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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Boston Herald Says Boston Globe’s Definitely For Sale. Maybe. Or Not.
Today’s Boston Herald has the scoop on a possible Boston Globe sale: Analysts say: Don’t be fooled, Globe’s for sale The New York Times [NYT] Co. would definitely unload The Boston Globe — for the right price — according to media analysts, despite … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Janet Robinson, New York Times
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The Price of Privacy Loss and the Cost of Privacy Protection
It’s the Data Do-Gooders vs. the Gossip No-Goodniks. Public disclosure of private information was hot in Sunday’s papers, with both the New York Times and kissin’ cousin Boston Globe featuring big takeouts on the topic. The Times piece chronicles the gossip industry’s increasing … Continue reading
GOP: Grand Oy! Party
The bigger the Republican presidential pool gets, the smaller it looks. Here are the latest entries from the Great Mentioner: 1) Via Politico Playbook: –TEXAS GOV. RICK PERRY: @gretawire: i think Gov Perry will run….he did not say that but … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Caller, George Pataki, Great Mentioner, Politco Playbook, Rick Perry, Rudy Giuliani
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Obit o’ the Week (pat. pending)
This one’s a corker (via the New York Times): Huguette Clark, Reclusive Heiress, Dies at 104 She was almost certainly the last link to New York’s Gilded Age, reared in Beaux-Arts splendor in a 121-room Fifth Avenue mansion awash in … Continue reading
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Tagged Huguette Clark, New York Times, Wallace Bock, William Andrews Clark
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You SNUS, You Lose (No, Wait – You Win)
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s draconian smoking ban (Not here! Not now! Not never!) became operative this week, and one secondhand smoking effect was this ad campaign for Camel SNUS pouches (via CSP magazine): Text of the lefthand ad: NYC … Continue reading
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Tagged Camel SNUS, CSP, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, R.J. Reynolds, smoking ban
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Stanley Cup Haiku
Lightning: great power play; Bruins: er, not so much. See you Friday night.
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Tagged Boston Bruins, haiku, Stanley Cup, Tampa Bay Lightning
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Tyler Hicks’ BU COMmencement Address
New York Times photographer, Boston University alum (’92), and recent Libyan kidnapee Tyler Hicks delivered the commencement address Sunday to BU College of Communication grads, and it was the cosmic opposite of Katie Couric’s pert and perky performance at the … Continue reading
An Embarrassment Of Riches (Newt Gingrich Edition)
Today’s New York Times features a Political Memo that puts the accent on Newt Gingrich: All That Glitters May Redefine Run by Gingrich WASHINGTON — To the long list of rich-guy foibles that turned into defining campaign moments — John … Continue reading
Q: Hey, What’s This? A: The Stanley Cup Finals
As almost always happens in these situations, a lucky bounce settled the score. The Vancouver Canucks (a name the Three Stooges would have especially loved) won Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals in double overtime on a play that … Continue reading
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Tagged San Jose Sharks, Sharkburner, USA Today, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference Finals
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