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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Necrofilmia: The Michael Jackson Edition
Back in 1991, it was Paula Abdul dancing in a Diet Coke commercial with the long-gone Cary Grant, Groucho Marx, and Gene Kelly: Now it’s Pepsi resurrecting Michael Jackson, the Wall Street Journal reports: Pepsi Brings Back the King … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Cary Grant, Diet Coke, Gene Kelly, Groucho Marx, Michael Jackson, necrofilmia, Paula Abdul, Pepsi, Wall Street Journal
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Elizabeth Warren(ing) Concern
The Elizabeth Warren (D-High Cheekbones) Dustup is starting to look like a major mismatch. From today’s Boston Herald column by Joe Battenfeld: Elizabeth Warren brings no peace to Dems Elizabeth Warren’s stumbling efforts to douse the firestorm surrounding her claims of … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Battenfeld, Letters to the Editor, Native American
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Consumers Union Goes Public Over Facebook’s Privacy Violations
Advertising Age reports that Consumers Union has run a full-page ad in Politico blasting Facebook’s privacy policy. Consumers Union Blasts Facebook in Full-Page Ad Consumers Union took out a full-page ad in Politico today bashing Facebook’s privacy policies–or lack thereof. While the … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising Age, Consumers Union, Facebook, go public, Hear Us Now, Politico, privacy policy
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (My Big Cat Fight Wedding Edition)
Today’s Boston Herald front page says it all: Jessica Heslam’s story is a hoot, filled with colorful quotes from the wedding brawlers. And the Boston Globe? A bland page 3 piece (headline “Wedding party ends in arrests”) that’s largely based … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Circulation Figures Edition)
The Audit Bureau of Circulations has just released the latest figures for the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald, and as usual, the local dailies inhabit parallel universes in their coverage of the numbers. For starters, the Globe report appears in … Continue reading
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Tagged Audit Bureau of Circulations, Boston Globe, Boston Herald
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Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Triple Overtime Edition)
Say, that was some game between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals last night, yeah? (Oh wait – you’re a Bruins fan. You don’t give a damn about the Stanley Cup playoffs anymore.) Regardless, the hardworking staff is … Continue reading
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Tagged Doc Emrick, NBC Sports, New York Rangers, Pierre McGuire, Pres. Obama, Stanley Cup playoffs, Washington Capitals
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Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Last Half Of April Edition)
Politico Influence tallies up the independent expenditures in just the second half of April, and the grand total is roughly $6 million in just a handful of races. Here’s the damage: CLUB FOR GROWTH, PRIORITIES USA ACTION SUPER PAC CLEAN … Continue reading
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Tagged Club for Growth, Dick Lugar, Mitt Romney, Politico Influence, Priorities USA Action
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NY Gives “Magic/Bird” The Finger
As the hardworking staff predicted several weeks ago, the Broadway production of Magic/Bird has fouled out early. Boston Globe: ‘Magic/Bird’ to close on Broadway May 12 Shortly after the Tony nominations were announced on Tuesday and “Magic/Bird’’ wasn’t on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Broadway, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Magic/Bird, Tony, Tony Awards
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