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I Can’t Relate To ‘Relatable’
ABC’s Nightline on Tuesday featured a Lose Weight Like the Celebrities segment that employed the word “relatable” at least three times (I stopped watching halfway through because I couldn’t watch anymore). Here’s my question: What the hell does “relatable” mean? … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Nightline, Lose Weight Like the Celebrities, relatable
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‘History Sniffers’ Take It On The Nose
The New York woman who sued the behavioral advertising network Interclick last month for “history sniffing” (Sneak ADtack post here) is now suing Interclick’s clients, specifically McDonald’s, CBS, Mazda, and Microsoft. As MediaPost reports: In a complaint filed Tuesday with the U.S. District Court … Continue reading
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Tagged CBS, history sniffing, Interclick, Mazda, McDonald's, MediaPost, Microsoft, Sneak ADtack
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Boston Ballet Can’t Crack NYT ‘Nutcracker’ Bakeoff
Apparently, Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker was good enough to get featured in Monday’s New York Times, but its “Nutcracker” wasn’t. Times dance critic Alastair Macaulay spent last November and December “on a marathon tour in which I saw 27 different ‘Nutcracker’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Alastair Macaulay, Boston Ballet, New York Times, The Nutcracker
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The Redemption Unit, III
(The Redemption Unit Act One and Act Two) Act Three: Woodrow Wilson’s League of Notions There was a union steward at the Boston DO who would end almost every conversation by saying, “Let he who is not without sin cast … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston District Office, Social Security, SSI, The Redemption Unit
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NPR And NYT Go Underground
The New York Times and NPR’s “All Things Considered” got cozy on Sunday with his ‘n’ her pieces on “the City’s Subterranean Wilderness.” Times reporter Alan Feuer’s lede: IT must have been the third or fourth day — time, by … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Feuer, ATC, Erling Kagge, Jacki Lyden, New York Times, New York Underground, NPR, Steve Duncan
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R.I.P., 2010
In Saturday’s Boston Globe, Joseph P. Kahn did his usual fine job with the annual year in passing feature, which spotlights the notable deaths of the last 12 months. Representative sample: Also sounding their last notes in 2010 were Teddy … Continue reading
The Year In Review In Review
Haven’t had your fill of year-end reviews? Maybe these will strike your fancy. 1) From the New York Times style-chasing Thursday Styles: The 110 Things New Yorkers Talked About in 2010 Representative sample: 1.Bedbugs. 2.Pee-wee Herman’s comeback. 3.Larry King’sfarewell. 4. … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty-on-Betty, BettyConfidential, Daily Beast, New York Times, Real Clear Politics, Time, Year in Review
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Piers Morgan And Keith Olbermann Have A Tweet Tooth
Some high-profile Twitterholics out there right now. Start with Gawker’s piece (via mediabistro) about CNN’s Larry King Livelier, Piers Morgan. CNN’s Piers Morgan Will Fight Almost Anyone on Twitter Are you bored? Try tweeting something mean at Piers Morgan, the British … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, Daily Caller, Gawker, John Schiumo, Keith Olbermann, Larry King Livelier, MSNBC, NY1, Piers Morgan, tweet tooth, Twitterholics, Twittermagant
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Caught In Southie Catches Lightning
Good for Caught in Southie blogger Peter Gailunas. He caught on both locally and nationally in snowstorm-parking stories about Boston’s 48-hour rule on saving spots. Start with WBZ’s Keller @ Large piece on Wednesday night, in which Gailunas told the … Continue reading
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Tagged Caught in Southie, Keller @ Large, New York Times, Peter Gailunas, The Takeaway, WBZ
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