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Airbnb’s Cuba Libre: Room and Coke?
Now that America and Cuba are on speaking terms again, it’s only natural that U.S. businesses get down to business, Havana-style. An early entrant is Airbnb, which ran this ad in yesterday’s New York Times: Aircba is all the … Continue reading
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Tagged Airbnb, Aircba, Cuba, Cuba libre, Fidel-ity, Googletron, New York Times, room and coke
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Mickey D and the Big Town Dailies
From our It Doesn’t Ad Up desk So, go figure. Fast-food giant McDonald’s announced on Wednesday that it will hike wages and benefits for employees at the stores it owns. McDonald’s then trumpeted that change with a full-page ad in … Continue reading
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Tagged bag of shells, McDonald's, minimum wage, New York Times, pay raise, Wal-Mart, Wall Street Journal
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Stones Snub Hub in Upcoming Tour
Hey, Boston: The Rolling Stones got no expectation . . . to pass . . . through here . . . again. From the Associated Press (tip o’ the pixel to Politico Playbook): Rolling Stones announce North American stadium tour LOS … Continue reading
Say Hello to the New Shoefie!
From our Fear for the Republic desk This is an example of the traditional (that is, for all of a year) shoefie. But there’s good news for the Me, Myselfie, and I set! A whole new definition of shoefie from … Continue reading
Wait-What? The Entire New York Daily News Is Worth Less Than Its Newsstand Price?
It’s no secret that New York Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman is desperate to unload his Big Town money pit tabloid, but this is ridiculous (via Capital Playbook): “Cablevision’s Dolan to bid $1 for Daily News: sources,” by Post’s Keith J. … Continue reading
Just Call Him Mike Hucksterbee
Former Arkansas governor and current GOP presidential wannabe Mike Huckabee never met a quack product he wasn’t willing to sell (and we’re not even counting his old Fox News panderama). Start with his shilling for a dubious diabetes treatment. … Continue reading
The Tale of the the Girlfriend, the Jewish Boyfriend, and the Dog
Maybe it’s just us, but the hardworking staff is starting to see a pattern emerging here. Start with the ubiquitous Lena Dunham’s current piece in The New Yorker. Dog or Jewish Boyfriend? A Quiz Do the following statements refer to … Continue reading
NYT’s John F. Burns Writes Into the Sunset
From our Late to the Going-Away Party desk Yesterday’s New York Times featured the swan song of the storied John F. Burns, appropriately on Page One. On Second Try, A Kingly Burial For Richard III LEICESTER, England — For an English … Continue reading
Dead Blogging ‘Picasso to Warhol’ at Lowell Textile Museum
Well the Missus and I trundled up to Lowell over the weekend to catch Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol at the American Textile History Museum and, say, it was swell. From their website: The American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts … Continue reading
