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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Correction o’ the Day (NYT Horse Meat Edition)
From Tuesday’s New York Times Corrections: BUSINESS DAY • A question-and-answer article on Tuesday about horse meat and the American food supply misstated, in some editions, the number of pounds of meatballs Ikea was withdrawing from sale in 14 European countries. It is … Continue reading
Ben Stiller Just Can’t Beat This Kid (II)
The hardsearching staff said earlier that we’d get video of nine-year-old Rebecca Suarez who totally pwned Ben Stiller at the BNP Paribas exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro last night. And here it is (tip o’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Stiller, BNP Paribas, Juan Martin del Potro, Rafael Nadal, Rebecca Suarez
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Ben Stiller Just Can’t Beat This Kid
Great moment in last night’s Madison Square Garden exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro. From Newsday: Nine-year-old from Huntington plays with Nadal, Del Potro at Garden Monday night’s exhibition tennis match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Stiller, Huntington, Juan Martin del Potro, Madison Square Garden, Newsday, Rafael Nadal, Rebecca Suarez
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OMG! Herald Columnist Can’t Write!
The hardreading staff is nothing if not realistic about the writing abilities at the Boston Herald. Some are terrific writers – Margery Eagan & Peter Gelzinis, take a bow; and some are dreadful – Howie Carr, come on down! Now … Continue reading
This Bud’s For Rue
Page A3 of the Sunday Boston Globe: Hardworking staff’s reaction: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Turns out Anheuser-Busch violated Rule #1 of damage control: Never repeat an attack. It only draws attention to it. Case in point: We had no idea what … Continue reading
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Tagged Anheuser-Busch, Boston Globe, That's Bud. That's Fear, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Damon Runyon Watch: Guys and Dogs
The hardworking staff has long admired early 20th century journalist/short story writer Damon Runyon (although not as much as contemporary journalist/short story writer Ring Lardner, whose The Young Immigrunts is quite possibly the funniest piece we’ve ever read). But back to … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Blue Cross Blue Wield Edition)
Say it Whitman: The Boston Herald celebrates itself and sings itself yet again today. And it goes all the way back to yesterday for celebratory material. Actually, the feisty local tabloid brandishes two – count ‘em, two – former front pages in … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Stephen Lynch Victory Dance Edition)
From Friday’s New York Times Corrections: An article on Thursday about a primary election in Massachusetts for the Senate seat relinquished by John Kerry misstated the timing of a decision by Representative Stephen F. Lynch, one of the Democratic contenders, to drop … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, corrections, New York Times, same-sex marriage, Stephen Lynch
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Does This Boston Globe Chart Look Right To You?
Friday’s Boston Globe Business section featured this piece about local burger chain b.good’s expansion plans (dead-tree hed and subhed): B.GOOD READY TO GROW All-natural burger chain’s first franchise location is set to open in Shrewsbury, and dozens more are slated … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Ackil, b.good expansion, Boston Globe, Five Guys, Jon Olinto, Panera, Subway
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