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Monthly Archives: January 2011
We’re Number Thirty!
Saturday New York Times piece: U.S. Bills States $1.3 Billion in Interest Amid Tight Budgets As if states did not have enough on their plates getting their shaky finances in order, a new bill is coming due — from the … Continue reading
Ha! I’m Still A Cancer . . . Or A Gemini
The Chiropractic Zodiac Adjustment has shaken up a whole bunch of people who’ve been reading the wrong horoscope for years. From Buzzfeed: So someone theoretically born on July 20 is simultaneously a Gemini and a Cancer? Feh. The old zodiac … Continue reading
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Tagged Buzzfeed, Chiropractic Zodiac Adjustment, old zodiac, real horoscope
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The Understudy Shines At The Lyric Stage
Terrific production of The Understudy currently at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston. Lyric Stage and Boston favorite Theresa Rebeck (The Scene, Bad Dates, Mauritius) pokes affectionate fun at the inner workings of the world of theatre in this smart … Continue reading
R.I.P., Sam Spade Jr.
Joe Gores was the son Dashiell Hammett never had. An accomplished mystery writer in his own right, Gores devoted two books to channeling the father of hard-boiled detective fiction: the 1975 novel Hammett, and the 2009 prequel to The Maltese … Continue reading
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Tagged Dashiell Hammett, Hammett, Homer, Joe Gores, New York Times, Raymond Chandler, Spade & Archer, Virgil
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Hillary Clinton’s Come To Jesus Tour
This week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton administered some tough love from the Mideast to the Far East. Friday New York Times piece: Clinton Bluntly Presses Arab Leaders on Reform DOHA, Qatar — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a scalding … Continue reading
That Mug Shot
Has there been a more damning mug shot than Jared Lee Loughner’s in recent memory? From GlobalPost: A mugshot just released ofJared Lee Loughner, the 22-year-old man accused of the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of six … Continue reading
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Tagged Ducky, Jared Lee Loughner, Matt Amorello, Mucko, mug shot, Nick Nolte, Tooky
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Fair Is Fairey?
Easy Street artist Shepard Fairey has settled his legal dustup with the Associated Press over the image he used as the basis of his celebrated “Hope” poster of Barack Obama. From The Angle blog at the Boston Globe: Fairey had … Continue reading
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Tagged Appropriated Press, Associated Press, Baxter Orr, cease and desist, Dan Kennedy, Easy Street artist, Hope, Obey Giant, Protect, Shepard Fairey
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Brave News World Of Linkmanship
The hardworking staff has been, well, working hard to keep up with the Tucson-shootings media rumpus, which continuously feeds off itself like some sort of artificial unintelligence. Exhibit A: Sarah Palin’s idiotic “blood libel” accusation about criticism of her. Exhibit … Continue reading
Packer Mentality On Jared Lee Loughner
Splendid reader Steve Stein writes: John – I’d like to know your reaction to George Packer here: “It’s undeniable that some Americans on the left never accepted the Bush Presidency as legitimate after the Florida recount. It’s also undeniable that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gabrielle Giffords, George Packer, Jared Lee Loughner, New Yorker, Steve Stein
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The Tragedy After Tucson
The hardworking staff hasn’t read everything in the wake of the Arizona shootings that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head, but we’ve seen enough media coverage to form a few conclusions. 1) … Continue reading
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