Posts by Jay Caspian Kang

October 24, 2012
Judging The X Factor: The Oddsmaking Top 16 Megapost You Didn’t Know You Wanted, But Now Can’t Live Without

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 where things get hairy. You’re going to tell your kids about this one. (You are not going to tell your kids about this one.) […]
October 22, 2012
BOOGIEWATCH and WOOBLY Watch: A Preseason NBA Two-for-One

This is the first installment of BOOGIEWATCH, the Triangle’s running series on the NBA’s most compelling, hilarious, and huggable power forward. We will tally all things Boogie, a list that includes dirty looks, headbands thrown in disgust, defensive indifference, first-quarter fouls, moments of brilliance (Motivated Boogie edition), and moments of brilliance (Unintentional Boogie edition). It […]
October 17, 2012
Person of Interest: Antawn Jamison

The Lakers’ sixth man has Hall of Fame numbers; will he get the recognition he deserves?
October 15, 2012
Rios-Alvarado: Roshambo to the Death!

A brawl breaks out in Carson.
October 12, 2012
Judging The X Factor: The Promise of Youth and the Disappointment of Olds

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. Like Monet, Van Gogh, and so many great minds before them, the importance of their work will not be recognized until long after they’ve left this […]
October 11, 2012
Judging The X Factor: Britney Is Entrusted With Teenage Lives, L.A. Reid Is Disgusted by Old People, and Simon Cowell Frankensteins Up Some New Groups

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. No, you shut up, YOUR job is ridiculous. The X Factor death march trudged along last night from the frozen tundra of Boot Camp to the […]
October 9, 2012
DIVAWATCH: P!nk Runs the Gauntlet

If this is your first encounter with DIVAWATCH, click here for the explainer. It’s been 11 years since P!nk did 5,000 sit-ups, oiled up her abs, and wiggled her way through a forgettable verse in “Lady Marmalade.” That song, which reached no. 1 on pretty much every chart in the world, put P!nk on the […]
October 5, 2012
Judging The X Factor: Britney Crying, Villains Thriving, and Cracking the Sister C Code

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. It’s a tough job, and honestly, nobody really has to do it, but — shhhhh — don’t tell them that. I’ll be honest, I’m not exactly […]
October 4, 2012
Judging The X Factor: Boot Camp, the First Culling, and the Great Whitney-Off of 2012

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. Abandon all hope, ye who mistakenly inter-navigate to here. The X Factor began its Thunderdome stage last night. 120 tweens, olds, and groups converged in Miami […]
October 4, 2012
DIVAWATCH: Finding Someone Like Adele

Or how I stopped hating and learned to love the Bey.

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