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The Very Definition Of Irony
From Thursday’s New York Times: Newspaper That Put Gun Permit Map Online Hires Armed Guards A newspaper based in White Plains that drew nationwide anger after publishing the names and addresses of handgun permit holders last month is being guarded by armed … Continue reading
Brown: Ex Markeys The Spot In Malden
Despite the Boston Herald’s speculation yesterday that Scott Brown (R-Unemployed) might run for governor in 2014, he’s sure acting like a man who wants a return trip to the U.S. Senate. Today’s Page One Boston Globe story: Brown swipes at Markey’s residency Scott … Continue reading
AIG Pays It Backward. Sort Of.
Wednesday’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal featured this full-page ad from AIG: AIG also ran this “Thank You, America” TV spot on New Year’s Day: So that’s all good, yes? Well, maybe not. According to Politifact.com, … Continue reading
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Tagged AIG, Bring on tomorrow, full-page ad, New York Times, PolitiFact, Thank You America, Wall Street Journal
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Female Sportswriters (Finally) Get A Face At The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal was Rachel Bachman’s cotillion as the first featured female sportswriter at the paper. Start out with her front-page A-Hed: Who’s No. 1 in College Football Is a Contested Issue Conflicting Title Claims Abound, Some of Them … Continue reading
Boston Herald: Scott Brown For Governor?
Up until now, conventional wisdom in the Bay State held that Scott Brown (R-Tickle Me Grover) had first GOP dibs on the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by John Kerry (D-So Long, Suckers), while Good (Next) Time Charlie … Continue reading
Yoko Ono’s NYT Ads Should Rest In ‘Peace’
From our Why Not Just Burn Your Money desk On Tuesday, for the umpteenth year in a row, Yoko Ono (Beatles fans read: Yoko Oh No!) bought this full-page ad in the New York Times: Screenshot of ImaginePeace.com: A billboard … Continue reading
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Tagged full-page ad, Imagine Peace, John Lennon, New York Times, Restore Our Future, Times Square billboard, Yoko Oh No!, Yoko Ono
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Boston Globe Film Critic Wesley Morris Djangoed By Mediaite
In an unusual confluence of influence, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald both gave positive reviews to Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Django Unchained. From James Verniere’s Herald review: Quentin Tarantino ‘Unchained’ Director charges into American slavery tale with guns blazing You’ve … Continue reading
Dead Blogging ‘Palaces for the People’ At The BPL
Well the Missus and I trundled downtown yesterday to catch Blink! at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, which was lots of fun, and Palaces for the People at the Boston Public Library, which was even more eye-catching. The exhibit features the amazing … Continue reading
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Tagged Blink!, Boston Public Library, Faneuil Hall, Look Up!, McKim, Mead and White, Palaces for the People, Rafael Guastavino
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‘After I Kind Of Straighten My Tie’
Ever since WGBH (We’ve Gotten Bone Headed) dumped Eric in the Evening, the hardlistening staff has been tuning into TSF, the Paris jazz station we favor in the City of Light Service. Tonight, we heard Nat Cole’s version of “Walkin’ … Continue reading
Boston Herald: A Year In Picture
The hardreading staff has long been baffled by BostonHerald.com, which is to news websites what the Edsel was to automobiles. Exhibit Umpteen: The Herald’s online Year in Pictures, which features up to one photo. . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Edsel, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Year in Pictures
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