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C.J. Chivers (Rhymes With Shivers) Is One Helluva Writer
On a beautiful sun-dappled afternoon last May, I sat on a bench in Square Henri Galli, a Paris pocket park across the Seine from Île Saint Louis, and while des enfants frolicked about, read a New York Magazine article that … Continue reading
When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (Horse’s Mouth Edition)
From our That’s Just Sad desk From time to time the hardclipping staff chronicles the mangled phrases issued by the differently clichéd among us and, man, they just keep piling up. Here’s our latest collection, in reverse chronological order. (Boldface … Continue reading
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Tagged Apprentice-in-Chief, AT&T-Time Warner merger, Axios AM, Boston Globe, CNN, CNN Money, David Plotz, David Price, Dennis Eckersley, Department of Justice, DOJ, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Doofus-in-Chief, Dustin Pedroia, Eduardo Rodriguez, Emily Bazelon, Eric Bolling, impeachshooter, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, Jeff Zucker, John Dickerson, Makan Delrahim, Mike Allen, Morning Score, Nerdcast, NESN, Politico, President You're Fired, Rahm Emanuel, Reliable Sources, Slate Political Gabfest, the horse's mouth
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We’re Shocked – Shocked! – at ‘Casablanca’ Exhibit Reviews
The Natick-based International Museum of World War II has mounted a new exhibit, The Real and Reel Casablanca (November 10 through February 3), which features “75 artifacts drawn from the Museum’s extensive collection that provide unmatched insights into the decisions surrounding the … Continue reading
Cornel West Wants Paul Ryan To Be President
It has come to the attention of the hardworking staff that today is Refuse Fascism Day! Who knew? Well, not to get technical about it, anyone who read Wednesday’s New York Times, which featured this full-page ad. That … Continue reading
Dead Blogging ‘The Revolutionists’ at Central Square Theater
Well the Missus and I trundled over to Cambridge on Saturday (which is a colossal pain in the ass on weekends through December 17th) to catch the Nora Theatre Company’s production of The Revolutionists (through November 12) at Central Square Theater … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria King, Cambridge, Celeste Oliva, Central Square Theater, Charlotte Corday, Courtney O'Connor, Eliza Rose Fichter, French Revolution, Grounded, Lauren Gunderson, Lee Mikeska Gardner, Marianne Angelle, Marie Antoinette, MBTA, Nora Theatre Company, Olympe de Gouges, Red Line, reign of terror, The Revolutionists, Tom Stoppardly, Travesties
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Jemele Hill=John Garfield in ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’
As you splendid readers undoubtedly know, ESPN lightning rod Jemele Hill has been handed a two-week suspension by the cable sports network for, yes, reckless tweeting. Via CNN Money: ESPN suspends Jemele Hill over NFL tweets ESPN has suspended host … Continue reading
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Tagged Bleacher Report, CNN Money, corn was off the cob, Dallas Cowboys, Disney Co., disrespect the flag, Donald Trump, Eric Wemple, ESPN, Frank Pallotta, Jemele Hill, Jerry Jones, John Garfield, NFL, Robert Iger, Sarah Sanders, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Washington Post, white supremacist
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The Arts Seen in NYC (‘Modigliani Unmasked’ Edition)
Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town last weekend to see what we could see and, say, it was swell. We hit the city Friday afternoon and headed right over to the Fashion Institute of Technology … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrián Villar Rojas, American Airlines Theatre, Christopher Benfey, Elizabeth McGovern, Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical, Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme, FASHION AND SATIRE: The Drawings Of Orson Byron Lowell And Charles Dana Gibson, Fashion Institute of Technology, FIT, Florine Stettheimer, Force of Nature, Jewish Museum, Met Roof Garden, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Modigliani Unmasked, NYRB, Olivetti Valentine typewriter, Red Flame Diner, Roundabout Theatre Company, Sara Berman's Closet, Society of Illustrators, The Bruegel of Bendel's, The Met Breuer, The Theater of Disappearance, Time and the Conways
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Johnny Damon Is Now Fox & Friends’ Idiot
In today’s Morning Mediawire, Poynter Institute hall monitor James Warren examines ESPN’s failure to cover itself with, well, coverage. The Undefeated is a terrific ESPN-created site on sports, race, culture and politics. If you’ve missed it, start checking it out. … Continue reading
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Tagged ESPN, Fox & Friends, idiots, James Warren, Jemele Hill, Johnny Damon, Morning Mediawire, MTV, Poynter Institute, Red Sox, The Undefeated
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Quote o’ the Day (Name That President Edition)
During our post-prandial reading last night, the hardworking staff came across this passage: He put, aides noticed, more more concentration into watching the news than into almost anything else, you could watch with him but you could not talk. He … Continue reading
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Tagged David Halberstam, Donald Trump, John F. Kennedy, The Powers That Be
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NYT Still Can’t Find 50 People for Its $135K Worldwind Tour
As the hardworking staff noted several months ago, the New York Times Journeys travel agency has faced an uphill battle selling out its Around the World by Private Jet: Cultures in Transformation. Full-page from yesterday’s Times. The 26-day, $135,000 … Continue reading
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