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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Dead Blogging ‘America Votes’ At The BPL
So the Missus and I trundled down to the Boston Public Library to catch America Votes: Mapping the Political Landscape. And it’s a corker. Starter kit: It just gets more convoluted from there. Don’t miss it.
Let Timmy Smoke (‘Em – Again!)
What the hell, right? The San Francisco Giants pitchers are doing to Detroit hitters in the World Serious what Tigers pitchers did to Yankee batters in the ALCS. That is, shut them down. Game 3 box score: Oh, yes – … Continue reading
Brad Pit For Chanel No. 5
Brad Pitt has generally been appealing both as an actor and as one half of the long-running Brangelina soap opera. But he’s sort of bottomed out with this new TV spot for Chanel No. 5: Really. Makes him look … Continue reading
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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Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Baseball Uniforms Edition)
From our Late to the Party desk On Thursday the always readable Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay served up this ode to the baseball uniforms of the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants. A Perfect Uniform Series: Giants vs. Tigers … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Conor’s A Goner Edition)
The Taylor Swift/Conor Kennedy bustup is of course the Main Dish in both local dailies, but as usual, the ingredients vary. The Globe’s Namesniks are pretty tentative about the whole thing . . . Read the rest at IGTLTDT.
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Conor Kennedy, IGTLTDT, Taylor Swift
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald Dogs Times On Jimmy Savile Row; Globe Just Dodges)
The Boston Herald has been on the BBC/Jimmy Savile scandal like Brown on Williamson, and today’s edition extends the drumbeat. Despite gaffe, Times’ Sulzberger gives Thompson vote of confidence New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr., who has been acting as interim … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, IGTLTDT, Jimmy Savile, Mark Thompson, New York Times
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Let Timmy Smoke (In Boston?)
A mere one day after the hardrooting staff sang the praises of Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum, the San Francisco trick-or-treat, the hometown Boston Herald offered this: Tim Lincecum could be worth gamble for Sox Ellsbury for Lincecum good deal The Red … Continue reading
State-Of-The-Cuisinart Marketing (II): Obama Campaign Buys Into BuzzFeed’s Branded Content
The Nieman Journalism Lab helpfully illustrates what the hardtracking staff noted yesterday about the blurring of the line between advertising and editorial content. BuzzFeed adapts its branded content approach to political advertising, and Obama’s in Obama for America becomes the first political group to … Continue reading
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Tagged branded content, Buzzfeed, Jet Blue, Nieman Journalism Lab, Obama for America, Sneak ADtack, Virgin Mobile
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