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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Headscratcher o’ the Day (NYT/Elizabeth Warren Edition)
From Sunday’s New York Times piece about Landslide Lizzy Warren’s sweeping of (and sweeping Marisa DeFranco aside of) the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention on Saturday: In recent days, Ms. Warren has taken more aggressive steps to try to counteract the … Continue reading
Dr. Evil Targets Mike Bloomberg
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed crackdown on big sugary drinks is going over like the metric system. Exhibit A: This full-page New York Times the American Beverage Association ran on Friday. Exhibit B: This full-page ad the Center for … Continue reading
Elizabeth Warren Goes Off The Reservation
The hardworking staff opened the old mailbag today and a letter from none other than Elizabeth Warren (D-Indian Giver) poured out. Dear Friend, I came out of a hardworking [!] middle class family at a time when America was creating … Continue reading
Doc Emrick: The Musical
One of the great joys of the Stanley Cup playoffs has been Mike Emrick’s call of them (especially Bruins-Capitals and Rangers-Devils). From the Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan: There are many great sports announcers in our midst. But the one whose … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Ryan, Boston Globe, Doc Emrick, maestro of the mic, Mike Emrick, New York Times, NHL, Stanley Cup playoffs
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The Factory Is Facebook. The Product Being Manufactured Is You.
(With apologies to Adbusters) Dispatches from the Facebook/Marketing/Privacy vortex. From MediaPost: Facebook Rolls Out Promoted Posts, New Page Tools Facebook is taking steps to boost ad spending directly through brand pages, while also giving marketers new tools for managing their presence on … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Gov. Patrick Strong-Arm Edition)
From our When Deval Picked Lizzy desk: Thursday’s local dailies had very different takes on Gov. Deval Patrick’s decision to endorse Elizabeth Warren (D-CherOKee) in the Massachusetts Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Boston Globe page B1: Governor Patrick endorses Elizabeth … Continue reading
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Tagged Bioston Globe, Boston Herald, D-CherOKee, Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, New York Times, Newseum, Today's Front Pages
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