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Supreme Difference Between The Local Dailies
As you would expect, both Boston dailies today report on yesterday’s Supreme Court DOMA hoedown. Boston Herald: A boost for gay marriage: Justices question US law WASHINGTON — Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it … Continue reading
Tom MeniNO: First Take In Local Dailies
So Boston Mayor Tom Menino will not run for a sixth term. So the hardbetting staff owes $50 to wagerful reader Michael Pahre’s favorite charity. So what. The important thing is: What happens now. Boston Globe website at 2 am: Boston Herald … Continue reading
Herald Provides Globe Graphic
We have a rare tag-team effort today by the local dailies, starting with the lead piece in the Boston Globe: Helpful Globe graphic: Even more helpful Boston Herald graphic: Hey – someone hand me that gold watch there, wouldja?
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Markey/Lynch People’s Pledge: On The Ledge?
It’s starting to look like the People’s Pledge Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch authored – to bar third-party advertising campaigns from the Democratic primary for the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Kerry – might be in danger of … Continue reading
Did They See The Same Movie? (‘Spring Breakers’ Edition)
The only thing the local dailies’ reviews of Spring Breakers have in common is the publicity photo they feature: Beyond that, they’re talking about two completely different movies . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a … Continue reading
Globe Retweets From Its Patrick-Third-Term Gaffe
So Gov. Deval Patrick made a joke yesterday about running for a third term and wouldn’t you know some people took him seriously and faster than you can say tweet tweet it was out there on the social media wire. … Continue reading
Gardner Museum Guard Has Coming-Out Party On CNN
Dumbest Museum Guard Ever Richard Abath got his seven-and-a-half minutes of cable fame last night on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, during which correspondent Randi Kaye delivered a thoroughly over-the-top recap of the Great Gardner Heist. Watch it here. If this … Continue reading
Herald Romes Much Farther Than Globe
It’s a rare day – and therefore a noteworthy one – when the Boston Herald devotes more resources to a big story than the Boston Globe does. Welcome to today’s edition of our feisty local tabloid gone global. Note the … Continue reading
Boston’s Retail History: Bonwit Teller Part Two
In response to our post, Local Dailies Disappear Bonwit Teller from Boston’s Retail History, splendid commenter Rick in Duxbury sent this to the hardreading staff: If memory serves, the thing that really killed Bonwit’s was the boneheaded real estate department employee … Continue reading
Why Aren’t The Boston Dailies Asking About The Gardner Guard?
Both local dailies on Tuesday featured the blockbuster revelation that the FBI knows who stole 13 works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 23 years ago. Boston Globe: FBI says it knows identity of Gardner art thieves Names … Continue reading
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