Hot Dogs Will Literally Kill You
"A Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in western South Dakota turned tragic when a contestant choked to death.Speed-eating competitions are popular over the Fourth of July weekend. Eight-time...
View ArticleNext Stop Pottersville
"They thought with a wave of her pen she had made Harry Potter disappear. But with the surprise release Tuesday of a new chapter in the wildly popular saga of the boy wizard and his friends, author J....
View ArticleDrunk Deer
"Deer in Weymouth liquor store causes $3,000 in damage" by Faiz Siddiqui | Globe Correspondent July 09, 2014WEYMOUTH — Behind the counter of Quick 6 Liquors there is usually not much excitement. But...
View ArticleMaine Has Moxie
"Maine town hosts 33d annual tribute to Moxie soda" by James Sullivan | Globe Correspondent July 10, 2014LISBON, Maine — This weekend, the town of 9,000 will welcome as many as 50,000 visitors, most...
View ArticleBickoff Tried to Bullshit Cops
Related: Bickoff's Blunder"Man held on $10,000 cash bail after crash that killed jogger" by Claire McNeill | Globe correspondent July 09, 2014STOUGHTON — After he allegedly struck and killed a...
View ArticleBoston Globe Animal Shelter
"Boston animal shelter found in crisis; City moves 35 animals to other shelters" by Andrew Ryan | Globe Staff July 11, 2014Boston’s city-run animal shelter is meant to be a sanctuary for abandoned...
View ArticleBoston Globe Haystack
"App allows users to claim parking spots, resell them" by Callum Borchers | Globe Staff July 10, 2014Haystack debuts in Boston on Tuesday. Users receive an electronic notification when someone else...
View ArticleThe Boston Globe's Friday Night Movie
I will be going out tonight, but not to a theater."A summer without swagger for Hollywood" by Jake Coyle | Associated Press July 10, 2014NEW YORK — Hollywood’s summer at the box office is not just...
View ArticleGlobe Tinder Box
"Tinder was hatched two years ago during a hack-a-thon at an incubator backed by billionaire Barry Diller’s IAC."See: Homeless in Silicon ValleySee whose looking for hackers?"Tinder suit underscores...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: The Globe's World Cup™ Predictions
I won't be watching much of the matches, sorry. Looking to blog more.Third Place Match:Brazil(2):"Stunned, friends rally behind TelexFree cofounder; Family man James Merrill surprises some as alleged...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Hitting the Links
Related: Slow Saturday Special: Golf Game Maybe we should make it a tradition -- if you can escape of the sand pit."Golf buddies charged with insider trading; Top amateurs among golfers accused of...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: The Return of Jesus Christ
He has brought hope to the hopeless.He's the prodigal son, and he showed up in Cleveland (uh-oh)?So, as ESPN put it, where were you when the King returned home? And how odd is it that as Lebron comes...
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Sunday Globe Special: The Last Summer
In two ways. The first is because I believe this is actually THE YEAR. What one can deduce from recent events in the Middle East, in particular the Syria-Iraq situation and the recent Israeli genocide...
View ArticleSunday Globe Special: In Rebuilding Modi
You need to start somewhere after a collapse, and this is it:"India’s prime minister reins in bureaucrats" by Annie Gowen | Washington Post July 13, 2014NEW DELHI — On one recent day in one of...
View ArticleSunday Globe Special: Saying My Prayers
Related: The Return of Jesus ChristJust got confirmation."On sex and money, Pope Francis sets his course" by John L. Allen Jr. | Globe Staff July 12, 2014As anyone who paid attention in history class...
View ArticleSunday Globe Special: Getting Out the Guns in Alabama
You can cast your vote on this post with your hit."Ban on open guns at Ala. polls clashes with rural culture" by Michael Wines | New York Times July 13, 2014VALLEY, Ala. — When Jimmy Allen walked into...
View ArticleSunday Globe Special: Minamisanriku Memories
"Tsunami decisions divide a Japanese town" by Chico Harlan | Washington Post July 06, 2014MINAMISANRIKU, Japan — The town workers in Minamisanriku have became a poignant source of national pride in...
View ArticleSunday Globe Special: North Korea Leading the Cheers For War
U.S. will take one from whomever they can at this point:"North Korea revives a tactic; Plans to send its cheerleaders to Asian Games" by Sam Kim | Bloomberg News July 13, 2014SEOUL — In 2003, several...
View ArticleSunday Globe Special: French Retreat
I was hoping for a pull-out of Africa, but it is more political than anything else:"French president opens vacation home to public" by Sylvie Corbet | Associated Press July 13, 2014PARIS — It’s an...
View ArticleSunday Globe Special: Kerry Moons Iran
"The United States— which is sending Secretary of State John Kerry— is putting on a good face."Maybe that will get the war going!!"Expectations over the Iran nuclear talks fade further" by George Jahn...
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