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Monthly Archives: May 2012
WSJ’s Jason Gay Joshes Beckett
Boston Red Sox pitcher non grata Josh Beckett landed on the Wall Street Journal’s radar screen in Jason Gay’s latest column: What Pro Athletes Should Never Say Boston is turning on another star athlete, this time Red Sox pitcher Josh … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Red Sox, Jason Gay, Josh Beckett, Wall Street Journal
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Boston: We’re Number . . . Whatever In Segregated Schools!
From our Why the New York Times Is a Great (Local) Newspaper desk: Monumental takeout on New York’s public-school system in Sunday’s New York Times. Nut graf: In the broad resegregation of the nation’s schools that has transpired over recent … Continue reading
NYT’s Tom Friedman Is A Dummkopf
New York Times chinstroker Thomas L. Friedman, CEO of the Flat World Society (and bête noire of Crazy Train engineer Matt Taibbi), has a real headscratcher in Sunday’s Times about Michael Sandel’s What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of … Continue reading
Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Quick Response Edition)
The Boston Globe’s Fluto Shinzawa included this in his Sunday Hockey column about Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick: A QUICK STUDY Ex-coach likes what he sees After Jonathan Quick’s junior season at Avon Old Farms, his coach delivered a message the … Continue reading
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Tagged bad goals, Boston Globe, Fluto Shinzawa, Jonathan Quick, Jonathan Quick Fail, Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes, YouTube
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Mother’s Day Edition)
The front pages of today’s local dailies illustrate all you need to know about the differences between the two. Boston Globe: Boston Herald: That the Herald chose New England Patriot tight end Rob Gronkowski (best known for being lewd, crude, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bosto Globe, Boston Herald, Diane Gronkowski, Mother's Day, Rob Gronkowski
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Rebekah In Wonderland
From Saturday’s New York Times: Caption: “Rebekah Brooks, a former executive under Rupert Murdoch, after testifying on Friday.” Through the looking glass, it goes without saying. Tip o’ the pixel to the Missus.
The Very Model Of A Modern Sports Mom
From our Mother’s Day desk: Sweet piece by Jason Gay in the Weekend Wall Street Journal: On Mother’s Day, the Real MVP My mother never really helped me with sports. I’m not even certain if she loves sports. All she … Continue reading
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Tagged Jackie's Agnes, Jason Gay, sports Mom, Wall Street Journal
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Just Don’t “Duets”
The new ABC show Duets is currently running this promo, a takeoff on Apple’s classic 1984 spot: If that’s any indication of the show’s quality, the hardworking staff predicts it’ll go over like the metric system. Originally posted on the Newer! Improveder! … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, ABC, Apple, Duets, go over like the metric system, Sneak ADtack
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The Heritage Foundation Wants . . . Us!
Imagine the hardworking staff’s excitement when a 14″ x 11″ envelope poured into the Global Worldwide Headquarters with this imprinted on the front: ADDRESSEE SELECTED TO REPRESENT STATE INDICATED IN NATIONWIDE BALLOT ON PROPOSED TAX INCREASES. SEALED BALLOT INCLOSED. SIGNATURE … Continue reading
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