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WSJ: Tom Brady’s Days Are Numbered
The hardworking staff always finds it interesting to venture out of New England every now and then for its Patriots coverage. Because we often find something like this Michael Salfino piece in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. Why Tom Brady Is Smiling … Continue reading
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Tagged Dion Lewis, Gronk, Julian Edelman, Michael Salfino, New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady, Wall Street Journal
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Can ‘BULLYionaire’ Donald Trump Bully Jeb Bush Mega-Donor?
It’s no secret that the Republican establishment (and their Goon Squad of PACmen) is afraid to attack Donald Trump, in spite of his increasingly hair-brained pronouncements. Except for Mike Fernandez. The drama started to unfold in Politico a few days … Continue reading
The Arts Seen in NYC (Fabulous Picasso Sculpture Edition)
Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town the other week and say, it was swell. Our artinery: Friday We started out at the Museum of Arts and Design and – yes – we were MAD about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aelita: Queen of Mars, African Princess clock, Alexander Rodchenko, American Folk Art Museum, Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, Andy Warhol, Arkady Shaikhet, Art Brut in America: The Incursion of Jean Dubuffet, artinery, Émile Zola, Becoming Jewish: Warhol’s Liz and Marilyn, Ben Brantley, Catalan Noucentismo, Clive Owen, Collection de l'Art Brut, cubism, Dead Treez, Douglas Hodge, Ebony G. Patterson, El Lissitzky, Elizabeth Taylor, Evan Cabnet, Eve Best, Harold Pinter, Jackson Pollock: A Collection Survey 1934–1954, Jacqueline de Ribes The Art of Style, Jean Dubuffet, Jean-Baptiste-André Furet, Jewish Museum, Joaquín Torres-García, Keira Knightley, Kelly Reilly, Kongo: Power and Majesty, MAD, Marilyn Monroe, Max Penson, Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA, Museum of Arts and Design, Museum of Modern Art, Neo-Plasticism, New York Times, Old Times, Picasso Sculpture, Roundabout Theatre Company, shabbes elevator, Soldier Spectre Shaman: The Figure and the Second World War, Studio 54, Thérèse Raquin, The Luxury of Time, The Met, The Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photography Early Soviet Film, The Red Flame, Time Has No Shadows, Ultraism-Vibrationism, Unorthodox, Valeska Soares, Wendell Castle, Wendell Castle Remastered
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Quote o’ the Day (Dislike Ted Cruz Edition)
From Frank Bruni’s latest New York Times op-ed column: [A] Bush 2000 alumnus said to me: “Why do people take such an instant dislike to Ted Cruz? It just saves time.” Ouch.
GOP Prez Hopefuls in Pickup Truck Race to Bottom
The terrorist attacks on Paris earlier this month have unleashed a predictable raft of TV spots from Republican presidential candidates trying to out-tough each other on homeland security. The common denominator? Terrorists with rocket launchers in pickup trucks. That image … Continue reading
Bay State’s Public Integrity? We’re Number Ten!
The Center for Public Integrity has released its State Integrity 2015 scorecard (tip o’ the pixel to AlterNet), “a comprehensive assessment of state government accountability and transparency done in partnership with Global Integrity.” Sad to say, Massachusetts barely passes. Massachusetts gets D+ grade … Continue reading
Tom Brady Has His Game Face On in Tag Heuer Ad
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady got off to an untimely start last month as a “brand ambassador” for luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer. From the New York Post: Insulted photographers stage walkout at Tom Brady event A group of deflated … Continue reading
TNR = The Nude Republic (No Ads)
As the hardworking staff has noted previously (see here and here), the new New Republic is pretty much a reverse Potemkin magazine: all town and no facade. Exhibit Umpteen: The current issue of The Nude Republic, which features three – count … Continue reading
Ads ‘n’ Ends From the GOP Presidential Bakeoff
In the interest of full disclosure, we should state right off that the dustupping staff dipped in and out of last night’s Republican Presidential Pillowfight on the Fox Business network, mostly because it was mostly boring. But that certainly won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged American Action Network, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Donald Trump, Dustup 2016, Elizabeth Warren, Fox Business, Fox News, GOP Hair Apparent, Greenville Online, kids table debate, Lauren Dezenski, Lindsey Graham, Politico Massachusetts Playbook, Republican Presidential Pillowfight, Richard Cordray, Security Is Strength, Sidewire
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