Monthly Archives: July 2011

We’re Number Last!

Metrosexual bible GQ just published its list of the 40 Worst-Dressed  Cities in America, at at the very bottom – ranking behind Cleveland, Buffalo, the Jersey Shore, Wasilla for heaven’s sake, and good God Burlington, VT – is . . … Continue reading

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That’s Just So Mean! (Nancy Pelosi Edition)

Sure, the Wall Street Journal disagrees with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-My Cold Dead Hands) on everything from Acela to Zygotes, but did the paper really have to use this photo in Friday’s piece about the deficit battle on Capitol … Continue reading

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The Ghost Of Ted K Haunts Mitt Romney (II)

The hardworking staff previously noted Politico’s unearthing of an unaired TV spot produced by Ted Kennedy’s 1994 reelection campaign vs. Mitt Romney. We could not, however, locate video of the ad on Politico. Friday’s Boston Globe helpfully provided it. Except it … Continue reading

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WSJ Boosts Ex-Herald Scribe; NYT Eviscerates Ben Mezrich

From our Book Review Review desk: Thursday’s Wall Street Journal featured a mostly-boffo review of Stealing Rembrandts, co-authored by Anthony Amore, head of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Tom Mashberg, former Boston Herald reporter who’s been on … Continue reading

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The Ghost Of Ted K Haunts Mitt Romney

And by “ghost,” of course, the hardworking staff means former Ted Kennedy advisers. The haunting part is an unaired TV spot from Kennedy’s 1994 reelection campaign that depicted challenger Mitt Romney as a vulture capitalist who helped consulting firm Bain … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Ron Paul Edition)

Libertarian loon Ron Paul (R-Gold Standard) is all-in on his presidential run, having announced he’ll surrender his Texas congressional seat in a futile attempt to nab the GOP presidential nod (that last part not actually his). BUT . . . … Continue reading

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Boston Blanked In Best Newspaper Column Of All Time Bakeoff

From our Late to the Party desk: A couple of weeks ago the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog ran this item (via the Missus): What’s the Best Newspaper Column of All Time? The National Society of Newspaper Columnists has weighed … Continue reading

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Noise Of The World: Prime Minister’s Questions

One of the most excellent sidebars to the Rupert-Murdoch-Goes-Chernobyl saga has been the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions donnybrook in the British House of Commons, which C-Span has blessedly broadcast lo these many years. Especially lively – yesterday’s proceedings: PM David … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (NECN Broadside Edition)

The indefatigable Jim Braude and I kick around the TV and web ads circulating during the metacampaign – that period when candidates are really addressing the news media, campaign contributors, and party activists. Not people with an actual life. Video … Continue reading

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Dr. Ads Helps You Get Some Clios

From the Adweek vault, circa 1988 (originally posted on Sneak ADtack):    

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