Tag Archives: Boston Globe

Dead Blogging ‘Portrait Photographs of Artists’ At WAM

Well the Missus and I trundled out to Worcester to catch Portrait Photographs of Artists at the Worcester Art Museum and say, it’s a corker. From WAM’s website: “Almost 110 years ago, WAM became one of the first institutions to … Continue reading

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Herald Sox It To Globe

It’s no secret that Red Sox owner John Henry is one on the bidders lining up to buy the Boston Globe. Here’s how the Globe itself addressed Henry’s bid yesterday: At least six groups submit bids to buy The Boston Globe At … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Co. Town (‘Ray Donovan’ Edition)

Showtime’s new series Ray Donovan premieres this Sunday, and the Times-Industrial Complex renders a split decision on the crime drama. Start with the mothership. Here’s New York Times critic Alessandra Stanley’s take on the   show. Family Ties, Boston Style, … Continue reading

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Herald To Globe: Tattoo You!

The Boston Herald gets the Murder Ink award today with this front page: The feisty local tabloid draws a more detailed picture in its lead story on the increasingly lurid Aaron Hernandez investigation . . . Read the rest at It’s Good … Continue reading

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Being Ed Davis

Police Commissioner Ed Davis has officially become a litmus test in Boston’s mayoral race. It started with this piece in Wednesday’s Boston Herald: Conley promises to retain top cop Puts feud with Davis behind him Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley … Continue reading

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HERALD INTERESTED IN BUYING of GLOBE

The Boston Herald always delights in any adversity visited upon the Boston Globe. So it was no surprise that Wednesday’s Schadenfreude Gazette framed the upcoming sale of the stately local broadsheet in the least promising way possible. It’s time to sell the Globe Bids … Continue reading

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When A Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés . . .

Well, that’s just sad. The hardworking staff has a habit of recording mangled phrases in the press, and here’s our latest batch. • About a week ago, the Boston Globe ran a story about CBS’s decision to stop broadcasting the … Continue reading

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Battle Of The Bulger: The Mutter Of All Trials

The trial of reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger proceeds apace this week with the prosecution opening up FBI informant files detailing what came out of Bulger’s rat trap as he sold out friends and enemies alike. But today’s local dailies … Continue reading

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Globe Floods The Zone With Hernandez Coverage

Both local dailies are on the Aaron Hernandez whodunit like Brown on Williamson. The Boston Herald devotes half its front page to it: Inside are double-barreled columns from Ron Borges and Joe Fitzgerald(the latter a Never Mind to a piece Joe Fitz wrote … Continue reading

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Baby I Won’t Drive Your Carr (Peter Gelzinis Edition)

All the while self-styled vigilante John Martorano has occupied center stage in the James “Whitey” Bulger trial this week, he’s been joined at the hit – sorry, hip – with Boston Herald scribbler Howie Carr, who split a six-figure advance … Continue reading

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