Hampton Stevens

Hampton Stevens is a writer based in Kansas City, Missouri. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, ESPN the Magazine, Playboy, Gawker, Maxim, and many more publications.

The Meta, Innovative Genius of 'Community'

The Meta, Innovative Genius of 'Community'

It's one of the most inventive shows in sitcom history. But can it make us care about the characters? More »

How Dave, Jay, Conan, and Jon Reacted to bin Laden's Death

How Dave, Jay, Conan, and Jon Reacted to bin Laden's Death

Late night hosts integrated the news into their Monday routines, with mixed success More »

Why I'm Not Watching the NFL Draft

Why I'm Not Watching the NFL Draft

The multi-day spectacle is a glorified infomercial. With commercials. More »

Casting 'The Great Gatsby': Who Should Play Tom Buchanan?

Casting 'The Great Gatsby': Who Should Play Tom Buchanan?

Ben Affleck won't be playing the role in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. Who should instead? More »

Bryce Harper: Can Baseball's 18-Year-Old Phenom Become Phenomenal?

Bryce Harper: Can Baseball's 18-Year-Old Phenom Become Phenomenal?

The Washington Nationals' rookie plays his first game tonight for the Single-A Hagerstown Suns. Why all baseball fans should be excited. More »

Butler vs. UConn: Why the NCAA Basketball Championship Is No David and Goliath Story

Butler vs. UConn: Why the NCAA Basketball Championship Is No David and Goliath Story

Some college hoops fans want to root for Butler because they're the underdogs. They're not. Here's why. More »

Why Major League Baseball Would Make a Terrible Reality TV Show

Why Major League Baseball Would Make a Terrible Reality TV Show

The pacing is slow, there are too many games per season, and other reasons why MLB makes for bad television More »

March Madness: If You Root Against Kansas, You Root Against America

March Madness: If You Root Against Kansas, You Root Against America

Why NCAA basketball fans should love the KU team, instead of loving to hate it More »

Forget Your March Madness Bracket: Play NCAA BINGO! Instead

Forget Your March Madness Bracket: Play NCAA BINGO! Instead

An alternative to the frustration of seeing your bracket crumble on the first day of tournament games More »

How to Fix 'Mr. Sunshine'

How to Fix 'Mr. Sunshine'

Matthew Perry's ABC sitcom needs a lot of help, but it's not beyond saving More »

5 Reasons Gwyneth Paltrow Shouldn't Have Gotten a Record Deal

5 Reasons Gwyneth Paltrow Shouldn't Have Gotten a Record Deal

Why the charming, talented, Oscar-winning actress has no business singing country music (or rap, or R&B) More »

Brandon Davies Should Have Gone to Baylor

Brandon Davies Should Have Gone to Baylor

BYU's strict honor-code enforcement didn't work out so well for the Cougars' leading rebounder. He should have gone to a school where the rules aren't taken as seriously More »

The Care and Feeding of a Charlie Sheen

The Care and Feeding of a Charlie Sheen

The "Two and a Half Men" star is in the midst of a very public meltdown. How to treat him accordingly. More »

In Praise of Julie Bowen and Her 'Modern Family' Marriage

In Praise of Julie Bowen and Her 'Modern Family' Marriage

The actress has come into her own as stressed-out mom Claire Dunphy, especially in this week's episode More »

Life After the Super Bowl: 6 Sports to Watch Besides Football

Life After the Super Bowl: 6 Sports to Watch Besides Football

From NASCAR to lacrosse to baseball, how to survive the eight months—or more—until the NFL returns More »

'Living Loaded': A Professional Drunk Reflects on Life

'Living Loaded': A Professional Drunk Reflects on Life

A new book by "Playboy" drinks columnist Dan Dunn alternates between memoir and instruction manual More »

'Glee' Has Terrible Taste in Love Songs

'Glee' Has Terrible Taste in Love Songs

This week's Valentine's Day episode featured uninspired romantic tunes. A list of the songs the characters should have sung instead. More »

Super Bowl XLV in Photos: Cheese-Heads, an Ice Bar, a Very Large Stadium, and More

Super Bowl XLV in Photos: Cheese-Heads, an Ice Bar, a Very Large Stadium, and More

What one man saw when he traveled to North Texas to watch the Steelers play the Packers in the Super Bowl More »

Super Bowl XLV's Real MVP: The Game Itself

Super Bowl XLV's Real MVP: The Game Itself

How the Packers' victory over the Steelers proves the old "Super Bowl is always a blowout" meme is officially dead More »

Super Bowl XLV, Behind the Scenes

Super Bowl XLV, Behind the Scenes

One man battles snow, smokes cigars, and spies on celebrities in the days leading up to the biggest football game of the year More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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