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WSJ Gives Boston Tea Party Props
Apparently, there have been two Boston Tea Parties. Who knew? The first, of course, was the 1773 rumpus featuring Massachusetts colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor to protest extortionist taxation by their British overlords. The second, this weekend’s Wall Street Journal … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Tea Party, Dominic Sandbrook, Louise Day Hicks, Mad As Hell, Wall Street Journal
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The Late James Spruill Obituary
James Spruill, celebrated actor and Boston University theater professor, died December 31, 2010 of pancreatic cancer at age 73. At the time, his passing was noted locally only by a Boston University press release and a BU Today feature shortly … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Pacino, Boston Globe, BU Today, James Spruill, Morgan Freeman, New African Company, Robert Patton-Spruill
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The New York Times Actually Ran This Image In An Ad
Agent Provocateur ad photo from the Times Thursday Styles section: O tempora, O00000 . . .
Donald Trump (Rhymes With Chump) For President!
Short-fingered vulgarian Donald Trump (as the late, lamented Spy magazine dubbed him back in the late, lamented ’90s) is once again considering a run for the highest office in the land. (As opposed, presumably, to developing the highest office building … Continue reading
What’s With All The NHL Goalie Fights Lately?
Well, both goalie fights, if you want to get technical about it. Last night at the Garden: (Watch video here) Islanders v. Penguins on February 2nd: (Watch video here) Brent Johnson laid out Rick DiPietro with one punch, and put … Continue reading
Boston City Hall Plaza Redesign, Part Umpteen
From Wednesday’s Boston Globe: Designers hope to grow a greener City Hall Plaza Imagine a City Hall Plaza with lush green trees and ample shade, a place where downtown office workers could enjoy their lunches in the fresh air, where … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston City Hall Plaza, City of Boston Official Pipe Dream
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Theater Critics’ Spidey Sense Tingling: All Over?
Memo to the financial backers of Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark: Turn off the critics. Because – nationwide – they have risen up as one to thoroughly pan the Broadway musical directed by former golden girl Julie Taymor, with music … Continue reading
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Tagged Bono, Fox Newshound, Glenn Beck, Julie Taymor, Nick & Nora, Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, The Edge, U2
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Progressives Go Charlie Bass Fishing
From the ABC News political digest, The Note, we learn that the adenoidal Markos Moulitsas (of Daily Kos renown) has teamed up with some fly-by-night outfit called Americans United for Change to dope-slap GOP lawmakers who oppose Obamacare: HEALTH CARE … Continue reading
The Scufflington Post
The acquisition of The Huffington Post by AOL has generated a wave of reactions – from Wow! . . . to . . . Huh?? The $315 million deal has also raised questions about the future of the blogeteria founded by … Continue reading
Dead Blogging The Super Bowl Spots
Some overall observations about the ads on Fox’s Super Bowl LXV broadcast: • If you picked Branded Projectiles Hitting People for your drinking game, you were kneewalking by 3:44 of the first quarter (three to the head, one to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Audi, Bud Light, Budweiser, Cadillac, Chevy Cruze, E*Trade, Eminem, Fox, GoDaddy, Homeaway, House, Kim Kardashian, Lipton Brisk, Release the Hounds, Skechers, Stella Artois, Super Bowl ads
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