Jim was killed by ISIS 10 years ago today. Thanks to the efforts and moral courage of Diane Foley and countless others, friends and family of kidnapped Americans have a hostage policy that can bring more loved ones home. https://t.co/14DlRmAsig
Breaking News: Russia freed Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and others in a multicountry prisoner exchange with the West, Turkish officials said. Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine arrested in 2018, was also freed, officials said. https://t.co/l6QhhiJOAH
@parisreview “Journalism in January 1960 was not yet glamorous….The attitude changed once Kennedy was elected president…Kennedy brought a swarm of Ivy League swells into journalism with the idea that they were morally, intellectually, and socially superior to politicians.” So interesting.
Lots of fun watching Twister last night thanks to @TheRewatchables. I miss Bill Paxton and Phil Hoffman. We learned of Shelley Duvall’s passing just before starting, which gave the drive-in scene a poetic touch. Movies are magic.
Cheers to state Senator @JulianCyr filing an amendment to repeal the 40-year-old prohibition on happy hour. 🍻 “The refrain I hear most from my fellow millennials is how absolutely boring Greater Boston is, how absolutely boring Massachusetts is, Cyr told @politico.