Barstool Sports
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Barstool Sports is a free biweekly newspaper in Boston. Launched in August 2003 as a four-page gambling rag, it has grown to be one of the better-known sources of "alternative" sports humor and coverage in the city. It is perhaps best known for its scantily clad cover models, in the style of Maxim (magazine) and similar men's magazines. The writing and style of humor, as the writers themselves admit, is heavily influenced by national sports writer Bill Simmons, and the paper has a love-hate relationship with Simmons himself.
"The Stool" attracted some publicity and controversy in September 2005, when it made public an expletive-filled voicemail from local sports radio personality John Dennis directed towards his competitor Ryen Rusillo. The publication of a glossy "Boston's 25 Sexiest Bartenders and Waitresses" issue in November further increased Barstool's local profile.
