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Ask Dr. Ads: Who Is James Reera?
Yo. Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out: Dear Dr. Ads, I am very concerned about the future of newspapers. According to the latest World Press Trendssurvey of the World Association of Newspapers and News … Continue reading
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Tagged 527th Engineer Battalion, Ask Dr. Ads, Boston Herald, Dominic DiLoreto, Edward Ferrell, Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Worker's Union, James Reera, Marketing Charts, News Corp(se), Priscilla Colburn, Sugarman Brothers Paper Company, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, World Press Trends
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M M M My Cicada
From Saturday’s New York Times: An Invasion of 17-Year-Olds, Loud, Lusty and Six-Legged There are a few acts of nature, such as the passage of Halley’s comet or the transit of Venus, that are so rare and so dramatic as … Continue reading
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Tagged 17-year locusts, cicadas, Cincinnati, Joyce Lieb, New York Times
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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Damn! Blackhawks Win Edition)
Okay, so regulation time in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals just ended with the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-3 tie, but it’s how they got there that’s so special. The ‘Hawks went up 3-2 … Continue reading
Oh, Wait – Rafa CAN Beat this Guy (II)
The hardrooting staff just watched the Tennis Channel rerun of Rafael Nadal’s French Open semifinal win over arch-rival Novak Djokovic. And we were struck by how tough Rafa hung in the fifth set, especially at 3-4 after Djokovic’s net-touch. … Continue reading
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Tagged French Open semifinal, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Tennis Channel
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Battle Of The Bulger (Cullen The Facts Edition)
The Boston Herald wants you to know it’s on the Whitey Bulger trial like Brown on Williamson, so they’re running this ad in today’s edition: And here’s an example of that “complete coverage.” Witness ban lifted for Globe duo Judge Denise J. … Continue reading
Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Broons Broom Edition)
Okay, so ten days ago the hardwatching staff comes to you and says, “Listen – the Boston Bruins will sweep the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals and not only that, the B’s will limit the Pens (the highest-scoring … Continue reading
Battle Of The Bulger (Can I Be A Witness? Edition)
The Boston Globe is reporting on its website that its reporters can cover the trial of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger. Judge rejects Bulger effort to ban Globe journalists US District Court Judge Denise J. Casper ruled today that Boston Globe columnist Kevin … Continue reading
On Native Advertising, BuzzFeed Schools While Google Scolds
Here’s bad news for anyone who values the separation of advertising and editorial content. “Native advertising is going to be the only advertising. The question is only what people are going to put in those units.” Thus spake BuzzFeed’s Jon … Continue reading
Wait – Nadal CAN Beat This Guy
It was shaping up to be the worst: Rafael Nadal, Le Roi de Roland Garros, up two sets to one, six games to five, thirty-fifteen. Two points from dispatching arch-nemesis Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals – and he … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Australian Open final, France 2, France 3, France 4, French Open, New York Times, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros
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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Bruins Cr’ork Penguins In Double Overtime Edition)
Full disclosure: The Pittsburgh Penguins absolutely deserved to win last night’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 in the first overtime. But they didn’t. So the Boston Bruins won it in the second overtime: You knew Jaromir Jagr would … Continue reading
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