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So How Did State Farm Get A Free Ad On Campaign Outsider?
When the hardworking staff went to grab this post to scale out on Twitter, we discovered this at the bottom: No idea how it got there, no idea where it went (haven’t seen it again). Certainly haven’t seen any money for it. … Continue reading
The Red Sox 99.6% Dissolution
New York Times stat-cat Nate Silver had a knee-Bucknering piece yesterday charting the Red Sox September collapse: The Boston Red Sox odds of reaching the playoffs peaked on Sept. 3. Following a 12-7 win against the Texas Rangers, they held … Continue reading
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Tagged knee-Bucknering, Nate Silver, New York Times, Red Sox, stat-cat, Tampa Bay Rays, Yankees
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New Testaments To The King James Bible
The King James Bible – the bestselling book of all time and the most quoted book in the English language – is celebrating its 400th anniversary this year. And the King James translation is hot. Start with On Eagles’ Wings: … Continue reading
More Marketing Sleaze From Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher is still not sweating the details. Last month the newly minted “Two and a Half Men” star was called a massive media whore by Gawker (the massive media pimp) for conflicts of interest regarding a special online issue of Details that he edited, in which … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashton Kutcher, CBS, conflicts of interest, Details, Gawker, Sneak ADtack, Two and a Half Men
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WSJ To Red Sox Nation: You’re An A-Hed!
The Wall Street Journal devotes it A-Hed today to the legions of short-suffering Red Sox fans: With Boston’s Historic Collapse, Red Sox Fans Are Back to Blue After Team Fails to Win Playoff Spot, a City Mourns; ‘Like a Bad … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Hed, Hot Stove League, pink caps, Red Sox, Sweet Caroline, Wall Street Journal
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Happy 35th Anniversary, Hancock Tower
It pretty much got no play in the Boston media, but yesterday was the 35th anniversary of the John Hancock Tower’s opening in Copley Square. Luckily, the Wall Street Journal ran a fascinating Cultural Conversation with Henry Cobb, the building’s … Continue reading
NYT’s DealB%k To Go Solo S%n?
There has been speculation previously that the New York Times might spin off its weekly Dealb%k section into a standalone business new operation. Yesterday’s Dealb%k Special Section just might revive that talk. It would certainly be a sm%th move in … Continue reading
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Tagged Dealbook, New York Times, Poynter, sm%th move, Special Section
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New York Mets’ Jose Reyes Lowers Himself To Win NL Batting Title
In perhaps his final game with the New York Mets Wednesday night, vainglorious shortstop Jose Reyes made an inglorious exit. From the New York Times: Reyes, in Batting Race, Goes 1 for 1, Then Exits If Jose Reyes indeed played … Continue reading
Quote o’ the Day (Jonathan Papelbon Edition)
From Dan Shaughnessy’s Boston Globe Page One finger-wagger: “For me to say ‘fatigue’ would be an excuse and I’m not looking for excuses,’’ said [Jonathan] Papelbon, who threw 28 pitches to finish Tuesday’s win. Sure sounds like an excuse, though, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Dan Shaughnessy, Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox collapse
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WSJ: The Fine Art Of The Choke
This Wall Street Journal piece on Wednesday morning very artistically anticipated the Boston Red Sox implosion Wednesday night. The Fine Art of the Choke The Boston Red Sox have had a grisly September. They’ve blown a nine-game lead in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art of the Choke, Boston Red Sox, Caravaggio, Francisco Goya, Jacques-Louis David, Papi, Paul Cezanne, Wall Street Journal
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