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Campaign Outsider NYT Corrections Preview (pat. pending)
So late Thursday night the hardworking staff finally caught up with that day’s New York Times report on Part Two of the Sisyphean John Isner/Nicolas Mahut Wimbledon rock-roll, which was suspended at 59-59. As the match wore on, Isner, 25, … Continue reading
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Tagged corrections, fifth match point, John Isner, New York Times, Nicolas Mahut, Wimbledon
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AT&T-Gate(s)
AT&T has a new TV spot claiming its wireless service covers 97% of all Americans. The ad features video of orange fabric draping everything from the Manhattan skyline to the St. Louis arch to the Hoover Dam to the Hollywood … Continue reading
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Tagged AT&T, Cristo, Huffington Post, intellectual property theft, The Gates
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Wimbledonnybrook
So the Missus and I started watching the John Isner/Nicolas Mahut Endless Tennis Match at around 35-35 in the fifth set early Wednesday afternoon, and we kept thinking “This’ll be over soon . . . ” But no. At 51-51 … Continue reading
More Brown Stones
More brickbats for Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Oil Slick) over his energy votes on Capitol Hill. The latest comes from Environment Massachusetts, which describes itself this way: Environment Massachusetts is a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization. Our professional staff combines … Continue reading
William Fakespeare
If you liked last Saturday’s All Things Considered story about the 18th century Shakespeare forger William-Henry Ireland (as well you should have), you’ll love the book excerpt of Doug Stewart’s The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare in the June edition … Continue reading
Small Things Considered
I know it’s summer and all but really, NPRniks, is “All Things Considered Lite” a necessary response? Start off with last week’s Windy the Blogging Plastic Bag in a Tree, which admittedly was filed under Categories: Fun, but nonetheless was lighter … Continue reading
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Tagged All Things Considered, Living Oprah, NPRniks, Seventeen magazine, Windy the Plastic Bag
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GOP Tree Huggers Smack Scott Brown
There’s been lots of press coverage this past week about the ad campaign from the liberal group Americans United for Change, attacking Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-TV spots) for voting in favor of legislation that, according to USA Today, “would … Continue reading
BP=Brutish Petroleum (NYT), Bash President (WSJ)
Saturday was surely Bratish Petroleum day, what with Typhoid Tony Hayward gone a-yachting and all. Via the New York Times: BP officials on Saturday scrambled yet again to respond to another public relations challenge when their embattled chief executive, Tony Hayward, … Continue reading
New York Times Goes Easy On “Dr. Evil”
Friday’s New York Times featured a front-page piece about corporate frontman Rick Berman, memorably profiled by CBS’s 60 Minutes as “Dr. Evil.” From the Times massage: While he once called himself a lobbyist . . . he now styles himself … Continue reading
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Tagged 60 Minutes, Berman Exposed, Center for Consumer Freedom, Dr. Evil, New York Times, Rick Berman
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Joe Biden’s Hair(cut) Plugs
From our You Can’t Make This Stuff Up desk: In a speech on Friday about the beneficial results of the Obama administration’s Recovery Act, vice president Joe Biden had this to say (via Politics Daily): “It means a lot more … Continue reading
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Tagged All Things Considered, Good Morning America, Joe Biden, plugs, Politics Daily, Recovery Act
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