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Beacon Hill Inactivity Turns the Bay State Into Laxachusetts
Wiser heads than the hardworking staff undoubtedly already knew this, but it turns out the Massachusetts legislature has a batting average well south of Jackie Bradley Jr.’s. Axios Sneak Peek crunched some numbers published in a new analysis from Quorum and came up … Continue reading
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Tagged Axios Sneak Peek, Jackie Bradley Jr., Laxachusetts, Minnesota, Quorum
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Let the Wild ‘Team o’ Destiny’ Rumpus Begin!
Jonathan V. Last, the in-house hardball geek at The Bukwark, totally nailed it last week in his daily newsletter, The Triad. When it comes to the World Series, there is nothing I love more than a Team of Destiny. You … Continue reading
Why the NYT Is a Great News Organization (Exhibit Umpteen)
Say what you will about the Grey Lady’s shortcomings (looking at you, Caliphate), but when she’s good, she’s very very good. Case in point: Yesterday’s edition of The Daily, the wildly popular New York Times podcast. When the Taliban took … Continue reading
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Tagged Caliphate, Lynsea Garrison, N, New York Times, Stella Tan, Taliban, The Daily, The Grey Lady.
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Remembering Tommy Ashton, Murdered 20 Years Ago on 9/11
My cousin Tommy Ashton was 21 years old on September 11, 2001, working his second day as an apprentice electrician at the World Trade Center. Tommy was on the 95th floor of the north tower when American Airlines Flight 11 … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11 Memorial & Museum, 9/11 truther, Al Qaeda, Ayala Ben-Yehuda, Bob McIlvaine Sr., Bobby McIlvaine, Branka Kristic, Colleen Ashton, Helen McIlvaine, Hofstra Parents Hofstra Pride, Jeff McIlvaine, Jennifer Senior, John Ashton, Kathy Ashton, Mary Ashton, New York Times, Portraits of Grief, qns.com, St. Sebastian Parish Center, The Atlantic, Thomas J. Ashton Way, Tommy Ashton, Tommy Ashton 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Voices of September 11th Living Memorial Project, World Trade Center
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In Its Current Form, NBA = Not Basketball Actually
So last night I’m watching Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Phoenix Suns (rising) and the Milwaukee Bucks (buckling) and thinking, what the hell has happened to professional basketball because it sure doesn’t look like the game I … Continue reading
Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Conclude! (Pigs Crash Edition)
As you splendid readers might recall, about a week ago I hitched my hockey wagon to the Montreal Canadiens after decades of despising Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge (you can review the sad surrender here). Since then, the Canadiens have been thoroughly outplayed, … Continue reading
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Tagged #TeamCanadiens, Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Le Blue-Blanc-Rouge, Les Habitant, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, NHL, Original Six, Stanley Cup, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets
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The Nude York Times (Instagram Secret Scroll Edition)
From our Grey Lady pearl-clutching desk The hardblushing staff has long chronicled the growing willingness of the New York Times to bare all in the name of art – or commerce – in its advertising. Representative samples include this ulp-skirt ad from … Continue reading
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Tagged Amedeo Modigliani, An American in Paris, Christie's, Federico Beltran-Masses, Fitzwilliam Museum, Gagosian Gallery, Guy Trebay, Jack Pierson, John Currin, Julius LeBlanc Stewart, Louis Vuitton, Luke Syson, M.S. Rau, New York Times, rg_bunny1, Roz Chast, Tracey Emin, ulp-skirt
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Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Pigs Fly Edition)
I grew up loving the New York Rangers. For most of the 1960s, Jimmy Schnell, his cousin Andy, and I would regularly take the subway to the old Madison Square Garden, buy $2 seats in the second balcony, and settle … Continue reading
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Tagged #TeamCanadiens, Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Le Blue-Blanc-Rouge, Les Habitant, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, NHL, Original Six, Stanley Cup, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets
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My Automotive Triumph at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
The Weekend Wall Street Journal featured this snippet about a new book by Jeffrey Milstein, Paris: From the Air, described by its publisher Rizzoli as “combining daring aerial photography with the restricted airspace over Paris [to provide] both breathtaking and … Continue reading
Dear Naomi Osaka, Please See Rafael Nadal Re: Mental Health
Women’s tennis alpha gal Naomi Osaka made news this week by announcing that she would not be talking to the press during the French Open. Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she is not going to speak to the media during … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Evert, Dustin Brown, Fernando Verdasco, French Open, Miami Open, Naomi Osaka, Rafael Nadal, Wall Street Journal, Wimbledon, World Tennis
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