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Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal
NYT, WSJ Live In Different New Yorks
My late great father-in-law Marvelous Marvin Sutton used to delight in declaring at suitable intervals, “Tough sledding on Wall Street: No snow.” So it was when an Adbusters-inspired protest (#OccupyWallStreet) filled New York’s Financial District last week with hundreds (not … Continue reading
‘Moneyball’ Reviews Subject To Inflation
So the hardworking staff ventured forth from the Global Worldwide Headquarters yesterday and trundled over to the Fenway cinemas to take in the new movie “Moneyball,” the story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane’s (legal) tender love affair with … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Joe Morgenstern, Manohla Dargis, Moneyball, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
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WSJ’s Facebook Story Fails To Disclose Paper’s Deal With Site
Facebook is facing “access tension” according to Thursday’s Wall Street Journal: Technology start-ups are stepping up their bets on Facebook Inc., as more developers create companies that rely on the social network’s 750 million members, rather than build a user … Continue reading
WSJ’s Jason Gay To Littlest Red Sox Fans: Welcome To Boston
The Wall Street Journal has been on the Red Sox like David Ortiz on a low fastball. Today’s installment comes from columnist Jason Gay: Boston Kids Finally Feel Heartbreak This letter is for everyone in Boston who’s 10 years old … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal
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WSJ’s Red Sox Notion
The Wall Street Journal’s read on the current state of Red Sucks Nation: Something seriously disturbing is unfolding in Boston. The Red Sox pitching is collapsing. Their expensive free agents are playing like loaves of challah. A nine-game lead over … Continue reading
Is Wikipedia Turning Into A PR Playground?
From last weekend’s Wall Street Journal: Wikipedia has a numbers problem: Its use is growing, but fewer editors are opting to edit the sprawling online encyclopedia. And it isn’t clear how many more editors are needed to sustain the critical … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Hernández, encyclosite, Wall Street Journal, Wikipedia
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WSJ: Elizabeth Warren Could Beat Scott Brown
Friday’s Wall Street Journal featured a front-page piece with the headline, “GOP’s Hopes Rise for Senate Control.” It laid out the the Senate politiscape for 2012 thusly: The political arithmetic for 2012 shows what Democrats are up against. Republicans would … Continue reading
A Boston Parking Spot Is A Better Investment Than Your Home
Maybe you can’t live in a parking space, but in Boston you can certainly profit from one. So says the Wall Street Journal: For Sale: 200 Sq. Feet, 0 BRs, No View: $125k Helen and Bob Alkon paid $1.3 million … Continue reading
Jason Gay’s Take-Your-Father-To-Work Day
Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay had a sweet piece Thursday about taking his Dad, “a high school tennis coach in Cambridge, Mass., the city he grew up in, for 38 seasons,” to the U.S. Open. He has coached … Continue reading
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Tagged Jason Gay, Patrick Ewing, tennis Grand Slam, U.S.Open, Wall Street Journal
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WSJ Drops News Corp. Disclosure
At least for this Tuesday report: News Corp. Loses Contract New York Changes Mind on Education-Tracking Tool, Citing Hacking Scandal New York State’s comptroller rejected a $27 million contract between the New York State Education Department and News Corp.‘s education subsidiary, … Continue reading
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