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...states - 13 to her 8 - and slightly more delegates than she did. But Clinton had considerable bragging rights as well. She won California, the night's biggest prize, and a slightly larger percentage of the popular vote and took particular glee in routing Obama in Massachusetts, despite all the hoopla that had surrounded Obama's endorsement by Senator Edward Kennedy and much of his family, as well as the state's other Senator, 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry, and Governor Deval Patrick...
...place where Boston and New York sports fans could co-exist in peace. Certainly, Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup lacks some of the Boston-New York bite to which sports fans have become so accustomed. What pushes this game past the level of usual Super Bowl hoopla is, of course, the Patriots’ potential place in history. As usual, sports fans seem to be rallying against the favorite—a natural position for those without an affiliation to either team. But New England is a different type of favorite. It?...
...hoopla on the street and at the bar confused passersby, some of whom took pics of the action with their camera phones, while others asked the couple, both 30, who they were. "We were like, 'We're nobody,'" Vaz says. Actually, Vaz is a high-tech entrepreneur, and Hill works on a city councilwoman's re-election campaign, but in terms of celebrity status, even locally, they are indeed "nobody." Vaz, as a surprise for his fiancé, had hired Celeb 4 A Day, which provides personal paparazzi to private individuals who want to experience some of the trappings of fame...
...Last night's starless show underlines how much the awards hoopla, and the Globes as a free, high-rated showcase, mean to the "little" films that get nominations. The HFPA may have lots of stars, and several blockbusters, among their finalists; but like every critics' group it wants to remember the neediest, to reward the little movies that could. Producers of indie films often factor the "Globes bump" into their production and marketing budgets. Exposure on the Globes program puts their product in front of millions of new eyes and can mean millions at the box office...
Last Friday, I felt Boston’s collective heart start beating again.For all the romance about the Red Sox and the hoopla surrounding Bill Belichick’s stealth with a video camera, Boston has bled Celtic green since Red Auerbach paced the sidelines decades ago.So when Celtics tickets went on sale last Friday, this old city’s heart—broken and embittered after 20 years of pure misery—started pumping the same green blood that fueled a 30-year obsession with arguably the NBA’s best franchise.And I, the hapless Midwesterner...