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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Scott Brown Not The Brightest Bulb In The Vanity Mirror
Subhead: He’s a bit of a stiff, too. Former Sen. Scott Brown (R-$$$) made his Fox News debut on Sean Hannity’s show last night, and it has received decidedly mixed reviews in the local dailies. Boston Globe: Scott Brown makes … Continue reading
Newseum’s Top Ten Pope-a-Lope Front Pages Skips the Best One
Every day The Newseum posts its Today’s Top Ten Front Pages, which featured this on Tuesday: Caught Off Guard Monday’s shocking news of Pope Benedict XVI’s impending resignation caught the world, and the media, off guard. Today, newspapers around the globe caught up, with front-page … Continue reading
Tom Menino’s Snow Job
The Boston Herald nails Mistah Mayah on Page One today. Columnist Joe Battenfeld’s piece has the damning details. (As with snowflakes, no two campaign contributions are alike.) . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.
Blog New World at the Boston Herald
Tuesday’s Boston Herald front page: Note the announcement top left: The feisty local tabloid’s new State of the Arts blog appears to be the paper’s entry into the commerce journalism racket . . . Read the rest at Sneak Adtack.
Boston Dailies Are Papal Tigers
In this most Cathaholic of towns, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald are on Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation like Brown on Williamson. For starters, the old Pontifox owns both front pages. From there he gets Vatican-size chunks of the newshole – … Continue reading
Quote o’ the Day (2012 BoSox Edition)
From the redoubtable Jason Gay’s latest column in the Wall Street Journal: The Loopy Mess of LakerFail The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Miami Heat on Sunday. This is not wildly important. What’s important is that the Lakers continue … Continue reading
Throwing The Book(s) At Whitey Bulger
Dueling book plugs in the local dailies the past two days, starting with this Boston Sunday Globe Page One pompom: A window into Whitey’s brutal life and mind New biography traces Bulger’s rise, reign, and the reckoning ahead As he sits … Continue reading
Gov. Patrick’s Driving Ban Didn’t Keep This Carr Off The Road
First, a personal note: V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, victory victory that’s our cry! The hardlyreading staff went out earlier yesterday to find some actual newspapers – and we actually did. As we carried them triumphantly back to the Two-Daily Town Global Worldwide Headquarters, we discovered … Continue reading
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