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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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Tagged Alias Man Ray, Dada, Eric Browner, Jewish Museum, Juliet Man Ray, Man Ray, Surrealist, Wall Street Journal
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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
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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Tagged Elizabeth Warren, Morning Score, People's Pledge, Politico, Scott Brown, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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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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Tagged Braden Holtby, Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers, Stanley Cup, Washington Capitals
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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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Tagged half-court shot, Massachusetts Democratic Party, Scott Brown, YouTube
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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
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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Tagged Bret Stephens, Class of 2012, debased degree, inflated grades, self-pity, Wall Street Journal
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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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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Christopher Piantedosi, iPad, Jessica Heslam, Kristin Pulisciano
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