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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Arts Seen In The Big Town (Rapture, Blister, Burn Edition)
The Missus and I trundled uptown again and here’s some of what we saw: THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART’S 4th AND 5th FLOORS MIGHT FLOOR YOU MOMA hit Shuffle on its Permanent Collection, and the results are eye-opening. DID YOU … Continue reading
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Tagged Edouard Vuillard, Jewish Museum, MOMA, Playwrights Horizons, Rapture Blister Burn
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Hey, Elizabeth Warren: Daily Beast Says Cherokee Flap Not Your Fault
Michael Tomasky writes in the Daily Beast that the whole Elizabeth Warren Cherokee Nation rumpus is the news media’s fault (sorry no links or visuals – we’re iPadlicked): So now Elizabeth Warren has to prove that she’s 1/32nd Cherokee? The … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Cherokee, Daily Beast, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Tomasky
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Arts Seen In The Big Town (Lonely, I’m Not Edition)
So the Missus and I trundled Uptown to do some Met/gallery-hopping, and here’s some of what we saw (sorry, no visuals or links – we’re iPadlicked): THE MET ALMOST ALWAYS MEETS EXPECTATIONS The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian … Continue reading
Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Aghhh! Edition)
After the Missus and I got back to the Salisbury (excellent hotel on 57th between 6th & 7th, run by the Calvary Baptist Church, which discounts your room if you attend services at the chapel next door) from the theater … Continue reading
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Tagged Black and Tan, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL, Stanley Cup
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Arts Seen In The Big Town (Other Desert Cities Edition)
So the Missus and I trundled down to the city yesterday (monumental traffic jam on the Cross Bronx Expressway) and here’s some of what we saw (sorry no visuals or links – we’re iPadlocked): GO FIGURE The Forum Gallery’s current … Continue reading
NYT Says Elizabeth Warrents No Special Attention
Today’s New York Times says Elizabeth Warren’s Indian-giver-heritage story is no big deal. Voters Shrug at Revelations of Ethnic Claim in Senate Race SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. — The controversy surrounding Elizabeth Warren’s ethnic heritage and whether she misrepresented herself as a … Continue reading
Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Heritage “Correct In Mythical Terms”?
Mediaite reports a new twist on U.S. Senate wannabe Elizabeth Warren’s Indian giver lineage: Post In The Hill Calls Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Heritage ‘Correct In Mythical Terms’ A post in The Hill from Monday heaps praise on Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren for her … Continue reading
Opponents Smoking One Another Over California Cigarette Tax
Voters in the Golden State will decide in two weeks whether to jack up cigarette taxes by $1 per pack to – wait for it – fund research into cancer-related diseases. Via Politico’s Morning Score: CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE – $8.6 MILLION … Continue reading
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Tagged California Proposition 29, Lance Armstrong, No on 29, Politico Morning Score
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Stop The Presses! Today’s Boston Herald Is Warren-Free!
As far as the hardworking staff can tell, today’s Boston Herald has exactly zero stories about Elizabeth Warren. As Lewis Carroll (no relation) might say: O frabjous day! Callou! Callay! Your ejaculation goes here.
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Tagged Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, Lewis Carroll, O frabjous day!
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