The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
October 20, 2014
The Drake Midnight Madness Air Ball Heat Check
He could’ve gone for the layup. He didn’t. Nothing was the same.
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The Blame Game: Why Alexander Needs to Accept Responsibility For His Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
The teachable thing about ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ is to not spend your whole life going around blaming other people for things while you walk around like a true sad sack, which is exactly what Alexander does for the duration of the book, and, were I to guess, the duration of his life.
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Your New(ish) Rap Roundup: Father, Rome Fortune, Retch, Cozz, and Golden Turlets
In the last few months, we’ve been uncommonly blessed with a glut of new bangers from promising young rappers.
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Box Office Winners and Losers: Brad Pitt’s Semi-Glorious Tank Bastards Storm Hollywood
Also: ‘The Book of Life,’ ‘Dear White People,’ and ‘Birdman’ do their own damage.
Read moreOctober 17, 2014
The Right Reasons Podcast: ‘The Challenge: Battle of the Exes 2’ Preview Special
David Jacoby and Juliet Litman break down the new ‘Challenge’ cast and taste various salsas.
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‘Dear White People’: Tired Meme, Good Movie
Looking at the myths of black stories and Justin Simien’s new movie.
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Songs of the Week: Foo Fighters Aren’t Rock Stars, They’re HBO
Dave Grohl and co. return with a less-than-great new song.
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Grantland Reality TV Fantasy League: The Return of the Way-Too-Early But Totally Necessary ‘The Challenge’ Preview
Based off of completely unfounded rumors, it’s time to introduce every couple, register our initial reactions, provide a super-brief historical background of their relationship, and then predict their performance on this upcoming season of America’s fifth major sport.
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From Houston to Memphis: Gangsta Boo and Beatking Make the Mixtape We’ve Been Waiting 14 Years For
On Tuesday, Gangsta Boo and Beatking released ‘Underground Cassette Tape Music,’ a mixtape I imagine many will describe as “one of the best mixtapes of the year” and some will describe as “maybe the best mixtape of the year” and several will describe as “definitely the best mixtape of the year.”
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I’m in Love With Shia LaBeouf
I’m in love with Shia LaBeouf. For the past year, people have been telling me that he’s crazy. All this time, I’ve felt like he’s the only person who understands anything. Over the last week or so, the actor got public opinion back on his side, using the traditional methods of damage control. He went […]
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The Andy Greenwald Podcast: Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham joins Andy Greenwald to discuss 40 years of Fleetwood Mac, his insatiable solo career, and the band’s current world tour.
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Signifying Nothing? When the Man Behind ‘Training Day’ and ‘End of Watch’ Tackles WWII
As long as someone’s head is being blown off, ‘Fury’ isn’t bad.
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An Abridged History of Jason Schwartzman’s Most Loathsome Characters
Jason Schwartzman’s character in ‘Listen Up Philip’ may be the most aggressively unappealing character he has ever played, but looking back at his film history, it’s remarkable and admirable how often he has portrayed loathsome characters.
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