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Quote o’ the Day (Robert Capa War Correspondent Edition)
From the Weekend Wall Street Journal’s Review section: “For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana Turner.” – Robert Capa Sadly, Lana Turner is dead. H.D.S. Greenway, on the other hand, is very … Continue reading
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Tagged Behind the Front, Craig Gibson, Doonesbury, Foreign Correspondent, Garry Trudeau, H.D.S. Greenway, James Foley, Lana Turner, Margaret Asquith's Great War Diary 1914-1916, Martin Rubin, Review, Robert Capa, Roger Lowenstein, Stephen Brumwell, Vietnam, Wall Street Journal, World War I
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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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Dear NYT: That’s It? That’s The Sendoff You Give The Great Malcolm Browne?
From yesterday’s New York Times (page B11): Malcolm W. Browne, 81, Pulitzer Winner Malcolm W. Browne, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter whose four-decade career included covering the Vietnam War — and taking one of the most memorable photos of the conflict … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhist monk, Malcolm W. Browne, New York Times, obituary, Pulitzer Prize, science reporter, Vietnam
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