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Pizza War At BU!, II
From our Pizzapalooza desk: Of course, initial impressions are only one measure of pizza quality. In the burgeoning battle of pizza places at Boston University, there’s also the question of how a slice holds up as leftovers, or – as … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston University, Pizzapalooza, RePizza, Sal's Pizza, University Grill
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Is Carla Bruni’s Biography Authorized Or Not?
The new biography of French First Lady/Sleeparound Carla Bruni (Carla: Une Vie Secrete) has opened up the family-size can of worms, given its claim that Michelle Obama told Carla she hates being America’s First Lady. But there seems to be … Continue reading
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Tagged authorized, Carla Bruni, Carla et les ambitieux, Carla: La Vie Secrete, Googletron, Michelle Obama, unauthorized
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“Town” & Letdown
Ben Affleck’s new flick “The Town” has debuted to boffo box office and boffo reviews. The Wall Street Journal loved it, the Boston Phoenix lionized it, and in the Boston Globe Dennis Lehane defended it. The Missus and I, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Affleck, Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix, Dennis Lehane, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, The Town, Wall Street Journal
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Pizza War At BU!
University Grill & Pizza has been a fixture on Commonwealth Avenue in the heart of Boston University for, well, forever. As such, it has seen a variety of food emporiums (ave atque vale, Lollicup King) come and go – mostly … Continue reading
UMash Boston Globe
Given how badly the University of Massachusetts got whacked as a second-tier school by the Boston Globe earlier this month, how eager do you think UMass officials were to run Friday’s full-page ad in the Globe about coming in #56 … Continue reading
UMass: We’re Number 56! We’re Number 56!
After taking a beating as a second-tier educational institution in the Boston Globe earlier this month, UMass students, friends and alums rallied to defend the state university, as the hardworking staff duly noted here and here. Now, the Times of … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Globeniks, second-tier, Times of London, UMass, World University Rankings
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“Idol” Hands?
From a Thursday Wall Street Journal piece about the quest to replace departed Brutish judge Simon Cowell: News Corp.‘s Fox Broadcasting is close to naming actress and singer Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith musician Steven Tyler as judges for “American Idol,” … Continue reading
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Tagged American Idol, Brutish judge, JeniTyl, Jennifer Lopez, JenTyle, Simon Cowell, Steven Tyler, Wall Street Journal
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Brookline’s Recyclorama
Brookline was Bin City on Wednesday as trucks dropped off hundreds of big blue recycling bins (they have wheels!) in front of houses and apartment buildings all across town. The bins (part of Brookline’s new Single Stream Recycling Program) came … Continue reading
“Look Out, Kid, It’s Something Google Did”
Every now and again Google creates an online ad, and it’s usually cherce. Here’s the latest – for Google’s stalky/creepy Instant Search – via MediaPost: Come to think of it, the Googletron is more than a little like Maggie’s Farm, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, Google, Instant Search, Maggie's Farm, Subterranean Homesick Blues, the Googletron
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WSJ Gives Malcolm Rogers Bell’s Palsy
Nice, informative Cultural Conversation with Boston Museum of Fine Arts director Malcolm Rogers in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal. It also provides a preview of the MFA’s “Art of the Americas” wing that’s scheduled to open in November. Fun facts to … Continue reading
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