Daily Archives: Monday, November 10, 2003

Cooking books? While I’ve avoided the Rosie trial in much the same way I avoided her magazine and TV show, today’s revelations regarding the falsification of ABC numbers hits the rexblog radar screen. Quote (from the AP story): The chief … Continue reading →

How bad? Sports Illustrated’s Peter King has this to say about the humiliating defeat the Titans dealt the Dolphins yesterday: “I’d say yesterday’s 31-7 loss was the most embarrassing for (Miami) since Dan Marino’s last start, when the Jags hit … Continue reading →

All the quotes, all the time: Yesterday, I blogged that Mr. Magazine is now getting quoted about pornography on an AP story about print porn’s woes. If you ever doubted Samir’s mastery of the being “the source,” today, CBS Marketwatch … Continue reading →

Sad, if you think about it: Here is a magazine promotion I hope stays in the U.K. (via marketingwonk.com)

Worth much? With a newly purchased from bankruptcy Worth Magazine, the Curtco-Robb Report folks are targeting readers with incomes over $500,000. We here at the rexblog suggest the following as a name for this “super-affluent” category: The Nouveau-Niche. (via AdAge.com)

Not to worry: Rafat Ali (PaidContent.org) fears that Time’s decision to name iTunes Music Store the Coolest Invention of 2003 could be its kiss of death (or perhaps a better analogy: the SI cover curse). As an iTunes/iPod junkie, I … Continue reading →