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<i>Dope </i>Is A Buoyant '90s Throwback That Does Most Of The Right Things
1. Dope is a movie about ’90s hip-hop and black culture, but it feels like a throwback in other ways, too. That decade, somewhat amazingly, was the last time movies like this existed on a semi-regular basis: ambitious, original, almost-raw movies by black people about black life, aimed at a national...
Shirtless Johnny Oduya Is As Shiny As The Stanley Cup
Johnny Oduya was glistening at the club after Game 6. The Blackhawks defenseman went shirtless at The Mid, and everyone around him basked in the glow. Oduya was as polished as the trophy his team had just won....
Kimmo Timonen Goes Out With His First Stanley Cup
Kimmo Timonen was along for the ride. The 40-year-old didn’t receive a lot of ice time due to the Blackhawks’ overwhelming reliance on four defensemen, though it’s not like Timonen was doing anything productive in his scant minutes. But it’s fun to finish on top, and as Chicago closed out Game 6 for...
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Let's Go Live To Drunk Blackhawks Fans [UPDATE: There's More!]
You knew this was coming: live shots of reporters in Chicago being overwhelmed by drunks. But wait! There’s more—including the line of the night, “They got black people lovin’ hockey!”...
Watch <i>Hockey Night In Canada</i>'s NHL Season-Ending Montage
While CBC has ceded control of Canada’s hockey broadcast world to Rogers, the traditional sensational season-ending montage has remained a part of Hockey Night in Canada. Here’s tonight’s NHL season highlight reel, set to Alistair Griffin’s “Always No. 1.”...
Chicago Blackhawks Win The Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup Finals didn’t see either team hold so much as a two-goal lead at any point ... until the final five minutes of the deciding Game 6. The Blackhawks got the insurance goal they needed, and stoned the Lightning for the rest of the way to win the Stanley Cup. ...
The Stanley Cup Made It Through Airport Security
With the Blackhawks a win away from a championship, the Stanley Cup is making the trip from Toronto to Chicago. And just like any piece of carry-on luggage, it is subject to security checks....
Ben Bishop Boner Gives Blackhawks 1-0 Lead
That’s suboptimal goaltending....
Andrei Vasilevskiy Is Not Quite Good Enough As Blackhawks Even Series
In Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Lightning goalie Ben Bishop went in and out of the game in the third period, possibly because he had the runs. In Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Bishop was obviously hobbled yet still good enough to stone the Blackhawks. Finally, in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup F...
<i>Jurassic World </i>Features Cooler Dinosaurs And Way Stupider People
1. Here’s the only real question you need to ask yourself about Jurassic World: Does it bother you that such a theme park could never actually exist? I mean, obviously it could never exist: It has dinosaurs, for one thing. But more to the point, can you accept the fact that no rational human being w...
If Ben Bishop Had To Poop, The Lightning Just Need To Say So
The Tampa Bay Lightning squeaked by the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 to win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday night, tying the series at one game apiece. Jason Garrison scored a power play goal nearly nine minutes into the third period, and it proved to be the game-winner for Tampa Bay. ...
<i>Spy </i>Gives Us The Melissa McCarthy Comeback We've Been Waiting For
It’s rare that my reaction to a movie is to want to hug it. But with Spy, that was the sensation that washed over me both times I’ve seen it. It’s not just that it’s really funny and consistently entertaining—it’s that, for the first time since becoming a star, Melissa McCarthy finally is in a movie...
Chicago Leaves It Late, But Two Goals In Two Minutes Gets The Job Done
Well that sure changed quickly. After scoring just a few minutes into Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Lightning led the Blackhawks 1-0 for almost 50 minutes. But late in the third period Teuvo Teravainen fired a shot past a screened Ben Bishop:...
Alex Killorn's Brilliant Goal Opens The Stanley Cup Final Scoring
Tampa Bay took an early 1-0 lead in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final when Alex Killorn flipped an Anton Stralman pass past Corey Crawford. This is great stuff....
Missouri TV Station Airs <i>Branson Country USA</i> Instead Of Game 7
Hockey fans in Joplin, Mo. hoping to see an exciting Game 7 between Chicago and Anaheim tonight aren’t getting live Stanley Cup Playoffs hockey on NBC. No, their affiliate KSNF has the most redneckian of redneck shows on instead: Branson Country USA. The channel helpfully advises viewers looking for...
"Benjamin Franklin Is Killin' The Game!" Hockey Fan Must Be Seen
Before tonight’s Lightning-Rangers Game 7, CBC caught up with a fan who paid $4,500 for a seat along the glass. “Hundreds only. Benjamin Franklin is killin’ the game!” Give this guy a reality show; Hockey Night in Canada has its hero. ...
<i>San Andreas </i>Is The Perfect Replacement-Level Disaster Movie
1. San Andreas doesn’t hit a single beat you don’t expect, and there’s comfort in that. It feels like a ritual, like a visit to a loud but harmless elderly aunt’s house where you know nothing exciting is going to happen, but you’re okay with that. Sometimes you just need some quiet time, no? This mo...
The Cat Peed In My Suitcase, Of Course
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She’ll be here every week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Check the Squalor Archive for assistance. Are you still dirty? Email her....
Nintendo-Inspired "Bolts Of Steel" 3-D Projection Game Is Outstanding
For the past few playoff games at Amalie Arena, the Tampa Bay Lightning have used their now-ubiquitous 3-D ice projection system to display a simulation of the classic Nintendo Blades of Steel game onto the playing surface—using the actual goals and everything. It’s the best usage of the technology ...