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Gail Collins Off Book Leave; Seamus Sweepstakes™ Back On
As the hardworking staff has chronicled, it was just our luck that New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins went on book leave just when we had launched the Seamus Sweepstakes™, which offered excellent prizes for guessing when she would … Continue reading
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Tagged book leave, Gail Collins, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Seamus Sweepstakes™
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Starbucks Political $$$ Edition)
By now it’s clear that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is overcaffeinated on the topic of partisan gridlock in the nation’s capital. But his crusade is really percolating thanks to this full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times (via Mogulite): The text … Continue reading
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Tagged coffeerati, Dunkin' Donuts, Howard Schultz, Mogulite, New York Times, partisan gridlock, Starbucks
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (NYT Basic Mistake Edition)
From our All the News That’s Fit to Print a Day After Campaign Outsider desk: Friday New York Times The Caucus item: Ad by Group Supporting Bachmann Assails Perry When Representative Michele Bachmann hits the campaign trail, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. … Continue reading
Accent On Product Placement
The two major Spanish-language television networks are introducing telenovel-ads, product placement inside their extremely popular bodice-rippers like Telemundo’s “Mi Corazón Insiste.” But the marketing comes with a twist, the New York Times reports: While the idea of product placement, or as marketers … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Fun Facts Edition)
Fun facts to know & tell from a Sunday’s New York Times piece about the blurring of the line between presidential candidates and Super PACs that can compile unlimited amounts of cash to promote them: Early fund-raising suggests that the new groups … Continue reading
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Tagged Center for Responsive Politics, New York Times, presidential candidates, Super PACs
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Bill Keller’s NYT Column Isn’t Just Annoying, It’s Inaccurate
The hardworking staff has chronicled in detail (as recently as yesterday) its reservations about New York Times exiting editor Bill Keller’s column for the paper. Now comes this correction regarding his latest: Because of an editing error, an essay on Page … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Keller, correction, New York Times, the sound of one arm twisting
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Good Night, Irene II
For all those who mocked the hardworking staff for our old-school sensibility (we’re talking about you, Stein), take this: (Via New York Times)
Will Someone Please Remove Bill Keller From His NYT Column?
Like kids and matches or Tom Wolfe and a spaghetti dinner, Bill Keller and a newspaper column should be kept apart at all costs. As the hardworking staff has previously noted, New York Times staffers should have staged an intervention … Continue reading
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Tagged Arianna Huffington, Bill Keller, Come to Jesus crowd, Mediaite, Mitt Romney, Mormonism, New York Times, WikiLeaks
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Is Rafael Nadal Conceding The U.S. Open?
In the runup to next week’s U.S. Open tennis tournament, defending champion Rafael Nadal is understandably doing a lot of media avails. Such as this one for WWD: Rafael Nadal’s Winning Ways Behind the baseline, Rafael Nadal is known to … Continue reading
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Tagged Armani, Macy's, New York Times, Novak Djokovic, Rafability, Rafael Nadal, Superb Serb, United States Open, WWD
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New York Times In Bed With Steiner Sports
Full-page ad in Thursday’s New York Times: Derek Jeter at The TimesCenter Cozy, yes? You have no idea. The Times has been Steiner Sports’ BFF the past few months: July 16, 2011 mash note. July 14, 2011 mash note. Another … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Winfield, Derek Jeter, New York Times, New York Times Store, Steiner Sports, Tino Martinez
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