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Monthly Archives: July 2010
MA Gov Race Social Media Scorecard
Conventional wisdom says in political campaigns nowadays, the Internet diversifies while television amplifies. The TV air war in the Massachusetts gubernatorial race has so far been dominated by the National Governors Association’s $2 million ad blitz targeting mostly independent Tim … Continue reading
How I Follow The Yankees In Late July
At this point in the season, here’s what one Made Yankee Fan in Boston (Facebook group here) wants to know every day: 1) Did the Yanks win? (yes) 2) Did Alex Rodriguez fail to hit his 60oth home run? (yes!) … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Rodriguez fail, contract year, Derek Jeter, Made Yankee Fan in Boston
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The Swastika Goes Generic
From Thursday’s New York Times: Swastika Is Deemed ‘Universal’ Hate Symbol Lede: The swastika now shows up so often as a generic symbol of hatred that the Anti-Defamation League, in its annual tally of hate crimes against Jews, will no longer … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Foxmsn, Anti-Defamation League, New York Times, swastika, universal hate symbol
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The (Ansel) Adams Family
Excellent dustup over the purported trove of 65 alleged Ansel Adams 1930s glass negatives of Yosemite Park supposedly bought by a Fresno, CA painter for $45 ten years ago. Associated Press headline: Adams heirs skeptical about lost negatives claim Lede: … Continue reading
The Essence Of Black/White Controversy
Via New York Magazine’s The Cut (and the Missus): Essence Hires a White Fashion Director, Backlash Ensues Writer, stylist, and cultural critic Michaela Angela Davis stirred up controversy when she tweeted, “It is with a heavy heavy heart I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Clutch, Ellianna Placas, Essence, Michaela Angela Davis, New York, The Cut
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Maureen Dowd Goes Slumming
New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd has a cover line on this week’s TV Guide magazine: MAUREEN DOWD TAKES DOWN THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. The thing is, Dowd is not featured on the TV Guide home page, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Not-It Girl, Op-It Girl, Real Housewives of D.C., TV Guide
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WSJ Obliterates NYT
From a Tuesday Wall Street Journal op-ed about District of Columbia public school chancellor Michelle Rhee’s firing 241 teachers (about 6% of the total) for poor performance: The mass dismissals follow a landmark agreement Ms. Rhee negotiated with the Washington … Continue reading
Marina Abramovic Blushathon (III)
From Monday’s New York Times Metropolitan Diary: Dear Diary: The news in late May about the closing performances of Marina Abramovic’s installation at the Museum of Modern Art reminded me of the following conversation overheard several months ago: Place: M104 bus … Continue reading
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Tagged Marina Abramovic, Metropolitan Diary, MOMA, New York Times
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Boston Globe Botched Byline
I yield to no man in my admiration for intrepid New York Times war correspondent C.J. Chivers. But his byline should not have stood alone atop Monday’s Boston Globe front-page piece headlined, “Leaked archive casts stark light on Afghan war.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Associated Press, Boston Globe, C.J. Chivers, Kevin Frayer, New York Times, wikidump, WikiLeaks
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Ad o’ the Day® (Ralph Lauren Edition)
4 New Men’s Scents from Polo Ralph Lauren (featured in a two-page New York Times, er, spread) : That’s right – the Big Pony Collection. Paging Dr. Freud. Paging Dr. Sigmund Freud.
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Tagged Big Pony Collection, New York Times, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sigmund Freud
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