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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Why the Wall Street Journal Is a Great Newspaper (Andrew Marvell Edition)
This weekend’s installment of the Wall Street Journal’s excellent Masterpiece series examines “To His Coy Mistress” (c. 1650s) by Andrew Marvell. First, Marvell’s marvelous poem (via the Poetry Foundation): To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell Had we but world … Continue reading
NYT DisinKleined to Give Clinton-Basher a Free Pass
Let’s stipulate, as they say on Law & Order, that the New York Times was guilty as sin of kneecapping Hillary Clinton during her ill-managed 2008 presidential run. And let’s also stipulate that the Grey Lady might be taking a … Continue reading
Even Stealth Marketers Don’t Trust Native Ads
The hardtracking staff may soon be out of business if we keep seeing headlines like this one (via MediaPost): Marketers Still Not Sold On Native Advertising Nut graf: What’s really keeping more marketers from going native is a lack of quality … Continue reading
NYT’s Jim Brosnan Obit Lacks Heinz-Sight
Jim Brosnan, a baseball-hurler-turned-word-twirler, died last week, as the New York Times noted yesterday. From the estimable Bruce Weber’s obit: Jim Brosnan, Who Threw Literature a Curve, Dies at 84 Jim Brosnan, who achieved modest baseball success as a relief … Continue reading
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Weird Religious Ads in the New York Times (II)
On Friday the hardlypious staff noted the half-page ad that an outfit dauntingly called The Church of Almighty God ran in the New York Times. Yesterday the Almighties doubled down with a full-page ad in the Times. Like the … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Almighty God, hardlypious staff, New York Times, The Almighties
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Weird Religious Ads in the New York Times
First in a definite series As dedicated readers of the New York Times will have noticed, all kinds of fringe religionistas run ads in the old Grey Lady on a regular basis. The hardlyworking staff has been remiss in failing … Continue reading
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Tagged Kingdom Salvation USA, New York Times, religionistas, religious ads
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Tales from the New York Times Subscription Desk
First in a possible series As the hardmoving staff recently noted, the Missus and I are decamping from our happy home of 28 years and trundling back to the lovely courtyard building whence we came. (Campaign Outsider Sidebar: Hey! America! … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Bad News for Oysters Edition)
From Wednesday’s New York Times Corrections: NEW YORK An article in some editions on Thursday about the approval of a $511 million loan to build a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge misstated the portion of the loan that could be … Continue reading
New MBTA Operator Jumps the (Fast) Track
It’s been nothing like a smooth ride for Keolis Commuter Services, which has just replaced the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. as the operator of local public transit systems. First there was the factory-installed Boston race rumpus, in which local … Continue reading
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