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The League of Women Cutthroaters
From our Late to the Party desk: The hardworking staff just saw the League of Women Voters TV spot sandblasting Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Killing Kids) for his vote to end the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of greenhouse gasses. Yeesh. … Continue reading
Boston Globe Buries The Lede On Circulation Plunge
Actually, the local broadsheet incinerated the lede in this piece on its latest circulation figures: The nonprofit organization that audits newspaper circulation yesterday released figures based on a new measurement system that aims to capture a broader spectrum of readers — … Continue reading
Osama Bin Laden Sleeps With The Fishes
Boston Globe editorial cartoon from the formidable Dan Wasserman: Full disclosure: Terrorists give me a haddock.
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Mediaite Has More Confidence Than Dan Kennedy That The Times Will Sell The Globe
From Mediaite: New York Times Co. May Sell The Boston Globe At A Loss The Boston Globe Co. announced today that businessman Aaron Kushner is planning to buy the New England Media Group from its parent – The New York Times Co. – for … Continue reading
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Head Scratching Bruin Around Jack Edwards
Chad Finn’s Boston Globe piece today about the Revolutionary rant Jack Edwards delivered after the Boston Bruins’ overtime win on Wednesday adds a new chapter to his Grade A homerism. This, of course, comes on the heels of his now-legendary … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Sunday Sports Edition)
The Boston Herald has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the few newspapers in America whose Sunday circulation lags behind its daily numbers. Amazing, since the Sunday Herald is STILL ONLY $2 – as opposed the the Boston Globe’s … Continue reading
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Why Sebastian Smee Won A Pulitzer
Last week Boston Globe art critic Sebastian Smee won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for criticism, as the Globe was happy to report: Sebastian Smee, art critic of The Boston Globe, yesterday was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for criticism. In … Continue reading
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Massachusetts Retailers Take Swipe At Swipe Fees
Thursday’s Boston Globe and Boston Herald featured full-page ads (sorry, no image found by the hardsearching staff) with this headline: Massachusetts’ U.S. Senators Scott Brown and John Kerry are working for US! The ad – sponsored by the New England … Continue reading
A Tarantella, Smee
Congratulations to Boston Globe art critic Sebastian Smee, who won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Via the proud parent: Globe art critic Sebastian Smee wins Pulitzer Sebastian Smee, art critic of The Boston Globe, today was awarded the Pulitzer Prize … Continue reading
Stories The Hardworking Staff Is Not On This Earth Long Enough To Read (Boston Globe Ideas Edition)
From Sunday’s Boston Globe: Honestly? Don’t care. Just keep it comin’.