All Blog posts Tagged: '_'
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD: Reprinting the Legend
Wind Waker ends bravely. For a series that is predicated on the eternal return of evil as well as its defeat, whose plot is always a restoration project for the old order, this is saying something. You don’t play a Legend of Zelda game to find out what happens; you play to actually make it […]
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Do Not Tell Fiona Apple to ‘Get Healthy!’ While She’s Performing, or Ever, Really
Fiona Apple kicked off a new tour Thursday, and it ended gruesomely enough to make her Texas hash bust look like a game of Candy Land. By a couple of accounts, the duration of the evening at Portland’s Newmark Theatre was sensational. “Apple, who canceled a run of dates last November to be with her […]
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Who’s That Guy? Baylor Quarterback Bryce Petty!
Who’s That Guy is an orientation tool for use in college football’s vast landscape, and is filmed in front of a live studio audience. Who Is He? Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty. Where Is He From? Midlothian, Texas. Is That in Middle Earth? Negative. If you’re orienteering, head about 30 minutes south of Cowboys Stadium in […]
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Video on Demand Report: This Is the End, The Croods, and Linsanity
The Headliner This Is the End When This Is the End debuted, Grantland’s own Girls in Hoodies reviewed it for their podcast, with Molly Lambert drawing attention to the movie’s casual homophobia and reliance on rape jokes, both of which are present and neither of which I can defend. That said: It really made me […]
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Pass Atlas: Protecting Jay Cutler
From the beginning of last offseason, Phil Emery’s intentions were clear. During the previous regime in Chicago, the Bears’ biggest issue had been finding a quarterback. When they finally did, the problem became protecting him. In Jay Cutler’s four full seasons as starting quarterback, the Bears finished 13th, 32nd, 31st, and 24th in Football Outsiders’ […]
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Bottoming Out in Jacksonville
The Sports Guy wraps up the current state of the Jaguars in 20 depressing realities and makes the Week 5 picks.
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NHL Grab Bag: The Art of Roy
Welcome to a weekly grab bag of thoughts and observations from the past few days and/or decades of NHL hockey. The Three Stars of Comedy Recognizing the three NHL personalities from around the league who produced the most comedic fodder for fans. The third star: Ben Scrivens and Alec Martinez bicker passive-aggressively on Twitter Kings […]
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Life and Death in Sugar Ditch Alley
Jerry “The King” Lawler and Memphis wrestling are still alive and drop-kicking, 40 miles south.
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Right Reasons Podcast: Survivor, Big Tips Texas, and Eat, Drink, Love
We’re three episodes into Survior, and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying it. This week’s episode featured a high-concept pillow fight between family members. It was great theater! Much to my surprise, though, Jacoby did not agree, so we spent the beginning of the podcast arguing about it. We also covered Survivor topics including the power of […]
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Grantland Reality TV Fantasy League: Jeff Probst Does His Best T.J. Lavin Impression
Good news: The Challenge is coming back! Bad news: There’s nothing but shitty reality TV on right now. Full disclosure: I’m just vamping until the return of Grandma’s favorite arranged marriage/divorce vehicle, The Bachelor, returns, but I need some lowbrow programming to highlight in the meantime. With that in mind, I popped in an advanced […]
