Sunday’s NFL playoff game between the Vikings and Seahawks in Minneapolis was historically frigid, the third-coldest kickoff in league history Bud Grant, the Vikings’ 88-year-old former coach, gave precisely zero fucks See also: ‘Meth Curry’ and the casual cruelty of … Read More
Blair Walsh was the sports world’s loneliest man on Sunday afternoon The Minnesota Vikings kicker missed a last-second field goal that would have beaten the Seattle Seahawks and delivered victory to more than 52,000 home fans who endured historic cold. … Read More
You know what they say: “It’s an honor just to be nominated.” This week, the Swedish Academy — the group responsible for selecting the Nobel Prize for Literature — released the list of nominees who were in the running for … Read More
PASADENA, California — Expectations and hopes could not have been higher for The Muppets‘ return to television back in September, but it didn’t take long for reviewers and fans alike to declare the show had missed the mark But ABC … Read More
PASADENA, CALIF. —It’s been 20 seasons of ABC’s The Bachelor and 11 seasons of The Bachelorette, but not one leading man or lady has yet to be African-American. This summer, that may change. Paul Lee, ABC Entertainment Group President, said … Read More
When Oculus Rift pre-orders went live Wednesday, plenty of people were scrambling to get their hands on a piece of virtual reality. While many have said 2016 will be VR’s big year, it doesn’t mean the technology is going to … Read More
LOS ANGELES — The Shield, Party Of Five, Dawson’s Creek and a handful of movies are headed to Hulu thanks to a new deal with Sony. Craig Erwich, Hulu’s head of content, announced the multi-year licensing deal at the streaming … Read More
The second season of AMC’s Walking Dead‘s spin-off officially has a return date Fear the Walking Dead will return for its second season on April 10 at 9 p.m., and this year, it will be followed by a new episode … Read More
One of the most popular, engrossing journalism longreads of 2015 ran in The New Yorker in July. It told of a massive earthquake that will one day rock the Pacific Northwest to its core Thing is, a mini version of … Read More
Editor’s note: Miriam Ramirez, a freelance writer and former reporter for The Monitor in McAllen, Texas, served as an active-duty Military Police/Corrections Specialist in the United States Army. She’ll be recapping Serial Season 2 for Mashable. SPOILER ALERT! The following … Read More