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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés . . .
. . . well, that’s just sad. The hardnoting staff has a habit of recording mangled phrases in the press, and here’s our latest batch. • From Boston Magazine last July, about the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial race: “[Martha Coakley’s] apparent reversal … Continue reading
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Tagged @MickeyBPowerPop, Allen Craig, Arsenio Hall, Bill Clinton, Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Boston magazine, Brian Krause, CNN, Condoleezza Rice, Daniel Nava, David Desharnais, Doug Band, First Read, International Cherry-Pit Spitting Contest, Iowa, Jeremy Roenick, John Kerry, Johnny Carson, mangled phrases, Martha Coakley, Mexican immigrants, Montreal Canadiens, MSNBC, New Republic, NPR, Quebec, Red Sox, Rep. Steve King, SCOTUS, Secretary of State, St. Louis Cardinals, Stanley Cup, stare decisis, Wall Street Journal, Will Middlebrooks
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The Ballad of Joe Boyd (Music by Nick Drake), Con.
Last year the hardworking staff posted this. Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered on Sunday included a conversation with Joe Boyd, “[who] produced Nick Drake’s first two albums back in 1969 and 1970, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pafenbach, Andre Betz, Bug Editorial, Entertainment Weekly, family-sized can of words, Honey Moon, Joe Boyd, Jonathan Dayton, Lance Accord, Lance Jensen, Little Miss Sunshine, Liz Vanzura, Lost in Translation, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, Ron Lawner, Shane Hutton, Sofia Coppola, South by Southwest, The Church, The Cure, Under the Mlky Way, Valerie Feris, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered
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Why We Love the Stanley Cup Bakeoffs (DeadBlogging Game 5)
First off the hardwatching staff wants to nominate hockey as the real beautiful game (sorry, fútbol), especially during the Stanley Cup Finals. There’s almost never a bad finals game, and last night’s double-overtime tilt between the Los Angeles Kings and … Continue reading
Nobody at NPR Knows How to Pronounce ‘The’ Before a Vowel
The hardtalking staff has railed about this before, but we’ll say it again: The Proper Pronunciation Of ‘The’ Before A Vowel Is Literally Disappearing. Again, from thee EnglishClub.com: We also (should) say “thee online magazine Ozy,” as opposed to “thuh … Continue reading
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Tagged Arun Rath, EnglishClub.com, NPR, NPRniks, pronunciation of the, Weekend All Things Considered
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NYT – Finally! – Catches Up to Hardworking Staff (Disney World Edition)
Two weeks ago the hardworking staff did a turn on NPR’s Here & Now with the estimable Sacha Pfeiffer, talking about the Extreme Data Mining currently being inflicted on consumers. PFEIFFER: So, John, of course, collecting is becoming so widespread, data collection. … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up with the E-Cig Emails?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I checked my email yesterday and discovered this: Hello friend Merry christmas to you in advance. Thanks for your time. Do you know … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Christy Zhong, christyzch, e-cigs, e-pipe K1000, electronic cigarettes, Here & Now, Johnny Smoke, NPR, YACYA
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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The VMR Electronic Cigarettes Ad?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Full disclosure: I’m a smoker, which in today’s society means I am 1) morally deficient, and 2) an endless source of revenue for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Dr. Ads, e-cigs, electronic cigarettes, FDA, Here & Now, New York Times, NPR, VaporTruth, VMR.
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You Have No Idea How Much They’re Watching You Online
You probably know that Facebook and Google are strip-mining you like West Virginia for online data, but that’s just part of the story. NPR’s All Things Considered is trying to provide the rest of it in its series Your Digital Trail. … Continue reading
When A Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés . . .
Well, that’s just sad. The hardworking staff has a habit of recording mangled phrases in the press, and here’s our latest batch. • About a week ago, the Boston Globe ran a story about CBS’s decision to stop broadcasting the … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, APM, Boston Globe, Boston Pops, CBS, CBS This Morning, Cheryl Miller, Chris Christie, Chris Hughes, David Mugar, Eli Manning, Hall of Fane, July 4th fireworks, Legal Sea Foods, Marketplace, Mohamed Morsi, MSNBC First Read, New Hampshire Journal, New Republic, New York Times Magazine, NPR, Peyton Manning, Reggie Miller, Roger Berkowitz, The Note
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