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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Jeff Derderian Edition)
While the Boston Herald most often serves as a lively index to the Boston Globe, sometimes the feisty tabloid kicks the boring broadsheet’s ass. Case in point: Saturday’s dead tree editions of the local dailies. The Herald, for its part, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, GoLocalProv, Jeff Derderian, New York Times, Station nightclub
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Conan The Borebarian
Finally (at least to my knowledge) someone has called Conan O’Brien out for his relentless self-pitying and Irish Alzheimer’s grudge-holding. Laura Bennett’s dope-slap in The New Republic begins this way: “Welcome to my second annual first show,” said Conan O’Brien … Continue reading
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Tagged Conan O'Brien, Irish Alzheimer's, Laura Bennett, The New Republic
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Scott Brown: Punchline
Another milestone/millstone for Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-OMG! Am I Still Wearing Button-Down-Collar Shirts?). Brown has effectively clowned his way into a Gail Collins piece in the New York Times about food safety legislation on Capitol Hill. To wit: Not … Continue reading
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Tagged food safety legislation, Gail Collins, New York Times, Scott Brown
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LeBron Shames
From the time he announced (on a self-debasing ESPN “special”) that he would “take my talents to South Beach,” we knew LeBron James was clueless. Now we know he’s also classless. In the wake of his return to Cleveland with … Continue reading
Brubeck And Call
Swell piece by Marc Myers on Dave Brubeck in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal. Lede: Shortly after I arrived at Dave Brubeck’s home here last week, the jazz pianist insisted we move to a glass- enclosed deck with a view of pine … Continue reading
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Tagged Clint Eastwood, Dave Brubeck, Ken Fallin, Marc Myers, Turner Classic Movies, Wall Street Journal
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Correction o’ the Day (pat. pending)
From Wednesday’s New York Times: An article on Nov. 13 about twin brothers who had been sleeping in a tree in Central Park misidentified the type of tree. It is a European beech, not an American elm. (Go to Article) … Continue reading
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Tagged American elm, Central Park, corrections, European beech, New York Times
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Gil McDougald Edition)
Tuesday Boston Globe obit (from the Associated Press): Gil McDougald; won 5 World Series with Yankees Photo: Lede: NEW YORK — Gil McDougald, an All-Star infielder who helped the New York Yankees win five World Series during the 1950s, has died. He … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Nation (Vitamin D Edition)
Tuesday’s New York Times: Extra Vitamin D and Calcium Aren’t Necessary, Report Says Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal: Triple That Vitamin D Intake, Panel Prescribes Tuesday’s USA Today: Most getting enough calcium, vitamin D, report says So, to recap: 1) Everybody’s … Continue reading
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Tagged calcium, Institute of Medicine, New York Times, USA Today, Vitamin D, Wall Street Journal
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The Price Of Journalism
Tragic tale from Tuesday’s New York Times under Carlotta Gall’s byline: A Footstep, Then an Explosion and an Urgent Call: ‘Medic!’ CHECKPOINT 16, Afghanistan — Joao Silva, a photographer for The New York Times, and I set out on patrol … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Carlotta Gall, Joao Silva, New York Times
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