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Ben Stiller Just Can’t Beat This Kid
Great moment in last night’s Madison Square Garden exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro. From Newsday: Nine-year-old from Huntington plays with Nadal, Del Potro at Garden Monday night’s exhibition tennis match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Stiller, Huntington, Juan Martin del Potro, Madison Square Garden, Newsday, Rafael Nadal, Rebecca Suarez
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OMG! Herald Columnist Can’t Write!
The hardreading staff is nothing if not realistic about the writing abilities at the Boston Herald. Some are terrific writers – Margery Eagan & Peter Gelzinis, take a bow; and some are dreadful – Howie Carr, come on down! Now … Continue reading
This Bud’s For Rue
Page A3 of the Sunday Boston Globe: Hardworking staff’s reaction: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Turns out Anheuser-Busch violated Rule #1 of damage control: Never repeat an attack. It only draws attention to it. Case in point: We had no idea what … Continue reading
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Tagged Anheuser-Busch, Boston Globe, That's Bud. That's Fear, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Damon Runyon Watch: Guys and Dogs
The hardworking staff has long admired early 20th century journalist/short story writer Damon Runyon (although not as much as contemporary journalist/short story writer Ring Lardner, whose The Young Immigrunts is quite possibly the funniest piece we’ve ever read). But back to … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Blue Cross Blue Wield Edition)
Say it Whitman: The Boston Herald celebrates itself and sings itself yet again today. And it goes all the way back to yesterday for celebratory material. Actually, the feisty local tabloid brandishes two – count ‘em, two – former front pages in … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Stephen Lynch Victory Dance Edition)
From Friday’s New York Times Corrections: An article on Thursday about a primary election in Massachusetts for the Senate seat relinquished by John Kerry misstated the timing of a decision by Representative Stephen F. Lynch, one of the Democratic contenders, to drop … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, corrections, New York Times, same-sex marriage, Stephen Lynch
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Does This Boston Globe Chart Look Right To You?
Friday’s Boston Globe Business section featured this piece about local burger chain b.good’s expansion plans (dead-tree hed and subhed): B.GOOD READY TO GROW All-natural burger chain’s first franchise location is set to open in Shrewsbury, and dozens more are slated … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Ackil, b.good expansion, Boston Globe, Five Guys, Jon Olinto, Panera, Subway
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Blue Cross, Blue Yield On Director Pay
Under pressure from its high-powered – and for the past two years, uncompensated – board of directors, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has started to pony up to the bigwigs again. Both local dailies give the move Page One … Continue reading
Thursday Globe Totally Eats Wednesday Herald’s Dust
The hardreading staff likes to characterize the feisty local tabloid as a lively index to the Boston Globe. But in this case, the Boston Herald was a lively index to the next day’s Boston Globe. Exhibit A Wednesday’s Herald Page One: Thursday’s Boston … Continue reading
