Monthly Archives: October 2009

You Cannot Hurt This Man’s Feelings By Refusing to Buy a Mobile Home from Him

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Times Dares Not Speak the Rumor’s Name

Today’s Times notes the firing of alleged ESPN sleazebag Steve Phillips, and throws in a nice little sidebar about the network’s recent flaming on Deadspin. It’s a classically awkward confluence of old and new media: The Gray Lady turns down … Continue reading

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The Mullet-iest Hotel

One of the things about writing about commercial real estate every day is that you pay close attention to buildings – where they are, what they do, how they interact with their surroundings, and how they look. So when I … Continue reading

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Near-Dead State Agency Throws Presser, Borrows Podium

The Mass Turnpike Authority won’t be dead for another week and a half. However, it appears that their press-conferencing materials have already been confiscated by other, less-dead state agencies. Here’s what Pike officials lugged to a presser last week: No … Continue reading

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The Prof on the Payroll

Isn’t this nice. In today’s Herald, Jay Fitzgerald updates us on Clyde Barrow’s newest extracurricular activity: The high-profile UMass prof, who’s virtually the sole source of all those rosy projections about the windfall casino gambling would bring to Massachusetts, is … Continue reading

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Some Reviews of New-ish Beers

Hey there! If you care, here’s a few thoughts on a few beers I’ve had lately. If not, uh, there’s always this. Beer Works Black Rider Lager: Had a pint of this last night, before the massive Al Green show … Continue reading

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New Clip is Hairy

That didn’t take long. No sooner did September’s BA mag clip hit the internets, than production up and cranked out another awesome-looking edition of the magazine. I grabbed a copy today, while Tom Cruise’s roadies were mulling around the South … Continue reading

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Japandroids, Meet Wind Machine, Meet VHS Camcorder

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Well, Don’t They?

A judge has tossed two prospective jurors off the upcoming Bear Stearns trial because they hold tainted views of evil bankers. Such as, “people on Wall Street try to get away with wrongdoing,” and, big financial firms “always try to … Continue reading

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Age-Old Debate Rages On

I was up in Maine this past weekend, eating pancakes and listening in on the conversation at the table of old guys nearby. One of them mentions Bob Dylan. Another lets out a loud “BAGH!”-type noise. “I can’t stand that … Continue reading

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