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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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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
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