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Tag Archives: New York Times
Ad o’ the Day©
Headline of the VISA Black Card ad in Tuesday’s New York Times: “Black Card Members Experience More.” Below the headline is this testimonial: I have the flexibility to choose between superior mileage or cash back. Sanjay Grover MD Plastic Surgeon A … Continue reading
Croke-a-Cola
On Saturday, the New York Times ran a story about the end of bake sales in city schools: The change is part of a new wellness policy that also limits what can be sold in vending machines and student-run stores, which … Continue reading
Fun Facts to Know and Tell
New York Times columnist David Leonhardt’s latest piece is a treasure trove of fun facts about medical malpractice. To wit: The direct costs of malpractice lawsuits — jury awards, settlements and the like — are such a minuscule part of … Continue reading
Dead (Walking Around) Money Walking
A Saturday Wall Street Journal piece headlined “New York Restaurant Loses Its Appetite for Cash” previewed the death of actual money: At the Greenwich Village restaurant Commerce, cash is off the menu. In the latest encroachment of credit and debit cards … Continue reading
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Tagged Commerce restaurant, New York Times, Walking Around Money
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Times v. Globe Paper View?
Saturday’s New York Times reported that the Wall Street Journal and the Times itself are looking to capitalize on the slow-motion death of local newspapers by launching regional editions, starting with San Francisco. First, the WSJ: The Journal expects to … Continue reading
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Tagged New York Times, San Francisco edition, Wall Street Journal
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Penn Inc.
Political consultant and PR flack Mark Penn has long been campaign consigliere to both Bill and Hillary Clinton, most recently in Hillary’s disastrous 2008 Democratic presidential primary run, which was a flameout of historic proportions. And Penn’s penalty for concocting … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Alterman, Gawker, Mark Penn, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
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Ad o’ the Day®
This syndicated quiz show runs a Clue of the Day ad in the New York Times Arts section. Please phrase your answer in the form of a question.
On Daschle, On Blitzin’!
The Sunday New York Times piece on Tom Daschle’s corporate takeover of Obamacare is a Petrie dish of Beltway self-interest and conflict of interest. The backstory: Daschle, former South Dakota senator and Senate Democratic leader turned lobbyist, would now be … Continue reading
Kind “Word”
Many thanks to Boston Globe word maven Jan Freeman, who devoted this week’s edition of “The Word” to answering my recent plea for enlightenment on the was/were usage dilemma. Jan does an excellent job of unraveling it. Ditto for her … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambrose Bierce, Jan Freeman, New York Times, On Language, The Word
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Paterson’s Pathetic Play
New York Gov. David Paterson (D-Fuggedaboudit!) is laying off his myriad self-inflicted problems on a racist media conspiracy, the Saturday New York Times reported. Gov. David A. Paterson lashed out on Friday at critics who say he should not run … Continue reading
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