life-Size Shaq Art

    BREAKING NEWS FROM CRAIGSLIST: Hard times have hit Newport Beach, where a famous Polish artist, who also happens to be famous in Eastern Europe (non-Poland parts) and Russia (non-Polish parts) has been forced to sell off a $2 million collection of “sport art.” For $100,000 each (not including a $3,000 frame), prospective buyers can take […]

  • Dwight Howard

    Sometimes I Dream That He Is Me

    Do we really have to relate to everyone in sports?

  • Video: NFL Free Agent Anthony Adams Already Knows It’s Swishers

    Anthony “Spice” Adams has come out with the Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner of sports documentaries. There is no need for commentary. Please just watch. (h/t reddit)

  • DIVAWATCH: Who Is the Girl in the Red Backpack?

  • First Serial: The Dead Do Not Improve

    An exclusive excerpt from Grantland editor Jay Caspian Kang’s new novel.

  • B.S. Report: Guest Host Jay Caspian Kang

    Jay Caspian Kang’s novel, The Dead Do Not Improve, was released Tuesday by Hogarth/Random House. Today, he guest-hosts the B.S. Report while Bill Simmons is in London. Jay’s guest is Haralabos Voulgaris, NBA bettor and high-stakes poker player. They discuss Team USA basketball, gambling, poker, more gambling, how to bet on the NBA, and even […]

  • Poker

    The Certain and Uncertain Future of Poker

    Tuesday’s Full Tilt settlement and a trip to the richest poker tournament in the history of the world.

  • An Open Letter to Ariel Hsing

    Last night, Ariel Hsing, a 16-year-old American table tennis phenom, almost defeated the world’s no. 2. Amid reports that Hsing would ease off on her training schedule to attend college, Jay Kang felt compelled to lend a little bit of unsolicited advice. Dear Ariel, As you make some very important and pressing decisions in the […]

  • Lin

    Dumb Move, Dolan

    Trying to understand why the Knicks let Jeremy Lin walk away from Madison Square Garden.

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