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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Dan Shaughnessy (Steno Edition)
The cover story in the Sunday Boston Globe Magazine features sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy’s promo for his new book on former Red Sox manager Terry Francona. Set the record straight? Maybe not so much . . . Read the rest … Continue reading
The Race To Track By Retailers
From our Let’s Stipulate: Liberal Source desk AlterNet is an unabashedly progressive website whose aim is to “inspire action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, health care issues, and more.” But that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
The Great Mentioner Comes To The Bay State
Now that Lt. Gov. Tim Murray (D-Pressed) has made his high-speed exit from the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial race, rampant speculation about who might emerge as alternatives has officially begun. As is only fitting, the Great Mentioner stopped by both local dailies in … Continue reading
Dead Blogging ‘Hats’ At PEM
Well the Missus and I trundled up to Salem yesterday to catch the Hats exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum. And you know what? Hats is a hoot. The exhibit, according to the PEM website, “[explores] the delightful realm of hats – wildly … Continue reading
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Tagged Hats, Peabody Essex Museum, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stephen Jones
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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (Americans For Whatever Edition)
As night follows day, two more conservative groups have emerged opposing Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense. From the New York Times The Caucus blog: Conservative Groups Air Ads Pressuring Senators on Hagel Conservative groups are piling on advertising … Continue reading
FishbowlDC Fails To Cover Lawsuit Against It
MediaBistro’s snarky Beltway site FishbowlDC has for some time featured Wendy Wednesdays, a series targeting “D.C.’s uber publicist Wendy Gordon” in the most unflattering terms. Now Gordon has struck back (via Politico): FishbowlDC sued for libel Washington, D.C.-based publicist Wendy … Continue reading
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Tagged Betsy Rothstein, FishbowlDC, Legal Times, libel suit, MediaBistro, Peter Ogburn, Politico, WebMediaBrands Inc., Wendy Gordon, Wendy Wednesday
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Boston Herald: Death To Taxes!
The feisty local tabloid continues its anti-tax jihad today from the very first page (via The Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages): Inside the Herald puts a price tag on the tax hikes proposed by Gov. Deval Patrick (D-One Foot Out the Door) … Continue reading
Mike Wallace’s 1958 Dali-ance
From Wall Street Journal theater critic Terry Teachout’s invaluable About Last Night blog at ArtsJournal: First, marvel at the Parliament cigarette plug Wallace delivers. Then, marvelous Salvador Dali. The interview is two ships passing in the TV night: Wallace is … Continue reading
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Tagged About Last Night, ArtsJournal, Midnight in Paris, Mike Wallace, Salvador Dali, Terry Teachout, WSJ.
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Product Placemint ($4.75 Billion Edition)
Advertisers to media content producers: Stick it in! From MediaPost’s Center for Media Research: Product Placement An Emerging Brand Marketing Solution According to the PQ Media Global Product Placement Spending Forecast 2012-2016, US marketers continue to up their investment in product placement … Continue reading
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