For many years, prior to the Oscar nominations, the boy from Mattoon and his friend Tim put on their Ebert t-shirts and run down their personal best movies of the year. It's cute. Sometimes I chime in. My list is below. 10. The Third Rail, directed by Jackson Rake-Bartholmew. 2012 was a big year for films determined to spark public discourse about controversial topics, with somewhat mixed results. We started the year with Danish filmmaker Acthon Guntz's startling look at Germany's occupation of Budapest (Te Egy Zsidó?), which featured that now-famous bathtub scissor fight. It did big numbers at the box office, but critics were turned off by its length (323 minutes!) and its garish 3-D effects. Then there was outlaw director Miko Toklikis' bold documentary about be…
Have you heard? It's Sexy Saturday here at Deadspin. While it's not quite as down and dirty as Kenny Britt's Instagram post, here we have a picture of someone receiving oral sex from another someone, posted to former Lakers forward Devin Ebanks's twitter account. Once again, this is a penis-in-mouth situation, which is obviously NSFW. Ebanks deleted the tweet and said he was hacked. Hopefully, that's it for Sexy Saturday. There is always Sunday, though. Top image via …
data-mm-id=”_s44juvlpw”>The New York Jets have not fired Adam Gase yet, but the team is currently 1-7 and on pace to finish with their worst record since Rich Kotite was coach. Neither Todd Bowles or Eric Mangini ever won fewer than four games in a season with the Jets. This season seems unsurvivable for Gase. So where will the Jetropolitans turn next? Here are five candidates. 1. Mike McCarthyDylan Buell/Getty ImagesMike McCarthy interviewed with the Jets before they landed on Adam Gase so he's currently doing a gap year, possibly detoxing from a decade-long cheese addiction. If the Jets want a coach who has actually won a Super Bowl, they better hurry because McCarthy could end up on a lot of GM wishlists this holiday season.2. Eric BieniemyIndianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chi…
data-mm-id=”_napk6q9ju”>The Jacksonville Jaguars have announce they will play two regular season games in London in 2020, as owner Shad Khan continues his fascination with taking his team outside the United States. While the Jaguars claim moving two games out of the country is actually good for Jacksonville, it's clear the opposite is true. Trey Wingo reported that a Jaguars official told him London games bring twice as much revenue than a regular home game and that the franchise would put that money into improving the gameday experience for fans in Jacksonville. Spoke to a @Jaguars source today who wanted to make it clear: The extra London game is about maximizing revenue which goes toward building a top of the line downtown stadium experience in Jacksonville long term— trey w…
data-mm-id=”_z2w0esan1″>Whether on the field or during interviews, Justin Herbert has never come across as a fiery type of guy. Stoic, serene and affable better describe the man who was born, raised and became famous in Oregon, an environmentally-focused state known to value those characteristics more than machismo and bravado. Yet, while Herbert seems to personify his state in so many ways, his personality doesn't necessarily fit what all NFL franchises seek in a leader under center. Tom Brady's in-your-face demeanor or Patrick Mahomes' inexorable passion are more prevalent characteristics of what coaches desire in today's NFL quarterback. For one of Brady's former coaches, Herbert's passive leadership seems to be at odds with what he's seeking. At l…
data-mm-id=”_slpgiwco9″>The MLS is Back Tournament wrapped up in Orlando earlier this week. The league has now restarted its regular season with hopes of crowning a champion in December. For now though, it's back to home markets to play in front of mostly empty stadiums. There will be limited capacity at some games, based on the advice of local health officials. That's why there were less than 3,000 fans in attendance for Wednesday night's match between between FC Dallas and Nashville SC.And thus, Dallas soccer fans became the first American sports fans to boo players for kneeling during the national anthem since Black Lives Matter protests were reignited following the killing of George Floyd. Players were not pleased. Via ESPN:””You can’t even have support from your own…
data-mm-id=”_l115721dj”>When the Tennessee Titans opted to ink reigning NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry to a four-year deal worth $50 million with $25.5 million guaranteed, there were doubts. Big running back contracts simply do not work out in the modern NFL. Countless thinkpieces have been written about the replacement value of running backs and how much easier it is to replace RB production on the cheap compared to other positions. Yes, Henry nearly single-handedly brought the Titans to the brink of the Super Bowl as a wild card team, but between all the aforementioned issues with running backs and Henry's extremely physical running style, it seemed Tennessee would be feeling buyer's remorse sooner rather than later. They still might! But certainly not this year. Going ag…
data-mm-id=”_pvs2mzwb3″>Bam Adebayo was a crucial part of the Miami Heat's shocking victory in Game 2 to level up the NBA Finals heading into South Beach. He crashed the boards. He found his teammates who were extremely hot from behind the arc. He made crucial free throws. He embodied Heat culture. It was a spectacular display from Erik Spoelstra's side that will probably surprise more than a few people who went to bed thinking that Denver had this one in hand. There will be great celebration among a fanbase that thrives on being disrespected.But in the immediate aftermath of a series-leveling victory, Adebayo still had time get quite upset with someone who entered his space on the court. Bam Adebayo gets mad at reporter on court after Game 2 vs Nuggets NBA Finals https://t.c…
data-mm-id=”_jxd4ln4yo”>One of the many ripple effects of Taylor Swift entering the NFL zeitgeist is that she's now going to be a topic for studio show discussion. Usually it'll just be innocuous segments that end up wastes of everyone's time but the producers were pressed and threw it in there because, well, she's Taylor Swift. Skip Bayless, for example, wasted literally no time and had a segment in the A block of Monday morning's Undisputed wondering if Swift might be a distraction for Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs. But Swift's mere presence in the sports media sphere means there's potential for things to get weird. Such was the case today on First Take, when Mark Cuban attempted to jokingly tell Swift to dump Kelce in order to date one of…
data-mm-id=”_tty7g9swb”>The Buffalo Bills traveled to Pennsylvania over the weekend to take on the Philadelphia Eagles. The Bills escaped with the most dominant moral victory on record while the Eagles had to settle for their league-best 10th win of the season. While watching the home team win would be enough for most fan bases, in Philly the game is really just an excuse to get a reaction from out-of-towners. During the game you had fans behind the Bills bench being so loud and (presumably!) abusive that actual players confronted them and one player actually appeared to put hands on a fan. Then there's this young fan who appeared to offer an innocent Bills fan a high five only to pull his hand away at the last moment and replace it with a middle finger. They really start 'em…