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Monthly Archives: March 2011
WSJ The Assignment Desk For NPR?
From the Wall Street Journal Weekend Interview with British historian Paul Johnson: Mr. Johnson says he doesn’t follow politics closely anymore, but he quickly warms to the subject of the Middle East. The rash of uprisings across the Arab world … Continue reading
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Tagged 1848, All Things Considered, Guy Raz, Jonathan Sperber, Middle East, NPR, Paul Johnson, revolution, Wall Street Journal
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Peggy Noodnik Gets It Right
Peggy Noonan routinely misfires in her Wall Street Journal column, but this week she’s entirely on target in her piece about the public-union rumpus currently raging from Wisconsin to New Jersey. Here’s what she says about the latter: If the … Continue reading
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Tagged New Jersey, Peggy Noonan, Printers Union, public unions, teachers unions, Teamsters, Wall Street Journal, Wisconsin
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Southie-Based ‘Good People’ Gets Good/Bad Reviews
The Missus and I saw David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play “Good People” in previews last month and loved it. As did New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley: Don’t make the mistake of thinking you understand Margaret Walsh from the get-go, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Brantley, Boston Globe, David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People, New York Times, Southie, Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
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Fun Facts To Know & Tell About Karl Rove
Snapshots from Joe Hagan’s drive-by profile of Karl Rove in the current New York magazine: Goddangit, Baby, We’re Making Good Time With a new master plan for the GOP, Karl Rove is revving up for a comeback. Lede: Karl Rove is … Continue reading
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Tagged American Crossroads, gravitas, Karl Rove, Matthew Dowd, New York, Sarah Palin
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Parsons Brinckerhoff Edition)
From Thursday’s Boston Globe: Big Dig firm to help run T project Board initially leery of hiring company; will aid MBTA on locomotive deal Parsons Brinckerhoff is back! The folks who gave you shoddy Big Dig construction, massive cost overruns, … Continue reading
Why The Missus And I Never Met John Galliano
John Galliano, celebrated fashion designer and anti-Semite, delivered his now infamous Hitler-loving rant at favorite Paris bistro La Perle, located on rue Vieille-du-Temple in the Marais district. Small world: Several years ago the Missus and I rented an apartment three … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-Semite, Hitler-loving rant, John Galliano, La Perle, Marais
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NYT: America’s Assignment Desk (Bob Probert Edition)
Thursday New York Times page one report: Hockey Brawler Paid Price, With Brain Trauma TECUMSEH, Ontario — For 16 seasons, Bob Probert’s fists were two of hockey’s most notorious weapons, winning most of his 246 fights and feeding the N.H.L.’s … Continue reading
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Tagged All Things Considered, America's Assignment Desk, Bob Probert, New York Times, WBUR
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That’s Rich: Why The Times Columnist Bolted To New York Magazine
By one reading, New York Times columnist Frank Rich is just another pawn in the chess smackdown between the Times and New York magazine. Via MediaWeek: Since September, the New York Times Magazine has had New York magazine editor Adam … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Moss, Frank Rich, MediaWeek, New York, New York Times
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Doing Good Before Doing Well
In these parlous economic times, college graduates are turning toward public service jobs to tide them over until private sector jobs bounce back. From Wednesday’s New York Times: In 2009 alone, 16 percent more young college graduates worked for the … Continue reading
Public/Private Sector Compensation Bakeoff (David Leonhardt Edition)
New York Times columnist David Leonhardt has weighed in on the public/private salary rumpus triggered by the Wisconsin union- busting campaign, and he delivers a customarily level-headed verdict: [A]cademic papers spanning more than 30 years have found that government workers receive … Continue reading
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