Daily Archives: August 25, 2005

Can a Really Big Journalist Be a Blogger?

He was the first anchor to take over a network evening newscast in the 21st century, so it was probably inevitable that Brian Williams would begin channeling his inner Gawker by getting his own daily blog. "There is no better … Continue reading

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Tales From the Crypt

NEWBURYPORT — A 19-year-old man from Salisbury was supposed to be cleaning up a cemetery last week as part of court-ordered community work after he broke into an apartment building last fall. Instead, officials said, Neil J. Goodwin Jr. invaded … Continue reading

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Philistine French Use Puppies as Shark Bait Sez Bardot

Brigitte Bardot, the 1950s and 1960s film star turned animal rights campaigner, has called on the French government to halt the reported use by fishermen on the island of Reunion of live puppies and kittens as shark bait. "It is … Continue reading

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