All Blog posts Tagged: '_'
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Jonah Keri Podcast: Derrick Goold, Jason Beck, Tim Britton, and Jon Weisman
With four teams left in the MLB playoffs, we wanted to cover all the bases on the Jonah Keri Podcast. First, St. Louis Post-Dispatch writer Derrick Goold discusses the Cardinals’ wildly productive farm system, the Albert Pujols decision, and the secrets to the Cards’ success. Then MLB.com’s Jason Beck shares his thoughts on Miguel Cabrera’s […]
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B.S. Report: Bill and Jalen’s NBA Preview, Part 3
The audio podcast of Bill and Jalen’s NBA Preview continues with teams nos. 22-19. (To watch Bill and Jalen’s NBA Preview videos, click here.) Listen to the podcast here. Subscribe to the B.S. Report on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.
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Thank You for Not Coaching, Week 6
This weekend saw the studio hosts of the world spread out in commentary booths around this great nation to remind us all of that one inviolable truth: Wouldn’t it have been better if this team just took the easy field goal in the first quarter? The NFL’s best and brightest spent the weekend counting scores […]
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The Legend of Harvey Scissorhands
He wins Oscars, but does Harvey Weinstein actually make movies better?
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January Jones Is Right at Home in the Existential Western Sweetwater
‘Tis the season for goth Westerns! Sweetwater, the sophomore effort from twin brothers Logan and Noah Miller, premiered at Sundance earlier this year. If your comedown from Breaking Bad has you yearning for beautiful shots of the Southwest’s wide-open spaces, Sweetwater may be just the thing to sate your needs. Shot in Santa Fe and Abiquiú, New Mexico, Sweetwater is a traditional […]
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Overrated, Underrated, or Properly Rated: Pearl Jam
From albums to drummers to hats, a conclusive guide to alt rock’s enduring giant.
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Bill and Jalen’s NBA Preview: Los Angeles Lakers
Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose are confused by the 2013-14 Lakers. Are they trying to win a championship with this roster? Is Kobe going to give up on a championship and gun for the scoring record? Will Pau get traded? Will Kobe attempt to kill Nick Young? One thing is clear — it will be […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Captain Phillips, Homeland, and Fox’s Tuesday Night Comedies
This week’s pod comes to you from a room with a view (of Caracas). Andy and I start things off talking about haircuts, Captain Phillips, Tom Hanks’s particular brand of movie stardom, and whether Paul Greengrass’s movie is as much a technical achievement, in its own way, as Gravity. We move on to Sunday night […]
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The Tide Slowly Turns in the NLCS
Like every playoff battle, Game 3 of the National League Championship Series featured its share of moments worth dissecting. But in the end, the story of this game, and the reason the Dodgers trimmed their series deficit to 2-1, can be boiled down to a simple happening: Hyun-Jin Ryu blasted the Cardinals. The Korean rookie […]
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About Last Night: Chargers Have Better Luck
In case you were busy bringing the ol’ Rally Bear out of hibernation, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Philip Rivers and a surprisingly effective San Diego rushing attack led the Chargers to a 19-9 win over the Indianapolis Colts. “Oh, I hope Ryan Mathews is still on waivers,” said world’s saddest man […]
