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ABC News: Boston’s Charlotte Golar Richie Not A Major Mayoral Candidate
Boston Magazine’s redoubtable David Bernstein might rank former state representative Charlotte Golar Richie #2 in his list of Boston mayoral hopefuls, and the Boston Globe might report big names coalescing around her campaign, but that still doesn’t give her any … Continue reading
State Of The Cuisinart Marketing: BuzzFeed Hits Purée
Big takeout in New York mag this week on BuzzFeed and its forays into the frontiers of native advertising/sponsored content/commerce journalism. Does BuzzFeed Know the Secret? Jonah Peretti’s viral-content machine purports to have solved the problems of both journalism and advertising at … Continue reading
Lunatic Ad o’ the Day (Crazy Pamela Geller Edition)
Pamela Geller is the the anti-Islamist jihada who launched the Ground Zero Mosque rumpus two years ago and this New York subway campaign (which also ran in Chicago and DC) three months ago: Now she’s back with this doozie (via … Continue reading
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Tagged American Freedom Defense Initiative, DC Metro, Ground Zero Mosque, MTA, New York, Pam Geller
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Katy Perry Kissed A Ballot . . .
And she liked it so much, she made a dress out of it. From New York magazine’s The Cut (tip o’ the pixel to The Missus): Katy Perry Voted Early Katy Perry wore a ballot printed on her dress to … Continue reading
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Tagged ballot dress, Katy Perry, New York, The Cut, The Missus, vote
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Sarah Palin’s Big Makeover (Big Deal)
From our State of the Union Regress desk: New York magazine’s The Cut blog (tip o’ the pixel to the Missus): Sarah Palin’s Hollywood Makeover: Frosted Lips, Hair Migrating south from her native tundra to the relative tropics of L.A., … Continue reading
Paul Ryan, Fashion Victim
Forget GOP vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan (R-Cheesehead) as Budget Victim. New York magazine’s The Cut (via The Missus) has tagged him as Fashion Victim: Everyone Agrees: Paul Ryan’s Style Is Awkward Now that Americans have had a couple days … Continue reading
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Tagged budget victim, fashion victim, New York, Paul Ryan, The Cut, The Missus
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Can You Count All The Brand Names In Rick Ross’s Songs?
It’s fun! Sneak Adtack starter kit here.
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Tagged Diced Pineapples, DMX, frugivore, God Forgives I Don't, New York, Product placement, Rick Ross, Sneak ADtack, Vulture
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Boston: We’re Number Whatever! (Best American Cities To Buy A House Edition)
The Daily Beast has published a slide show of the Best American Cities to Buy a House, From Minneapolis to Fargo. That alone should give you a hint of what’s to come. Setup: Home prices in cities around the country are … Continue reading
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Tagged Best American Cities to Buy a House, Boston, Daily Beast, Fargo, Minneapolis, New York
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WSJ Yanks Roger Clemens Out Of Boston
Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, like every other newspaper yesterday, reported that former Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens had been cleared of charges that he lied to Congress about using steroids during his long and storied career. But the Journal … Continue reading
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Tagged acquitted, Boston, Houston, New York, Red Sox pitching records, Roger Clemens, steroid use, Toronto, Wall Street Journal
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