Facebook Twitter Print Grantland Explosions, Implosions, and Miniaturizations: Grantland’s Year in Pop Culture by Grantland Staff on December 26, 2013 BIG LITTLE THINGS | SPORTS | POP CULTURE TV The Year TV Got Small, by Andy Greenwald My Top 10 Best (Favorite) TV Shows of 2013, by Andy Greenwald The Overlooked and Underappreciated TV of 2013, by Grantland Staff Music The Year Music Failed to Blockbust, by Steven Hyden My Top 10 Best (Favorite) Albums of 2013, by Steven Hyden Songs of the Year 2013, by Grantland Staff Movies The Year of the Movie Apocalypse, by Wesley Morris My Top 10 Best (Favorite) Movies of 2013, by Wesley Morris The Overlooked and Underseen Movies of 2013, by Grantland Staff And More How the Year of Miley Cyrus Was Really the Year of Mike Will Made It, by Amos Barshad The Year in Internet: The Rise of the Hoax Economy, by Tess Lynch The Year in Insanity: Kanye, Sinead, Gaga, and the Looming Specter of Amanda Bynes, by Emily Yoshida Speeding Motorcycle of My Heart: The Year in KimYe, by Alex Pappademas The Year of the Crush: How the Radically Unfair Candy Crush Saga Took Over Our Lives, by Tevis Thompson Overlooked Books of 2013: A History of the Future in 100 Objects, Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception, and Bellies and Buffalos, by Kevin Nguyen DivaRank! The Final Standings for 2013, by Jay Caspian Kang The real TV trend of 2013? The rise of the strong female character, by Mark Harris Facebook Twitter Print Share Filed Under: Grantland More Grantland More Features More from We Went There: Clippers-Mavs and DeAndre Jordan Night in Los Angeles October 30, 2015 No Messi, No Problem: Neymar Becomes a Superstar October 30, 2015 World Series Weekend: Five Questions for Three (or Two) Royals-Mets Games October 30, 2015 Brand Echh: Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton Can’t Save the Lame ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ October 30, 2015 50 Scenes That Do Not Appear in the Fox ‘X-Files’ Revival October 30, 2015 See all from More Grantland These Things Will Happen January 2, 2014 Explosions, Implosions, and Miniaturizations: Grantland’s Year in Pop Culture December 26, 2013 Grantland’s Year in Sports December 26, 2013 What We Learned: The Grantland 2013 Roundtable December 19, 2013 Grantland’s 2013-14 College Basketball Preview November 14, 2013 See all Grantland More Features Blades of Glory October 28, 2015 Russell, the Creator October 28, 2015 30 for 30 Shorts: Every Day October 28, 2015 The 15 Biggest Plays in Baseball History October 27, 2015 The Laughs, Pathos, and Overwhelming Talent of Jan Hooks October 20, 2015 See all Features
TV The Year TV Got Small, by Andy Greenwald My Top 10 Best (Favorite) TV Shows of 2013, by Andy Greenwald The Overlooked and Underappreciated TV of 2013, by Grantland Staff Music The Year Music Failed to Blockbust, by Steven Hyden My Top 10 Best (Favorite) Albums of 2013, by Steven Hyden Songs of the Year 2013, by Grantland Staff Movies The Year of the Movie Apocalypse, by Wesley Morris My Top 10 Best (Favorite) Movies of 2013, by Wesley Morris The Overlooked and Underseen Movies of 2013, by Grantland Staff And More How the Year of Miley Cyrus Was Really the Year of Mike Will Made It, by Amos Barshad The Year in Internet: The Rise of the Hoax Economy, by Tess Lynch The Year in Insanity: Kanye, Sinead, Gaga, and the Looming Specter of Amanda Bynes, by Emily Yoshida Speeding Motorcycle of My Heart: The Year in KimYe, by Alex Pappademas The Year of the Crush: How the Radically Unfair Candy Crush Saga Took Over Our Lives, by Tevis Thompson Overlooked Books of 2013: A History of the Future in 100 Objects, Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception, and Bellies and Buffalos, by Kevin Nguyen DivaRank! The Final Standings for 2013, by Jay Caspian Kang The real TV trend of 2013? The rise of the strong female character, by Mark Harris