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For the Love of God, Put #MuseumSelfie on the Shelfie!
The hardflinching staff has noted on several occasions the recent proliferation of museumgoers whose sole purpose is to record their presence adjacent to works of art, rather than actually looking at them. As if that wasn’t bad enough, now the art … Continue reading
Boston ‘Dream’ Doc Thomas Graboys Gets Elegant Farewell
Tom Graboys was someone special. From his sweet Boston Globe sendoff by Bryan Marquard: Dr. Thomas Graboys, 70; cardiologist, writer On hospital rounds Dr. Thomas Graboys listened carefully to a chorus of beating hearts, placing his stethoscope on the warm, damp … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Zuger, Bernard Lown, Boston Celtics, Boston Globe, Bryan Marquard, Caren Solomon, Caroline Rigby Graboys, Dream Team, Dysrhythmics, Lewy body disease, Life in the Balance, Masters of the Universe, New York Times, Parkinson's disease, Penelope Graboys Blair, Peter Zheutlin, Reggie Lewis, Sam Roberts, Sarah Valeo, Thomas Graboys, Tom Wolfe, Victoria Tenney Graboys, William Rigby
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Quote o’ the Day (Jimmy Tingle Edition)
The hardworking staff yields to no man in our admiration for local comedian Jimmy Tingle, but we really must take issue with his statement in yesterday’s Boston Globe piece by Eric Moskowitz about whether the Hub of the Universe has an … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Boston Globe, coffee shops, Eric Moskowitz, inferiority complex, Jimmy Tingle, Joe Cocker, New York, traffic lights
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Wait! A City Hall Plaza Redesign! (Exhibit Chumpteen)
From our Late to the Renovation Party desk Here we go again. In his State of the City address on Tuesday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh promised to “reimagine City Hall Plaza as the thriving, healthy, innovative space that it should … Continue reading
Dead Blogging the South Station History Tour
Well the Missus and I trundled downtown yesterday to catch the free history tour at South Station and, say, it was swell. The Missus had seen this the other day in the Boston Globe. Keeping track of a landmark SOUTH STATION … Continue reading
Quote o’ the Day (Bruins Wild Card – Really? – Edition)
From our Late to the Shooting Party desk The headscratching staff yields to no man in our admiration for Boston Globe sports scribe Amalie Benjamin, but her game report yesterday cannot go unnoted. Bruins falter in shootout Roy’s goal gives … Continue reading
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Tagged Amalie Benjamin, Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Derek Roy, Nashville Predators, NHL wild card, Pekka Rinne, Tuukka Rask
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Editorial Cartoonists Think Alike About Eric Garner Decision
In the wake of the New York grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the choking death of Eric Garner, the hardworking staff noted similar treatment by two editorial cartoonists. Dan Wasserman, Boston Globe: Bill Bramhall, New … Continue reading
Dead Blogging ‘The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife’ at Lyric Stage
Well the Missus and I trundled downtown yesterday to catch the Lyric Stage production of The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch and, say, it was . . . meshugge. From the website: A middle-aged Upper-West-Side doctor’s wife is … Continue reading
Why Are the News Media Ignoring Evan Falchuk?
Is it just us, or is the Massachusetts news media ignoring at least the subhed from last night’s election results? Try this: Martha Coakley Loses to Evan Falchuk Here’s the final vote tally (via the Boston Globe): What Falchuk has … Continue reading
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