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Monthly Archives: July 2013
NYT Not Only Advertises Independence Day Sales, It Runs Its Own
From our Sign o’ the Times desk Full-page ad in Wednesday’s New York Times: Say no more. Sadly.
Herald Is Hernandez Headquarters
If you’re looking for the good dirt on Aaron Hernandez in the local dailies today, the Boston Herald is the place to go. Page 2 of the feisty local tabloid: Past run-ins paint image of big-headed Aaron Hernandez Aaron Hernandez’s repeated … Continue reading
Free The Bill Mauldin One!
From our Late to the Party desk The Boston Sunday Globe featured this book review (dead-tree version) of The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II, by Charles Glass: WILLIE AND JOE GO AWOL ‘The Guns at Last Light,’’ the … Continue reading
WSJ Salutes The Trash Fish Of New England
Monday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed: Short of Cod, Massachusetts Chefs Suggest a Dish of Blood Cockle Catch Limits Have New Englanders Testing New Recipes, and Names, for ‘Trash Fish’ BOSTON—Scott Segal considers himself an adventurous eater committed to seafood from … Continue reading
Wall Street Journal Goes All Wimbledamus
From our Nostradamus desk Monday’s Wall Street Journal featured this in its Sports section: Wimbledon Could Get Even Weirder After last week’s upsets, injuries and shoe-sole theatrics, will the ball keep bouncing funny? If you love Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic … Continue reading
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Tagged Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Serena Williams, Wall Street Journal, Wimbledamus, Wimbledon
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The ‘Ray Donovan’ Rumpus? It Ends Tonight!
As the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider noted earlier, the Times-Industrial Complex rendered a split decision on Showtime’s new series Ray Donovan. New York Times critic Alessandra Stanley found it “grandiose, predictable and painfully slow,” while kissin’ cousin Boston Globe critic Matthew Gilbert considered it “fantastic.” … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The New Apple Ads?
Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Apple has always run breakthrough ads promoting its breakthrough products. But we think its latest campaign is kind of . . . meh. What … Continue reading
Battle Of The Bulger: Globe Sketchy, Herald E-pistol-ary
Monday coverage of the James “Whitey” Bulger trial is always challenging for the local dailies, there being no weekend court sessions. So enterprise stories are the order of the day for both papers. Start with the Boston Globe, which features Page … Continue reading
Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff
This week’s edition of the Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight features an interesting contrast in coverage by the local news media of Aaron Hernandez’s alleged murder spree. Start with the Underdog Press Party, which promoted itself, as usual, in Friday’s Boston … Continue reading
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