Tag Archives: New York

Boston: We’re Number Whatever! (Best American Cities To Buy A House Edition)

The Daily Beast has published a slide show of the Best American Cities to Buy a House, From Minneapolis to Fargo. That alone should give you a hint of what’s to come. Setup: Home prices in cities around the country are … Continue reading

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WSJ Yanks Roger Clemens Out Of Boston

Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, like every other newspaper yesterday, reported that former Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens had been cleared of charges that he lied to Congress about using steroids during his long and storied career. But the Journal … Continue reading

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Frank Rich Goes Nuclear

In his latest New York piece, Frank Rich recommends that the Obama campaign go full-tilt negative against Mitt Romney (R-Self Import). Nuke ’Em Why negative advertisements are powerful, essential, and sometimes (see “Daisy”) even artistic. On the issue of the … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Selling The Boston Globe Edition)

From Sunday’s Boston Globe: Globe dispute key in ouster of Times CEO, article says Conflict over the future of The Boston Globe between top executives and family members who run and control The New York Times Co. was a key … Continue reading

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The Face(book) Of Online Privacy’s Future

The big Mark Zuckerberg takeout in New York magazine is getting lots of attention, but even more interesting is this sidebar, headlined “No, Facebook Has Not Already Peaked.” Nut graf: There’s a technology called OAuth. When you go to Spotify, or comment on … Continue reading

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The T Is Like Somebody’s Hobby

The Missus and I decided to trundle down to the South End Open Studios yesterday, so we went to the Green Line’s Brookline Village station about 1:30 to catch an inbound trolley. And we waited. And waited. And waited until … Continue reading

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Tweet Smell Of Suppress

It’s the United States of Iran! From CBS News: Twitter and Facebook are now essential tools for protest movements. And as Tony Guida reports, law enforcement agencies are monitoring the social media giants and using what they find to make … Continue reading

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Why Is ABC Hatin’ On Madonna?

The ABC network has rejected new commercial for Madonna’s Truth or Dare fragrance, much to Madge’s surprise. Via New York magazine’s The Cut (tip o’ the pixel to The Missus): Madonna Doesn’t Think Madonna’s Perfume Ad Is Inappropriate The commercial for her … Continue reading

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Boston: We’re Number 20! (Poverty Index Edition)

In the wake of the remarkable statement by GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum (R-I Got Mine) that “There is income inequality in America. There always has been and, hopefully, and I do say that, there always will be,” New York … Continue reading

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That’s Rich! (GOP 75% Edition)

Ever since Frank Rich exited the New York Times and entered the Richness Protection Program at New York magazine, the hardworking staff has worried about him dropping off the chin-strokerati radar screen. So we’re launching our That’s Rich! series (pat.pending), … Continue reading

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