The Massachusetts accent isn’t achieved simply by dropping an R.
Category Archive: movies
Jul 04
Blaming the Estuary Victim: Bad Massachusetts Accents As Justification for Homicide
“Pond’s for old ladies.”
Jul 01
This Ain’t No Party Or Boating Accident: Chrissie Watkins
Poor crabbyhanded Chrissie Watkins: We pour out our Narragansett to you.
Jun 29
Unfriendly Waters: Why June 29 Is Christmas to “Jaws” Fans
Did Alex Kintner really die on June 29? Is his watch really over?
Feb 29
“Go Set A Watchman” Is A Blood Diamond in the Rough
Sometimes the next thing that happens just isn’t that interesting to everyone else, Scout.
Nov 24
How I Lived To Be 46
46 is the least-popular 2-digit multiple of 23, but I’m making it look good.
Feb 10
I Still Pray To My Childhood Saints
When I first heard Hozier’s “Take Me To Church” I thought: “Why didn’t you release this instead of ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight?’, 90s Elton John?”
Jul 03
Holiday Roast: The 8-Day Amity Island Diet
Amity Island, like Brigadoon or King Arthur’s Avalon, is a place out of time that is powered by summer dollars and magical realism. But an Islander’s gotta eat — and not some license plate he found in a river. As has been proven with exhaustive scholarship, we cannot rely on police reports or flyers on …