The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
October 21, 2013
When Yeezus Met Jesus, and Everything Else You Need to Know About the First Night of Kanye West’s Tour
Kanye West’s Yeezus tour is live. It launched Saturday in Seattle, and various corners of the Internet have it pegged as a spectacle gigantic enough to possibly overshadow the Watch the Throne tour in arena hip-hop history. Collected here is a brief dossier to allow you to fool acquaintances into believing you were hard-core enough […]
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Rose Byrne Set to Ride Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy’s Lady Comedy Winning Streak With Susan Cooper
On Friday it was announced that Rose Byrne is in talks to reunite with Bridesmaids director Paul Feig and star Melissa McCarthy on Susan Cooper, a female-centric action comedy and potential franchise in the vein of Feig and McCarthy’s summer hit The Heat. The Wrap describes the new project, which was first announced this summer, […]
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Is Drake’s Tour Already in Trouble?
Drake’s current concert tour, which hits arenas in 39 cities across the U.S. and Canada and features Miguel and Future, is off to an inauspicious start, and it’s only just begun. More than an hour after Saturday’s Philadelphia show was slated to start, the set was canceled because of “an unexpected technical issue” (reportedly a […]
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Eastbound & Down’s Spectacular Final Season
On the night of Sunday, September 29, millions of Americans tuned in to witness the beginning of an entitled narcissist’s final act. This goateed sociopath had chosen drugs and glory over the more simple pleasures of family, and, along with a foul-mouthed associate, had created an alter ego whose name rang out on both sides […]
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Three Questions: The Walking Dead, Season 4, Episode 2 — ‘Infected’
This week’s The Walking Dead seemed tailor-made to help anyone who has ever bemoaned relationship woes over a pint of microbrew IPA or Chunky Monkey ice cream (i.e., everyone) keep it all in perspective. Sure, who can’t relate to thinking you’ve finally found your soul mate, only to watch him or her degenerate into a […]
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Kim Kardashian Is Back in the Selfie Game … and Rashida Jones Does Not Approve
After what felt like centuries in Kardashian time, Kim Kardashian quickly whipped her body into Instagram-worthy shape and then celebrated by posting a klassic Kim mirror selfie. The photo is an off-kilter Dutch angle shot, not to imply horror but to try to make it seem casual, as if Kim had not been standing barefoot […]
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Box Office Top Five: Gravity Stays on Top, Carrie Falls Flat
1. Gravity, $31 million (last week: no. 1; $170.5 million cumulative) Alfonso Cuarón’s weekend-movie-contest winning streak is untouchable right now. Gravity isn’t just stronger than Tom Hanks anymore — it’s stronger than Hanks, Carrie White, and two crusty, modestly beloved sexagenarians all combined. The film is by no means free-falling, either, having launched to $55 […]
Read moreOctober 19, 2013
The Best of Grantland Pop Culture Podcast: Parenthood, The Mindy Project, Eastbound & Down, and the Kanye-Kimmel Feud
Chris and Andy talk about The Mindy Project, Prince Movies break down the Kanye-Kimmel feud, Hoodies discuss Eastbound & Down, and Right Reasons cover Parenthood. Listen to the podcast here: ESPN.com Podcenter. Subscribe to Grantland Pop Culture on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.
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