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Boston University Strips Bill Cosby of Honorary Degree
After what seemed like an interminable delay, Boston University has joined myriad other academic institutions and torn the sheets with Bill Cosby. Statement of BU president Robert A. Brown: After careful consideration, the Boston University Board of Trustees has voted … Continue reading
The Weekly Standard Gives Alex Beam a Shoutout
Boston Strange! The Hub’s proudest contrarian has popped up in the current edition of The Weekly Standard’s ever-lively Scrapbook. The Cosby Crisis If one good thing comes out of the Bill Cosby Crisis, The Scrapbook is fairly certain what it will be. … Continue reading
How Sneak Adtack Scooped The New York Times On Celebrity Stealth Marketing
The New York Times ran this Nick Bilton Disruptions piece on Page One of Monday’s Business section: Social Media Product Plugs Draw Scrutiny In 1982, Bill Cosby appeared on television showing off a snazzy new computer. “Looking for a powerful home computer?” he said … Continue reading
Boston Globe Editorial Gets Cozy With UMass Marketing
The Boston Sunday Globe featured a Special Section – UMass 150 – that celebrated the 150th anniversary of the University of Massachusetts system, “a five-campus university, with a medical school, and locations to the north, the south, and one perched … Continue reading