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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Tamper Down’ Edition)
From our That’s Just Sad desk Every now and again the hardclipping staff chronicles the mangled phrases uttered by the differently clichéd among us and, man, they are legion. Here’s our latest batch, in reverse chronological order. • The other … Continue reading
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JFK Library Shuns Boston Dailies, Runs Wall Street Journal Ad
The new exhibition JFK 100: Milestones and Mementos at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will no doubt get some rocket-fueled promotion in the coming weeks, but its marketing campaign has sort of blown up on the launch … Continue reading
Museum of Fine Arts Gets Shoutout From Turkish Government
From our Late to the Regifting Party desk The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey ran this ad in Friday’s New York Times. Talk Turkey grafs: Nice! Happy ending! Except . . . … Continue reading
More Pom Poms From News Media Pep Squad for Truth
As the hardworking staff has diligently noted, all kinds of news organizations are busily marketing their truthfulness and reliability to a skeptical public. Call the roll: New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and some outfit called … Continue reading
Newspapers Fight Fake News Rap with Pep Squad for Truth
As our kissin’ cousins at Two-Daily Town noted the other day, newspapers are falling all over themselves trying to convince the American public that the press actually matters in a very real way. It started with the Washington Post pasting … Continue reading
Trump Coat Holders Howie Carr, Bill Belichick Ascend to NYT
From our Late to the Party of Two desk As our kissin’ cousins at Two-Daily Town have dutifully noted, Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr is not only a charter member of the local Donald Trump fanboy club, he’s also a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Belichick, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Charter Coat Holder, Donald Trump, Ellen DeGeneres, hairdo-in-chief, hardbleeding staff, Howie Carr, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Slane, Mar-a-Lago, Mark Shanahan, Matt Damon, Meredith Goldstein, Namesniks, Nicole Yang, Oscars, Palm Beach, sinergy, snakey local broadsheet, Super Bowl LI, Tim Gray, went over like the metric system
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Really? We’re Now Deconstructing Donald Trump’s Neckties?
The hardworking staff couldn’t help but notice that two major newspapers yesterday addressed the eccentric neckwear practices of the President of the United States. Exhibit A: Beth Teitell’s piece in the Boston Globe. Trump’s ties? Now that’s a long story. President’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Beth Teitell, Boston Globe, Donald J. Trump, neckwear, New York Times, Richard Thompson Ford
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CFA Society Boston Should Just Set Its Ad Money on Fire
The hardworking staff has to admit that we’d never heard of CFA Society Boston until it start running full-page newspaper ads like this one in yesterday’s Boston Globe. The group also ran an ad in Monday’s Wall Street Journal … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Brooklyn Bridge, CFA Society Boston, Lenny Zakim, Wall Street Journal, Zakim Bridge
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Fred Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, and the Bicentennial Blues
Sad to say, Saturday’s Boston Globe featured this front-page probituary of Boston jazz impresario Fred Taylor. Another blow to the local jazz scene: Legend Fred Taylor fired ousted at Scullers Fred Taylor, a legendary figure on the Boston jazz scene since … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicentennial Blues, Boston Globe, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Fred Taylor, George Benson, Home Is Where the Hatred Is, It's Your World, Jazz Workshop, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Little Stevie's House of Pizza, Miles Davis, Musician's Guide, Nightfall, Nightlife, Paul's Mall, PopTop, probituary, Rock Around the World, Scullers Jazz Club, Stan Getz, The Bottle
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Why Boston Isn’t New York (Billy Joel Concert Edition)
Full disclosure: The hardworking staff grew up in Manhattan, but we’ve lived in Boston for the past 42 years. So we can’t help noticing the yin and yang of the two cities. Latest example: The Billy Joel concert index. Yesterday’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American Express, Billy Joel, Boston Globe, Citi, Fenway Park, Madison Square Garden, New York Times
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