Posts by Katie Baker and The Royal Half

  • Half Baked: One Victory Parade. Two Different Kinds of Tears.

    With the Stanley Cup final ending in five games Friday night with an L.A. Kings victory over the New York Rangers, we asked two fans to channel their emotions into something constructive: a conversation about their hopes, fears, dreams, and, in some cases, searing regrets.

  • Half Baked: Our Kings Fan Is Primed for Victory. Our Rangers Fan … Not So Much

    With Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final being played tonight at Staples Center, we asked two fans to channel their nerves into something constructive: a conversation about their hopes, fears, dreams, and feelings about the phrase “puck luck.”

  • Half Baked: A Not-Entirely-Civil Debate Between Our Favorite Kings and Rangers Fans

    Greetings, newfound mortal enemy. So it comes to this. JFK to LAX, Manhattan vs Manhattan Beach, the One True King against the Kings. Way back in September New York and LA played a preseason game in Las Vegas, and now Vegas has TK-TK odds on the Kings to beat the Rangers for their second Stanley Cup in three years. Let the bickering over Shake Shack versus In-N-Out begin!