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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Boston SEIU-Turn Edition)
All politics is local? Sorry, Tip – nowadays all politics is vocal. Case in point: the Boston chapter of the Service Employees International Union, which has recently jumped into the 2012 campaign adstravaganza. From Thursday’s Boston Globe: Union dives into … Continue reading
Jason Gay’s Take-Your-Father-To-Work Day
Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay had a sweet piece Thursday about taking his Dad, “a high school tennis coach in Cambridge, Mass., the city he grew up in, for 38 seasons,” to the U.S. Open. He has coached … Continue reading
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Tagged Jason Gay, Patrick Ewing, tennis Grand Slam, U.S.Open, Wall Street Journal
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In Dutch With Immigration Officials? Try This Game Show
From PRI’s The World: Rejected Asylum Seekers Compete on Dutch Game Show A Dutch TV game show is giving rejected asylum seekers the chance to win nearly $6,000 to start a new life … after they are deported. Promo (brush … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Bachmann Drive-By Edition)
Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann (R-God Is My Umbrella) has launched what New Hampshire Journal is calling “the first negative ad of the 2012 cycle” (which, not to sound negative, makes you wonder where New Hampshire Journal’s been lately). Anyway, here … Continue reading
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Tagged Keep Conservatives United, Michele Bachmann, New Hampshire Journal, Politico, Rick Perry
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Kia’s Soul Hamsters Are Back!
This one’s for the Missus:
Does Annie Leibovitz Really Need Money This Badly? (Kardashian Kids Edition)
It’s no secret that celebtographer Annie Leibovitz has financial troubles, but as leading indicators go, this is a doozie (from New York’s The Cut via the Missus): Annie Leibovitz Is Hosting a Party for the Kardashians and Their Sears Line … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Leibovitz, celebtographer, Kardashian Klan, Khloe, Kim, Kollection for Sears, Kourtney, New York, The Cut
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This Is What’s Wrong With The News Media’s Political Coverage
From Wednesday’s Boston Globe big wet kiss to only-Doug-Rubin-knows-for-sure U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren: In an hourlong interview, she spoke often of the now-familiar story of her humble roots in Oklahoma. Her parents struggled financially, almost losing their home after … Continue reading
Accent On Product Placement
The two major Spanish-language television networks are introducing telenovel-ads, product placement inside their extremely popular bodice-rippers like Telemundo’s “Mi Corazón Insiste.” But the marketing comes with a twist, the New York Times reports: While the idea of product placement, or as marketers … Continue reading
Why Mitt Romney’s ‘Clarifications’ Never Help
Short answer: Because he’s clueless. Exhibit Umpteen, via Tuesday’s Boston Globe: Romney says Calif. home is doubling, not quadrupling Mitt Romney has a clarification for those tweaking him for planning to quadruple the size of his oceanfront home in California. … Continue reading
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Tagged California home, Joe McQuaid, Manchester Union Leader, Mitt Romney, quadruple, San Diego Union-Tribune
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WSJ Drops News Corp. Disclosure
At least for this Tuesday report: News Corp. Loses Contract New York Changes Mind on Education-Tracking Tool, Citing Hacking Scandal New York State’s comptroller rejected a $27 million contract between the New York State Education Department and News Corp.‘s education subsidiary, … Continue reading
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