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Tag Archives: Dave Barry
New York Times Chases Younger Readers by Touting Old Guy
The headscratching staff has never really understood the Bernie Sanders connection to millennials, although The Bernie Sanders Connection would be a good name for a rock band (with apologies to Dave Barry). But the New York Times, apparently, totally gets … Continue reading →
Shut Up: Ring Lardner Explained
From the first time I read a Ring Lardner short story (“Haircut,” I believe, like a billion other American high schoolers), I’ve been a huge fan of his work. So much so that back in the ’70s and ’80s I … Continue reading →
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The Scott Brown Experience (Politico Edition)
As the hardreading staff at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town noted a couple of weeks ago, there are subterranean rumblings about Scott Brown (R-I Just Cleaned My Garage) running not for the U.S. Senate seat John Kerry … Continue reading →
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