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Steven Takes on Spreads - NFL Week 15
It's Week 15?!? I still haven't done my Christmas shopping yet. It is a great week of football that features games on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. That is a nice holiday treat during a...
Television
Riverdale Season 3 Review: 3.8: Outbreak
This week was the mid-season finale of Riverdale season 3. The episode actually managed a couple of real emotional moments, thanks to the first appearance of Jughead’s mom. Gina Gershon played Gladys Jones. As they...
Handicapping Sports
Handicapping Sports Staff Against the Spread NFL Picks – Week 15
Each week throughout the 2018 NFL Season, five knowledgeable and handsome members of the Hardwood & Hollywood/Handicapping Sports staff will be picking the weekly slate of NFL games. Perhaps the handsome part doesn't matter much...
Handicapping Sports
The Jumbo Package NFL Podcast – Week 15 Picks
On this episode of The Jumbo Package NFL Podcast, Sonny Giuliano and Paul Clark pick the entire Week 15 slate of NFL games, and break down all of the league's biggest storylines, including: Are the...
Movies
'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' Is A Sampler Platter Of Masterful Cinema
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Netflix) The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The wild west was more weird than wild and the Coen brothers capture the oddities and cruelty of the time period in their latest...
Culture of Pop
Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.9: Elseworlds, Part 3
This week’s episode of Supergirl season 4 was the conclusion of the “Elseworlds” crossover. While the first two installments were excellent, Supergirl got the short end of the stick with an episode that had to...
NBA
A Handful of Thoughts on the NBA's First Two Months
On this second Tuesday in December, it's time we put the first two months of the 2018-19 NBA Season behind us. Even though there are four months worth of games yet to be played --...
Television
Bob’s Burgers Season 9: 9.10: Better Off Sled
This week was the Christmas episode of Bob’s Burgers season 9. The episode focused less on the holiday to tell more of a general winter story. Louise Belcher, Gene Belcher and Tina Belcher were excited...
Culture of Pop
The Flash Season 5 Review: 5.9: Elseworlds, Part 1
Photo: Katie Yu/The CW This week’s episode of The Flash season 5 kicked off the 3-night crossover event “Elseworlds.” It’s already shaping up to be by far the best Arrowverse crossover. The big concept helped...
Handicapping Sports
Steven Takes on Spreads - NFL Week 14
Image courtesy of the Kansas City Chiefs/Facebook . Can you believe it is already Week 14? The NFL playoff races in both conferences are filled with a lot of intrigue and plenty of teams are...
