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Category Archives: Media
Super Bowl Ad Watch: Half-time, Pause and Digression
Fenster writes: We just took a look at the Super Bowl ad for Genesis starring Legend & Teigen. I’ll shortly be taking a closer look at some other ads, including Porsche and that Super Bowl stalwart Oil of Olay. First, … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Sports, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged Daniel Kahmeman, Ellen J. Langer, Mindfulness, Super Bowl Ads
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Imran Awan Update
Fenster writes: I have written previously on the press’s predilection to not cover things, and how it can be more effective to ignore than to risk the fabrication of fake news. That practice can be spotted, with practice, if you … Continue reading
An Engineer Leaves Facebook
Paleo Retiree writes: “There is a vocal minority [on Facebook’s staff] that is belligerent beyond belief in a quest to implement social justice policies … The concerning thing that’s happening here is, I’m not sure Facebook’s leaderhip knows how to … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Media, Politics and Economics
Tagged Facebook
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Chappaquiddick and PR
Fenster writes: Speaking of Chappaquiddick, as we are all about to do– Here is a Boston Globe interview with Ted Kennedy on the subject of Chappaquiddick. It ran in July 1979–the tenth anniversary of the event. The summer of 1979 … Continue reading
David Fuller’s “A Glitch in the Matrix”
Paleo Retiree writes: This isn’t the dazzling Chris Marker/Erroll Morris/Adam Curtis doc about the present moment that we might dream of, but it’s admirable and thoughtful anyway. David Fuller, a British video journalist turned life coach, uses Cathy Newman’s recent … Continue reading
Reflections on the Revolution in Hollywood
Fenster writes: We have serious excesses of male power and energy on display. And we have a pushback in which can be seen some of the wisdom of Madame du Deffand when she told Voltaire that women are never stronger … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Personal reflections, Politics and Economics, The Good Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Gender roles, Weinstein
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Juxtaposin’: King Press
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The Parliament of this period has become historically famous as the unreported Parliament. Such reports of the debates as reached the public ears were almost unintelligible. Two magazines there were, namely, the London and the Gentleman’s, … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Media, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics
Tagged 18th century, C.B. Roylance Kent, democracy, Donald Trump, England, Enlightenment, freedom of the press, Juxtaposin', political writing, propaganda, the Counter-Trumpening., Thomas E. Patterson
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Our Favorite Things in 2016
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Aging crank that I am, like the others in this group I gave up following whatever’s current a long time ago. Why bother when 90% will be forgotten in a few years anyway? So, as my selections show, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Media, Movies, Music, Performers, Politics and Economics, Television, The Good Life
Tagged 2016, best of
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