John CarrollThe Sad Demise of Trader Joe’s Little Chocolate Chip CookiesThe hardmunching staff has long been a patron of Trader Joe’s (Coolidge Corner chapter) and along the way we’ve noticed several syndromes.Mar 3, 2017Mar 3, 2017
John CarrollOne America, Two Different Worlds (Jonathan Chiat Edition)First in what promises to be a long-running seriesJan 18, 2017Jan 18, 2017
John CarrollMike Allen Shameless Trump Suck-Up Watch (Parts 1–3)Mike Allen, the man the White House used to wake up to, has moved his home address from Politico to the delusional startup Axios, where he…Jan 15, 2017Jan 15, 2017
John CarrollFred Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, and the Bicentennial BluesSad to say, Saturday’s Boston Globe featured this front-page probituary of Boston jazz impresario Fred Taylor.Jan 9, 2017Jan 9, 2017
John CarrollNew York Times Eager to Crowdsource Editorial ContentJust as with the search for local weather watchers (“Thanks Betsy from Medford for that beautiful sunset picture!”) or cable news network…Dec 21, 2016Dec 21, 2016
John CarrollWeekly Standard Whacks Mike Dukakis Re: Ethel Rosenberg ExonerationJulius and Ethel Rosenberg may have been executed in 1953 for conspiring to pass atomic secrets to Russia, as this Los Angeles Times front…Dec 20, 2016Dec 20, 2016
John CarrollThe Yin and Yang of Donald Trump’s TweetingThe hardworking staff has concluded that not only are there two Americas, there are two media Americas as well.Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
John CarrollThe Nude York TimesAs the hardblushing staff has noted, the Grey Lady has slowly been opening the kimono in its print pages, starting with this ulp-skirt…Nov 14, 2016Nov 14, 2016
John CarrollDonald Trump Is the Uber of American PoliticsLet’s begin with the obvious about the 2016 U.S. presidential election: Given that they were the two most-disliked American presidential…Nov 12, 2016Nov 12, 2016
John CarrollCalifornia National Gird: ‘Pay It Backward’ Is a Time-Honored Government GambitThe federal clawback is back — this time for the California National Guard.Oct 26, 2016Oct 26, 2016