OSCARS 26
I’m slacking big time again. I’m 80% thru with the write-up but I can’t keep watching and writing. Official predictions (with selected commentary): Best Picture: OBAA Best Actor: Tim Chalamet At the risk of saying this about a category every year: the Best Actor race this season is the craziest I’ve ever seen in an…
2025: Year of the Prediction
It’s January, a time for resolutions, predictions and ill-fated, temporary sobriety. My resolution this year is to write more predictions. Also: to be more Hemingway, less sizeable, superfluous sentences. I’m almost certain to fail at the last one. I give you ten predictions for 2025 across the world, covering politics (1), film and television (3),…
One-Word Articles: January 3, 2025
Would the Bears passing on Pete Carroll be like passing on Jim Harbaugh last year? No
One-Word Articles: August 19, 2024
Have the Pats done enough to support Drake Maye? Seriously?
Green and Red, White and Blue: The Race to Replace Ligue 1
Imagine that you want to build one of the best soccer leagues in the world. You have a league already, but it’s terrible. You barely have any good players, no one cares about the games, and certainly no one watches them. That’s not good! It’s not all bad, however. Your country sits on a monstrous…
One-Word Articles: May 26, 2024
Is FA Cup triumph enough to save Ten Hag’s Man United career? No
2024 Acting Breakouts
Hollywood is an ever-shifting set of lists of actors and actresses. Who can lead an action movie, a rom-com? Who’s a character actor? Of course, the “A-list” is entrenched in our subconscious. There’s no doubt that Leo or Chalamet get more offers to headline movies than they know what to do with. The rest of…
One-Syllable Article: March 30, 2024
Luque is coming off of an impressive five-round performance against Rafael dos Anjos and thus far he’s only lost to top-ranked fighters in the welterweight division. HMMM??????????
Really Lazy Reporting: March 30, 2024
First off, I’d like to send a hearty shout-out to First Take Forever. Not often do you have an article category named Really Lazy Reporting and get to see no one write in it for over a year. So – really strong stuff from FTT (and no, not that FTT. Free the fraudster). There’s a…
OSCARS 2024: NOMINEE AND WINNER PREDICTIONS, BEST BETS, AND AWARDS RACE PREVIEW
This piece was drafted on January 21, before nominations came out. The predictions remain unchanged but betting odds have been updated. Welcome back! Resolutions are not the only thing that usher in a new year. A plethora of low-grossing, well-reviewed movies can only mean one thing: award races are upon us. The Golden Globes, mercifully,…
One-Word Articles: January 24, 2024
Could Patriots coach Jerod Mayo revive Mac Jones’ career? No
One-Word Articles: April 27, 2023
Did Miami just pull off the biggest upset in NBA playoff history? No
One-Word Articles: March 1, 2023
Could the Cowboys look at a running back in the first round again? No
One Word Articles: February 13, 2023
‘He’s a coordinator’s nightmare’: Will Jalen Hurts’ big year lead him to a big payday? Yes
American Muscle or American Classic? Breaking Down the Fast X Trailer
It’s here. We’re back. When I say family, you say family. America’s favorite movie franchise dropped a modest, nearly-four minute trailer this week. You think the Super Bowl matters today? How about… How is Charlize Theron going to cover Michelle Rodriguez, Brie Larson, and Cardi B? Can John Cena and Helen Mirren get Jason Momoa…
Really Lazy Reporting: February 8, 2023
GD it. I love Bill Connelly. Bill – c’monnnn. What is the one American sport where you cannot win the offseason? In college football, we talk a lot about “winning the offseason.” Did you recruit well? Did your new starting quarterback look good in spring ball? Did you avoid any silly suspensions or attrition in…
Really Lazy Reporting: February 7, 2023
I think the baseball department at ESPN is its best. I like Doolittle, Passan, and another guy who’s better than both that I can’t remember right now. I’m also a fool for rankings lists like these. But… c’mon. Use better throwaway sentences. Am I the only one who gets bothered by things like this -…
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