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SNL “Cha…Zings” Big Papi
$ What were you thinking, Big Papi $?… “Cha Ching” Even “Saturday Night Live” is getting its jabs in. Click on the photo to watch “Weekend Update’s” David Ortiz (Kenan Thompson) interview.
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Tewksbury & Tewkesbury
My association with the town of Tewksbury is long, and I like to think deep. Many, many years ago I remember attending an event in which several dignitaries from the town of Tewkesbury, England were the featured guest. Honestly, I was there for political reasons, more than historical. At that…
Read More »Shame on Brandeis by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is, indeed, a controversial figure, especially for the vehemence with which she has criticized Islamic fundamentalism. Just read her memoir Infidel, and you’ll understand why. Her childhood was spent in Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Kenya,…
Read More »Meryl Streep @ UML
Last week’s visit by Meryl Streep to the University of Massachusetts in Lowell is yet another example of the increasing prestige of the school under the leadership of Chancellor Meehan. This video was originally posted by umasslowell.
Read More »Letterman, the Early Years
After thirty-one years as a successful late night talk show host, last night David Letterman announced his retirement. The 67 year old entertainer began his career as a weatherman in Indianapolis before moving into comedy writing. In his early appearances on “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson, I found Letterman’s…
Read More »Selfie, shmelfie-where will it end by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below i s being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Four months ago, when the Oxford English Dictionary named “selfie” the 2013 word of the year, I had never even heard of it. In the last couple of days, it’s almost all I’ve heard. Of course, there…
Read More »Remy brings ick factor to ballgame by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Despite a hailstorm today, little green shoots are starting to poke their heads up in our yard, tomorrow is April 1st and the baseball season has officially started. I’m poised to wrest control of my garden from the rabbits and welcome…
Read More »Teaching kids to hate by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. If you’re Jewish, think twice about moving to Bedford, MA. That’s the message of recent anti-Semitic incidents in that west suburban town. Elementary school children play a game called “Jail the Jews.” Swastika graffiti is discovered at an…
Read More »The Forstye Saga…Great TV
I often google …“best streaming TV series on Netflix”. Fortunately, this phase has led me to many excellent hours of quality TV viewing. One such series is a 2002 production titled The Forstye Saga. I’ve had this PBS production in my queue for at least a year, but despite its four…
Read More »St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast: more love-in less roast by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Southie’s traditional St. Patrick’s Day breakfast was anything but traditional yesterday. A testament to the new Boston, a majority-minority city, the breakfast was hosted for the first time ever by a woman, a person of color, a Haitian-American,…
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