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“Project Runaway” At The Boston Globe
On Saturday morning, it was really hard (look for yourself, Mr. Smartie Pants) to find Friday’s Boston Globe Names section online – maybe because it had really screwed up. Headline: On the ‘Runway’ Text: Attention designers: “Project Runway” is calling. … Continue reading
Seeing “Red”
The reviews for the Broadway production of “Red” – which the Missus and I caught last month in previews – hit the New York dailies on Friday. The Wall Street Journal’s Terry Teachout – a theater critic I persistently admire … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Molina, Ben Brantley, Mark Rothko, Red, Terry Teachout
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Ablow Job
Headline in the current edition of The New Republic: Right Mind Meet Glenn Beck’s shrink. Lede: It’s roughly two weeks shy of the September 12 march on Washington, and Glenn Beck is distraught. Behind him on the cavernous Fox News … Continue reading
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Tagged David Roth, Emily Rooney, Glenn Beck, Keith Ablow, New York Post, The New Republic, toe curler
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Newspaper Town?
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Crassachusetts) predictably went to see Boston Improv Asylum’s send-up, “You’re a Good Man, Scott Brown.” That earned him, er, Brownie points in the local press, but his Missus – WCVB reporter Gail Huff – didnt fare as … Continue reading
Who Loves What You Do For You, Toyota?
Toyota Motors Corp. has launched a corporate-image campaign with full-page ads in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal designed to mitigate the fact that Toyota vehicles are essentially driving themselves. (Can the Ambien Defense be far behind?) … Continue reading
New York Times InflatoMeter™
The Good Gray Lady has a tendency to take some small trend and, well, inflate it on Page One. (Your bitter memories go here.) Exhibit Triple-Y: Wednesday’s front-page piece headlined “In E-Book Era, You Can’t Even Judge a Cover.” Nut … Continue reading
How Many Mitt Romneys Can Dance On The Head Of A Pin (Part One)?
Even before ObamaCare squck through Capitol Hill, former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts Is My Best Punchline) was furiously moonwalking away from RomneyCare, the virtually identical healthcare reform legislation Romney signed into law four years ago. Now that ObamaCare has passed, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Mitt Romney, ObamaCare, RomneyCare, Tim Cahill
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Grand Old Party Animals
The Michael Steele wing of the Republican Party has opened up a family-size can of worms. Via the New York Times The Caucus blog: R.N.C. Dismisses Aide Over Outing to Club A Republican Party spokesman said Monday evening that a … Continue reading
Campaign Outsider Outstanding Warrants (2)
Our post about NPR’s new language guidelines when referring to abortion rights supporters and opponents generated this auto-reply: Dear John, Thank you for contacting the Office of the Ombudsman at NPR. Every message is read by Ombudsman Alicia Shepard and her … Continue reading
Campaign Outsider Outstanding Warrants (1)
Cambridge Chronicle editor David Harris sent this thoughtful reply to our post, Cambridge Chronicle Unfair To State Senate Candidates? Thanks for raising a reasonable question. To start, I think you need a little context. This is a blog post. It … Continue reading
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