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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Globe, Not Herald, Seguin What Tyler Tweeted
Last time now-former Boston Bruin Tyler Seguin got all homophobic on his Twitter feed, the Boston Herald beat the Globe on the story. This time it’s the other way around. From Christopher Gasper’s column today: Bruins gave up on Tyler Seguin too soon If … Continue reading
NYT Is Begging For Subscribers
A few days ago the hardworking staff noted the New York Times full-page ad offering new print subscribers a 50% discount for a limited time. Yesterday the Times got even more plaintive: On one hand, it’s sad to see … Continue reading
On 7/7, 77 Years Of British Tennis Frustration Ended
Hey – Murray can beat this guy at Wimbledon. Yesterday Andy Murray, the Great UK Hope (Scotland Division), channeled Fred Perry, defeated Novak Djokovic, won the Wimbledon Championship – the first time a Brit has done so since 1936. From … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Murray, Boston Globe, Fred Perry, Great Britain, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Wimbledon Championship
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Why The Wall Street Journal Is A Great Newspaper (Zoilo Versalles Edition)
The Sports section of the Weekend Wall Street Journal plays the name game in this Michael Salfino piece: A Long Gap in Between ‘Zoilo’ At-Bats Zoilo Almonte has created quite a splash since making his major-league debut in late June, … Continue reading
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Tagged Levi Burton, Levi Meyerle, Michael Salfino, Wall Street Journal, Zoilo Almonte, Zoilo Versalles
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Herald: Catchin’ Kerry
For two days now the Boston Herald has been on Nantucket John Kerry like Brown on Williamson over his paddling while Egypt burns. Yesterday’s front page: Today Kerry just got the top of Page One: But the feisty local tabloid gave Long … Continue reading
AOL Pimps Out Patch To Disney
The Disney-Industrial Complex debuts its animated feature Planes next month. So this month it launched a stealth marketing campaign that hijacks AOL’s Patch franchise. From MediaBistro’s FishbowlNY: Latest Patch Site is Hyper-Fictitious And, in this anniversary month of the death of Walter Cronkite, Propwash Junction Patch … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The News Corpse – Er, News Corp – Ad?
Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Rupert Murdoch has just split his News Corp empire in two: 21st Century Fox, the entertainment division, and the new News Corp print/publishing division. … Continue reading
Dead Blogging Boston Sculptors ‘Convergence’ At The Xtian Science Plaza
Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Christian Science Plaza to catch Convergence, the exhibit scattered about the grounds by The Boston Sculptors Gallery, and we thought it was swell. From the Boston Sculptors website: In a convergence of imagination … Continue reading
Since When Are 4th of July Fireworks ‘Curated’?
Since now, apparently. The NBC network is officially dancing on the grave of the July 4th Boston Pops concert, whose national broadcast has been dumped by CBS. Full-page ad in Wednesday’s New York Times: Wait – curated by Usher? Raise … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Pops, CBS, curated by Usher, Independence Day, July 4th, Keith Lockhart, Macy's, NBC, New York Times
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