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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (Herald Comes In First! Edition)
Actually, it’s not like the Boston Herald’s Press Party beat WGBH’s Beat the Press in last night’s Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight. It just beat BTP to the punch. (Full disclosure: The hardwatching staff was a longtime blah blah blah.) When … Continue reading
Boston Herald A Suffolk University Satellite Campus
There’s some serious co-branding going on at the Boston Herald these days, where the Suffolk University logo is on the feisty local tabloid like Howie Carr on a Bay State solon. For starters, there’s the Suffolk connection to the Herald’s … Continue reading
The Rangers Finally Show Up For The Cup
The hardwatching staff has been torn throughout the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers – partly because we really like the Bruins, partly because the Original Six Rangers were our boyhood team. We would … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940 curse, Boston Bruins, Brad Park, Bruins Kiddie Korps, Carol Vadnais, Dougie Hamilton, Eastern Conference semifinals, Eddie Giacomin, GAG line, Jean Ratelle, New York Rangers, old Madison Square Garden, Phil Esposito, Rod Gilbert, Schulte Sports, Stanley Cup, Tuukka Rask, Vic Hatfield
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ABC News: Boston’s Charlotte Golar Richie Not A Major Mayoral Candidate
Boston Magazine’s redoubtable David Bernstein might rank former state representative Charlotte Golar Richie #2 in his list of Boston mayoral hopefuls, and the Boston Globe might report big names coalescing around her campaign, but that still doesn’t give her any … Continue reading
Here’s Your Hat, What’s Your Murray?
The local dailies have very – all together now – different takes on yesterday’s swan song for Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray. The Boston Globe runs it upper left on today’s front page: The Boston Herald gives it all of Page One: And … Continue reading
Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Reason #1: The Bruins’ OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs last night: Reason #2: The Kings’ OT win over the St. Louis Blues last night: Reason #3: Anaheim’s OT win over the Detroit Red Wings last night. … Continue reading
Aereo Dynamics Coming To Boston
Aereo, the ant(enna) farm that lets viewers access broadcast networks on the Internet for a monthly fee, is expanding into Boston, but not without opposition. Via The Verge (tip o’ the pixel to Poynter): Aereo files suit against CBS to head … Continue reading
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Tagged Aereo, ant(enna) farm, Boston, CBS, Fox, NBC, Poynter, The Verge
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How Much Do You Love The Ottawa Senators Right Now?
In the Stanley Cup quarterfinals, the Ottawa Senators are in the process of very forcibly sending the Montreal Canadiens back home for the summer. Les Habitants, indeed. Sweet enough Sunday night the Sens not only beat the Habs, they beat … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Bruins, Les Habitants, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Stanley Cup
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