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Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal
The Art Seen In NYC (Le Corbusier Addendum)
The hardviewing staff noted yesterday that our foray to the Big Town last weekend included a visit to the Le Corbusier exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. Now comes this review in the Wall Street Journal, which details Le Corbusier’s … Continue reading
Why The WSJ Is A Great Newspaper (Picasso Sculpture Edition)
The Weekend Wall Street Journal devotes three full pages to a piece chronicling the quest by one of Pablo Picasso’s granddaughters to catalogue the more than 2000 sculptures created by the 20th Century’s greatest artist. A PICASSO HEIR’S EPIC HUNT … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Giacometti, Artnet, bildungsroman, Carmen Gimenez, Diana Widmaier-Picasso, Dora Maar, Grand Palais, Guggenheim Museum, Marie-Thérèse Walter, Musée Picasso, Museo Picasso Málaga, Pablo Picasso, Paris, Picasso sculptures, Sotheby's, Wall Street Journal
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A (Jason) Gay Ol’ Time (The Great Rivera Edition)
The Wall Street Journal’s redoubtable Jason Gay gets it pitch-perfect in his latest column: Let’s Be Cool Like Mariano Rivera I have a new dream, a fresh life goal. I want to be more like Mariano Rivera. I believe I … Continue reading
Magazine Cover o’ the Week (Hedge Fund Myth Edition)
Every Friday, Bloomberg Businessweek arrives – unbidden – at the hardworking staff’s doorstep. (We’re guessing it’s an offshoot of our Wall Street Journal home subscription.) Regardless, Bloomberg Businessweek has consistently interesting covers. Current issue (tip o’ the pixel to FishbowlNY): … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloomberg Businessweek, FishbowlNY, Hedge Fund Myth, Wall Street Journal
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Why The Wall Street Journal Is A Great Sports Paper
The Wall Street Journal consistently produces imaginative sports reporting (Jason Gay being just one example). Friday’s Journal provided yet another example: In America’s Pastime, Baseball Players Pass A Lot of Time The findings: 90% of the game is spent standing … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball stopwatch, Jason Gay, time between batters, time between pitches, Wall Street Journal
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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The ‘Heroic Media’ Anti-Abortion Ads?
Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out: Dear Dr. Ads, I recently saw this Wall Street Journal ad from an outfit called Heroic Media. The website’s Frequently Asked Questions section says this about the group’s funding: Our … Continue reading
Why The Wall Street Journal Is A Great Newspaper (Zoilo Versalles Edition)
The Sports section of the Weekend Wall Street Journal plays the name game in this Michael Salfino piece: A Long Gap in Between ‘Zoilo’ At-Bats Zoilo Almonte has created quite a splash since making his major-league debut in late June, … Continue reading
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Tagged Levi Burton, Levi Meyerle, Michael Salfino, Wall Street Journal, Zoilo Almonte, Zoilo Versalles
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WSJ Salutes The Trash Fish Of New England
Monday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed: Short of Cod, Massachusetts Chefs Suggest a Dish of Blood Cockle Catch Limits Have New Englanders Testing New Recipes, and Names, for ‘Trash Fish’ BOSTON—Scott Segal considers himself an adventurous eater committed to seafood from … Continue reading
Wall Street Journal Goes All Wimbledamus
From our Nostradamus desk Monday’s Wall Street Journal featured this in its Sports section: Wimbledon Could Get Even Weirder After last week’s upsets, injuries and shoe-sole theatrics, will the ball keep bouncing funny? If you love Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic … Continue reading
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Tagged Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Serena Williams, Wall Street Journal, Wimbledamus, Wimbledon
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The ‘Ray Donovan’ Rumpus? It Ends Tonight!
As the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider noted earlier, the Times-Industrial Complex rendered a split decision on Showtime’s new series Ray Donovan. New York Times critic Alessandra Stanley found it “grandiose, predictable and painfully slow,” while kissin’ cousin Boston Globe critic Matthew Gilbert considered it “fantastic.” … Continue reading
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