On Get Beaten By Border Guards? Get Convicted of a Felony
As a not-infrequent crosser of the great undefended border, this story scares the crap out of me. I shiver at the thought of all those dumb times I was lippy with the border cops. Gotta hand it to Watts, though, his account of the trial is almost preternaturally fair.
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On Odd Man Rush: You Got Five For Fighting?
There's a fifth argument that the pro-fighting contingent would submit if it was being honest: the thrilling, consuming bloodlust engendered by any good hockey fight (which I suppose would be 2A). I say this speaking as a pro-fighting hockey fan who can't help but get excited when a fight starts. I'm not trying to be provocative, but I can't understand how people talk about "exciting hockey" vs. "fight-filled hockey," as if they're mutually exclusive. The Olympics is a great example: the final was incredible, but it would've been even more incredible to me if, say, Pronger had "called" Kesler to task for his chippy play. Sure, I'm Canadian (and worse, a Leafs fan), so maybe the hockey fight is just too important to my already shaky national identity. Also, a smart hockey column!
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On Odd Man Rush: Team Canada Settles For Gold
Not to be nitpicky jerk, but Brian Leetch was born in Texas, which I always thought was weird... And yes, he's the best ever American player.
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On 52 Funny Things About the Death of the 'New York Press'
I gotta say, so many, many years after that ridiculous boxing match (we won 3 of 4, drew the last), it's kind of satisfying to read this, from then-Press editor Koyen: "Though an unfortunate coincidence, that dreadful lil' L Magazine is distributed through boxes of the same size, shape and color as our new darling," Koyen wrote. He joked that The Press had already "put aside a few bucks to buy" The L's boxes "as soon as they run through their startup cash."
Though now I am old.