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Everyone Is Making The Exact Same Joke About Jay Z And Solange
Did you hear about Beyoncé's sister, Solange, trying to fight Jay Z in an elevator? If not, go check it out. It's pretty funny. Now that you are aware of the fact that Solange tried to fight Jay Z in an elevator, you may be feeling a temptation to open up Twitter and make a joke about the incident. ...
Worst Godzilla Ever: Why Japan Hated (And Murked) The '98 U.S. Remake
If you hated what Joel Schumacher did to Batman with 1995's Batman Forever and (especially) 1997's Batman & Robin, the Christopher Nolan trilogy that followed didn't just offer good movies; they were cathartic release, a reclamation. This buffoon had taken one of the great characters in the American...
Alex Cora's Great 18-Pitch At Bat
My pal Jon Weisman revisits the memorable 18-pitch duel between Matt Clement and Alex Cora that took place 10 years ago today:...
Sad NBA Promotion: Bucks Send Ping Pong Balls To Fans
I don't think I understand this. The Milwaukee Bucks, who finished with the worst record in the NBA this season, sent these ping pong balls to a select group of fans because...something....
Damage Control
Check out this 2012 ESPN story by Gare Joyce: ...
Donald Sterling: "I Don't Know Why The Girl Had Me Say Those Things"
More than two weeks after the release of leaked audio that led to him losing the Clippers, Donald Sterling has broken his media silence, and he insists he's not actually as awful a person as his words, deeds, and decades of evidence would suggest....
Shelly Sterling Wants To Keep The Clippers; Everyone Else Wants Her Out
Donald Sterling's estranged wife has moved quickly to position herself as a victim, and sat down with Barbara Walters for a soft-focus interview in which she announced her intention to hang on to her portion of the Clippers—and, if she gets her way, her husband's portion too....
Omaha TV Station Features Some Very Odd Storm Coverage
Violent storms hit Nebraska Sunday, leaving 20,000 without power in Omaha alone. NBC affiliate WOWT invited viewers to submit storm photos to its Facebook page, and the station aired several of them during live coverage last night. One of them was, uh, really weird....
Deadspin Up All Night: How Does It Feel?
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With Poor Decisions By Both Teams In Final Minute, Clippers Tie Series
The Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to topple the Thunder and turn the series into a best of three, though the final 30 seconds of the game involved a mess of bad choices by both teams....
What Sport Is This?
[Paul Pierce looks particularly zombie-like as he tries to prevent LeBron James from getting the easy bucket during Game 3 of Heat-Nets Saturday night. The scene doesn't appear to be from the sport of basketball, though. Photo by Julie Jacobson/AP]...
"Pissing Tanker" Blasts Public Urinators With Water Cannon
This video, apparently shot in Mumbai, shows concerned citizens fighting back against some very brazen people pissing in public. The Batmen of urine (we don't think they're cops, anyway) use a big tanker truck to patrol the city and unleash a torrent on any public urinators they come across. Public ...
How To Cook And Eat Whole Shrimp (Yes, Even Their Heads)
Generally speaking, we like shrimp. Your local supermarket testifies to this: Multiple sizes of shrimp of various provenance on display at the seafood counter; shrimp prepared and flash-frozen in wild variety (OK, maybe not wild variety, but anyway Captain Gorton breads them at least a couple of di...
Deadspin Up All Night: Is It Too Late To Go?
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I Can't Stop Shitting Myself: Possessed Woman Attacks Fellow Train Rider
I don't like this video. It scares me. It scares me a lot....
Donald Sterling: I Was Only Saying Racist Things To Get Laid
Donald Sterling should probably go ahead and assume everything he says is being recorded. In the past two days, two recordings of Sterling talking to a friend on the phone have popped up on Radar Online. In both, he insists he's not racist, and tries to justify the leaked audio that got him pushed o...
Cool Bear Settles In For A Back Scratch, Gets Himself A Surprise Donut
Here's a bear just enjoying his day, treating himself to a nice back scratch on a big tree that is perfectly suited for back scratches (those aren't as easy to come by as you might think). Just when he was about to leave and get on with his day, something caught his eye. Waitagoddamnminute, is that ...
Albert Brooks Is Funnier Than You Think
Originally published in the July 1983 issue of Playboy. To read every article the magazine has ever published—from 1953 until today—visit the complete archive at iplayboy.com. For more Playboy, check out PlayboySFW.kinja.com....
I Guess This Is Growing Up: <em>Neighbors</em>, Reviewed
1. Neighbors is your typical Seth Rogen/Apatowian coming-of-age comedy, in which an overgrown manboy learns that he has to curtail his childish pursuits of weed, video games, and general irresponsibility to become a functional member of society. (They've now cranked out a decade's worth of movies ab...
The 12 Commandments Of Bar Etiquette
You know how New Yorkers are legally mandated to issue no fewer than five annual social-media reminders that tourists walk too slowly? The Boston version is that we're required to bitch about how loud and drunk all the college students are....