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Tag Archives: New York Times
Good Lord! (& Taylor)
From our One Holiday at a Time desk Lord & Taylor is really pushing it in this ad from yesterday’s New York Times. First of all, could we maybe have Thanksgiving before we unveil the Legendary Holiday (read: Christmas) … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (James Michael Curley Edition)
From Tuesday’s New York Times Corrections: An article on Saturday about the controversial mayor of Lawrence, Mass., William Lantigua, erroneously attributed a distinction to James Michael Curley, a former Boston mayor, often compared to Mr. Lantigua, whose populist appeal helped him survive … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston mayor, corrections, Hugh O'Brien, James Michael Curley, Lawrence Mass., New York Times, William Lantigua
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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With All The Veterans Day Freebie Ads?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, There’s a tradition of Veterans Day Sale ads that always struck me as kinda, well, cheap. But now there’s Veterans Day Ads 2.0, … Continue reading
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Tagged AARP, Applebee's, Ask Dr. Ads, New York Times, Sgt. Miles, Starbucks, Veterans Day, Vietnam
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Bull(bleep) In Journalism’s China Shop
It’s lately become clear that reporting on China triggers the law of diminishing returns. From Saturday’s New York Times front page: Bloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger China BEIJING — The decision came in an early … Continue reading
New York Mayor Bill de Blasiad
No sooner was Bill de Blasio elected mayor of New York than he was adlected in the New York Times. Blackberry (the Joe Lhota of smartphones) ran this spread in Wednesday’s edition. That’s the very definition of whistling past … Continue reading
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Tagged adlected, Bill de Blasiad, Bill de Blasio, BlackBerry, Joe Lhota, Johnnie Walker, Keep Walking, New York Mayor, New York Times
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Whose Side Is ‘Time’ On?
In his latest New York Times column, Joe Nocera marks yet another another chip in the traditional Chinese Wall between editorial and advertising (which in truth is more and more resembling the Berlin Wall circa 1990). The Fall of the Wall? … Continue reading
Lou Reed And The Boston Tea Party
Sunday’s New York Times features a nice trip down Memory Lane about Lou Reed’s days in Boston. The author: Tony Lioce, in 1967 a “third-generation Italian-American kid from Providence, R.I.”, now a “bartender in San Francisco.” When Backstage Was No Big … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, Boston Tea Party, Hubback Machine, Lou Reed, New York Times, Perfect Day, Rock Minuet, Tony Lioce, Velvet Underground
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LAX Coverage Of TSA Shootings In NY Dailies
Friday’s TSA shootings at Los Angeles International Airport received a crazy-quilt of Page One coverage in Saturday’s New York dailies. The New York Times sort of teased it on the front page. (All images via The Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages.) The … Continue reading
Ad o’ the Day (Lou Reed Edition)
When the great Lou Reed died at a very old 71, he made the front page of every New York daily except the Wall Street Journal. Monday’s Page One New York Times obit by Ben Ratliff: LOU REED, 1942-2013 Outsider Whose … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Edition)
From today’s New York Times op-ed page. Five bucks if you can diagram that sentence. Ten if you can translate it.
Campaign Outsider 