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Tag Archives: New York Times
Correction o’ the Day (BU Today Rules!)
From Tuesday’s New York Times: OBITUARIES An obituary on Wednesday about the publicist Lois Smith misstated the source of her comments that began, “I’m so glad I’m not doing publicity now.” They were taken from an interview Ms. Smith gave to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston University, BU Today, Hollywood Reporter, Lois Smith, New York Times, terriers
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NYT’s Gail Collins: Brown & Warren ‘Two Angry Squirrels’
New York Times curMidgeon Gail Collins did a Saturday drive-by of U.S. Senate races, and here’s what she said about our Bay State bakeoff: Nobody in Massachusetts could have missed the fact that there’s a Senate race going on. In … Continue reading
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Tagged curMidgeon, Elizabeth Warren, Gail Collins, New York Times, Scott Brown, two angry squirrels
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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads In The New York Times (William Louis-Dreyfus Edition)
From our First-World Bitching desk The hardenvying staff has previously noted people who have the means (meaning $125,000-$175,000) to bloviate in a full-page New York Times ad about whatever they want to bloviate about. Now comes William Louis-Dreyfus, who says … Continue reading
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Tagged First-World Bitching desk, New York Times, William Louis-Dreyfus
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On Children’s Privacy, No More Kid Gloves For Federal Government
The Obama administration is cracking down on data minors. Details at the excellently renovated (thanks, Diana & Gabby!) Sneak Adtack.
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Tagged data minors, Diana Tan, FTC, Gabriella McNevin, New York Times, Sneak ADtack
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NYT: Fender (Mind) Bender
From the Sunday New York Times Business section: Aiming To Stay Plugged In Fender Is Juggling The Fickle Tastes of Musicians and Wall St. IN 1948, a radio repairman named Leo Fender took a piece of ash, bolted on a … Continue reading
OBuyer’s Remorse
For months now the pro-Romney forces have been trying to thread this needle with independent voters: You had high hopes for Barack Obama; you gave him a chance; he wasn’t up to the task; it’s okay to move on. (See … Continue reading
Hey, Elizabeth Warren: You Seen This?
Massachusetts junior Sen. Scott Brown (R-Not R) has been a leading opponent in the tug of war over the Volcker rule, which keeps banks from investing in risky hedge funds. New York Times report: Behind the Scenes, Some Lawmakers Lobby … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Warren, Federal Reserve, Fidelity, mutual funds, New York Times, Scott Brown, Volcker rule
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Detroit Tiger Stalking Carl Yastrzemski
Fun fact to know and tell: The last Major League baseball player to win the Triple Crown (highest batting average, most home runs, most RBIs – for those of you keeping score at home) was Red Sox icon Carl Yastrzemski in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967, Carl Yastrzemski, Detroit Tigers, Harmon Killibrew, Miguel Cabrera, Minnesota Twins, New York Times, Red Sox, Triple Crown
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