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Correction o’ the Day (Naked Prince Harry Edition)

From yesterday’s New York Times: INTERNATIONAL An article on Thursday about the publication Tuesday on the Hollywood Web site TMZ of naked photographs of Britain’s Prince Harry in a Las Vegas hotel suite referred incorrectly to a front-page picture published by The … Continue reading →

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That’s Just So Mean! (“Ecce Homo” Fresco Edition)

From our The Road to Hellish Art Is Paved with Good Intentions desk The Germans have a term – schlimmbesserung – which means “to make worse by supposedly improving.” Exhibit Umpteen, via yesterday’s New York Times: Despite Good Intentions, A … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Rakin’ Akin Edition)

More delusions of grandeur from Scott Brown. Details at IGTLTDT.  

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Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Bubba O’riley Edition)

(With apologies to The Who) So the Obama campaign has let the Big Dog out.   The transcript: President Bill Clinton: “This election to me is about which candidate is more likely to return us to full employment.” “This is … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Pesky Funeral Edition)

The Boston Herald is on the Red Sox like John Lackey on chicken for the pathetic turnout by current players at Johnny Pesky’s funeral. Details at IGTLTDT.  

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Taylor Swift Cape House Final Edition)

The hardreading staff thinks it’s finally settled whether Taylor Swift bought a house in Hyannisport. Thinks. See details at IGTLTDT.  

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New York Times (Hearts) Scott Brown, Buzzfeed (Hearts) Elizabeth Warren

The Massachusetts Senate race is front-and-center among the political chin-strokerati. New York Times Scott Brown mash note: Hailed as a Republican hero in 2010 when he snared the Senate seat held for decades by Edward M. Kennedy, Mr. Brown has been … Continue reading →

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Why The New York Times Is A Great Newspaper (Roster Of The Dead Edition)

Yesterday’s New York Times featured four full pages of American military Afghan war casualties under the headline, The Roster of the Dead: Since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan on Oct.7, 2011, more than 2000 American service members have … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Taylor Swift Wedding Crasher Edition)

Talyor Swift is becoming unwelcome all over town. Details at IGTLTDT.  

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NYT’s C.J. Chivers (Rhymes With Shivers) Captures Syrian Armed Rebels

Yesterday’s New York Times featured a Page One piece that further cements the status of C.J. Chivers in the God-Damned Infantry Hall of Fame alongside Ernie Pyle and Bill Mauldin. Life With Syria’s Rebels in a Cold and Cunning War … Continue reading →

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