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Ted declines Harvard’s offer

Exclusive excerpt from Ben Bradlee, Jr.’s “The Kid”: Unlike many professional ballplayers—probably most of them—Ted was embarrassed that he never went to college, or had no formal education beyond high school. In 1991, on the 50th anniversary of his .406 year, Harvard University wanted to give him an honorary degree, but he turned it down, feeling that he would have been out of place among the intelligentsia in Harvard Yard.

(PHOTO: Ted Williams at Boston’s Back Bay station, April 1939, arriving in the city for the first time. Boston Globe photograph.)

No, say it isn't so, ABC kills 2 soaps

ABC has announced it is canceling two soaps: 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live', which brings to a close an era of TV. @Oprah recently had some of these stars on and, come to think of it, the whole show seemed more like an obit than a promo. I guess not even @Oprah can resurrect the dead.

#pencils writing.

Look, Mom! That lady is reading a newspaper!

Amtrak from D.C. to NYC. May 2013. 

Another great list of books to get you through this bitterly cold winter.

32 Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud

Warning: You’ll probably want to read these books in private, since spontaneous maniacal laughter may ensue.

If you need a laugh on a freezing cold day

And we lost this for City Hall.

Adams Square, 1906, Transit Department photo collection (Collection #8300.002)

This work is in the public domain and free of known copyright restrictions. Please attribute to City of Boston Archives.

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#Slapshot on #Showtime extreme. Had forgotten that Swoozie Kurtz was in this gem. The Hanson Bros.

The calm before the crowds. Looks like Georgia is going to have to don the costume and start the tours. At Harvard Square. #may #harvardarts

@zacharyquinto on #MorningJoe talking all things @menageriebwy and his post-'Glass' life.

Apparently my dad, Jim Beggy, is alive and living at Cusack Terrace in Arlington. Someone not happy about the doggie do.