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Tag Archives: New York Times
The Usual Suspects Convention
Is there anything on God’s green earth more predictable than a New York Times op-ed page roundup? From Sunday’s Week in Review: The President’s Speech With President Obama poised to deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Rivlin, Dan Savage, Elliott Abrams, Michelle Rhee, New York Times, Robert Reich, The President's Speech, Tom Daschle
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R.I.P. Phyllis K. Robinson, Landmark Copywriter
Obit from Saturday’s New York Times: In the late 1940s, it was rare to find a woman in senior management at an advertising agency. But when Doyle Dane Bernbach opened its doors on June 1, 1949, its chief copywriter was … Continue reading
Sign o’ The Times
From a New York Times internal memo “The New News Cycle,” via Politico’s Playbook: “As an essential step in our reorganization, we will begin holding the morning meeting at 10 a.m. … and to conduct both it and the 4 … Continue reading
New York Times 28, Patriots 21
All you masochists out there in Patriot Nation, check out this New York Times Magazine cover story from four months ago: Rex Ryan: Bringing It Big TRUE ORIGINALITY IS rare to come by in football coaches. Years may pass with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Belichick, New England Patriots, New York Jets, New York Times, Rex Ryan
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We’re Number Thirty!
Saturday New York Times piece: U.S. Bills States $1.3 Billion in Interest Amid Tight Budgets As if states did not have enough on their plates getting their shaky finances in order, a new bill is coming due — from the … Continue reading
R.I.P., Sam Spade Jr.
Joe Gores was the son Dashiell Hammett never had. An accomplished mystery writer in his own right, Gores devoted two books to channeling the father of hard-boiled detective fiction: the 1975 novel Hammett, and the 2009 prequel to The Maltese … Continue reading
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Tagged Dashiell Hammett, Hammett, Homer, Joe Gores, New York Times, Raymond Chandler, Spade & Archer, Virgil
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Hillary Clinton’s Come To Jesus Tour
This week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton administered some tough love from the Mideast to the Far East. Friday New York Times piece: Clinton Bluntly Presses Arab Leaders on Reform DOHA, Qatar — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a scalding … Continue reading
Brave News World Of Linkmanship
The hardworking staff has been, well, working hard to keep up with the Tucson-shootings media rumpus, which continuously feeds off itself like some sort of artificial unintelligence. Exhibit A: Sarah Palin’s idiotic “blood libel” accusation about criticism of her. Exhibit … Continue reading
The Tragedy After Tucson
The hardworking staff hasn’t read everything in the wake of the Arizona shootings that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head, but we’ve seen enough media coverage to form a few conclusions. 1) … Continue reading
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