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The Biggest Loose Ends Heading Into the ‘WandaVision’ Finale

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When Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige described Jac Schaeffer’s WandaVision series at Disney’s D23 Expo in 2019, he called it “half classic sitcom, half MCU spectacular.” As odd as it sounded back then, it turns out that’s exactly what WandaVision would become. What started as a black-and-white domestic sitcom starring a witch and a robot is now more like a mini Marvel movie featuring two witches and two robots who are about to face off in the season finale. On Friday, it all ends in Westview.
The Ringer     Mar 03, 2021

How To Read A Room Service Menu Like An NBA Veteran

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Carmelo Anthony misses the buzz of the team group chat around dinnertime. It’s a small thing, but the rituals of NBA life are often small—wisps of behavior that become habit for players who spend half their season away from home. After 17 years in the league, Anthony had made a routine of seeking out chefs who might have an interesting take on a classic dish, and for taking teammates in search of the best Italian food the NBA’s 28 markets could offer.
The Ringer     Mar 02, 2021

Jalen Suggs Could Help the Right NBA Team Level Up

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Jalen Suggs didn’t waste any time making a statement this season. In the first minute of Gonzaga’s first game, a 102-90 win over Kansas, the Bulldogs’ star freshman jumped over Marcus Garrett, the reigning Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year, to finish an alley-oop. The dunk was so violent that the referees hit Suggs with a technical foul:
The Ringer     Feb 23, 2021

Are the Broncos and Panthers Serious Contenders for Deshaun Watson?

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Nearly a month has passed since Deshaun Watson reportedly requested a trade from the Texans, and it was clear he wanted out weeks before that. In that time, Watson has been Photoshopped into almost every NFL team’s jersey. And while three starting NFL quarterbacks—Matthew Stafford, Jared Goff, and Carson Wentz—were each traded to new squads in that span, Watson appears no closer to a deal. Houston hired a new head coach and firmly dug into its stance: “We have zero interest in trading the player,” general manager Nick Caserio said in late January. We’ve reached the point in the old western gunfight scene where the only action happening is the rolling of a tumbleweed.
The Ringer     Feb 22, 2021

Serena Williams And The Battle Against Time

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The closing moments of Serena Williams’s post-match press conference at the Australian Open went viral on Thursday, but the total scene bears repeating. Williams lost to Naomi Osaka, the 23-year-old three-time major champion in straight sets and was speaking to a gaggle of reporters. Someone asked about how she left the court: Before heading to the locker room Williams gave a twirl to the crowd and covered her heart with her hand. She paused. She looked up into the stands, soaking in the moment. Was she saying farewell for good?
The Ringer     Feb 19, 2021

James Harden Is Making the Nets’ Superteam Experiment Work

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Basketball has never been this easy for James Harden. He’s flourishing as part of a superteam in Brooklyn, averaging 24.2 points per game with career highs in assists (11.7), rebounds (8.2), field-goal percentage (50.0), and 3-point percentage (40.8). He doesn’t have to carry his team on his back anymore. Harden can play within the flow of the Nets’ offense, attacking off the dribble and taking what the defense gives him. He’s one of the most skilled and intelligent players ever. There’s little opponents can do to slow down the former MVP now that he’s playing with so much talent around him.
The Ringer     Feb 19, 2021

Zach LaVine Is More Than Ready to Be an All-Star

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Thad Young and Zach LaVine go all the way back to 2014. That year, a 19-year-old LaVine was drafted 13th by the Timberwolves, and a couple of months later, Young was traded to Minnesota ahead of his eighth season in the league. Young became a mentor to LaVine almost immediately, and five years later, they became teammates again in Chicago.
The Ringer     Feb 18, 2021

Breaking Down the Toughest Calls on the 2021 NBA All-Star Ballot

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For the second straight year, the NBA offered me a vote on which players will start in the All-Star Game. (A reminder: Fan balloting accounts for 50 percent of the final tally; player and media votes each make up 25 percent of the pie.) It’s a fun assignment, trying to use everything you’ve seen/watched/read/heard over the past two months to identify the dozen players in each conference most deserving of recognition.
The Ringer     Feb 17, 2021

The Making Of 'Nostalgia, Ultra' — And The Unmaking Of R&B

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Ten years ago, a then-unknown Frank Ocean released a mixtape that featured him singing over MGMT and Coldplay tracks in a style that wasn't generally expected of young Black artists. This is the story of how the project came to be — and the impact it still has.
The Ringer     Feb 16, 2021

A Deal With the Devil: The Triumph and Tragedy of ‘All Eyez on Me’

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Up first, we’re exploring Tupac Shakur’s All Eyez on Me and the fall of Death Row records. In the February 1996 Vibe magazine cover story on Death Row Records—the one that produced the indelible image
The Ringer     Feb 11, 2021

The Weeknd’s Halftime Performance Made Perfect Sense for a Strange Super Bowl

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The Weeknd played the Super Bowl halftime show. I’m honestly having trouble processing this; I refuse to even attempt to embellish this. The Weeknd. The Super Bowl halftime show. He played it. He played a buttload of songs about cocaine and meaningless sex at it. What in the damn hell, man. The Weeknd opened with two straight songs with bleeped-out f-bombs in the chorus (“Starboy” and “The Hills,” dis-respectively) during the Super Bowl halftime show. The Weeknd played “House of Balloons” (but not “Glass Table Girls”! Such restraint!) during the Super Bowl halftime show; the Weeknd played “Can’t Feel My Face” during the Super Bowl halftime show. That one is extra about cocaine. He played the song about S&M from the Fifty Shades of Gray soundtrack. His vocals were often mixed so low that it’s possible he did the “Hills” verse with the line “I just fucked two bitches ‘fore I saw you” in it and I just missed it. Pepsi authorized this; Pepsi sponsored this. I liked his shoes. The Weeknd. The Super Bowl halftime show. We’ll get through this together.
The Ringer     Feb 07, 2021

The Oral History Of Prince's Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show (2020)

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As the heavens opened up and rain poured down, the Purple One ran through a handful of covers and some of his own songs, delivering an iconic set on the biggest stage possible and only expanding his legend.
The Ringer     Feb 05, 2021

The Star of Super Bowl LV Will Be the Buccaneers’ Massive Pirate Ship

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Forget home-field advantage. The Bucs playing the first home Super Bowl in NFL history is notable for their stadium’s giant pirate ship—a gaudy and towering time capsule to an era that never really existed.
The Ringer     Feb 04, 2021

All Serial-Killer Movies Should Take Place In The Pre-Cellphone Era

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Between smartphones, the internet, and massive databases, fictional detectives have it pretty easy these days. But movies set in the late 20th century gain a big, suspenseful advantage by their lack of ready communication.
The Ringer     Feb 03, 2021

What If It's All Just A Simulation?

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Rodney Ascher's latest documentary is a mind-bending exploration of the widespread belief that everything can be reduced to lines of computer code. But the director isn't new to the ways humans try to find order amid life's mysteries.
The Ringer     Feb 02, 2021

The Nets Have Already Figured Out the Key to Unlocking the Power of a Big Three

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Brooklyn’s Big Three era has had a bumpy beginning. On the one hand, the Nets beat the Bucks and Heat (twice), and they have the best offense in the league since trading for James Harden. On the other hand, they lost to the Wizards and Cavaliers (twice), and they have the 28th-ranked defense in the league since the trade.
The Ringer     Feb 01, 2021

Everything’s Abnormal in Texas

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The Mavs, Rockets, and Spurs are used to being on top, but they’re currently on the outside of the West playoff picture. Here’s a look at the early returns for each, and how it will impact their short
The Ringer     Feb 01, 2021

The Streaming Wars Are Turning Into A Game Of Catch-Up

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2020 saw the Streaming Wars ramp up in earnest. 2021 is when platforms like Peacock, Disney+, and HBO Max will have to prove themselves as lasting entities instead of fresh arrivals. Even though the year is just a few weeks old, there are already a slew of updates that indicate the current state of play, as well as what’s to come. Companies are coalescing around what they perceive to be their most valuable assets—some in the form of the intellectual property that increasingly drives the culture, others in areas underserved by the streaming revolution. The news runs the gamut from Harry Potter to hockey, but it converges on a familiar theme: a game of collective catch-up that could hinge on the players’ arsenals. Let’s dive in.
The Ringer     Jan 28, 2021