Jon Reed Goes Off On...bad ads, musical sell outs, corrupt sports, and corporate whores
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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:11:57 GMTMcDonald's: The Economy is Going to Hell, Grab a Cheeseburger
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McDonald’s is running a “dollar menu” commercial that on one level is a very well-executed illustration of the value proposition ...Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:11:45 GMTVerizon Mobile Sports: Disrupting a Dinner Date Near You
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Verizon is running a clever series of commercials right now for its ESPN-driven sports update service, where you can get ...Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:51:20 GMTCongress Strikes Out on Clemens Hearing
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A few readers have asked for my take on Roger Clemens. I have held off because my rule is that ...Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:00:02 GMTThe Imperfection of the Patriots
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I wanted to write about something else tonight, and now I have to write about the Patriots. It’s probably not ...Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:17:37 GMTESPN Turns up the Volume in the Company Store
http://www.jonreed.net/rantblog/12-01-2007_12-31-2007.html#376
Deep in the twisted bowels of the history of capitalism lies the phenomenon of “the company store.” The company store ...Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:33:02 GMTGregg Easterbrook Hates the Pats and I Hate Gregg Easterbrook
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The goal of sports journalism is no different than any other form of journalism: be as entertaining as possible while ...Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:21:21 GMTManny Doesn’t Care if He Wins or Loses? Maybe We Shouldn’t Either
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Manny Ramirez has been taking a lot of flack for some comments he made before Game 5 of the ALCS, ...Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:48:41 GMTModern English Melts Your Memories
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It’s been a long, strange journey for Modern English, from the epitome of new wave cool to....Cheesy Beefy Melts. From ...Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:56:11 GMTThe Word From Alpine - Our Brand is More Important Than Your Music
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We know that corporations are obsessed with branding. Whenever they can send someone in an empty suit with an oversized ...Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:13:59 GMTEmmitt Smith - Hall of Fame Football Player, In-Over-His-Head "Analyst"
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One of the headaches of the Internet Age: the blogosphere has reinforced the faulty notion that everyone has the right ...Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:26:07 GMT