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Why We Love the Stanley Cup Bakeoffs (Rangers Win 1! Edition)

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

For once, Los Angeles was not the Comeback Kings. The Hockey Squad from Hollyweird are past masters at coming from behind, but in last night’s Stanley Cup Finals Game 4, the Kings got crowned by the New York Rangers. Highlight … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 'sno goal for the ages, Comeback Kings, Game 4, Hockey Squad of Hollyweird, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, Stanley Cup Finals | Leave a comment

Veterans Who Run Full-Page Ads in the Wall Street Journal (George C. Turek Edition)

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

For the past couple of years, the hardworking staff has chronicled Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times. Now comes Navy veteran George C. Turek with this full-page ad in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. (Tip o’ the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bernie Sanders, C&P benefits, Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times, David Morefield, David Vitter, Facebook, FluffyShotMe, George C. Turek, Harry Reid, John McCain, MDEs, Twitter, V&A, Veterans Administration, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

Quote o’ the Day (French Open Edition)

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Victory Party desk The hardwatching staff yields to no man in our admiration of Rafael Nadal, who we believe is the classiest athlete in the world of sports (winning a photo finish with Derek Jeter). Exhibit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christopher Clarey, Derek Jeter, French Open, Mariano Rivera, New York Times, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal | 2 Comments

Hey! Rafa CAN Beat This Guy!

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

First, let’s not bury the lede. Nadal Denies Djokovic, and Defies Belief, Once Again PARIS — After all the consecutive victories and the confidently clenched fists, after the new hires and the new attitude, the 2014 French Open was just … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barcelona, Coupe des Mousquetaires, David Ferrer, French Open, Grand Slam, Italian Open, Monte Carlo, New York Times, Nicolas Almagro, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal | 2 Comments

Why the Wall Street Journal Is a Great Newspaper (Brazil 2014 Edition)

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

If you care at all about next week’s World Cup bakeoff in Brazil, you absolutely need to check out Friday’s Wall Street Journal fabulously comprehensive Arena section. Representative sample: And that’s just the start. The Journal gives the beautiful game … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arena, Brazil 2014, FIFA, Jurgen Klinsmann, MLS, Oscar Tabarez, the beautiful game, Uruguay, Wall Street Journal, World Cup | Leave a comment

Why We Love the Stanley Cup Bakeoffs (Rangers Weak on the Puck Edition)

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

First, full disclosure: As we might have mentioned previously, the hardwatching staff has been a New York Rangers fan for over half a century. But we’ve also grown to like the Los Angeles Kings a lot over this Stanley Cup … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dan Girardi, Drew Doughty, Justin Williams, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup playoffs, weak on the puck | 2 Comments

The Arts Seen in NYC (Central Park Edition)

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town over the weekend and say, it was swell . . . weather. It’s not so much that what we caught at the museums was bad. But what we caught outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1909–1944: Reconstructing the Universe, Act One, Andrea Martin, Belvedere Castle, Bill Cunningham: Facades, Central Park, Charles James: Beyond Fashion, Cindy Sherman, Daniel Goodman, Editta Sherman, Gauguin: Metamorphoses, Guggenheim, Italian Futurism, Jewish Museum, Jonathan Galassi, Judith Thurman, Lygia Clark: The Abandonment of Art 1948–1988, MAD, Masterpieces and Curiosities: Diane Arbus’s Jewish Giant, MOMA, Multiple Exposures: Jewelry and Photography, Museum of Modern Art, New York Review of Books, New Yorker, New-York Historical Society, Re:Collection, Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum, Strawberry Fields, The Black Fives, The Met, Tony Shaloub, Weekly Standard | 4 Comments

Why We Love the Stanley Cup Bakeoffs (LA = Let’s Advance Edition)

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

In the runup to Friday night’s Chicago Blackhawks-Los Angeles Kings Western Conference Finals Game 6, the redoubtable Drew Doughty of the Kings said this: “We know how good a team they are. We know they know how to win. We also … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings, Marian Gaborik, New York Rangers, NHL, Western Conference Finals | 9 Comments

Why We Love the Stanley Cup Bakeoffs (Blackhawks Stave Off Elimination Edition)

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

When the hardwalking staff embarked upon its post-prandial promenade last night, the Los Angeles Kings (up 3-1 in the series) had just come back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of their Western Conference … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, double overtime, Greatest Trophy in Sport, hardwalking staff, Los Angeles Kings, Michal Handzus, post-prandial promenade, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup playoffs, Western Conference Finals | Leave a comment

Why We Love the Stanley Cup Bakeoffs (Martin St. Louis Edition)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

First, disclosure: The hardwatching staff really likes the Boston Bruins, but we’ve been a New York Rangers fan since the age of 10. In the early ’60s we’d venture weekly to the old Madison Square Garden and plunk down $2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Bruins, Curse of the Burned Mortgage, Dustin Todarski, Eastern Conference semifinals, Emile Francis, Gump Worsley, Habs, Henrik Lundqvist, Martin St. Louis, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, old Madison Square Garden, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ranger/Hessian, Stanley Cup playoffs | 2 Comments