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Bachmann-Wallace Overdrive
First Fox News Channel anchor Chris Wallace asked Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-I Meant John Wayne Gacy) if she’s a flake. Then Wallace apologized. Then Bachmann didn’t accept Wallace’s apology. Then she did. And . . . There is American politics … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, apology, are you a flake, Chris Wallace, Fox News Channel, Jonathan Karl, Michele Bachmann, Sean Hannity
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NYT ‘Sunday Review’ Reviews
The hardworking staff weighed in early on the New York Times revamp of its Week in Review section (Memo To NYT Sunday Review: You A Mess, Honey), but of course others are having their say as well. From Politico‘s Keach … Continue reading
So Maybe It WASN’T The Ads That Nabbed Whitey Bulger (III)
Count Boston Herald contributor Michele McPhee as the latest skeptic regarding the FBI’s ad campaign that supposedly led to his capture. FBI’s tip tale stinks as much as agency’s past Iceland? Seriously? We are expected to believe that a woman … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Bulger, Billy Club, Boston Herald, David Kaczynski, Joe Fitzgerald, Michele McPhee, Unabrother, Whitey Bulger
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Where Is @FakeTomMenino?
Sunday’s Boston Globe trumpeted Mayor Tom Menino’s triumphant return to the Twitterverse: Mayor reconnects with his public, breaks out in tweets on Twitter After nearly a year of silence, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is back on Twitter, connecting with … Continue reading
Memo To NYT Sunday Review: You A Mess, Honey
Last Sunday New York Times executive whatever Bill Keller penned a preview of the paper’s Week in Review reincarnation as Sunday Review: This latest change is about proportion and display. The Sunday Review will devote somewhat greater space to columnists … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Keller, executive whatever, New York Times, Sunday review, Week in Review
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R.I.P. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The hardworking staff has always believed that the bridge connecting San Francisco with Oakland was the perfect visual representation of the two cities: The graceful suspension bridge on the Frisco side, the clunky, utilitarian span leading into Oakland. But Sunday’s … Continue reading
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Tagged China, new Bay Bridge, New York Times, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
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Whiteyrama: Boston Herald Jumps The Rat, Er, Shark
It was one thing that for two full days, Boston’s feisty little tabloid had nothing but Whitey Bulger stories in its entire newshole. The Herald has stretched this story like taffy, from movie reviews to fashion critiques to musical interludes. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Howie Carr, The Onion, Whitey Bulger, Whiteyrama
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Whiteyrama: WSJ Tracks Bulger Buzz
The hardsearching staff is, sorry to say, unable to locate the Wall Street Journal’s graphic “The End of Whitey’s Run: The online buzz about the FBI’s capture of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the alleged crime boss and police informant.” But here … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulger buzz, The End of Whitey's Run, Wall Street Journal, Whiteyrama
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Turns Out Vancouver ‘Kissing Couple’ Was Police ‘Kicking Couple’
Nearly everyone’s seen the kissing couple in the midst of the riots after the Vancouver Cannots loss in the Stanley Cup Final: But have you seen the video of the runup to the kiss? Via AlterNet, Mediaite, the New York … Continue reading
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