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Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Aghhh! Edition)
After the Missus and I got back to the Salisbury (excellent hotel on 57th between 6th & 7th, run by the Calvary Baptist Church, which discounts your room if you attend services at the chapel next door) from the theater … Continue reading
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Tagged Black and Tan, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL, Stanley Cup
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Arts Seen In The Big Town (Other Desert Cities Edition)
So the Missus and I trundled down to the city yesterday (monumental traffic jam on the Cross Bronx Expressway) and here’s some of what we saw (sorry no visuals or links – we’re iPadlocked): GO FIGURE The Forum Gallery’s current … Continue reading
NYT Says Elizabeth Warrents No Special Attention
Today’s New York Times says Elizabeth Warren’s Indian-giver-heritage story is no big deal. Voters Shrug at Revelations of Ethnic Claim in Senate Race SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. — The controversy surrounding Elizabeth Warren’s ethnic heritage and whether she misrepresented herself as a … Continue reading
Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Heritage “Correct In Mythical Terms”?
Mediaite reports a new twist on U.S. Senate wannabe Elizabeth Warren’s Indian giver lineage: Post In The Hill Calls Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Heritage ‘Correct In Mythical Terms’ A post in The Hill from Monday heaps praise on Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren for her … Continue reading
Opponents Smoking One Another Over California Cigarette Tax
Voters in the Golden State will decide in two weeks whether to jack up cigarette taxes by $1 per pack to – wait for it – fund research into cancer-related diseases. Via Politico’s Morning Score: CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE – $8.6 MILLION … Continue reading
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Tagged California Proposition 29, Lance Armstrong, No on 29, Politico Morning Score
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Stop The Presses! Today’s Boston Herald Is Warren-Free!
As far as the hardworking staff can tell, today’s Boston Herald has exactly zero stories about Elizabeth Warren. As Lewis Carroll (no relation) might say: O frabjous day! Callou! Callay! Your ejaculation goes here.
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Tagged Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, Lewis Carroll, O frabjous day!
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Correction o’ the Day (Broadway Standing O Edition)
From the New York Times: A critic’s notebook article on Monday about the prevalence of standing ovations at Broadway shows described incorrectly the quickness with which audience members appeared to be on their feet at a performance of the current revival … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Death of a Salesman, megasecond, millisecond, New York Times, standing ovations
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Boston News Media Miss Harvard Law School’s Naming Student Center After “Tax Cheat”
From our Late to the Party desk: Several weeks ago the Weekly Standard ran an item (sub. req.) that began this way: Edifice Complex On April 20, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan returned to her old stomping grounds in Cambridge, Massachusetts, … Continue reading