The Ringer

No More Battles for Paul Thomas Anderson

By Julianna Ress • 6 min read

No More Battles for Paul Thomas Anderson

Julianna Ress • 6 min read

Tank Goodness: One Reason to Watch Every Tanking Team

Tank Goodness: One Reason to Watch Every Tanking NBA Team

One Reason to Watch Every Tanking NBA Team

By Michael Pina • 10 min read

Tank Goodness: One Reason to Watch Every Tanking NBA Team

Tank Goodness: One Reason to Watch Every Tanking Team

One Reason to Watch Every Tanking NBA Team

Michael Pina • 10 min read

10 Questions for the Women’s NCAA Tourney

The Winners and Losers of the 2026 Oscars

By Miles Surrey • 6 min read

The Winners and Losers of the 2026 Oscars

Miles Surrey • 6 min read

College Basketball

The 10 Biggest Questions Heading Into the 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament

By Seerat Sohi • 9 min read

The 10 Biggest Questions Heading Into the 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament

10 Questions for the Women’s NCAA Tourney

Seerat Sohi • 9 min read

1:27:00

‘One Battle After Another’ Earns More Than a Few Small Oscars

The 2026 Academy Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Earns More Than a Few Small Oscars

The 2026 Academy Awards

The Big Picture

1:27:00

‘One Battle After Another’ Earns More Than a Few Small Oscars

The 2026 Academy Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Earns More Than a Few Small Oscars

The 2026 Academy Awards

The Big Picture

‘The Pitt,’ as Told by Its Patients

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 14 min read

‘The Pitt,’ as Told by Its Patients

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 14 min read

Noteworthy Reads

Special Project

NFL Draft

NFL Mock Draft: The Free Agency Shake-Up

Diante Lee

Videos

All Videos

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A Rollicking NBA Mailbag and March Madness Story Lines With Rob Mahoney, Tate Frazier, and J. Kyle Mann

A Rollicking NBA Mailbag and March Madness Story Lines

NBA Mailbag and March Madness Preview

The Bill Simmons Podcast • March 15

1:34:00

A Rollicking NBA Mailbag and March Madness Story Lines With Rob Mahoney, Tate Frazier, and J. Kyle Mann

A Rollicking NBA Mailbag and March Madness Story Lines

NBA Mailbag and March Madness Preview

The Bill Simmons Podcast • March 15

The NBA Is Voting on Expansion What Could It Mean for the League?

Is NBA Expansion Really a Good Idea?

Are We Sure NBA Expansion Is a Good Idea?

By Howard Beck • 16 min read

An Expansion Team’s Guide to Competence

How to Build a Competent NBA Expansion Team in 10 Not-So-Easy Steps

By Zach Kram • 17 min read

The Potential Next Class of NBA Owners

The Consortium Report: Scouting the Potential Next Class of NBA Owners

By Katie Baker • 20 min read

The Charlotte Bobcats’ Cautionary Tale

The Cautionary Tale of the Charlotte Bobcats

By Danny Chau • 13 min read

Who Would Be Left Unprotected If the NBA Held an Expansion Draft Today?

The Most Intriguing Player-Protection Debates for a Hypothetical NBA Expansion Draft

A Hypothetical Expansion Draft Player Pool

By Michael Pina • 10 min read

Ode to “Big Country,” an NBA Expansion Folk Hero

Ode to “Big Country”

By Tyler Parker • 9 min read

Spurs Shut Down Wemby, plus an NBA Expansion Draft with J. Kyle Mann

The NBA Expansion Draft With J. Kyle Mann. Plus, the Spurs Shut Down Wemby.

Spurs Shut Down Wemby for the Season

Group Chat • 1 hr 17 min

Is NBA Expansion Really a Good Idea?

Are We Sure NBA Expansion Is a Good Idea?

By Howard Beck • 16 min read

An Expansion Team’s Guide to Competence

How to Build a Competent NBA Expansion Team in 10 Not-So-Easy Steps

By Zach Kram • 17 min read

The Potential Next Class of NBA Owners

The Consortium Report: Scouting the Potential Next Class of NBA Owners

By Katie Baker • 20 min read

The Charlotte Bobcats’ Cautionary Tale

The Cautionary Tale of the Charlotte Bobcats

By Danny Chau • 13 min read

Who Would Be Left Unprotected If the NBA Held an Expansion Draft Today?

The Most Intriguing Player-Protection Debates for a Hypothetical NBA Expansion Draft

A Hypothetical Expansion Draft Player Pool

By Michael Pina • 10 min read

Ode to “Big Country,” an NBA Expansion Folk Hero

Ode to “Big Country”

By Tyler Parker • 9 min read

Spurs Shut Down Wemby, plus an NBA Expansion Draft with J. Kyle Mann

The NBA Expansion Draft With J. Kyle Mann. Plus, the Spurs Shut Down Wemby.

Spurs Shut Down Wemby for the Season

Group Chat • 1 hr 17 min

Is NBA Expansion Really a Good Idea?

Are We Sure NBA Expansion Is a Good Idea?

By Howard Beck • 16 min read

An Expansion Team’s Guide to Competence

How to Build a Competent NBA Expansion Team in 10 Not-So-Easy Steps

By Zach Kram • 17 min read

The Potential Next Class of NBA Owners

The Consortium Report: Scouting the Potential Next Class of NBA Owners

By Katie Baker • 20 min read

The Charlotte Bobcats’ Cautionary Tale

The Cautionary Tale of the Charlotte Bobcats

By Danny Chau • 13 min read

Who Would Be Left Unprotected If the NBA Held an Expansion Draft Today?

The Most Intriguing Player-Protection Debates for a Hypothetical NBA Expansion Draft

A Hypothetical Expansion Draft Player Pool

By Michael Pina • 10 min read

Ode to “Big Country,” an NBA Expansion Folk Hero

Ode to “Big Country”

By Tyler Parker • 9 min read

Spurs Shut Down Wemby, plus an NBA Expansion Draft with J. Kyle Mann

The NBA Expansion Draft With J. Kyle Mann. Plus, the Spurs Shut Down Wemby.

Spurs Shut Down Wemby for the Season

Group Chat • 1 hr 17 min

Time to Catch Up on the Oscar Winners

What ‘One Battle After Another’ Is Really About

By A.A. Dowd • Sept. 29, 2025 • 7 min read

What ‘One Battle After Another’ Is Really About

By A.A. Dowd • Sept. 29, 2025 • 7 min read

Col. Lockjaw in ‘One Battle After Another’ Is Absurd, Grim, and Indelible

Sean Penn’s Lockjaw in ‘One Battle After Another’ Is Absurd, Grim, and Indelible

Lockjaw’s Twisted ‘One Battle After Another’

By Justin Charity • Sept. 30, 2025 • 6 min read

Col. Lockjaw in ‘One Battle After Another’ Is Absurd, Grim, and Indelible

Sean Penn’s Lockjaw in ‘One Battle After Another’ Is Absurd, Grim, and Indelible

Lockjaw’s Twisted ‘One Battle After Another’

By Justin Charity • Sept. 30, 2025 • 6 min read

‘Sinners’ Is a Sun-Drenched Blues Reclamation

Blood, Blues, and a Blank Check: ‘Sinners’ Is a Sun-Drenched Reclamation

By Lex Pryor • April 29, 2025 • 6 min read

‘Sinners’ Is a Sun-Drenched Blues Reclamation

Blood, Blues, and a Blank Check: ‘Sinners’ Is a Sun-Drenched Reclamation

By Lex Pryor • April 29, 2025 • 6 min read

Is Your Film Oscar Bait? A ‘Hamnet’ FAQ.

The Anatomy of Oscar Bait: ‘Hamnet’ Edition

The ‘Hamnet’ Guide to Oscar Bait

By Julianna Ress • Dec. 4, 2025 • 10 min read

Is Your Film Oscar Bait? A ‘Hamnet’ FAQ.

The Anatomy of Oscar Bait: ‘Hamnet’ Edition

The ‘Hamnet’ Guide to Oscar Bait

By Julianna Ress • Dec. 4, 2025 • 10 min read

A Golden Oscar for Our ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is a Cultural Phenomenon Worthy of an Oscar

By Brian Phillips • March 11 • 7 min read

A Golden Oscar for Our ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is a Cultural Phenomenon Worthy of an Oscar

By Brian Phillips • March 11 • 7 min read

‘F1’ Puts You in the Driver’s Seat

‘F1: The Movie’ Puts You in the Driver’s Seat. Here’s How.

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • June 27, 2025 • 19 min read

‘F1’ Puts You in the Driver’s Seat

‘F1: The Movie’ Puts You in the Driver’s Seat. Here’s How.

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • June 27, 2025 • 19 min read

‘Weapons’ Won’t Explain Itself

By Daniel Chin • Aug. 14, 2025 • 7 min read