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Well-read, an exclusive excerpt from “The Kid” by Ben Bradlee, Jr.

A voracious consumer of his own press, Ted ignored all the positive coverage and focused only on the negative. “There were 49 million newspapers in Boston, from the Globe to the Brookline Something-or-Other, all ready to jump us…” he whined in his autobiography, My Turn at Bat. He was particularly sensitive about any stories that he felt delved unnecessarily into his private life, stories that accused him of failing to hit in the clutch, or suggested that he was more interested in his own performance than that of the team.

It was natural for writers to despise Williams, and fear him, because he treated them like dirt. But they also knew Ted was great copy, and if they could get him to talk, he was usually a terrific interview because he spoke with unvarnished candor. He was not above stirring the pot with reporters to give him something to be mad at if he felt he was losing his edge. He often said he hit better if he was mad. “He nurtured his rage,” as the writer Roger Kahn once put it.

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Says, I too.

“rollicking Irish song” from 1917 in honor of #StPatricksDay. From our Bella C. Landauer Sheet Music Collection. View the whole thing here: s.si.edu/1FjthLl #sheetmusic #vintage #irish #aviation http://ift.tt/1BMvKv0

Adele’s middle finger gesture sours Brit Awards success after singer is cutoff It was supposed to be a coronation of sorts for Adele at the Brit Awards but it didn’t turn out that way. The British singer had just picked up six Grammys earlier this month and the Brits represented somewhat of a homecoming after an incredibly successful year fuelled by her album 21 and songs like the inescapable “Rolling in the Deep.” She won six Grammys in L.A. last week — a haul matched only by Beyonce. But when she stepped on stage Tuesday night to receive the Brit Award for the best album award (she’d already won best British female) and was in the middle of an obviously heartfelt speech, she was interrupted by show host James Corden. ”Are you about to cut me off?” said a clearly unimpressed Adele to Corden. “Can I just say then, goodbye and I’ll see you next time around.” (Photo: Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

Beat 'em, Bucs! Raise the Mister Rogers! #piratesgame #buccos #pittsburghpirates #robertoclemente

Just started this novel that was a Christmas gift. And this Version of STONER comes with a Thomas Eakins portrait.

Totally falling for this cheap and wonderful play for the heart strings. Puppies! Cute Puppies! To quote Joan Plowright in #101Dalmatians: The Puppies are Here!

Don’t worry: No puppies were drowned in the making of Underwater Puppies. Photographer Seth Casteel says his shoots actually doubled as pool safety lessons:

So many people forget that our swimming pools, as much fun as they are, they are a danger, and they can be a danger to … our fur children. … I mean, a lot of these puppies I work with — for Underwater PuppiesI worked with over 1,500 — all it took was just a few times, putting them in the water and teaching them where the exit is, and they figured it out.

More photos (and Casteel’s interview on Morning Edition) here!

-Nicole

And then this happened, too. #IndianOcean #firsttime

#morris #school #flat #stanley buying tulips

The lines for the #Starbucks and the #baggage check are the longest right now. #CalmBeforeTheStorm #BEA15 @BookExpoAmerica w/ @jamesthecharles