Monthly Archives: October 2019

GateHouse Media’s Free-Rent Sweepstakes a Gate-and-Switch

Posted on October 23, 2019 by

Imagine the hardworking staff’s delight when we received an email from GateHouse Media with the subject line Win a Mortgage-Free or Rent-Free Year!       Excellent! (We’ll pass over in silence the inconvenient fact that up to $15,000 would … Continue reading →

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Made Yankee Fan in Boston: In Houston They Had a Problem

Posted on October 20, 2019 by

Game 6 of the 2019 American League Championship Series was a case study in Just What You Expected. Let’s start from the beginning: In the bottom of the 1st, Chad (The Arsonist) Green gave up a three-run homer to Yuri … Continue reading →

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Made Yankee Fan in Boston: Goin’ Back to Houston, Houst . . .

Posted on October 19, 2019 by

Yesterday, in our dour assessment of the New York Yankees’ performance in the 2019 ALCS, we said oy. Today we turn to this old Jewish proverb: One chops wood, the other says Hey! That’s our cue: Hey! The Yankees staved off … Continue reading →

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So Far the Yankees Have Folded Like Origami in the ALCS

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

As a Made Yankee Fan in Boston for the past 45 years, it pains me to say that the 2019 New York Yankees – easily the most likable squad in recent memory – have been their worst selves in this … Continue reading →

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Newly Renovated MoMA Is Museum of Modern Arguing

Posted on October 12, 2019 by

From our Beaten to Death with Croutons desk Here’s what everyone can agree on: New York’s Museum of Modern Art will unveil its four-month, $450 million, 47,000-square-foot expansion on October 21st. Beyond that, it’s strictly an art critic slapfight. Let’s … Continue reading →

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Trump Is a Chump™ (WSJ Trump Hotels Advertising Edition)

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

First, let’s stipulate that Donald Trump is the least self-aware U.S. president since post-stroke Woodrow Wilson. Let’s also stipulate that the Cheeto-in-Chief is more transactional than your neighborhood ATM. As one observer noted, Trump has no standards and no principles … Continue reading →

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