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For the Last Time, People: It’s Bullwinkle T. (Not J.) Moose
Dear splendid readers, If the hardworking staff has told you once, we’ve told you one time that the name of Rocket J. Squirrel’s sidekick is Bullwinkle T. Moose. The death of the great June Foray, who voiced Rocky, has resurfaced … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventures of Dudley Do-Right, Aesop and Son, Associated Press, Bill Scott, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Bullwinkle J. Moose, Bullwinkle T. Moose, Bullwinkle The Moose, First Lady of Animated Voicing, Fractured Fairy Tales, Jay Ward, June Foray, New York Times, Peabody's Improbable History, Rocket J. Squirrel, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Rocky and His Friends, The Bullwinkle Show, Wikipedia
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Campaign Outsider Gets No Love From ThirdLove Press Room
Yesterday the headscratching staff wrote about some puzzling ads that have run recently in major daily newspapers, including this one from Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal. About which we commented thusly: First of all, a bra ad in the … Continue reading
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Tagged #CatSignal, Battle for the Net, Boston Globe, CNNMoney, David Ogilvy, Heidi Zak, Internet Blackout, Internet Defense League, Justice League of America, Mass Mutual, Net Neutrality Day of Action, New York Times, Pride 2017, Private Internet Access, ThirdLove, Wall Street Journal
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Very Strange Ads ‘n’ Ends From This Week’s Daily Papers
As the hardworking staff diligently perused its costly home-delivered newspapers the past few days, we’ve encountered a number of full-page ads that have left us, well, bemused. Start with this two-page spread in the Sunday New York Times Pride 2017 … Continue reading
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Tagged #CatSignal, Battle for the Net, Boston Globe, CNNMoney, David Ogilvy, Internet Blackout, Internet Defense League, Justice League of America, Mass Mutual, Net Neutrality Day of Action, New York Times, Pride 2017, Private Internet Access, ThirdLove, Wall Street Journal
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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Tamper Down’ Edition)
From our That’s Just Sad desk Every now and again the hardclipping staff chronicles the mangled phrases uttered by the differently clichéd among us and, man, they are legion. Here’s our latest batch, in reverse chronological order. • The other … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Blast, All Things Considered, American Idol, Andrew Cuomo, Arnie Arnesen, Ayla Brown, Boston Celtics, Boston Globe, Campaign Pro, DACA, Donald Trump, dystopian classics, Empire State, Gail Huff, Gary Johnson, Hillary Clinton, John Bolton, Lester Holt, Mario Cuomo, Mario Not, Marionotte, Marty Walsh, Mediaite, Mistah Mayah, Morning Score, New Hampshire, New York Playbook, New York State Fair, New York Times, Nolan D. McCaskill, NPR, Politico, Sam Spade, Scott Brown, silver tsunami, Steven Colbert, Under the Radar, WGBH
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JFK Library Shuns Boston Dailies, Runs Wall Street Journal Ad
The new exhibition JFK 100: Milestones and Mementos at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will no doubt get some rocket-fueled promotion in the coming weeks, but its marketing campaign has sort of blown up on the launch … Continue reading
Museum of Fine Arts Gets Shoutout From Turkish Government
From our Late to the Regifting Party desk The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey ran this ad in Friday’s New York Times. Talk Turkey grafs: Nice! Happy ending! Except . . . … Continue reading
More Pom Poms From News Media Pep Squad for Truth
As the hardworking staff has diligently noted, all kinds of news organizations are busily marketing their truthfulness and reliability to a skeptical public. Call the roll: New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and some outfit called … Continue reading
Newspapers Fight Fake News Rap with Pep Squad for Truth
As our kissin’ cousins at Two-Daily Town noted the other day, newspapers are falling all over themselves trying to convince the American public that the press actually matters in a very real way. It started with the Washington Post pasting … Continue reading
Trump Coat Holders Howie Carr, Bill Belichick Ascend to NYT
From our Late to the Party of Two desk As our kissin’ cousins at Two-Daily Town have dutifully noted, Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr is not only a charter member of the local Donald Trump fanboy club, he’s also a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Belichick, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Charter Coat Holder, Donald Trump, Ellen DeGeneres, hairdo-in-chief, hardbleeding staff, Howie Carr, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Slane, Mar-a-Lago, Mark Shanahan, Matt Damon, Meredith Goldstein, Namesniks, Nicole Yang, Oscars, Palm Beach, sinergy, snakey local broadsheet, Super Bowl LI, Tim Gray, went over like the metric system
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Really? We’re Now Deconstructing Donald Trump’s Neckties?
The hardworking staff couldn’t help but notice that two major newspapers yesterday addressed the eccentric neckwear practices of the President of the United States. Exhibit A: Beth Teitell’s piece in the Boston Globe. Trump’s ties? Now that’s a long story. President’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Beth Teitell, Boston Globe, Donald J. Trump, neckwear, New York Times, Richard Thompson Ford
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