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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald Coverage Is Twinkie Dinkie)
Everybody has the Twinkie strikeout on the front page today. The New York Times: Read the rest at IGTLTDT.
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Middle East, New York Times, rocket strikes, Tel Aviv, Twinkie strikeout, Twinkies, Wall Street Journal
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A Jason Gay Ol’ Time (The Great Laker Freakout Edition)
The Wall Street Journal’s redoubtable Jason Gay submitted this column in Monday’s edition of the paper: The Great Laker Freakout Who’s ready to give a big whoop about the discombobulated Los Angeles Lakers? Not me! It’s November, buster. Waaaay too … Continue reading
Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar 2016 Rumpus Begin! (Voice-Over Actors Edition)
There were numerous losers in the wake of the 2012 elections: Todd Akin fan fiction websites, Nate Silver short-sellers, Eric Fehrnstrom Limited Edition Etch A Sketches, and etc. But Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed just might feature that saddest lot … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Hed, Eric Fehrnstrom, Nate Silver, Todd Akin, Wall Street Journal
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Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Baseball Uniforms Edition)
From our Late to the Party desk On Thursday the always readable Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay served up this ode to the baseball uniforms of the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants. A Perfect Uniform Series: Giants vs. Tigers … Continue reading
The BBC’s Russian Nesting Duels
The BBC is in a dither over its coverage of one of the Beeb’s own. Primer via the New York Times: Sexual Abuse Scandal Turns the Tables on BBC LONDON — The story seemed perfect for the British Broadcasting Corporation’s hard-hitting … Continue reading
Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Tour de France Edition)
Sports columnist Jason Gay is one of many reasons the Wall Street Journal is a must-read every day. Exhibit Umpteen: Gay’s latest piece. Meet Your New Tour de France Champ Lance Armstrong has been banned from cycling, and it appears that … Continue reading
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Tagged Campagnola, Jason Gay, Lance Armstrong, Tour de France, Vacated, Wall Street Journal
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Detroit Mercifully Puts The Yankees Out Of Our Misery
This is the way the World Series chase ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper. The 2012 ALCS saw the Detroit Tigers sweep the Chernobyl – sorry, New York – Yankees, who submitted one of the most pathetic … Continue reading
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Tagged ALCS, Brian Costa, Chernobyl Yankees, Detroit Tigers, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
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Perkins School Gets Blindsided By The Wall Street Journal
From Monday’s Boston Herald: Perkins has a new vision School for blind shortens name, introduces new Braille device The Perkins School for the Blind is shortening its name but continuing its global mission of helping blind and visually-impaired individuals reach … Continue reading