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An Epic That Stumbles. <em>The Place Beyond The Pines</em>, Reviewed.

Director Derek Cianfrance's last film, Blue Valentine, was a crushing study of a couple (played by Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams) falling apart. It was beautifully made and well acted—I loved it—but the rawness of the emotions and the ambition of the structure (cycling between the present and t...

J.R. Smith's Twitter Come-On Has Been Immortalized On A T-Shirt

We all remember exactly where we were when we first saw J.R. Smith's classic pickup line winking coyly at us from the computer screen. Now, thanks to The Knicks Wall, those six famous words will live on forever in T-shirt form. Order one now. It's the perfect gift for that very special Twitter jump ...

The Dolphins confirm that the logo that's leaked out over the past days and weeks is, indeed, official. No more helmet over the blowhole—he can breathe again! ...

As Sacramentans And Seattleites Fight To The Death Over The Kings, The NBA Counts Its Money

Three weeks from tomorrow, the NBA Board of Governors will vote on whether the Kings will be sold to Chris Hansen, who would move them to Seattle, or to a Sacramento group committed to keeping the team in town. They're bidding against each other, and no matter who wins, both cities will lose....

You Need To Watch Andrew "The Canadian Jordan" Wiggins's Latest Mixtape

Meet Andrew Wiggins. He's the 6-foot-8 superfreak in the video up there, making his fellow high school seniors look like 12-year-olds as he sails past them for dunk after electrifying dunk....

Paterno Apologist Reveals Identity Of One Of Jerry Sandusky's Victims, Says He Was Hacked [UPDATED]

We told you yesterday about filmmaker John Ziegler's lunatic shouting tour to promote his jailhouse interview with Jerry Sandusky. Ziegler had hoped to use that interview to help rescue Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials from allegations that they covered up Jerry Sandusky's sex crimes again...

Worried About The Sochi Weather, Russia Has Begun Hoarding Snow For The Olympics

With the Olympics serving, in a larger geopolitical sense, as a jingoistic opportunity to laugh at everything that goes wrong, host cities sure spend a lot of time and money on the one thing they can't actually control: the weather. China reportedly seeded clouds before the 2008 games, so they'd exp...

Mr. T Scored From Center Ice, And It Might've Been The Greatest Moment In Hockey History

For the second straight Blackhawks game, a Chicago-native celebrity tried his hand at the "Shoot the Puck" intermission contest. But while Monday brought a rambling, possibly drunk Jim Belushi, last night saw a no-nonsense Mr. T show the puck and the United Center who's still the boss....

Tuesday Night Fights: In Which A Philly Cop Breaks Down A Street Fight

Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Philly fight on lippincott st: Precious n Neesh." Tonight's commentator: An active-duty Philadelphia police officer, who's returning to TNF. (Coming next week: TBA.)...

Deadspin Up All Night: But You Keep My Old Scarf From That Very First Week

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Deal with the music; it's a fine song. Tuesday Night Fights awaits you at 10. Do your thing....

<em>Room 237</em> Will Make You Love <em>The Shining</em> All Over Again

One of the saddest things about the death of a favorite filmmaker is realizing that you'll probably never see any new movie from him ever again. When popular musicians die, they always leave material lying around that their estates can spruce up and put out for the fans. (Jimi Hendrix died in 1970, ...

Ryan Lochte Is Getting A Reality Show And It Looks So Dumb

Reality TV is inherently shitty, so it's hard to judge Olympic gold medalist and über-bro Ryan Lochte too harshly for laying What Would Ryan Lochte Do? at our feet. A guy's gotta do what he can to stay relevant these days. ...

Here Is A Giant Photo Of A Near-Naked Buzz Bissinger In Nipple Rings

Yea, we're still not quite over this. Please help us annotate Buzz's nipple rings by clicking on the photo and adding your compliments....

Every Obituary Should Have A NASCAR Reference In The First Line

From the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal:...

Manti Te'o's 40-Yard-Dash Was Slightly Better Than His Last 40-Yard-Dash

After an unimpressive time at the NFL combine, Manti Te'o gave the 40-yard-dash another shot at Notre Dame's pro day in South Bend. And true to his word, Te'o beat his old mark by about a tenth of a second. Fast? Faster, at least....

Making Your Own Ketchup Is Idiotic

Before we hit the Funbag, one quick programming note: there won't be a Live Funbag on Thursday. Having children on Spring Break means being around your children for 150 consecutive hours, and it's unlikely that I will be of sound mind by the time Thursday rolls around. You'll understand one day....

The LA Kings And LA Galaxy Have To Share A White House Visit

Nine months later, the Kings finally get their due as Stanley Cup champions. But they won't be alone. Obama's a busy man, and it's not like Washington's a hockey town. The Kings will share the stage with the MLS Cup champion Galaxy. ...

Minor League Baseball Stadium To Turn Urinals Into Video Game Systems

This isn't a surprising development, really, considering how much dudes enjoy video games and peeing. Coca-Cola Park, home to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs—the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies—is set to become the first sports venue to feature "urinal gaming systems." Those are video gam...

Who Is This Paterno Apologist Who Keeps Making An Ass Of Himself On TV?

If the name John Ziegler doesn't register with you, enlighten yourself by reading the late David Foster Wallace's lengthy 2005 profile of him in The Atlantic. Ziegler, a former talk-radio host who's now a documentary filmmaker, has been making the media rounds the last couple of days because he rece...

Buzz Bissinger Admits To Shopping Addiction, Dabbling In Gay Sex, Experimenting As A "Dominant Leather Master," And More in <i>GQ</i>

So, how about that Buzz Bissinger personal essay in GQ today, huh? The man loves beautiful and expensive clothes. His new lifestyle has been somewhat apparent for a little while now, popping up in a magazine profile (EW, May 2012: "With his metal-studded leather jacket, brown cowboy boots, and hoop ...