Morning Report: Free T Today, Celtics in Trouble, and a Grim Anniversary
Happy free MBTA Day! Rides on the T are free and monthly passes for May are 15 percent off today. (BDCwire) Most importantly, Dunkin Donuts will give a free donut to CharlieCard owners between 8 and 10 a.m. (MBTA)
The Armenian genocide was 100 years ago: Yet the US still does not recognize the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman government as a genocide. “On April 15, the European Parliament joined Vatican City and 22 other nations in recognizing the Armenian genocide and called upon Turkey to do the same. The United States should be next.’’ (The Boston Globe) Ahead: Gov. Charlie Baker speaks on the genocide at 1 p.m. today.
Lilly Pulitzer’s Target collaboration brings out the knives: “Some of the women (and men) who wear Lilly—the ones who freaked out about the collaboration—do so because they want to project the image of belonging to an elite class. They want to send a message that they are in a separate social stratum. Which is exactly why they were so threatened by the thought of the plebes being able to pay around $30 for a Lilly for Target dress when they’d spend close to $200 for the real thing. If anyone can join the club, why bother?’’ (Boston.com)
Captain America acts un-super: Boston-born actor Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner made rude jokes about the sexual proclivity of Avengers character Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson. “‘She’s a slut,’ Renner said, which caused the two to burst out in laughter as Evans chimed in with ‘a complete whore.’’’ Evans later apologized: “We answered in a very juvenile and offensive way that rightfully angered some fans. I regret it and sincerely apologize.’’ (Entertainment Weekly)
Celtics on the brink of elimination: “[LeBron] James scored 31 points in his first playoff game in Boston since a masterful performance in the 2012 postseason. And Cleveland moved one win away from a sweep … with a 103-95 victory Thursday night.’’ (Boston.com) “They can play better, but in this series the Celtics’ best simply isn’t going to be good enough. It’s the inconvenient truth.’’ (The Boston Globe )
Downtown gets a grocery store — sort of: “The Downtown Crossing location has no parking lot where customers can load up a minivan with a week’s worth of groceries. As a result, the new Roche Bros. will emphasize prepared foods and small portions. Much of the store’s 3,000 square feet of street-level space will be devoted to ‘grab-and-go’ items for breakfast and lunch, designed to appeal to the large number of office workers in the area.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Elizabeth Warren backers are in denial: Sen. Warren has said hundreds of times she is not running for president, but supporters like Lawrence Lessig won’t take no for an answer. “The gap between her lack of interest and the desperation of her backers is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. ‘I have no doubt she doesn’t want to run,’ Lessig told me after his speech. ‘The question isn’t what she wants to do. It’s a question of what she comes around to recognizing she wants to do.’’’ (The Atlantic )
The trailer for the White Bulger movie is terrifying: “Prepare to never give up your family’s secret steak marinade recipe to another person ever again.’’ (BDCwire)
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