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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Where Is @FakeTomMenino?
Sunday’s Boston Globe trumpeted Mayor Tom Menino’s triumphant return to the Twitterverse: Mayor reconnects with his public, breaks out in tweets on Twitter After nearly a year of silence, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is back on Twitter, connecting with … Continue reading
Memo To NYT Sunday Review: You A Mess, Honey
Last Sunday New York Times executive whatever Bill Keller penned a preview of the paper’s Week in Review reincarnation as Sunday Review: This latest change is about proportion and display. The Sunday Review will devote somewhat greater space to columnists … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Keller, executive whatever, New York Times, Sunday review, Week in Review
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R.I.P. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The hardworking staff has always believed that the bridge connecting San Francisco with Oakland was the perfect visual representation of the two cities: The graceful suspension bridge on the Frisco side, the clunky, utilitarian span leading into Oakland. But Sunday’s … Continue reading
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Tagged China, new Bay Bridge, New York Times, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
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Whiteyrama: Boston Herald Jumps The Rat, Er, Shark
It was one thing that for two full days, Boston’s feisty little tabloid had nothing but Whitey Bulger stories in its entire newshole. The Herald has stretched this story like taffy, from movie reviews to fashion critiques to musical interludes. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Howie Carr, The Onion, Whitey Bulger, Whiteyrama
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Whiteyrama: WSJ Tracks Bulger Buzz
The hardsearching staff is, sorry to say, unable to locate the Wall Street Journal’s graphic “The End of Whitey’s Run: The online buzz about the FBI’s capture of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the alleged crime boss and police informant.” But here … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulger buzz, The End of Whitey's Run, Wall Street Journal, Whiteyrama
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Turns Out Vancouver ‘Kissing Couple’ Was Police ‘Kicking Couple’
Nearly everyone’s seen the kissing couple in the midst of the riots after the Vancouver Cannots loss in the Stanley Cup Final: But have you seen the video of the runup to the kiss? Via AlterNet, Mediaite, the New York … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily (Nike)Town
Well, Mayor Tom Menino (D- Smallville) can add another notch to his belt: Niketown has folded like origami. As previously noted, T-Shirt Tommy objected to a window display at the Newbury Street Niketown, accusing the retailer of promoting drug use. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Mayor of Smallville, Niketown, Tom Menino
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So Maybe It WASN’T The Ads That Nabbed Whitey Bulger (II)
Everybody’s FBI-ADdled about Whitey Bulger’s takedown, but now comes another skeptic (see also here) – Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen on the Charlie Rose Show: More than meets the FBI, anyone?
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Tagged Boston Globe, Charlie Rose, FBI-ADdled, Kevin Cullen, more than meets the FBI, Whitey Bulger
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Whiteyrama: Threatened Journalists Edition
The hardcounting staff has been keeping an informal tally of journalists threatened with bodily harm by Whitey Bulger. Here’s what we have so far: • Boston Herald columnist and former WHDH reporter Howie Carr on ABC’s Good Morning America (video … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Mass, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dick Lehr, Howie Carr, Kevin Cullen, threatened journalists, WHDH, Whitey Bulger, Whitey's Dozen, Whiteyrama
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