Wednesday, 9. September 2009, 19:25:53
cougars, media fabrication, lame attempt at stealth marketing, Courteney Cox
Posted by James Poniewozik, TIME Magazine blog

No, Courteney Cox hasn't gone into a new line of work. This sign—snapped a block and a half from my house—is part of a stealth campaign for Cox's upcoming ABC sitcom Cougar Town. Cox's character, besides being an older gal with an eye for the younger fellas, is also a real-estate agent, which career must have seemed pretty hot and au courant... oh, back around the time when "cougars" were still a novel concept.
Wednesday, 9. September 2009, 19:10:24
Orwellian, media, George Orwell, Amazon is evil
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Users of Amazon.com's e-reader device were surprised and unsettled over the past day to receive notice that George Orwell works they had purchased, including "1984" and "Animal Farm," had been removed from their Kindle and their money refunded.Read more...
Wednesday, 9. September 2009, 19:09:01
corporate hegemony, monopolistic capitalism, Anti-Christ, Walmart
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Walmart's Project Impact: A Move to Crush CompetitionWalmart loves to shock and awe. City-size stores, absurdly low prices ($8 jeans!) and everything from milk to Matchbox toys on its shelves. And with the recession forcing legions of stores into bankruptcy, the world's largest retailer now apparently wants to take out the remaining survivors.
Thus, the company is in the beginning stages of a massive store and strategy remodeling effort, which it has dubbed Project Impact.
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