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Tag Archives: New York Times
The Problem With (Literally) Dead Blogging
The hardtracking staff has – in [this] venue – initiated the concept of Dead Blogging: Actually waiting for something to be over before writing about it. But this weekend’s Wall Street Journal features a different sort of dead blogging: Life and Death Online: Who … Continue reading
Dennis Lehane Didn’t Just Lose His Dog; He’s Losing His ‘Lost Dog’ Flyers Too
The hardwalking staff had the oddest experience on our post-prandial promenade last night. Strolling up Harvard Street, we encountered a five-block stretch between Brookline Village and Coolidge Corner that contained dozens of flyers seeking information about local author Dennis Lehane’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Boston Herald, Dennis Lehane, Finding Tessa, New York Times, Rich People's Problems
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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin!
According to the Daily Beast (and numerous other sources), Chuck Hagel is the next flashpoint in the endless Beltway soap opera. Sources: Obama to Pick Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense After averting the fiscal cliff by reaching a deal … Continue reading
The Very Definition Of Irony
From Thursday’s New York Times: Newspaper That Put Gun Permit Map Online Hires Armed Guards A newspaper based in White Plains that drew nationwide anger after publishing the names and addresses of handgun permit holders last month is being guarded by armed … Continue reading
AIG Pays It Backward. Sort Of.
Wednesday’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal featured this full-page ad from AIG: AIG also ran this “Thank You, America” TV spot on New Year’s Day: So that’s all good, yes? Well, maybe not. According to Politifact.com, … Continue reading
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Tagged AIG, Bring on tomorrow, full-page ad, New York Times, PolitiFact, Thank You America, Wall Street Journal
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Yoko Ono’s NYT Ads Should Rest In ‘Peace’
From our Why Not Just Burn Your Money desk On Tuesday, for the umpteenth year in a row, Yoko Ono (Beatles fans read: Yoko Oh No!) bought this full-page ad in the New York Times: Screenshot of ImaginePeace.com: A billboard … Continue reading
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Tagged full-page ad, Imagine Peace, John Lennon, New York Times, Restore Our Future, Times Square billboard, Yoko Oh No!, Yoko Ono
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New York Times Outsources Part Of Its Year In Pictures
The hardcounting staff could be wrong about this, but it sure seems the annual New York Times Year in Pictures section features an unusual number of photos from non-Times sources. Our unofficial tally starts with the Page One photo showing “Buried … Continue reading
NYT Adstravaganza: Starbucks Fixing, Yoko UnFracking
Interesting full-page ads in Friday’s New York Times. On Page Five, this ad for Starbucks’ Come Together campaign to Fix the Debt: Furthermore, here’s the message chairman Howard Schultz posted on the Starbucks website: Let’s Come Together, America Wednesday, December … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists Against Fracking, Come Together, Fix the Debt, gilterati, Howard Schultz, New York Times, Onorati, Sean, Starbucks, Washington Wire, Yoko
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Gay Republicans To Obama: Chuck Hagel
The wheels are starting to come off the Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense bandwagon. From BuzzFeed: Chuck Hagel’s Record On Guns, Abortion Raises More Questions Few reasons for Democrats to support the would-be Pentagon chief. WASHINGTON — Former Sen. … Continue reading
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Tagged Buzzfeed, Chuck Hagel, full-page ad, Gay rights, Iran, Israel, Log Cabin Republicans, New York Times, secretary of defense
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Let The Fiscal Cliff Rumpus Begin! (Fix The Debt Edition)
The hardwatching staff has been waiting for Fix the Debt, the Magilla Gorilla of fiscal cliff hall monitors, to weigh in on TV. And now it has. From Politico’s Playbook: Fix the Debt’s first TV ad (60 seconds, national buy), … Continue reading
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