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Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Challenge Bruin For Boston In Game 7
Everyone knows what it is: Can the Bruins turn Rogers Arena into TD Garden? At home the Bruins are tougher, quicker, and more disciplined (not so fast there, Patrice Bergeron!) than the Canucks. But can they be that way in … Continue reading
Dead Blogging The Tony Awards
Thanks to the Mavericks-Heat game (see here), the hardworking staff only caught the beginning and end of Sunday’s 65th Annual Tony Awards. Which means we were lucky enough to see Neil Patrick Harris’s opening and closing numbers. (We missed the … Continue reading
Dirk: n. A dagger
That’s according to The American Heritage Dictionary. And that’s exactly what Dirk Nowitzki was – a dagger – in the NBA Finals. You can debate all day long whether the Dallas Mavericks smoked the Miami Heat or the Heat self-immolated. … Continue reading
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What The Hell Does THAT Mean? (Miami Heat Edition)
From a Sunday Boston Globe piece about Miami Heat players LeBron James and Dwayne Wade caught on video seeming to mock Dallas Maverick player Dirk Nowitzki: Yet another day in the NBA Finals, and yet another explanation forLeBron James and his … Continue reading
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WeinerWorld: New York Tabloids Edition (V)
Slim pickin’s on Sunday in Gotham, but at least we get these two – one okay, the other much better: The dirty laundry shot: Doesn’t get much better than that.
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Peggy Noodnik: Mitt Romney=Brian Williams
From Peggy Noonan’s latest Wall Street Journal column: All candidates for president are network or local. Romney is a network anchorman—sleek, put together, the right hair, a look of dignity. He’s like Brian Williams. Some candidates are local anchormen—they’re working … Continue reading
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Campaign Outsider Book Review Review
Paul Collins’s new book, The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars, looks like a media-watcher’s dream. From the Wall Street Journal review: In “The Murder of the Century,” Paul … Continue reading
WeinerWorld: New York Tabloids Edition (IV)
Saturdays are slow in Tabloidville (no AM New York or Metro New York). But the Daily News stays the course: Is this the one tweet over the line? Here’s what the Googletron says – doesn’t feel like Kaddish for Tweener.
WeinerWorld: Ad Calls For Congressman To Wein Off
From Saturday’s Wall Street Journal: Anti-Weiner Ad Surprises Mayor A wealthy New Jersey newspaper publisher who lost a bid for Congress last year has launched an ad campaign urging Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign. Diane Gooch, who heads a weekly newspaper in … Continue reading
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Iron Not There For Bruins In Game 5
During the second intermission, I broke out the ironing board. The domestic chore thing had worked in Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins (I ironed, the Bruins scored). But not … Continue reading
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