Culture of Pop
Game of Thrones - ‘The Lion and the Rose’ Recap: A Book Every King Should Read
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . Excuse me, I’m still stewing over having watched a Daenerys-less episode of Game of Thrones … hold on … almost there … a little longer...
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Game of Thrones - ‘Two Swords’: Waiting, Steel, and Chicken
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . F or one of the most anticipated hours of television in over a year, “Two Swords”, the Game of Thrones Season 4 premiere, sure involves...
Culture of Hoops
Joe Johnson is the basketball equivalent of Eli Manning
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . On Sunday night, the Brooklyn Nets’ Joe Johnson rumbled to the rim with 10 seconds remaining in a tangle against the Dallas Mavericks, banking home a shot that would...
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'Banshee' Finale Recap: 'Bullets and Tears' and Breakfast
Banshee ’s finale effectively utilizes flashbacks throughout, something the series’ showrunners have mastered since Episode 1. We see a young Rabbit (or a Rabbit who is exactly the same but with dyed black hair—not that...
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The Anthony Davis Experience: Inspector Gadget and Blink-182
Image courtesy of Keith Allison . I have a confession to make. As big an NBA fan as I am (and that’s big —about 6’5”, 225), until Monday night, I hadn’t watched Anthony Davis, you...
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Terrence Jones Gives the Houston Rockets Options
Terrence Jones Image courtesy of thepanamerican . Omer Asik seemed destined to be traded by the Houston Rockets since the team acquired Dwight Howard. That hasn't changed. Terrence Jones started the season firmly attached to...
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NBA Finals: Mad Men Style
With the NBA Finals upon us, writers, bloggers, and sometimes-writers are scrambling for unique angles from which to approach the series. Me? I'm where I always am: Half-reclined on a secondhand couch with some carbohydrate-and-cheese...
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Pacers-Heat Game 1 Retroactive Log: Too Easy, Two Times
8:55 Another David West jumper for 2. Five minutes in, and this is already a recurring theme. 8:30 Steve Kerr thinks Lance Stephenson has stolen Tony Allen’s “Trick or Treat” monicker. Dammit, he’s right. 7:40...
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Spurs-Warriors Game 2 Retroactive Log: Made of Klay
1st Quarter 10:27 Tony Parker opens the Spurs’ scoring with back-to-back patented pull-up 2s. 9:33 Steph Curry hits his second 3—a runner off one leg. This is his last made deep-ball of the hame. 8:46...
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Knicks-Celtics Game 2 Retroactive Log: Clovers Trampled
Bernie Williams is playing the national anthem. And it makes me yearn for the silky smooth stylings of Jerry Stackhouse . 1st Quarter 8:39 Refs learned from a testy Game 1, are calling the game...
