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Michael B. Grant

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🇯🇲 🇺🇸 Sports/pop culture writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. Marathons in Honolulu, Iceland, New Zealand, Portugal, Australia, the Netherlands. I'm always running from something. He/him

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · Oct 23

3 hours, 50 minutes, 18 seconds
Third-fastest marathon.

#AmsterdamMarathon #RunWithTCSinAmsterdam

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 1h

Jason Kelce addresses viral misinformation on X

The age of misinformation is well and truly upon us. And it is impacting Philadelphia Eagles legend and podcast host extraordinaire Jason Kelce. Kelce is one of the biggest sports media stars on the planet at the moment thanks to his New Heights podcast alongside brother Travis and his ESPN Monday Night Football analyst gig. He’s also had documentary Read more... The post Jason Kelce addresses viral misinformation on X appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 1h

The two best performances by a male actor I’ve seen this year:

Sean Penn in One Battle After Another

Dylan O'Brien in Twinless

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 1h

Dwayne Johnson was good, but Christopher Nolan needs to watch more movies.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 16h

Christopher Nolan says Dwayne Johnson was 'brilliant' in 'The Smashing Machine' 🥊

“It’s heartbreaking. I think it’s an incredible performance. I don’t think you’ll see a better performance this year"

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 12h

Good night everyone. Enjoy Maisie Peters.

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 15h

Sweet Caroline is a terrible song.

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 16h

Anyone who has worked in sports media knows this feeling.

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 18h

Kirk Herbstreit admits he ‘quite often’ wakes up and doesn’t know what city he’s in

Kirk Herbstreit has a schedule that would break most people. He works Thursday Night Football for Amazon, hosts College GameDay on Saturday mornings, and calls the biggest college football game of the week on Saturday afternoon or night for ESPN. It’s a grind that has him crisscrossing the country every week, and it’s taking a Read more... The post Kirk Herbstreit admits he ‘quite often’ wakes up and doesn’t know what city he’s in appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 20h

Imagine waking up from a 10-year coma and seeing this.

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 20h

Damn

The Onion @theonion.com · 20h

Childhood Best Friend Would Never Make The Cut Now https://theonion.com/childhood-best-friend-would-never-make-the-cut-now/

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 20h

Kevin Federline on Britney Spears:

“It’s become impossible to pretend everything’s OK. From where I sit, the clock is ticking, and we’re getting close to the 11th hour. Something bad is going to happen if things don’t change.”

In a New Memoir, Kevin Federline Sounds an Alarm on Britney Spears

Her ex-husband says in his book that since the pop star’s conservatorship ended, “It’s become impossible to pretend everything’s OK.”

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 1d

The Washington Post’s average paid daily circulation has dropped below 100,000 for the first time in 55 years.

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 1d

A media gig for James Franklin would pay much less than another coaching job, meaning Penn State would be paying a lot more of his buyout.

James Franklin could stick it to Penn State by taking a media job

Former Penn State head coach James Franklin could stick it to the school by deciding to take a media job instead of going back into coaching.

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 1d

“One Battle After Another” is a great action film—not solely because of its taut suspense, its visceral thrills, and its strong rooting interest but, especially, because of the exuberant inventiveness with which details are deployed.

The Real Battle of “One Battle After Another”

Paul Thomas Anderson’s spectacular, exquisitely detailed fantasy of revolution and resistance, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, looks to history for visions of hope.

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Kat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 1d

It’s not even top 100 on the things to worry about in the world, but I do think it’s indicative of a normalizing of a lack of thoughtfulness or caring about other people or simple manners: the huge amount of people who just listen to their devices out loud with no headphones on transport.
It’s rude.

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 1d

Good night everyone. Enjoy NONONO.

Down Under

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 1d

Bill Belichick’s year of media training has not served him well

Perhaps Nick Saban will be proven right about his longtime friend and former boss, Bill Belichick. Maybe a year from now, North Carolina will look more like a contender than a laughingstock. It’s one thing to lose games. It’s quite another for Belichick to lose control of the narrative with self-inflicted wounds — especially after Read more... The post Bill Belichick’s year of media training has not served him well appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 1d

A new billboard in Pasadena, Calif. is calling on pop star Chappell Roan to follow through on her viral lyric — “I’m movin’ to Saskatchewan.”

Billboard campaign calls on Chappell Roan to visit Saskatchewan | CBC News

A new billboard campaign in Pasadena, Calif. is calling on pop star Chappell Roan to follow through on her viral lyric — “I’m movin’ to Saskatchewan.”

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 1d

Adam Amin had a star-making performance in the epic Tigers-Mariners ALDS decider.

Adam Amin was on fire for Tigers-Mariners epic Game 5

Adam Amin met the moment and then some for the epic duel between the Seatlte Mariners and Detroit Tigers in Game 5 of the ALDS.

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 1d

Damn

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Impressionable Teen Falls In With Wrong Socioeconomic Class https://theonion.com/impressionable-teen-falls-in-with-wrong-socioeconomic-class/

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 1d

I like Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce, but it's not good. However, the super yacht looks pretty cool.

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 2d

The number of bestsellers named either “Woman in…” or “Girl with..” is a cliché at this point.

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 2d

This scene from One Battle After Another might be the best thing Paul Thomas Anderson has ever done—and that says a lot.

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 2d

The Woman in Cabin 10 is a mediocre thriller that is particularly bad in the final 30 minutes. Also, the plot twist isn't surprising.

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 2d

Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller looks like he should be tying a damsel in distress to the train tracks.

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Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 3d

The Alabama Solution is the most terrifying documentary of the year, focusing on disturbing allegations against the Alabama Department of Corrections.

Michael B. Grant @michaelbgrant.bsky.social · 3d

Fun times with Franz Ferdinand at Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, Ky.