Two weeks ago, the Boston Herald ran this:
Boos for Whitey Bulger costume
Murder victim’s brother upset by iParty jumpsuit
Dedham-based party supply retailer iParty is selling a particularly scary Halloween costume this year — a prison jumpsuit based on captured Southie gangster James “Whitey” Bulger’s recent attire — and some family members of his alleged victims aren’t amused.
“It would be insane. It’s sick to think anybody would want to wear it,” said Steven Davis, whose sister,…
(The rest of the article is archived; the hardworking staff could have paid $3.95 to get it, but then we’d have to kill ourselves.)
Fast forward to today, and the feisty local tabloid features this:
Hey trick-or-treaters… take a page from us!
This Halloween, the must-have costumes are ripped from the headlines — and they’re easy to make. Here are six front-page looks that’ll make you a trick-or-treating star.
Whitey Bulger & Catherine Greig
Get Whitey’s fresh-from-Santa-Monica style with a prison jumpsuit that reads “Busted” on the front and “Whitey” on the back ($39.99, bald cap $3.99, both at iParty/iparty.com); beard $19.99 at rickysnyc.com. Channel moll Catherine Greig’s cat-loving ways with a “Crazy Cat Lady” top from Pajama Party in Quincy Market/www.nightshirtstogo.com ($26) . . .
So the Herald goes from sympathy to party! in one easy step. It would be scary if it wasn’t so sad.
