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Tag Archives: New York Times
Anthony Shadid, R.I.P.
The world lost a great journalist when New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid died all too soon yesterday in Syria. That he was in Syria at all tells you much of what you need to know about this intrepid war-and-peace … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Shadid, BU Commencement Address, C.J. Chivers, New York Times, Syria, Tyler Hicks
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Seamus Gets A Ride On NPR
Call him National Public Roofdog. Famous Seamus – Mitt Romney’s ill-treated Irish setter – is having himself quite a week. From Wednesday’s New York Times: ‘Seamus on the Roof’ Prompts Howls of Protest Mitt Romney may have a new constituency to … Continue reading
Westminster Kennel Clubs Rescue Dogs
The Missus and I always eagerly await the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, but this year we won’t look at it the same way after this development (via the New York Times): Tired of Sad Ads, Kennel Show Takes ‘Dog … Continue reading
In Which The Hardworking Staff Revises Its Opinion Of Brian McFadden
Last August the hardworking staff posted this: NYT Sunday Review Cartoonist Is Just Not Funny Posted on August 1, 2011 If Brian McFadden isn’t the lamest guy since Gunsmoke’s Chester, he’ll do until someone else comes along. McFadden’s latest contribution to the New York Times … Continue reading
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Tagged bigfatwhale.com, Brian McFadden, New York Times, Sunday review
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No Labels: No Budget, No Pay
The advocacy group No Labels describes itself this way: No Labels is a group of Republicans, Democrats and Independents dedicated to a simple proposition: We want our government to work again. The government in Washington is no longer capable of … Continue reading
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Tagged crazy.gov, New York Times, No Budget No Pay, No Labels, Spirit Domains
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Just Call Him Mitt Rom-nay
From our Beauty (Contest) and the Boast bureau: That was some Beaut-down Rick Santorum (R-Sweater Vest) gave to Mitt Romney (R-Sweating, Yes?) in those three meaningless GOP presidential contests last night, no? There were no delegates at stake but lots … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaut-down, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Mitt Rom-nay, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum
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The Unkindest Newspaper Cuts Of All For Patriot Nation
The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants hurts enough. But it hurts even more in the Big Town’s newspapers. Here are just two of many examples. From Monday’s New York Times: Just as they did … Continue reading
The Great Mentioner Mentions Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren has some serious mojo working right now. She hasn’t even captured the Democratic nomination for next year’s U.S. Senate race, and already she’s been thrown into the mix for president in 2016. Today’s New York Times features … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, David Leonhardt, Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, New York Times
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Clark Booth’s Historic Super Bowl Scoop
New York Times columnist Joe Nocera today writes an eye-popping piece about legendary Boston journalist Clark Booth’s breakthrough reporting on professional football injuries: Thirty-six years ago, Clark Booth, a young Boston journalist, went to Miami to cover Super Bowl X. Though primarily a … Continue reading
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Tagged Clark Booth, football injuries, Joe Nocera, New York Times, repeated concussions, Super Bowl X, The Real Paper
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It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Town (Super Bowl Hand-Off Edition)
Super Bowl Fever Grips Hub! And the hands doing the gripping belong to Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, whose outsized mitts were the subject of a story in Thursday’s New York Times (an honorary local daily by way of its … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Gronk, hands, New England Patriots, New York Times, Rob Gronkowski, Super Bowl
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