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<i>Hope And Glory</i> Turned The Blitz Into A Party
This review of Hope and Glory was originally published in the New Yorker (October 5, 1987) and appears here with permission. ...
Some More Things That Should Die In 2018
Last week, we ran staffers’ nominations for shitty things of 2017 that should stay in 2017. Because we are bad at organization, we left out some things. Here they are....
What Horrible Things Did We Do To Our Penises Last Year?<em></em>
If Christmas is all about putting stuff up butts, New Year’s Day is the day to read about the many methods of absolute destruction of America’s dick and balls, and to be thankful it wasn’t you. Unless it was....
Everything That Should Die In 2018
It was a miserable year full of miserable things. Here is some stuff from 2017 that we hope stays in 2017....
What Our Parents Thought Of Deadspin In 2017
The writers at Deadspin asked their moms and dads what they thought of the site in 2017. Here are their unedited responses....
Deadspin's Best Long Stories Of 2017
Deadspin published a lot of long articles this year that might be toiling away in a bookmarks folder or neglected, tab-filled browser window. Now’s your chance to catch up, or at least use this as a one-stop guide when you do find the free time....
We Tried To Recap The Year In Trump And Wound Up Severely Depressed<em></em>
Now is prime time for end-of-year recaps, and so Tim Marchman, David Roth, and I decided to spend some time trying to remember everything horrible that President Trump did during this, his first year in office. I think we made it roughly five minutes in before it felt like we were administering last...
The 100 Most Popular Deadspin Posts Of 201<em></em>7
Time to take a look back at our most popular posts of 2017. We have our own thoughts about what our best posts were, but these are the ones that brought in the most readers....
These Were Your Favorite Videos On Deadspin In 2017
So far this year, we’ve posted 1,619 videos to our Facebook, our Twitter, and on Deadspin.com. (We’re on Instagram now too, go follow us!) Those videos racked up a total of 86,903,346 views and 41,503,500 minutes of viewing. (That’s 79 years’ worth.) As always, we thank you for your support; here ar...
The Best Things We Heard In 2017
When we weren’t busy watching sports contests, we listened to some stuff. Here are the best things we heard this year....
Deadspin's Favorite Sports Moments Of 2017
The Deadspin staff pick their favorite sports moments from 2017, and explain what made them so special. Here they are....
The Best Things We Watched In 2017
When we weren’t busy watching sports contests, we watched some things. Here are the best things we saw this year....
The Best Things We Read In 2017
When we weren’t busy watching sports contests, we did some reading. Here are the best things we read this year....
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?
If it’s Christmas, it must be time to learn what America shoved inside itself. The only worthwhile holiday tradition pushes on....
A List Of Some Of The Times <i>The Last Jedi</i> Told The Older <i>Star Wars </i>Movies To Eat Shit
Needless to say, major spoiler action follows....
Here Is A Short Review Of <i>The Last Jedi</i><em></em>
The Force Awakens was fun on its own merits, and thrilling in a nostalgic sort of way, and the fresh Star Wars youths were charming and compelling where they were supposed to be (Rey and Finn), and darkly charismatic where they were supposed to be (Kylo Ren), and absurdly good-looking and sexy where...
<i>The Black Stallion </i>Takes Film Back To Its Elemental Beginnings
Originally published in the April, 1980 issue of Chicago Magazine, featured in the new anthology, Movies That Mattered, it appears here with permission....
<i>Lady Bird</i> Is As Honest As Teen Movies Get<em></em>
What do you remember about growing up? Was your tenure in high school characterized by grandiose, dramatic blowups and public betrayals, the sort you’ll see in, say, Riverdale? Or was it marked by subtler moments of inner tumult—smoldering angst rather than a bleeding heart? The version of teenage l...
<i>The Killing Of A Sacred Deer</i> Is As Scary As Anything You'll Ever See<em></em>
The scariest movie in theaters this Halloween season isn’t the one where a college kid relives the night she was brutally murdered over and over, nor is it the one in which a homicidal maniac with a god complex designs elaborate games in order to torture and kill his victims, nor is it the movie abo...
A Timely Preview Of The 2017-18 NBA Season, Which I Am Now Hearing May Have Begun Already
That’s right, folks: The NBA is back, baby! Literally it is already back, literally the first game has already tipped off. Seems like a good time for a thorough and detailed season preview blog. I hope you know where to find one, because this one is some half-assed shit I just whipped up today!...