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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
Head-Scratching Ad o’ the Day (California Chrome Edition)
From our 25 Days Late, $50,000 Dollars Short desk Two years ago Skechers USA got caught shortchanging consumers with deceptive advertising. From a 2012 Federal Trade Commission press release: Skechers Will Pay $40 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It … Continue reading
So Long to My Desk of 37 Years
Well the Missus and I are moving to a new place and, say, it’s swell. It’s also smaller and more, er, refined than our current place. So I decided my desk has to go. Back story: In 1977, I shared a … Continue reading
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Tagged ave atque vale, Bob McNutt, Chestnut Hill, deep drawer, Howie Cusack, Philip Marlowe, Route 9, Star Market, walnut desk
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The Redemption Unit
Inspired by our pal Dan Kennedy, who just published his first piece at Medium, the copycatting staff has just publish its first piece there. Preview: The Redemption Unit Adventures in the Social (In)Security Meltdown of 1975 Prologue I got my … Continue reading
Why We’re Confused About Social Media and Brand Marketing
Because we’re all about you splendid readers, the hardworking staff is working hard to stay on top of marketing trends in social media networks. But we have to admit our head kind of exploded when we read yesterday’s Mediabistro’s Morning … Continue reading
Time Says Magazine Editors On Its Side
From our Late to the Party Line desk As the hardtracking staff noted last fall, Time, Inc. has decided to trade journalism’s traditional Chinese Wall between advertising and editorial for the Berlin Wall – that is, a thing of the … Continue reading
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