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Attention @realDonaldTrump: Hugh Hewitt Blew It
Popular conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt – who tied Donald Trump to the whipping post recently over Middle East affairs, then folded like origami when he was criticized for it – took to Politico yesterday to do the crystal ball thing … Continue reading
Dead Blogging ‘Academy Fight Song’ at Calderwood Pavilion
Well the Missus and I trundled downtown yesterday to catch the Centastage world premiere of Andrew Clarke’s Academy Fight Song and say, it was swell. The production highlights the cutthroat world of academic politics, rendered in vivid detail by the play’s four … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Porky Pig Edition)
From yesterday’s New York Times Sunday Review section. The news analysis (by Sabrina Tavernise) in question: Why Russians Hate America. Again. MOSCOW — ON a warm August evening, I found myself sitting with three educated young Russians at the Beverly … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Hills Diner, Marilyn Monroe, Moscow, New York Times, Porky Pig, Sabrina Tavernise, Sunday review
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Dead Blogging Round Two of the GOP Presidential Rumpus
In the interest of full disclosure, the dustupping staff should mention that we lost interest in last night’s CNN Republican Presidential Debate around the time Ben Carson spoke about hizzzzzz . . . Whatever. Regardless, here’s some dotsam and netsam … Continue reading
Jeb Bush Super PAC Depicts Jeb Bush As Cipher
From our Whiskey Tango Foxtrot desk The Bush-Industrial Complex has finally decided to spend some of its hundred-something millions to kick-start the Frère Apparent’s presidential campaign. From CNN: Jeb Bush super PAC drops $24 million on ads Let the air … Continue reading
Dead Blogging ‘A Little Wet Music’ at Huntington Theatre
Well the Missus and I trundled downtown last night to catch A Little Night Music at the Huntington Theatre Company and say, it was . . . damp. About ten minutes before curtain a cascade of water (from, as it … Continue reading
Wall Street Journal Suckered by Corporate Gunsel Rick Berman
This op-ed by Michael Saltsman ran in the Weekend Wall Street Journal. Joe Biden and the $15 Question Vice President Joe Biden joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a media event in New York City on Thursday. They were … Continue reading
Dead Blogging ‘Appropriate’ at Calderwood Pavilion
Well the Missus and I trundled down to the South End last night to catch SpeakEasy Stage Company’s production of Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate and say, it was . . . disturbing. After the death of their patriarch, the estranged members … Continue reading
Why the Wall Street Journal Is a Great Newspaper (‘Deacon Blues’ Edition)
Friday’s Wall Street Journal featured the latest in the paper’s terrific Anatomy of a Song series: this installment by Marc Myers. ‘They Call Alabama The Crimson Tide’ As midlife-crisis songs go, Steely Dan’s “Deacon Blues” ranks among the most melodic and existential. Recorded … Continue reading
Doug Flutie Saying Hail Marys Vs. Trump For Prez
Football hero Doug Flutie says he doesn’t want former United States Football League boss Donald Trump quarterbacking Team America. The maestro of the last-minute miracle would prefer that Trump lose the game he’s currently playing. Via the tireless Andrew Kaczynski at … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Nuf ced, Andrew Kaczynski, Buzzfeed, Donald Trump, Doug Flutie, ESPN, Talk of Fame, United States Football League, USFL
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