Monthly Archives: May 2012

Why The Wall Street Journal Is A Great Newspaper (Man Ray Edition)

Fascinating Wall Street Journal feature on the state of Surrealist Man Ray’s artistic estate: The Surreal Selling of Man Ray How a Long Island family with an auto-body shop wound up controlling the artist’s legacy. The $20 million collection in … Continue reading

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Pres. Obama Treats The Hardworking Staff Like Family

Under the subject line “My best friend,”Barack Obama sent us this email: Friend —If you’re lucky enough to get to marry your best friend, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Michelle amazes me every day, and in the years we’ve … Continue reading

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They Like Me! The Mass. GOP Really Likes Me!

In the wake of the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s ludicrous call for a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into the Shot Heard ‘Round the . . . State by Sen. Scott Brown (R-It’s Not Girly to Shoot Underhand), the Massachusetts Republican Party … Continue reading

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Is The People’s Pledge Actually Working?

The agreement between incumbent U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Not Native American) and his likely challenger Elizabeth Warren (D-Likely Not Native American) to curb independent political expenditures from their campaigns – a.k.a. the People’s Pledge – has met with skepticism across … Continue reading

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Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Hot Goalie Edition)

For a Stanley Cup playoff team, there’s no greater blessing than a Hot Goalie, and the Washington Capitals have one in spades. During the Caps’ series with the Boston Bruins, Braden Holtby was compared to the 1971 Ken Dryden, which … Continue reading

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Barack Obama Sent The Hardworking Staff A Note About Gay Marriage

This is one hardworking Prez! First, thanks to Joe Biden’s premature ejaculation, Barack Obama pretzeled on his gay-marriage stance in this ABC News interview:   (See BuzzFeed’s helpful Obama gay marriage timeline here.) Then, Pres. Obama also made time to … Continue reading

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Memo To Mass. Democrats: This Is Just Stupid

From our Concept with a Capital K desk: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2012 Contact: Kevin Franck 617.939.0807 Massachusetts Democrats File Ethics Complaint against Scott Brown Brown campaign video was shot by taxpayer-funded staffer working at an official event BOSTON – … Continue reading

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Good Bucks Hunting: Damon, Affleck To Host Warren Fundraiser

Boston movie broducers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are reuniting to host a fundraiser for likely Democratic Senate nominee Elizabeth Warren. From BuzzFeed: Right – don’t forget Boston homeboy John Krasinski of The Office fame. Think Scott Brown (R-I Don’t Need … Continue reading

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The Commencement Address You’ll Never Hear

Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens has a tough-love message for this year’s graduating college seniors. From his Tuesday piece: Dear Class of 2012: Allow me to be the first one not to congratulate you. Through exertions that—let’s be honest—were … Continue reading

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It’s Good To LIve In A Two-Daily Town (iPad Murder Edition)

The locals hit the daily double today with their coverage of the grisly murder of a Burlington mother. Headline honors go to the Boston Herald:  The feisty tabloid doubles down in its main news story: Experts foresee Web of horror … Continue reading

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