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Interview With ‘Men of a Certain Age’ Writer/Producer Mark Stegemann
Jordan Pedersen talks to Mark Stegemann, a writer and producer for Ray Romano’s Men of a Certain Age, about comedy, drama and writing real-life. Can you explain your role on Men of a Certain Age?...
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The 10 at 10
1. R.I.P. Borders. 2. You can meet women at Home Depot. 3. What happens when you watch five seasons of a T.V. show in 18 days? 5. There is no explanation for this penalty kick. 6. The iPhone survives...
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How to Make a Critically Acclaimed TV Show About Masculinity
What does it mean to be a man? No one really knows, but it makes for some damn good television. In the first decade of the 21st century, a critical consensus formed that we’re currently living in the...
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A Manly List of Summer Fun
Tom Matlack puts together a man’s man list of things that have made this summer truly awesome. I was walking down the beach today with my 7 year-old son Cole and his buddy after they had caught 17...
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The 10 Best Shows to Watch With Your Wife
Most of the guys I know complain about the control-of-the-remote problem. After the kids are in bed the television goes on and right there the gender divide becomes more pronounced that who changes...
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TV’s New Golden Age and Why Homeland Won’t Be Remembered
Greg Olear had high hopes that Homeland would join the ranks of the truly elite television dramas. Here, his criteria for what makes a TV show superb. [Ed. note: this piece assumes a familiarity with...
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Mad Men Episode 4: Happy Days Are Here Again
Greg Olear suspects Mad Men may be ready to “jump the shark” . . . and he thinks he knows the shark’s name: Megan. – On September 20, 1977, during the premiere of the fifth season of the wildly...
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NFLPA Fantasy Football
ESPN game show winner Jim Jividen lays out your fantasy draft. I play fantasy football. You play fantasy football. For years. A little obsessively. Like any other addiction, like cigarettes or...
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An Outsiders Look at High School Football Culture
When Pat Brothwell moved out of northeastern Pennsylvania, he realized that Friday Night Lights is real. — Whenever I tell people I went to a small high school I don’t think they quite understand the...
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‘Friday Night Lights’: A True Story of the Big Myth
As the Texas high school football playoffs enter championship weekend, one ex-player provides a first person portrait of Friday Night Lights. In August 2012, Allen (Texas) High School made...
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The Quaint Notion of Amateurism
In honor of March Madness, which began this week, GMP Sports has combed its archives for the best articles about the tournament. Here, Liam Day, in a post from 2012, argues that the players you’ll be...
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Michael B. Jordan On Success, Creative Inspiration And Leaving a Legacy
Michael B. Jordan talks about photography, directing, and his inspirations. — The image of overnight success is a misleading one. It implies that a person caught a lucky break, or was simply in the...
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Can Friday Night Lights Survive the NFL?
View image | gettyimages.com . For high schoolers, football can be a proud badge of being human. So how do we keep that and yet acknowledge the toll of brain injuries in the NFL? Jessicah Lahitou...
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Everything I Need to Know About Marriage, I Can Learn From a Sports Movie
“All your strength. All your power. Everything you’ve got. Right now.” -Duke, Rocky IV ____ As a therapist, I talk to people about their relationships. A lot. What I have come to learn is that many...
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