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September 15, 2015
Terryology: Decoding Terrence Howard’s ‘Rolling Stone’ Interview/Advanced Mathematical Concepts

The ‘Empire’ star’s comments about math and geometry in ‘Rolling Stone’ are explained by our resident Terryologist.
April 16, 2015
The Power of New Pitches: What an Added Offering Is Really Worth

Adding a new pitch lets a pitcher pad the “skills” section of his résumé. But is it also a reliable way to get more guys out?
September 10, 2014
Fall TV Preview, Part 1: Your Complete Comedy Rundown

Unlike the past few autumns, which brought with them a few signs that the big four dinosaurs were at least attempting to adapt to the new reality forced upon them by the fleet-footed bipeds of cable, 2014’s new offerings carry with them the musty scent of resignation and decay.
August 19, 2014
Sabermetrics Gets Soft

With more information available to more teams, how can MLB clubs expect to gain an edge? Welcome to the softer side of sabermetrics.
May 16, 2014
Best (MLB) Month Ever: If You Like Barry Bonds, You’ll Really Like This Baseball List

Troy Tulowitzki’s recent tear got us thinking: Which players have actually delivered the best single-month performances in modern baseball history? Spoiler alert: Barry Bonds will make more than one appearance on this top-10 list.
December 16, 2013
Rounders 2 Might Actually Happen, Thanks to Rob Lowe and Harvey Weinstein

Let’s play some f#&*$@g cards!
June 12, 2013
Rembert Explains America: In Vermont With the Hitchhikers

As I hung up the phone last week, I couldn’t believe it. My mother had gotten a ride from Aspen to Denver. From a stranger. The more background you have about the story — a trip to the Aspen Institute, an overheard phone call, having a flight to catch — the less sketchy the adventure […]
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.
May 14, 2012
The Survivor Finale: ‘Perception Is Not Always Reality’ (Except When It Is)

For the first time ever, the Survivor finale included nary a dude. This is a pretty big deal, and certainly a turnoff for some of the viewers this season, especially those who felt that Troyzan’s torch should have never been snuffed (I know they exist because Troy mentioned how many of them had approached him […]
October 7, 2011
Thursday Comedy Recap: Stale Tacos and Warm Waffles

Every week in this space Grantland pop culture correspondent Andy Greenwald will run down the happenings and mishappenings in NBC’s Thursday comedy night done mostly right. 1. The Office Since inaugurating this column two weeks ago many sheafs of Dunder-Mifflin’s finest have been filled with thoughts and theories about The Office’s predicament, the impossibility of […]

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