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The Boston Bombing Witch Hunt Bags Another Innocent Kid
On Monday, the New York Post doggedly stuck to its claim that 12 were killed in the Boston Marathon bombings. On Tuesday, CNN (among others) reported that a suspect had been arrested, before walking that all the way back. Today, the Post wrests back the "what the fuck are you doing?" crown by puttin...
The Bruins Drop The Puck On An Emotional Night In Boston
Back to hockey....
Watch As The Crowd Sings The National Anthem At The Boston Bruins Game
With the Bruins hosting the Sabres in Boston's first professional sporting event since Monday's marathon bombings, it figured to be an emotional evening at TD Bank Garden. And so it is....
Today's Boston Bombing Media Shitshow, In 90 Seconds
Our friends at Gawker already took a stab at this, but we thought we'd condense today's mess of media reporting into something easily consumable for the crowd that may have been working and thus wasn't privy to the disaster taking place on television airwaves....
"Heroes are never in short supply in a catastrophe...but neither are cowards and egoists and creeps who have decided to wallow in melodrama and fear, restless miserablists whose only mile-markers in life are the tragedies that have befallen them." Go read Cord Jefferson on the national response to t...
Jonathan Papelbon Is Afraid Obama "Wants To Take Our Guns From Us"
The Boston Marathon bombings have had a particular resonance for Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon, who spent seven seasons with the Red Sox and says he once lived above the spot where one of the bombs detonated. Papelbon is rightly concerned about security at open gatherings in the wake of the atta...
Reports: Suspect Identified In Boston Bombings
CNN has reported that investigators believe they've identified a possible suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, based off of video footage of someone leaving a bag at the site of the second explosion. Note, 6 p.m.: This turned into an all-time media shitshow. These were our chronological updates ...
Here's What's Left Of The Boston Marathon Bombs
These are images of the remnants of a pressure cooker used in one of the devices that exploded during Monday's Boston Marathon, and a black bag used to hide it....
Boston Takes The Field, While The Yankees Break Out "Sweet Caroline"
Even after the most routine, stressful workday, it's nice to come home and watch a baseball game and forget about everything else for a few hours. Last night, for the first time since Monday's marathon bombings, the people of Boston had the Red Sox....
The Third Victim Of The Boston Blasts Was A BU Grad Student
Boston University confirmed this afternoon that the third victim of the Marathon bombings was a graduate student at the school. The victim's name has not yet been released, as BU officials are still speaking with the family....
Here's A Nice Thing That One Couple Did After The Marathon Bombing
The following story was written by Laura Wellington, who ran in yesterday's Boston Marathon. It was passed along to us by one of Wellington's friends, and it has also popped up on the Huffington Post. It is a very nice story....
I Watched The Marathon Bombing From Above. These Are My Photos.
On Marathon Monday, April 15, 2013, a bomb went off in my face. I was leaning out of the window below, taking pictures, when the attack began. I took this photo immediately after the second blast, and I don’t know why....
Boston Marathon Bombings: What Happened And What Didn't
As with any crisis, early information is incomplete and sometimes outright wrong. The day after the Boston Marathon bombings, a clearer picture has emerged. Let's get up to speed with where things stand right now....
Report: 29-Year-Old Woman Identified As Second Victim Of Boston Blasts
Her name is Krystle M. Campbell, and she lived in Arlington, Mass., though she's originally from Medford. Campbell's father, William, confirmed her death to Yahoo. She was at the marathon with a friend to watch her boyfriend cross the finish line. Campbell joins 8-year-old Martin Richard as the seco...
People Covering A <em>Marathon</em> Bombing Are Being Told To Stick To Sports
The Boston Marathon is a sporting event, and so it stands to reason that sports media outlets are covering the fatal bombing near the race's finish line yesterday. This does not sit well with the internet's "stick to sports" brigade, which will not rest until sports are stuck to, stubbornly....
Everything We Don't Know About Boston's "Person Of Interest"
As rumor and conjecture flew yesterday, the New York Post alone reported that a Saudi national was being questioned at a Boston hospital. Despite getting heaped with scorn, the Post doubled down on the story—and this morning the paper was proved to be right. Unfortunately, the mere existence of the ...
Boston Marathon Time-Lapse Video: Joy, Panic, Process
Boston CBS affiliate WBZ's finish line camera provided us our first view of the marathon blasts as they happened, and to their credit they kept the feed going until well after nightfall. ...
8-Year-Old Boy Killed In The Boston Blasts Has Been Identified
That's according to the Boston Globe:...
<em>Chicago Tribune</em> Sports Page Pays Tribute To Boston
Here is the front page of today's sports section....