One Debate, Ted Kennedy, and Boston
Great article in this month’s Boston Magazine by Joe Keohane, who looks at the way that Ted Kennedy’s political career was shaped by his experience in Boston politics. For Keohane, it all comes down to the pivotal 1962 debate when Eddie McCormack wiped the floor with Kennedy in front of a crowd of Southie Irish. In the auditorium, Kennedy was finished, exposed. But on TV, a cruel and sweaty anachronism from benighted pre-Camelot times had tortured a nice, handsome, respectable young...
Posted by admin on 02 5th, 2010
Return of Friday Megalinks...
Work has been crazy the last few weeks which is why you haven’t seen the megalinks since the beginning of the New Year. I’m hoping next week will be easier. You have your Weekend Viewing Picks , of course. National Starting with the Sports Business Daily, we have the full roster of spots for Super Bowl XLIV on CBS. Also from Sports Business Daily, the final ratings from last weekend...
Posted by Sam Baltrusis on 02 5th, 2010
Justin Timberlake brings s...
Justin Timberlake, who co-stars in the upcoming partially made-in-Boston flick based on local author Ben Mezrich’s tell-all book about the founding of Facebook in a Harvard dorm, picked up his Man of the Year pudding pot during a roast orchestrated by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. But, JT did manage to get in a jab regarding the locally shot film ” The Social Network ”...
Posted by on 02 5th, 2010
Friday Links and Randomnes...
So is this NFL offseason going to entirely consist of Boston media types tracking down former and current Patriots players to ask them to talk about the demise of the franchise, and ask how poorly they were treated and how everything in Foxborough is just a house of cards? Just wondering, since that is the early trend thus far. We’ve heard from Richard Seymour, Adam Vinatieri, Asante Samuel,...
Posted by Sam Baltrusis on 02 5th, 2010
‘Survivor’ bea...
Danielle DiLorenzo, a Lynnfield native who schemed her way to the finale of “Survivor: Exile Island” in Panama to lose in a 5-2 vote to Aras Baskauskas for the $1 million prize, is slotted to host a viewing party starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 at Za Za Restaurant & Nitery, located at 114 Broadway Street in Saugus. DiLorenzo, who attended Northeastern University and earned a degree...
Posted by on 02 4th, 2010
Week Log: Sportsual Healin...
A a kid, I remember Jim Rice’s broken hand costing the Sox a World Series title, and Darryl Stingley’s career ending on a preseason gridiron. I watched the corpus erodus of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Bill Walton during what could have been productive years breaking in kids like Len Bias and Reggie Lewis. And how many Cups would a healthy Bobby Orr have delivered to Boston? Sure, every...
Posted by on 02 4th, 2010
Celtics Take The Heat...
The Celtics, playing without Paul Pierce, had enough to hold off Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat last night at the Garden. Frank Dell’Apa has Tony Allen making a big play on Wade with the game on the line, ensuring the Celtics victory. Mark Murphy has the Celtics making the needed plays in the fourth quarter – a welcome change from recent losses. Robert Lee has Rajon Rondo (22 points,...
Posted by on 02 3rd, 2010
Back In Business...
First of all, I apologize for the lack of a post yesterday. 1) I’m sick and 2) because of recurring problems with the core database, an impromptu migration to a new server took place. Hopefully things will be back to normal. Let’s get on to the top ten of this morning. Selfish trend top item on Celtics agenda - Steve Bulpett has the Celtics players saying that their problems this season...
Posted by Sam Baltrusis on 02 2nd, 2010
Holliston native Adam Gree...
Adam Green, a Holliston native and director of the thriller “Frozen” hitting Boston-area theaters on Friday, Feb. 5, says his indie flick following three snowboarders stranded on a chairlift and forced to make life-and-death decisions was inspired by childhood treks to local ski slopes. “Growing up in the greater Boston area, I couldn’t afford to ski at the nicer resorts like Stowe...
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