Tag: Boston
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The Malcontent’s Most Annoying People, Places & Things of 2013: Boston
No, not the band, though they’re plenty annoying. Beantown’s baseball team, cheered by a nation of front-runners, annoys me about as much as anything. The Red Sox provided some solace for those killed or injured in this year’s tragic marathon bombing, and that’s a good thing. But the team, and the city, wallowed in the…
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Five cities that’ll never see me again
1. Boston. Before I learned to despise the Red Sox I went to a game at Fenway Park. Or tried to. A cold downpour interfered. Turned out to be quite the harbinger. Hard to imagine a more provincial big city. I pulled over at a gas station to replace my windshield wipers (since it rained…
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Another reminder America’s most racist big city isn’t in the South
When I heard a black NHL player’s game-winning goal was greeted by a torrent of racist tweets it wasn’t hard to guess which city’s team lost. Par for the course for Boston, where racist sports fans have always felt at home. Sport and race always has been a combustible pairing in Boston. In the 1970s, when…
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boston, i salute you
I’ve never much cared for *Boston. I took a summer job in Cape Cod years ago — didn’t make it through the week. Didn’t even get to see a game at Fenway. Bought a ticket, sat in the bleachers for three hours, game canceled. It was the highlight of my stay. I thought I knew…
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