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Tag Archives: A-Hed
WSJ Gives Page One Shoutout to Boston’s ‘Discount Diplomat’
The hardworking staff has noted on numerous occasions the Wall Street Journal’s A-Hed, home of those quirky features that have adorned the paper’s front page since 1943. This weekend’s Journal brings us Andrew Beaton’s international story with a decidedly local flavor. … Continue reading
This Is the Greatest German Word Ever
German words are a hoot. So many of them are like little balls of aluminum foil all jammed together. But you can have your schadenfreude and your schlimmbesserung – we’ll take this beauty from Thursday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed. Here’s a … Continue reading
WSJ Trundles Out to Brimfield Fair
Friday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed was a total flea market maker. Giant Flea Market Means Big Haul for Porters Able-bodied entrepreneurs bring in bucks carting collectibles; moving a carousel horse BRIMFIELD, Mass.—Three times a year, traffic on U.S. Route 20, the … Continue reading
WSJ’s Jason Gay Totally Gets Boston
Among the many joys of reading the Wall Street Journal (A-hed, Arena, Weekend Edition) is columnist Jason Gay. And among his many talents is an uncanny knack for capturing the Boston state of mind. Two recent exhibits. October 21 piece on … Continue reading
Curses! No More Cursive!!
From our Late to the Party desk First, full disclosure: The hardwriting staff’s penmanship is a total mess, thanks to filling out thousands of Social Security Administration forms in the mid-’70s to get welfare recipients off the hook for overpayments … Continue reading
Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar 2016 Rumpus Begin! (Voice-Over Actors Edition)
There were numerous losers in the wake of the 2012 elections: Todd Akin fan fiction websites, Nate Silver short-sellers, Eric Fehrnstrom Limited Edition Etch A Sketches, and etc. But Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed just might feature that saddest lot … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Hed, Eric Fehrnstrom, Nate Silver, Todd Akin, Wall Street Journal
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No Cheering In The Press Box? Feh!
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed: The Loudest Olympic Fans? The Hardbitten Folks in the Press Box Some Journalists Leave Objectivity at Home When Covering the Games; ‘What Joy!’ LONDON—Minutes after British track-and-field darling Jessica Ennis sped over the finish line … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Hed, Andy Murray, gold medal, Jason Gay, Olympics, Wall Street Journal
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Why The Wall Street Journal Is Still A Great Newspaper (Buddy Holly’s Glasses Edition)
Rupert Murdoch, Rupert Shmurdoch. Despite all the handwringing when the Prints of Darkness added the Wall Street Journal to his newspaper empire four years ago, the paper has not gone to hell in a handbasket. Some even say it’s better. … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Hed, Buddy Holly, J. Davis Armistead, Lubbock, Prints of Darkness, Rupert Murdoch, Sgt. Bilko, Wall Street Journal
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Ballad Of A Boston Marathon Bandit
From our Taking Themselves Too Seriously desk: The Weekend Wall Street Journal’s A-Hed chronicles the world of rogue marathon runners – that is, the great unnumbered. Headline: Fleet of Foot and Blissfully Bold, Freeloaders at the Marathon Wear Fake Bibs—but … Continue reading
WSJ To Red Sox Nation: You’re An A-Hed!
The Wall Street Journal devotes it A-Hed today to the legions of short-suffering Red Sox fans: With Boston’s Historic Collapse, Red Sox Fans Are Back to Blue After Team Fails to Win Playoff Spot, a City Mourns; ‘Like a Bad … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Hed, Hot Stove League, pink caps, Red Sox, Sweet Caroline, Wall Street Journal
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