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Chris Morgan

Chris Morgan is a Detroit-based culture writer who has somehow managed to justify getting his BA in Film Studies. He has written about sports and entertainment across various internet platforms for years and is also the author of three books about '90s television.

EXPERTISE:

Movies, TV, Sitcoms, Indie Music, 90's Culture, Classic Films, NFL, NBA, NHL, Soccer

Actors who weren't afraid to get political in 2019

The political landscape is pretty intense right now, and with the internet it’s easier than ever for actors to get involved on that front.

The 25 best holiday movies

The holiday season is about different things to different people. There’s shopping, food, family, and, of course, films. There are many movies set over the holiday season, which we are defining as being between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve.

The 25 biggest NBA arena anthems of all time

If you go to any major team sport event, you’re going to hear music. Some sports feature more than others. Baseball, for example, has walk-up music for all the hitters on the home team and every pitcher out of the bullpen.

The biggest sports turkeys of 2019

These are the folks in the world of sports who were turkeys for one reason or another.

The 25 best Thanksgiving Day NFL games

Here are the best Thanksgiving Day NFL games of all time. It’s the rare positive NFL list that will feature the Lions quite a bit.

Movies that did the best and worst jobs of predicting the future

Here are 10 films we think did a solid job of predicting the future and 10 that were just a bit off...

America's most beloved celebrities

They are the celebrities we wish we were friends with. It’s always a joy to see them pop up, either in a movie or on a talk show or even on social media. Here are some of America’s most beloved celebrities.

It was all a meme: The best internet moments of the 2010s

These were the memes, internet creations and strange moments that defined the 2010s on the internet — in a good way, at least. We don’t want to wade into the garbage fire that is the internet at its worst.

10 movie reboots that we needed (and 10 we didn't)

We’ve found 10 reboots in the world of movies that we think paid off and 10 that we wish had been relegated to nothing more than a thought experiment.

Ranking the American Music Awards hosts

Some years have had only one host, but quite a few have had several.There have even been a few with no host. We’ve ranked the hosts of every show since 1974.

Ranking every People's Choice Awards host

This year marks the 45th People’s Choice Award event, and what’s an award show without a good host?

Predicting the winners of the 2019 People's Choice Awards

Do you know who votes for the Emmys? Or for the Oscars? Maybe vaguely, but you aren’t a member of the Academy, right? If you are, thanks for reading, but odds are you aren’t...

The top 50 athletes of the 2010s

As we watch the 2010s come to a close, we wanted to take a look at the 50 athletes whose excellence best exemplified the decade. Here they are, in alphabetical order.

Top 50 sports stories of the 2010s

Not all of them have been particularly happy, but they all tell the story of sports in the 2010s. Here are the top 50 sports stories of the last decade.

The 50 best teams of the 2010s

Since 2010, we have seen some truly great teams. We have seen dynasties rise and fall. Here are the 50 best teams of the 2010s.

Celebrities who changed their names

What’s in a name? For a celebrity, a lot. Name recognition is vital. And yet that hasn’t stopped some celebrities from changing their names. 

A-list actors you may not know are also musicians on the side

There are musicians who have becomes actors, like Cher, and people who have definitive careers in both, like a Miley Cyrus or Harry Connick Jr. Here are some actors who have tried their hands at being musicians as well.

25 celebrities who emerged as superstars in the 2010s

The 2010s, like every decade before it, has its superstars. Here are 25 of the biggest.

Our favorite athlete Halloween costumes

A lot of athletes like to post their costumes on social media, because stars truly are just like us. Here are some of our favorite photos of athletes in Halloween costumes from over the years.

The best fictional sports TV shows

There have been TV shows about many subjects. Families. Workplaces. Creepy looking dinosaurs. And of course there have been shows about sports. After all, sports are one of the most popular things in the world.

Ranking all 30 NBA head coaches

Right now the NBA seems pretty stacked with good head coaches, if we’re being honest. That makes ranking them quite difficult — not that we were stopped by this fact, of course. Here is our ranking of the 30 men manning the baseline in the NBA.

25 A-list actors who had small TV roles before becoming famous

They may have had a regular role or perhaps a one-episode appearance, or maybe if you blinked you missed them. If they went on to become TV stars, that’s fine, but we’re focused on those small roles that were stepping stones to glory.

The top storyline for every NBA team entering the season

Heading into the NBA season, there are a few storylines we’re following. Who will win the NBA title? Who will be the MVP? You know, the big questions...

The 25 best non-fiction sports books

In a way, every sporting event tells a story. However, most of us are ultimately more interested in watching athletes in action trying to win while doing cool stuff than reading about it.