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Tag Archives: New York Times
NYT’s David Carr Catches Up To Sneak Adtack
The hardtracking staff yields to no man in its admiration for New York Times media critic David Carr, whose columns are invariably insightful and informative. Regarding his piece in Monday’s Times, though – frankly, we were there first. But Carr did a nice … Continue reading
Actually, New York Beat Boston Yesterday
Forget the New York Yankees’ pathetic seven-of-eight losses to the Boston Red Sox over the past two weeks. Consider this instead: The New York Times beat the Boston Herald on the quintessential Red Sox story of this season. As the … Continue reading
Sorry, New York Times: Twitter Is No ‘Titan Of Social Media’
From Friday’s New York Times front page: Except for this (via BrandonGaille): See that? Eight percent. Some titan, eh?
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Tagged 8%, Brandon Gaille, New York Times, Nick Bilton, Titan of Social Media, Twitter, Twitter IPO
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Correction o’ the Day (Red Sox Hideous Beards Edition)
From yesterday’s New York Times: An article on Monday about the Boston Red Sox’ bonding by growing beards misstated the year the team adopted the catchphrase “Cowboy Up.” It was 2003, not 2004. Well, the hardworking staff had missed that piece, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Miller, beards, Boston Red Sox, corrections, Cowboy Up, David Ross, Duck Dynasty, Mike Napoli, New York Times
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The Art Of The (Anti-)Matter
This full-page ad appeared in yesterday’s New York Times: The Art To Fight Violence website says only this about the initiative. But go to the Googletron and you’ll find this (via the Huffington Post): Controversial Art Project Addressing Violence … Continue reading
Remembering Tommy Ashton, Murdered On 9/11
Twelve years ago today, my cousin Tommy Ashton was struck down in his prime by the Al Qaeda terrorists who engineered the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. From the New York Times great Portraits of Grief memorial: In … Continue reading
NYT Slowbituary Of Manson Whitlock (Typewriter Repair Division)
Last week the hardworking staff noted the passing of Manson Whitlock, typewriter repairman extraordinaire. While the hardwaiting staff continues to monitor the Boston Herald for a Seamus Heaney obituary, we came across this excellent Washington Post obit of the redoubtable Manson Whitlock … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Campaign Outsider, Christian Science Monitor, hardworking staff, Iron Whim, Margalit Fox, Mason Whitlock, New Haven Register, New York Times, Olivetti Lettera 22, Remington, Royal, slowbituary, Smith Corona, The New Yorker, The Typing Life, typewriter, Underwood, Washington Post
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Correction o’ the Day (Rupert Murdoch Pie Face Edition)
From Sunday’s New York Times: THE ARTS Because of an editing error, a picture caption on Wednesday with an article about “Rupert,” a cabaret-style dramatization of the life of Rupert Murdoch staged by the Melbourne Theater Company in Australia, misstated the setting … Continue reading
Why The New York Times Is A Great Newspaper (NYC Voting Blocs Edition)
Front page of Saturday’s New York Times: The Voters with Influence link featured this spectacular graphic: Damn. That’s impressive, yeah?
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Tagged New York Times, Voters with Influence, Voting Blocs of New York City
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NYT Targets Boston Shootings Rise
Saturday’s New York Times took a big swing at the rise in Boston gun violence since the April Marathon bombings. Violence Rises in Boston Off the National Stage BOSTON — The Boston Marathon bombings produced an outpouring of attention to … Continue reading
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