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You’re A Jinxele . . . You Are A Jinxele . . .
(With apologies to Hubie and Bertie) Both local dailies had items on Anna Burns (This Wife Is on Fire!) Welker’s Facebook flameout after the Pats and hubby Wes dropped the ball in Sunday’s AFC title tilt. Boston Herald’s Inside Track: Wes Welker’s … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Co. Town (Aaron Swartz Edition)
The tangled tale of Aaron Swartz, the computer genius/hacker who hanged himself earlier this month in the midst of an aggressive prosecution for computer and wire fraud by local U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, got a bit more tangled yesterday. From Monday’s … Continue reading
What’s Wrong With The News Media (Chapter Umpteen: The Inaugural Poem)
From our Whiskey Tango Foxtrot desk This is classic: Instead of just letting its audience listen to Richard Blanco read the Inaugural Poem, ABC News had to keep peppering viewers with factoids, as if the poem itself wasn’t worthy of … Continue reading
Dan Shaughnessy (Steno Edition)
The cover story in the Sunday Boston Globe Magazine features sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy’s promo for his new book on former Red Sox manager Terry Francona. Set the record straight? Maybe not so much . . . Read the rest … Continue reading
The Race To Track By Retailers
From our Let’s Stipulate: Liberal Source desk AlterNet is an unabashedly progressive website whose aim is to “inspire action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, health care issues, and more.” But that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
The Great Mentioner Comes To The Bay State
Now that Lt. Gov. Tim Murray (D-Pressed) has made his high-speed exit from the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial race, rampant speculation about who might emerge as alternatives has officially begun. As is only fitting, the Great Mentioner stopped by both local dailies in … Continue reading
Dead Blogging ‘Hats’ At PEM
Well the Missus and I trundled up to Salem yesterday to catch the Hats exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum. And you know what? Hats is a hoot. The exhibit, according to the PEM website, “[explores] the delightful realm of hats – wildly … Continue reading
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Tagged Hats, Peabody Essex Museum, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stephen Jones
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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (Americans For Whatever Edition)
As night follows day, two more conservative groups have emerged opposing Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense. From the New York Times The Caucus blog: Conservative Groups Air Ads Pressuring Senators on Hagel Conservative groups are piling on advertising … Continue reading
FishbowlDC Fails To Cover Lawsuit Against It
MediaBistro’s snarky Beltway site FishbowlDC has for some time featured Wendy Wednesdays, a series targeting “D.C.’s uber publicist Wendy Gordon” in the most unflattering terms. Now Gordon has struck back (via Politico): FishbowlDC sued for libel Washington, D.C.-based publicist Wendy … Continue reading
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Tagged Betsy Rothstein, FishbowlDC, Legal Times, libel suit, MediaBistro, Peter Ogburn, Politico, WebMediaBrands Inc., Wendy Gordon, Wendy Wednesday
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