While the rapid decline of newspapers continue to make headlines, some might be interested to know that reading a paper can actually make you sexier according to the NY Times (who have a rooting interest). The advertising campaign, spearheaded by our friends at the Newspaper Association of America, uses such taglines as "smart is the new sexy" and somewhat curiously "find Iran on a map." As Dan Rather said of then new CBS hire Katie Couric; "they're tarting up the news." Whats next? Soft core grocery circulars? For those interested in a running necrology of the business look no further than here.
Copycat Occupy Wall Street protests continue to spread throughout the country with blood on the streets of Oakland and homemade chemical bombs being tossed at sleeping demonstrators in Portland, Maine. The original band of malcontents, who are intentionally leaderless according to their website, has a surprising number of sympathetic American citizens who support the cause(whatever it may be) based on the results of a new CBS poll. For the budding Abbie Hoffman or Emma Goldman still in diapers a Facebook page has popped up where one can Occupy Legoland. No word yet on similiar efforts with Lincoln Logs or Ez Bake Ovens.
Every revolution needs a soundtrack and so far the Occupy Wall Street gang has been more mid tempo Gin Blossoms then up-against-the-wall Jefferson Airplane. Artists who have visited the site include Pete Seeger(appropriate), Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel(also appropriate), rap mogul Russel Simmons(curious but not unexpected), Sean Lennon(it's in the blood), and Katy Perry who must have confused Zuccoti Park with a shoe sale.
The kid bids adieu redux....Theo Epstein said goodbye with a frank editorial in the Boston Globe as Chicago welcomed yet another savior for the Cubs. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the Red Sox formally introduced new general manager Ben Cherrington who sounds, acts, and thinks like Epstein which is like firing one Olsen twin for another. Cherrington, who has been with the organization for 13 years, dropped the bombshell during his press conference Tuesday that John Lackey needs Tommy John surgery . Is it possible for this to be elective? Would the Red Sox fake an injury just to hide Lackey who really should be in some sort of witness protection program in Swampscott?
Looking for work and don't mind extremely casual dress? If so, try North Dakota where dancing a few hours a night will earn you big bucks according to the New York Daily News.
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