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Slam Cover Goes Retro, With Rubio and Love As Marbury And Garnett
Slam's Farmer Jones has a lovely story on what it took for Kevin Love to earn this honor—a year-old promise that if he could average 20 and 15, the cover was his. Love somehow did it, but these days you can't do a T-Wolf without including Ricky Rubio. So the two recreated a famous 1997 cover, featur...
They Don't Make Alien-Punching Movies Like They Used To. <em>John Carter</em>, Reviewed.
1. I know that the main reason John Carter exists right now is because the technology is available to produce it, that you can have armies of CGI characters that don't look ridiculous, that you can invent sprawling vistas of Mars desert, that you can have spaceships crash into spaceships crash into ...
Detroit Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Detroit Titans, who in beating Valparaiso 68-50 won the Horizon League tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN]...
Is It OK For A Movie Trailer To Lie? Or, Why <em>Friends With Kids</em> Is Definitely Not <em>Bridesmaids 2</em>
Last October, a Detroit woman named Sarah Deming filed suit against FilmDistrict for its misleading advertisements for the film Drive. Her claim was that the film's trailers had led her to believe the film was about driving rather than, you know, Ryan Gosling stomping in the orbital bones of various...
Unconscious Soccer Player Gets Red Card For Diving
Diving is a serious problem in soccer, yes? One referee is fighting the good fight, no matter how many critically injured players he has to send off....
The Oppressively Nihilistic Anti-Comedy Of Tim And Eric, Who Think You're Stupid For Laughing
Every week, Tim Heidecker, with Gregg Turkington (who also performs as Neil Hamburger), hosts a podcast called "On Cinema." Like every other movie podcast, it features two friends and movie nerds talking back and forth about a particular movie. The thing about "On Cinema," though, is that it's horri...
A Teen Movie That Really Wants To Offend You (And Show You Its Boobs). <em>Project X</em>, Reviewed.
Project X is one of those movies I suspect really, really wants certain people to give it bad reviews. Produced by Todd Phillips, the director of the Hangover movies and Old School, this teen comedy has set its sights on nothing less than being the most shameless, most titillating crazy-party film e...
What Happened To Robert De Niro? <em>Being Flynn</em>, Reviewed.
1. When did we lose Robert De Niro? The popular image of Robert De Niro, America's Actor, Master Craftsman, Maestro of Method, has lingered in the public consciousness in spite of his work over the last 20 years rather than because of it. De Niro these days seems far more interested in being The Pub...
The Razzies Are The Worst
Because awards season is so endless and so relentless in its hyperbole—Best This and Greatest That and Sexiest Whatever—you can understand why some folks get sick of all the accolades and decide to flip them on their head. Hence, all those end-of-the-year worst-movie polls, which give critics one la...
Everything Is Possible In The Bridgestone Arena, Like This "Stanley Cup Champion Nashville Predators Hockey Team" Banner
Your morning roundup for Feb. 26. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...
Bobby Valentine Kicks Off The Boston Teetotaler Party
Bobby Valentine has outlawed alcohol in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse. He has also banned alcohol on flights that come at the end of a road trip. Although Valentine did not discuss the rule with the team prior to enacting it, David Ortiz is on board and provided a much-needed voice of reason....
Oscar Week: Why <em>Midnight In Paris</em> Should Win Best Picture
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch will be writing regularly on Gawker and Deadspin about movies, starting this week. Yesterday and today, to wrap up the week, we're showering love on our favorite films that are up for Best Picture. Yesterday, Tim Grierson took up the case of The Descendants. Today: Will ...
Oscar Week: Why <em>The Descendants</em> Should Win Best Picture
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch will be writing regularly on Gawker and Deadspin about movies, starting this week. Today and tomorrow, we're going to shower love on our favorite films that are up for Best Picture. First up, why we'd be happy if The Descendants won the Oscar. Follow Grierson & Leitch on...
Oscar Week: In Defense Of <i>Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close</i>
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch will be writing regularly on Gawker and Deadspin about movies, starting this week. We begin with defending the indefensible: praising the Oscar-nominated movie everyone seems to hate. Today, why you're wrong for hating Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Follow Grierson &...
Oscar Week: In Defense Of <em>The Help</em>
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch will be writing regularly on Gawker and Deadspin about movies, starting today. We begin with defending the indefensible: praising the Oscar-nominated movie everyone seems to hate. Today, why you're wrong for hating The Help. Follow Grierson & Leitch on Twitter for more b...
Soccer Team Greeted By Snowball Bombardment
After a countdown, supporters of Legia Warszawa welcome their Europa League opponents Sporting CP with a barrage of snowballs. Why are Eagles fans criticized for throwing snowballs while Legia here is just adorable? Because Polish ultras could just as easily be off killing people, so let them have...
Vancouver Canucks Fans Vandalize Church With A Graffiti Penis, Can't Spell "Canucks"
Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic is a Vancouver native who is apparently hated by his hometown neighbors....
Ricky Rubio Pulled Off An Insane Blind Pass
Rubio: just playing street ball out there. [via Zach Harper]...
TCU's Upset Of UNLV Triggers Saddest Court-Storming Ever
Your morning roundup for Feb. 15. Photo via SportsGrid. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Hanley Ramirez Has Made The Best (And Only) Spanish-Language Powerade Commercial We've Ever Seen
Lots of us have probably taunted Hanley Ramirez. He ruined fantasy teams (and, to some extent, the Marlins) in 2011, he porked up, he bungled balls in the field. But like any vengeful young man, he has waited six months and found revenge in a Spanish-language advertisement for a slightly downmarke...