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September 22, 2014
The 30: Amid Another Collapse, No Hard Knocks for Anemic Atlanta

Could the Braves have prevented their 2014 collapse? Are the Twins deceptively well positioned for the future? Can the Pirates and Tigers keep cruising right into October? It’s Week 25 of The 30.
May 15, 2014
We Went There: A ‘Bachelor’ Casting Cattle Call in a Maryland Casino

As Grantland’s Official Bachelor Historian, it is my duty to submerge myself in the sea of sequins and chemical imbalance known as reality-TV dating. As much as I know about the franchise, the one gaping hole in my knowledge is the casting process.
November 25, 2013
Ease Your ‘Bound 2’ PTSD With Seth Rogen and James Franco’s ‘Bound 3’

A great deal has been written and Photoshopped with regard to Kanye West’s video for Kim Kardashian, “Bound 2.” If you haven’t seen the video, this would be the best time to watch it. When I wrote about “Bound 2" last week, I expressed disappointment that the video did not play out exactly as I’d […]
December 16, 2013
Rounders 2 Might Actually Happen, Thanks to Rob Lowe and Harvey Weinstein

Let’s play some f#&*$@g cards!
December 2, 2013
My Eroding Generation Gap: On Eminem’s Bizarre College Football Cameo

Now more than ever, pop culture is about the small stuff — an obscure TV show, a few notes in a pop song, a tweet. To celebrate a year of micro moments, every day a new Grantland writer will highlight one specific thing — a Big Little Thing — that we won’t soon forget. I […]
August 20, 2013
Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Breaking Bad, TV Trade Machine, and A$AP Ferg

Strap on your high heels, ladies and germs, it’s time to head to the desert. Week 2 of Breaking Bad’s final season brought us all sorts of terrifying, gut-punching delights, and Chris and I brought our shovels. In addition to discussing the goings-on between Marie and Skyler and Huell and his blood pressure, we wondered […]
September 3, 2013
Francisco Liriano: The Ultimate Lefty Killer

It’s easy to see the impact Francisco Liriano has had on the Pittsburgh Pirates this year. His 2.57 ERA ranks fourth-best among all pitchers with 130-plus innings pitched. He sits seventh in the National League in strikeout rate. If you’re one of those people who still notices win-loss record, he’s tied for the league lead […]
July 17, 2013
Death by Newsroom

Yes. It can happen. Plus, the return of Breaking Bad and all your other television issues addressed in this month’s mailbag.
June 11, 2013
Ask the Maester: Our Lingering Game of Thrones Questions Answered!

If you’re like us, each Game of Thrones episode will generate nearly as many questions as answers, especially of the “Who is that guy again?” or “Wait, what just happened right there?” variety. So the Grantland staff compiled a list of such lingering queries and posed them to Maester netw3rk, our in-house Throne whisperer, to […]
March 15, 2013
Where Would the USMNT Finish in the Champions League Group Stage?

On Wednesday, Bayern Munich and Málaga joined six other clubs in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Watching the games made me wonder how the United States national team would do if it were dropped into the group stage of the tournament. Would the Americans be able to finish in the top two of a […]

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