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Tag Archives: New York City
NYT: Bostonians Don’t Care How They Look
From our Late to the Spending Party desk The hardworking staff has been occupied with one thing and another lately, so we missed this piece in the New York Times Sunday Review section. What People Buy Where CONSPICUOUS consumption is everywhere, … Continue reading
Gawker Channels Dr. Ads!
Snarknado website Gawker featured this item yesterday: New York Times Doesn’t Know Who Bought Strange Pro-Bloomberg Ad Late last year, print readers of The New York Times discovered a full-page color ad, signed by a group called “Appreciative New Yorkers,” touting … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The NYC Girls Project?
Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Did you see this story in the New York Times yesterday? City Unveils a Campaign to Improve Girls’ Self-Esteem The fashion industry and Madison Avenue are … Continue reading
New York Cops Give Props To Herald
On Thursday the hardreading staff noted that the City of New York Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association ran a “We’re with you” full-page ad in the Boston Globe but not the Boston Herald. So what turns up in Friday’s Herald but this: Coincidence? We … Continue reading
Good Night, Irene IV
The hardworking staff promises to stop when the wind does . . . From Irish Central: Notes from the eye of Hurricane Irene —Goodnight Irene, be on your way The real thing, from forextv.com: Good Night Irene: Bloomberg Says He … Continue reading
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Tagged American Blues Scene, Bloomberg, CNN, forextv, Irene, Irish Central, New York City
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You SNUS, You Lose (No, Wait – You Win)
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s draconian smoking ban (Not here! Not now! Not never!) became operative this week, and one secondhand smoking effect was this ad campaign for Camel SNUS pouches (via CSP magazine): Text of the lefthand ad: NYC … Continue reading
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Tagged Camel SNUS, CSP, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, R.J. Reynolds, smoking ban
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We’re Number One! . . . And Two! . . . And Three!
Another survey from The Daily Beast, this time the 25 Best and Worst Health-Care Cities. And Massachusetts occupies the top three spots. Clocking in at Number One – no, not Boston – Springfield: Overall health care coverage: 95% Age 18 … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 Best and Worst Health-Care Cities, Boston, Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Springfield, Syracuse, The Daily Beast, Worcester
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Yankee Nation? Not Really.
Last week the hardworking staff posted All Facebook’s 10 Little Known Facts About Boston Facebook Users – and was mildly surprised that only 10% of the 2.56 million Facebook users in Boston identify themselves as Red Sox fans. (All Facebook, … Continue reading
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Tagged All Facebook, Boston, Facebookers, New York City, Red Sox Nation, Yankee Nation
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Black Lungs And Inconvenience Stores In The Bay State
Thursday’s Boston Globe reported that Massachusetts wants to “force stores to post graphic signs vs. smoking.” Such as the one to the left, which appears in New York City stores. The signs are modeled on a nothing-left-to-the-imagination campaign in New … Continue reading
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