Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Co. Town (‘Ray Donovan’ Edition)

Showtime’s new series Ray Donovan premieres this Sunday, and the Times-Industrial Complex renders a split decision on the crime drama. Start with the mothership. Here’s New York Times critic Alessandra Stanley’s take on the   show. Family Ties, Boston Style, … Continue reading

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WSJ On Markey/Gomez Race: Mass. Dems Mean, National GOP Withholds Means

The Bay State is blessed! There are two – count ’em, two – pieces in the Weekend Wall Street Journal about the Ed Markey/Gabriel Gomez special U.S. Senate bakeoff. First up: This piece about conservative donors holding back on Gomez, … Continue reading

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Two Views Of The Washington Post’s Sponsored Views

The Washington Post has gone native (advertising). From the Wall Street Journal: Washington Post Opens Online Opinion Pages to Sponsored Content The Washington Post said on Wednesday that it would let special-interest groups and others buy space on online opinion pages … Continue reading

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Charles Schwab Ad: Don’t Talk To Chuck

From Tuesday’s New York Times (and Wall Street Journal): Nut graf: Bottom line: Own your tomorrow? In other words: Don’t Talk to Chuck. Talk to yourself.

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Ask Dr. Ads: Who Is James Reera? (II)

Yo. Well the old Doc has been doing some gumshoe work on this Boston Herald ad, which we mentioned the other day. First, we dug up this obituary for Mr. Reera. James M. Reera, age 64, passed away Jan. 2, 2013. Jim was … Continue reading

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Travels With The Missus On The Côte d’Azur

Well the Missus and I trundled over to the French Riviera for our 30th wedding anniversary (and to walk in the footsteps of Alicia Markova in advance of the Missus’ forthcoming book), and here’s how it went . . . … Continue reading

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NY Broadsheets See Different Art Auction Action

From our Compare and Contrast in Clear Idiomatic English desk There’s a shipload of historic fine art up for auction in the Big Town right now, and it’s characterized very differently in the local broadsheets. The Wall Street Journal, not … Continue reading

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NYT Celebrates Itself And Sings Itself

From our Walt Whitman desk The New York Times is engaged in a Tongue War with the Wall Street Journal nowadays, and Wednesday’s edition featured the latest volley in the form of this full-page ad:     Don’t take all those … Continue reading

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Why The Wall Street Journal And The Boston Globe Are Great Newspapers (Norden Family Edition)

Monday’s Wall Street Journal and Boston Globe front pages featured his and her versions of the damage visited upon the Norden family by the Boston Marathon bombings. Boston Globe Page One (via the Globe’s ePaper):   WSJ Page One (via … Continue reading

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Boston Globe Photo Page One News In WSJ

Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal front page (via The Newseum): Close-up of the photo by David L. Ryan for the Boston Globe: Funny, but the hardwatching staff can’t remember seeing this photo in the Globe itself. Then again, we could be … Continue reading

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