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That’s Just So Mean! (Latoyia Edwards Edition)
From Thursday’s Boston Globe: A toast — and roast — for Dana-Farber chief NECN anchor Latoyia Edwards, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute president emeritus David G. Nathan, and Brigham and Women’s Hematology chief Nancy Berliner were just a few of the 600 guests at Boston … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Brett, Boston Globe, Edward Benz Jr., Latoyia Edwards, NECN
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Rachel Maddow In The Wayback Machine
Not long after the hardworking staff posted Rachel Maddow Gets The Gift That Keeps On Giving (which detailed a conservative Michigan outfit’s Freedom of Information Act request for Internet searches of Maddow’s reporting by state university professors, don’t ask), we … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe ad, Boston Herald, FOIA, Michigan, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Scott Brown
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Style Bustin’: NECN Sues Dreadful Infomercial Show
From today’s Boston Herald: NECN sues ‘styleboston,’ says show owes cable station New England Cable News has slapped ex-Boston Common magazine honcho Terri Stanley and her TV show “styleboston” with a lawsuit, charging the lifestyle program owes NECN $73,000. “Styleboston” … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Chronicle, Jan Saragoni, NECN, styleboston, Terri Stanley, WCVB
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Rachel Maddow Gets The Gift That Keeps On Giving
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow was fairly bustin’ her buttons Tuesday night when she introduced a segment tagged “Search Me,” which detailed Freedom Of Information Act requests that targeted labor studies professors at state universities in Michigan. The FOIA rumpus came … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Schorr, FOIA, Mackinac Center, Michigan, Nixon's enemies list, Rachel Maddow, Scott Walker, Talking Points Memo, Wisconsin
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Nothing Trumps This
As short-fingered vulgarian Donald Trump promotes his patently preposterous presidential pretensions (Birthers, Unite!), the current season of his thoroughly unwatchable Celebrity Apprentice surreality program breaks new ground in, well, surreality. Via Mediaite (with video): Cringetastic: Star Jones, Apparently Unclear On … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump, Marlee Matlin, Mediaite, short-fingered vulgarian, Star Jones
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That Was One Crappy NCAA Final Four Final, Yeah?
Dog of the Year? In Monday night’s March/April Madness finale, UConn blowtorched Butler 53-41 in a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicates. Via the Chicago Tribune: Connecticut wins NCAA championship Huskies hold Butler to record-low … Continue reading
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Tagged Butler, Chicago Tribune, Jim Calhoun, NCAA Championship, UConn, Worst Game Ever
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The Redemption Unit, IX
(Previously on The Redemption Unit: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII) Waive Goodbye Two weeks later, I was back. I hadn’t received my last paycheck, which I was counting on more than usual since I planned to head for the Midwest to settle unresolved issues … Continue reading
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Boston Globe, New York Times Kissin’ Cousins With Mitt Romney Campaign
From our Coincidental Coverage desk: Remarkably similar pieces on Mitt Romney (R-We Don’t Need No Stinking Tie!) from Sunday’s Boston Globe and New York Times. Globe headline: Romney campaign shuns the limelight Times headline: Romney Explores a Run Without Saying … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, kissin' cousins, Mitt Romney, New York Times
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It’s A Whole New Ballgame In Men’s Tennis
The future seemed so simple, didn’t it? Roger Federer was fading, Rafael Nadal was surging. Nadal, with his nine Grand Slam titles, would take a serious run at Federer’s record 16 Slams. It was just a matter of time. Enter … Continue reading
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Tagged French Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serbian Backboard, Sony Ericsson Open
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