Shorter Kevin Cullen column, w/ discussion question(s)

Mabs — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:49:16 GMT

Boston Magazine is a sad excuse for a city publication. Not as snarky and provocative as, say, NY Magazine, not as relevant as, say, the Texas Monthly. I occasionally still get suckered into picking up BM and am always disappointed. Yes, Kevin C. sometimes also lets me down, as do many columnists (are you listening Maureen Dowd?) but at least he seems to have a beating heart. BM too often seems to be completely the sum and total of what the currently powerful group of advertisers need/demand at any one time.

agingcynic — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:40:19 GMT

Adam,

I also "considered" getting a new SUV because of all the discounts. After deliberation, it dawned on me that it would have been a stupid idea. Similarly, McGrory probably remembered that he needed to look at himself in the mirror to shave.

Adam — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:11:37 GMT

BH, based on the reporting I did for that story, I'm comfortable with my use of both verbs. But if you have info that suggests otherwise, I'd love to hear it.

Howie — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:13:46 GMT

Gonzalez aside, Cullen should love Boston magazine. It's full of drunken, nostalgic Irish cranks.

Funny that it should take a glossy broadside to goad him into writing with some fire, though.

Bob Higgins — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:49:11 GMT

The only evidence you provide that McGrory "considered" the Boston editorship is a link to one of your own posts that says he "spurned" the job. Those are two very different words. I don't know if he considered it (seriously), but you don't seem to either -- yet you seem to assert it as a fact.