Monthly Archives: January 2011
NASCAR TV ad drives into absurdity
By Calvin Palmer A NASCAR TV ad just before the half-time report on last night’s NFL play-off game between the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers invited viewers to attend the Daytona 500 in February and see cars race at impossible … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Media, Sports
Palin’s response to Arizona shooting fails to mention condemnation
By Calvin Palmer As an Englishman living in America, I find yesterday’s shooting in Arizona of an elected representative both appalling and tragic. Little is known about the suspected gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, 22, from Tucson, Arizona, who killed six … Continue reading
Headline writer’s premier blunder deserves the coup de grâce
By Calvin Palmer It is widely assumed that people who work on newspapers are educated – in America it is possible to earn an undergraduate degree in journalism. However, the people who teach the courses often have no experience of … Continue reading
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