The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
May 3, 2013
Grantland Reality Fantasy League: Death by Desk Lamp
With a slow Survivor this week, the GRTFL is all about Real World’s Hurricane Nia. What did Hurricane Nia do? Oh, nothing, just, ya know, revealed her plans to write a “how to” book about dating professional athletes, displayed the work ethic of a stoned elephant seal, and brandished both an alarm clock and a […]
Read moreReign in Peace: Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman Dead at 49
A founding member, guitarist, and songwriter for Slayer — arguably the most important thrash metal band ever after Metallica, and among the most influential groups of any genre from the last 30 years — Jeff Hanneman died Thursday of liver failure in a hospital near his Southern California home. He was 49. Before his death, […]
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Reese Witherspoon’s All-American Arrest, Now Available in Video Form
You’re gonna wanna check this out.
Read moreMay 2, 2013
Afternoon Links: The Matrix — Sweet, Confused Mother Edition
“I keep on wondering, is he straight or gay?” A mom retells the plot of The Matrix. You know, with Leo and Moshimo.
Read moreGirls in Hoodies Podcast: Mad Men, The Queen of Versailles, and Google Glass
First off, a brief announcement: As you may have heard, the Grantland Network has been cloven in twain to better serve our listeners. You can now find the Girls in Hoodies podcast on the fresh and fabulous Grantland Pop Culture channel (SUBSCRIBE NOW!), while your athletics-oriented favorites such as the Jalen Rose Show and the […]
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Rembert Explains the ’90s: ‘Warm It Up’ by Kris Kross
Welcome to our new series, Rembert Explains the ’90s. Unlike the source material for our previous, ’80s-themed series, these videos have been seen countless times, with the result being an unparalleled, almost embarrassing level of expertise. Rembert will write down his thoughts as he’s watching the video, then we’ll post those thoughts here. This week’s […]
Read moreMay Book Recommendations: The Woman Upstairs, Who Owns the Future?, and Transit
The Woman Upstairs, by Claire Messud I recently watched the first season of Justified, and the pilot episode ends with U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens asking his ex-wife if he’s an angry man. She turns to Raylan and says that he’s the angriest man she has ever known. I kept thinking about this line throughout The Woman […]
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Five Questions on American Idol: Is This the Worst Season Ever?
Whatever doesn’t deafen you makes you stronger: Grantland’s Jay Caspian Kang, Mark Lisanti, and Emily Yoshida have returned, bowed but not broken, to tackle another season of American Idol. Only four contestants remain. (Again.) But the end is in sight. One It must be asked: Is this the worst season of American Idol ever? Kang: […]
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In Memoriam: Chris Kelly (1978-2013)
Chris Kelly, one-half of the influential ’90s rap duo Kris Kross, was found unresponsive in his home yesterday afternoon and pronounced dead by the Atlanta Medical Center at 8 p.m. While an autopsy has yet to be performed, the belief is that he reportedly took a mixture of cocaine and heroin the night before his […]
Read moreHollywood Prospectus Podcast: The Americans Showrunners Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields
The Cold War may have ended with a clear winner, but you can’t say the same thing about the first season of FX’s The Americans — unless you count the audience, of course. The story of two crazy Communist kids trying to make a marriage work in Reagan’s America — while also attempting to destroy […]
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The Americans Season 1 Finale: Games Without Frontiers
Over the course of this bracing and brilliant debut season of The Americans, we’ve been introduced to all sorts of agents. There are federal agents, Soviet and travel agents (Philip and Elizabeth happen to be both), and a large assortment of single, double, and now, thanks to Nina’s bureaucratic gymnastics, triple agents. It’s a tricky […]
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Ryan Lochte Is an American Genius … and Other Observations From This Week’s Tabloids
Us Weekly Diane Keaton: “Oh, I’d like to get married … What happened was nobody ever asked me.” La di da. Things Ryan Lochte Says: “One of my favorite movies is What Women Want, the Mel Gibson one. If I could read women’s minds, I’d be the king of the world.” On his hero Abraham […]
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Survivor: Caramoan, Episode 11: Of Men and Mustaches
One of the many benefits to the structure of Survivor is that as soon as things start to look predictable — when one alliance outnumbers the other, when someone loafs around excessively or goes out of his way to act obnoxiously — the whole tribe seems to hear a subconscious buzzer signaling Big Move Time. […]
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Bradley Cooper the Latest to Bounce on Jane Got a Gun
He joins Jude Law, Michael Fassbender, Lynn Ramsay ..
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