William M. Hartnett

Matt Waite’s post about contributing in ways not included in his formal job description, illustrating the point that the “not my job attitude” doesn’t cut it anymore in the newspaper biz, brought to mind one of my own selfless efforts to pitch in anywhere I can.
Specifically, I remembered the time I hand-delivered a bundle of [...]

>Foxy Brown arrested in Broward beauty store smackdown (Miami Herald)
Since when is it Foxy with one x? I was under the impression it was Foxxy. Key line: “The officer had to ‘utilize a takedown maneuver to gain control’ of Brown, according to the report.” Foxy, of course, is a famously tiny 5-foot-2, though those knee-high [...]

>Chelsea FC strike YouTube deal (The Guardian)
I think this means I’ll soon be able to watch my favorite clips of Andriy Shevchenko not scoring without fear of copyright infringement. I’m afraid I’ll need subtitles to understand ol’ Billy, however:

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Weather news: Temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s are expected across South Florida this weekend. I’ve always been pleased that temperatures in the 40s are newsworthy in Florida. We even have a list of cold weather tips for cool-clueless Floridians. I don’t know if these are on the list, but, to survive a [...]

> Sun, Water and the Mets Put a ‘Nowhere’ on the Map (NYT)
I never thought I’d see Port St. Lucie featured in the real estate section of The New York Times, despite it being the spring training home of the Mets. But there it is, courtesy of my coworker Charles Passy, of The Hungry Man [...]

>Volkswagen Withdraws Commercial That Involved Suicide (NYT)
Can’t let this one pass without a quip, delivered in the style of an afternoon easy listening radio station DJ: “Just read a story about a Volkswagen commercial making light of suicide. You know what makes me want to do myself in? MY Volkswagen. Now here’s Phil Collins [...]